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Series 4: Brooklyn community traditions, 1980-1983
Manuscripts, photographs, and sound recordings about a range of communities and immigrant traditions in Brooklyn, such as that of Ukrainians, Greeks, Chinese, Irish, and Puerto Rico. Includes documentation of exhibits that Posen, Sciorra, and Cooper put together, as well as material relating to Brooklyn business establishments.
BOX-FOLDER 2/8 Ukrainian Christmas, 1982
manuscripts
Field notes documenting Ukrainian Christmas traditions of the Savchak family, including foodways and gift giving.
BOX-GROUP 21/60 Greek Easter, 1980-1983
35mm color slides
Photographs likely be Sheldon Posen. Originals. Photographs of Greek Easter, or Christo Anesti.
BOX-FOLDER 2/9 Afro-American quilting, February, 1982
manuscripts
Field notes and descriptions of interviews about African American quilts and children's games. Fieldworker, Deborah Finley-Jackson.
BOX-GROUP 7/08 Chinese, 1980-1983
35mm color slides
Photographs by Sheldon Posen. Qingming festival.
BOX-GROUP 8/10 Irish Clann Éireann, 1980-1983
35mm color slides
Photographs by Sheldon Posen and Martha Cooper. Originals and duplicates. Mixed content (includes Giglio, Purim, Easter, Candy Store, Chruszik, Irish Pipe Band).
BOX-GROUP 14/43 Irish content, 1980-1982
35mm color slides
Photographs by Martha Cooper and Sheldon Posen. Mixed content.
BOX-GROUP 21/56 Irish content, 1981-1982
35mm color slides
Photographs by Martha Cooper.
BOX-GROUP 8/11 Polish, Easter eggs, Chruscik, 1980-1983
35mm color slides
Mostly or all originals. Easter egg painting and baking chruscik.
ITEM-ID AFC 2017/035: SR001 Puerto Rican music, session 1, February, 1982
1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7 in.
Musicians: Sergio Ortiz (vocal), Jose Rivera (cuatro), Ismael Natel (guitar), Diego Diaz (quirro), Genaro Cruz (conga), Maria Ortiz (coro, vocal).
ITEM-ID AFC 2017/035: SR002 Puerto Rican music, session 2, February, 1982
1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7 in.
Musicians: Sergio Ortiz (vocal), Jose Rivera (cuatro), Ismael Natel (guitar), Diego Diaz (quirro, maracas), Genaro Cruz (conga), Maria Ortiz (vocal), Benjamin Soto (guiro, coro).
ITEM-ID AFC 2017/035: SR003 Puerto Rican music, session 3, February, 1982
1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7 in.
Musicians: Sergio Ortiz (vocal), Jose Rivera (cuatro), Ismael Natel (guitar), Diego Diaz (quirro), Genaro Cruz (conga).
ITEM-ID AFC 2017/035: SR004 Puerto Rican, 3 kings, part 1, February, 1982
1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7 in.
Part 1. St. Michael's.
ITEM-ID AFC 2017/035: SR005 Puerto Rican, 3 kings, part 2, February, 1982
1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7 in.
Part 2. St. Michael's.
ITEM-ID AFC 2017/035: SR006 Puerto Rican "kitchen music," February, 1982
1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7 in.
Musicians: Sergio Ortiz (vocal, guitar), Maria Ortiz (vocal), Benjamin Soto (guirro).
ITEM-ID AFC 2017/035: SR007 Puerto Rican, Jibaro music, February, 1982
1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7 in.
Sergio Ortiz and band.
BOX-GROUP 6/02 Miscellaneous Brooklyn slides, 1980-1983
35mm color slides
Photographs mostly by Martha Cooper.
BOX-GROUP 6/04 Miscellaneous Brooklyn slides, 1980-1983
35mm color slides
Photographs mostly by Martha Cooper.
BOX-GROUP 6/05-7/05 Miscellaneous Brooklyn slides, 1980-1983
35mm color slides
Photographs by Sheldon Posen and Martha Cooper. Mixed content.
BOX-GROUP 7/07 Candy store; Bay Ridge, 1980-1983
35mm color slides
Photographs by Shedon Posen; all or mostly originals.
