Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Pete Welding collection, 1958-1995 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1958-1995 |
| Bulk Dates | 1961-1980 |
| Call No. | AFC 2011/053 |
| Creator | Welding, Pete, collector |
| Extent (whole collection) | approximately 7873 items |
| Extent (manuscripts) | 5091 sheets (16.25 linear feet) |
| Extent (sound recordings) | 832 sound tape reels ; various sizes |
| Extent (graphic materials) | 760 photographic prints and contact sheets : black and white ; various sizes |
| Extent (graphic materials) | 1066 negatives : black-and-white original negatives and copy negatives |
| Extent (graphic materials) | 111 photographs : color transparencies ; 120 mm (slide format) |
| Extent (graphic materials) | 2 photographs : color transparencies ; 120 mm (slide format, unmounted) |
| Extent (graphic materials) | 6 photographs : color film negatives ; 35 mm (roll format) |
| Extent (graphic materials) | 2 photographs : color transparencies ; 35 mm (slide format) |
| Extent (graphic materials) | 3 drawings |
| Language | Collection material in English. |
| 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.af021010 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2012655268 |
| Summary | Collection of over eight hundred sound tape reels, including blues and jazz music and interviews with musicians; several hundred photographs of prominent blues and jazz musicians, primarily from the 1960s and 1970s; manuscript materials about blues and jazz musicians, arranged by the name of performer; and articles, drafts, and notes written by Pete Welding, journalist, record producer, and historian of blues music. |