Omaha Powwow Project collection, 1982-1986

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Collection Summary

Title	Omaha Powwow Project collection, 1982-1986
Inclusive Dates	1982-1986
Call No.	AFC 1986/038
Creator	American Folklife Center
Extent (whole collection)	2790 items
Extent (whole collection)	9 containers
Extent (sound recordings)	32 sound tape reels : analog ; 10 in.
Extent (sound recordings)	30 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 in.
Extent (sound recordings)	24 sound cassettes (C60 and C90) : analog
Extent (graphic materials)	1,146 photographs : film, negatives, black and white ; 35 mm
Extent (graphic materials)	1,204 photographs : color transparencies ; 35 mm (slide format)
Extent (graphic materials)	32 photographs : prints, black and white ; various sizes
Extent (graphic materials)	10 photographs : prints, color ; various sizes
Extent (graphic materials)	33 photographs : contact sheets, black and white ; 8 x 10 in.
Extent (graphic materials)	4 posters and flyers : color ; various sizes
Extent (manuscripts)	approximately 276 sheets
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.af023003
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2023655200
Summary	Collection contains documentation from Omaha Tribal Powwows 1983-1986, including sound recordings and photographs created by American Folklife Center staff. Additional documentation from the 1983 powwow includes 35 pages of fieldnotes, 30 pages of handwritten tape recording logs, an 8-page program, and three posters. The collection also includes interviews with Omaha tribal members John Turner and Dennis Hastings.
Online Content	The majority of the Omaha Powwow Project collection has been digitized. Selections are available on the Library of Congress website at https://www.loc.gov/collections/omaha-indian-music/about-this-collection/. Other collection materials have been digitized and available; please contact the Folklife Reading Room for more details.