BOX-GROUP 7/09-8/09 Aerials: Brooklyn, Manhattan, 1980-1983
35mm color slides
Photographs by Sheldon Posen. Aerial views of Brooklyn and Manhattan.
BOX-GROUP 9/13 Stick ball, 1980-1983
35mm color slides
Photographs by Sheldon Posen. Mostly or all originals.
BOX-GROUP 9/14 Store fronts; Ukrainian Christmas, 1980-1983
35mm color slides
Photographs mostly or all by Sheldon Posen. Mixed content, including Jewish, Ukrainian, Bay Ridge Fish Market, as well as walls and murals.
BOX-GROUP 11/24 Brooklyn Posters, 1980-1982
35mm color slides
Photographs likely by Sheldon Posen.
BOX-GROUP 20/50 "Ritual Journeys" signs, 1980-1982
35mm color slides
Photographs likely by Sheldon Posen. Signs about communities in Brooklyn.
BOX-GROUP 20/51 "Making Brooklyn Home" signs, 1980-1982
35mm color slides
Photographs likely by Sheldon Posen. Signs about communities in Brooklyn.
BOX-GROUP 9/15 Unidentified content, 1980-1983
35mm color slides
Photographs by Martha Cooper.
BOX-GROUP 10/22-11/22 Christmas traditions, 1980-1982
35mm color slides
Photographs by Sheldon Posen and Martha Cooper.
BOX-GROUP 21/58 Christmas traditions, 1980-1982
35mm color slides
Photographs likely by Sheldon Posen. Originals.
BOX-GROUP 13/37 "Manteo Ancona"; marionettes from Manteo Family Sicilian Marionette Theater 1980-1982
35mm color slides
Photographs by Martha Cooper. From original slide: "Papa Manteo's Marionettes." Photographs of elaborate puppets/figurines.
BOX-GROUP 21/54 "Manteo," 1980-1982
35mm color slides
Manteo Family Sicilian Marionette Theater. Photographs by Martha Cooper. Marionettes.
BOX-GROUP 13/39-14/39 Mixed content, 1980-1981
35mm color slides
Photographs by Martha Cooper. Mixed content, including documentation of Irish, Chinese, West Indian, and Italian communities.
Series 5: Folklife Study related materials, 1980-1983
Manuscripts, including field notes, papers, calendars, clippings, and administrative forms, relating to the Brooklyn Rediscovery Folklife Study Project.
BOX-FOLDER 3/1 Conversations, 1981-1982
manuscripts
Notes from conversations with folklorists, subject specialists, and librarians about the Brooklyn Rediscovery Folklife Study Project collection, potential communities to study, and potential fieldworkers, informants, and other contacts.
BOX-FOLDER 3/2 Field notebooks, 1981-1983
manuscripts
3 small field notebooks with notes, observations, recipes, event listings, traditions, and contact names and organizations.
BOX-FOLDER 3/3 Clippings, 1980-1983
manuscripts
Newspaper clippings and program booklets about Brooklyn's immigrant communities, neighborhoods, and traditions and practices.
BOX-FOLDER 3/4 Brooklyn calendar, 1980-1983
manuscripts; 1 black-and-white photographic print
Lists of upcoming Brooklyn festivals and celebrations to investigate, including specific locations. One black-and-white photographic print of "old Brooklyn" (Myrtle St.), undated.
BOX-FOLDER 3/5 Staub regionality/Brooklyn, 1980-1981
manuscripts
Shalom Staub paper "Toward a Theory of Regionality: the Case of the Urban Region, Brooklyn, USA" and correspondence from Staub.
BOX-FOLDER 3/6 Brooks MacNamara paper, May 1982
manuscripts
Brooks MacNamara presentation (including slide numbers) about traditional folk performances and theater.
BOX-FOLDER 3/7 Archives: accessioning forms, 1980-1981
manuscripts
Includes Sheldon Posen and Ricki Rosen's photo logs, correspondence with Neil Rosenberg, examples of documentation from American Folklife Center Field Survey Projects, and article about how to file and store photographic slides.
BOX-FOLDER 3/8 Sound recording documentation, February, 1982
manuscripts
Includes notes that correspond with SR001.
BOX 4 Black-and-white negatives
984 black-and-white negatives (35mm)
BOX 5 Color negatives
61 color negatives (35mm)

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