Italian Americans in the West Project collection

LC control no.	2004695184
Type of material	Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Main title	Italian Americans in the West Project collection, 1988-1993 / collected by the American Folklife Center.
Related names	Taylor, David Alan, 1951- » More like this Williams, John Alexander, 1938- » More like this Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress) » More like this American Folklife Center, collector. » More like this
Related titles	Old ties, new attachments. Italian-American folklife in the West.
Description	manuscripts: 323 folders. sound recordings: 65 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in. sound recordings: 233 sound cassettes : analog. graphic materials: ca. 25,000 photographs. graphic materials: 5 architectural drawings. graphic materials: 10 blueprints. moving images: 22 videocassettes : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. and 1/2 in. artifacts: 12 items. 32 computer disks ; 3 1/2 in. 28 computer disks ; 5 1/4 in.
Organized/Arranged	Organized by format into the following series: I. Manuscript and Print Materials, II. Computer Diskettes, III. Sound Recordings, IV. Graphic Materials, V. Moving Images, VI. Exhibition Materials.
Rights advisory	Duplication of the collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Access advisory	Access restrictions apply; some or all content stored offsite. Please contact the Folklife Reading Room before requesting materials: folklife@loc.gov ; 202-707-5510.
Summary	The collection consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, graphic materials (including color slides, black-and-white negatives, and photographic prints), and moving images collected during a field research project documenting Italian American occupational, cultural, and religious traditions in several locations in the western United States. Fieldwork was conducted in Gilroy, California; San Pedro, California; Pueblo, Colorado; Carbon County, Utah; Walla Walla, Washington; and several mining and ranching communities in Nevada by staff of the American Folklife Center. The project was part of the Quincentenary Celebration of Christopher Columbus sponsored by the Library of Congress in 1992. It produced a traveling exhibition and book of essays, both titled, "Old Ties, New Attachments : Italian-American Folklife in the West."
Notes	In English and Italian. Taylor, David A. and John Alexander Williams, eds. Old Ties, New Attachments: Italian-American Folklife in the West, Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1992.
Finding aids	Finding aid is available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
Cite as	Italian Americans in the West Project Collection (AFC 1989/022), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Subjects	Italian Americans--West (U.S.)--Social life and customs. » More like this Italian Americans--West (U.S.)--Folklore. » More like this Italian Americans--West (U.S.)--Religion. » More like this Italian American families--West (U.S.) » More like this Italian Americans--California--Social life and customs. » More like this Italian Americans--Nevada--Social life and customs. » More like this Italian Americans--Colorado--Social life and customs. » More like this Italian Americans--Utah--Social life and customs. » More like this Italian Americans--Washington--Social life and customs. » More like this Occupations--West (U.S.) » More like this Columbus Quincentenary, 1992-1993--West (U.S.) » More like this Field recordings--West (U.S.) » More like this West (U.S.)--Social life and customs. » More like this
Form/Genre	Interviews. » More like this Photographs. » More like this Ethnography. » More like this Traveling exhibitions. » More like this Manuscripts. » More like this Sound recordings. » More like this Videocassettes. » More like this Field recordings. » More like this Oral histories. » More like this Clippings. » More like this
Local shelving no.	RXF 6708-6766; RXF 7091-7096; RYL 9314-9399; RYM 2411-2482; RYM 2758-2839 VRA 4035-4047; VRA 4049-4056 AFC 1989/022
Language code	eng ita eng ita
Geographic area code	n-usp--
Repository	DLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610
Links	Finding aid: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af007003>