Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Herbert Halpert collection, 1930-2004 |
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Inclusive Dates | 1930-2004 |
Bulk Dates | 1936-1955 |
Call No. | AFC 2004/008 |
Collector | Halpert, Herbert, 1911-2000 |
Extent (whole collection) | approximately 27,812 items |
Extent (whole collection) | 80 containers |
Extent (whole collection) | approximately 34 linear feet |
Extent (manuscripts) | approximately 26,876 sheets |
Extent (sound recordings) | 174 sound discs (aluminum) : analog ; various sizes, 10 in., 12 in., 16 in. |
Extent (sound recordings) | 138 sound discs (acetate) : analog ; 12 in. |
Extent (graphic materials) | 227 photographs : film, negatives, black and white ; various sizes |
Extent (graphic materials) | 396 photographs : prints, black and white ; various sizes |
Extent (graphic materials) | 1 photograph : print, color ; approximately 4 in. x 4 in. |
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.af023007 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2014655371 |
Summary | Multiformat materials primarily representing the documentation and analysis of the folklore of regions of New York, New Jersey (particularly the New Jersey Pinelands region), Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Alaska by folklorist Herbert Halpert from the 1930s to 1950s. |