Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Barbara Dane collection |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1952-1978 |
| Call No. | AFC 1980/001 |
| Creator | Dane, Barbara, collector.; Silber, Irwin, 1925-2010, collector. |
| Extent | approximately 458 items |
| Extent (sound recordings) | 43 sound tape reels : analog, various speeds ; 10 in. |
| Extent (sound recordings) | 80 sound tape reels : analog, various speeds ; 7 in. |
| Extent (sound recordings) | 35 sound tape reels : analog, various speeds ; 5 in. |
| Extent Manuscript materials | 6 folders; 5 linear inches; 1 container |
| Language | Collection material in English, a few recordings in Spanish |
| Location | American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af021002 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2010655230 |
| Summary | Collection of sound recordings of interviews, readings by authors, lectures and speeches, and radio broadcasts with songs and music, recorded and compiled by Barbara Dane and Irwin Silber for the Sing Out! radio program on WBAI-FM, New York City; and for other radio shows and documentation of other music and events from 1952-1978. Includes interviews with Vietnam War protesters, draft resisters, and topical songs written about the Vietnam War; many songs about other events of the 1960s and 1970s, including the African American civil rights movement; Native American survival movement; the women's rights and gay rights movements. The collection includes some tapes submitted by performers or listeners of Barbara Dane's shows, some with accompanying letters. Includes interview and songs performed by Catalan poet and composer, Raimon; Philippine songs; Cambodian songs; sound recordings of the Poor People's March on Washington, 1968; folk festivals and other recordings. |