Florida
The collections of the American Folklife Center contain large amounts
of rich and varied materials from Florida that document the diversity of
the state's folk traditions. Among its unique recordings are African American
music, religion and folktales collected by Zora Neale Hurston,
John A. and Alan Lomax, Alton Morris, and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle in the
1930s; Seminole songs and stories; music and narrative collected
by Stetson Kennedy and others during the Works Projects Administration
Writers and Music projects; and the folklore of African American longshoremen.
From 1986 to 1987, the American Folklife Center, in cooperation with the
Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs, conducted the Maritime Heritage Survey
Project in Mayport, Apalachicola, and neighboring communities to document
the occupational traditions of Florida's fishermen.
Collections
National Sampler Project : Selections from Florida Collections: Listen to audio recordings and view photographs. Learn more about the National Sampler Project.
Finding Aid: View a complete list of our Florida collections.
Local Legacies: This project provides a "snapshot" of local culture as it was expressed in the year 2000. View Florida's
Local Legacies projects.
Veterans History Project: Browse state collections from the Veterans History Project.
Online Collections: Florida Folklife
from the WPA Collections, 1937-1942 and Southern
Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip
Lecture Webcast
Stetson Kennedy: Florida-native Stetson Kennedy talks about his life and work in a conversation with Peggy Bulger, Director of the American Folklife Center. Recorded May 24, 2005. [webcast and event flyer]
Additional Resources
Educational Resources: View a list of educational materials related to Florida from A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources.
Folklife Resources: Find state folklife-related agencies, societies, archives, higher education programs, and more, in Folklife Sourcebook: A Directory of Folklife Resources in the United States.
Publication: Documenting Maritime Folklife: An Introductory
Guide. [full text] [catalog record]
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