Title | Working in Paterson Project collection, 1993-2002 |
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Collection Number | AFC 1995/028 |
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Inclusive Dates | 1993-2002 |
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Location | Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
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Extent | 39 boxes ; 21 linear feet ; 12,327 items (5,400 manuscript pages,
6,621 graphic materials, 90 original sound recordings, 204 electronic media,
and 12 artifacts) |
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Creator | American Folklife Center,
Library of Congress |
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Languages | English,
Italian,
Spanish |
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Summary | The collection consists
of manuscripts, sound recordings, photographs, artifacts, publications, and
ephemera from an ethnographic field project conducted by the American Folklife
Center, Library of Congress, which documented occupational culture in Paterson,
New Jersey in 1994. Subjects include the textile industry, industrial
architecture, machine shops, labor unions, family owned businesses,
dressmaking, and ethnic restaurants. A single manufacturing firm, Watson
Machine International, was the focus of an in-depth study. The project focused
on the ways in which community life and values are shaped by work and how the
theme of work intersects with other themes, namely family, ethnicity, gender,
neighborhood, religion, and change over time. |
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Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af007004 |
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LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection:
http://lccn.loc.gov/2004695193 |
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