Finding Aids to Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture
NEW YORK COLLECTIONS
IN THE ARCHIVE OF FOLK CULTURE
Compiled by: Rhona Campbell, Mary Cordaro, Carrie Berard, J. Lester Feder,
and Laurel McIntyre
Series Editor: Ann Hoog
Revised: January 2011
For additional information about Archive
of Folk Culture collections, contact the Folklife
Reading Room. To request copies, see our webpages regarding audio
materials and photographic materials.
Please refer to the AFC and/or AFS numbers when requesting information.
All indications of time duration listed in this finding aid are estimates.
AFC 1938/002: Herbert Halpert New York City Collection
Thirty-eight 12-inch discs of 235 various folk songs including spirituals, farming
and labor songs, war songs, drinking songs, children’s songs,
taunts, lullabies, and love songs, recorded for the Federal Theatre
Project in New York City, Ramapo, and Sloatsburg, New York, by
Herbert Halpert, January 19, 1938-November 1939. The collection
includes three-eighths of a linear inch of correspondence, 13 pages
of recording logs and notes, and 25 pages of textual transcriptions.
(4 hours and 50 minutes; tape copy on LWO 4872 reels 234B-238A).
See also: AFS 19,359. [catalog record]
AFC 1938/008: Alan Lomax and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle Collection
Fifteen 10-inch discs
of songs sung by Jim Garland, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gelder, Aunt Molly
Jackson, and Sarah Ogan. Recorded in New York City by Alan Lomax,
November 13, 1937. (includes AFS 1939-1950A2;1951-1953) (1 hour and 30 minutes; tape copy on LWO
4872 reels 136-137A) [catalog record]
AFC 1938/010: Herbert Halpert New York and Pennsylvania Recordings
Ten discs of recordings from Sloatsburg and Ramapo, New York; New York City; and Camp Winona, Lake Como, Pennsylvania. Copies of original disc recordings at Columbia University. [catalog record]
AFC 1938/011: Alan Lomax 1938 Library of Congress Sessions Collection
Twenty-two 12-inch discs of songs
performed by Barbara Bell, Ernest Bourne, W.C. Handy, Alan Lomax,
Bess Brown Lomax, the Resettlement Administration Singers, the
Rindlisbacher Lumberjack Group, Earl Robinson, the Skyline Farm
Singers, and Blaine Stubblefield. Recorded primarily in Washington,
D.C., at the Library of Congress, by Alan Lomax, 1937-38. The collection
includes 8 pages of notes. [catalog record]
AFS 1626-1628A: Three discs containing five
songs sung by Earl Robinson of New York City. Recorded in Washington,
D.C., at the Library of Congress, by Alan Lomax, May 17, 1938.
(12 minutes; tape copy on LWO 4872 reel 118B)
AFC 1939/008: John Hammond and Alan Lomax Recordings of Blues and Jazz Musicians
Eleven 12-inch discs of 24
songs and stories played, sung, and spoken by Albert Ammons, James
P. Johnson, Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis, and Sa[u]nders (Sonny
Terry) Terrell. Recorded in New York City by Alan Lomax, December
24, 1938, through the courtesy of John Hammond. (2 hours and
6 minutes; tape copy on LWO 4872 reels 159B-160) (includes AFS 2490-2500) [catalog record]
AFC 1939/011: Captain Richard Maitland Recordings of Sea Shanties
Nineteen 12-inch discs of thirty-six
sea shanties sung by Captain Richard Maitland. Recorded at Sailors
Snug Harbor, Staten Island, New York City, by Alan Lomax, May 1939.
The collection includes 1/8 linear inch of correspondence
and notes. (2 hours; tape copy on LWO 4872 reels 161B-162) (includes AFS 2515-2533) [catalog record]
AFC 1939/012: Alan Lomax Recordings of Aunt Molly Jackson
Sixty-two 12-inch discs
of one hundred songs and stories sung and spoken by Aunt Molly
Jackson of Clay County, Kentucky. Recorded in New York City by
Alan Lomax, May 1939. (includes AFS 2534-2588; 3335-3341) (7 hours and 40 minutes; tape copy
on LWO 4872 reels 162B-166A; 219) [catalog record]
AFS 4556-4627: William Fenton Iroquois Recordings
Seventy-two 12-inch discs of Iroquoian songs. Recorded in Northern New York and Quebec, Canada, 1941, by William N. Fenton. Portions of this collection have been published by the Library
of Congress on recording number AFS L6, Songs from the Iroquois
Longhouse and L17, Seneca Songs from the Coldspring Longhouse. (LWO 4872 reels 318A-323A)
AFC 1941/004: "Man-on-the-Street" Interviews Collection
Five 16-inch and twelve 12-inch
discs of interviews from Washington, D.C., Bloomington, Indiana;
Nashville, Tennessee; Burlington, North Carolina; New York, New
York; and Austin and Dallas, Texas, documenting the reactions of
the "man-on-the-street" to the bombing of Pearl Harbor
and declaration of war. Recorded by Robert E. Barton Allen, Philip
Cohen, Fletcher Collins, John Henry Faulk, Charles T. Harrell,
Charles Johnson, Alan Lomax, John A. Lomax, Robert Sonkin, and
Charles Todd, December 8-10, 1941. Recorded as part of the Library
of Congress Radio Research Project. The collection includes one
linear inch of logs and transcripts. [catalog record] [online presentation]
AFS 6362-6364: Three discs containing 22
interviews and statements concerning the war, recorded in New
York City by Robert Sonkin and Charles Todd, December 8, 1941.
(45 minutes; tape copy on LWO 4872 reel 407A)
AFS 6454: One disc containing 4 interviews,
recorded at WBEN, Buffalo, New York, by Charles Harrell, December
10, 1941. (30 minutes; tape copy on LWO 3493 reel 45B)
AFC 1941/013: Charles Todd and Robert Sonkin New York State Recordings
Seven 12-inch discs of fiddle
tunes and songs recorded in New Jersey and New York by Robert Sonkin
and Charles Todd, June 13-26, 1941. The collection includes 8
pages of fieldnotes and logs. [catalog record]
AFS 5028-5033: Six discs containing five fiddle
tunes and thirty songs recorded at various locations in New York,
June 13-17, 1941. (36 minutes; tape copy on LWO 4872
reel 358B)
AFC 1942/003: "Dear Mr. President" Collection
Four 16-inch, 48 12-inch,
and 3 8-inch discs of recorded reactions to war-time conditions
in the United States. Recorded in various locations throughout
the United States, by Robert E. Barton Allen, Harry Behn, Fletcher
Collins, Duncan Emrich, John Henry Faulk, Helen Hartness Flanders,
Charles Johnson, Lewis Jones, Marguerite Olney, Vance Randolph,
William N. Robson, Robert Sonkin, and Charles Todd, January-February
1942. Recorded for the Office of Emergency Management Radio Section
program, "Dear Mr. President." The collection includes
one linear inch of correspondence, logs, and transcripts. [catalog record] [online presentation]
AFS 6407: One disc containing the songs "President
Roosevelt" and "We’re Gonna Take Hitler Down" performed
by Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter. Recorded in New
York City by Robert Sonkin and Charles Todd, January 20, 1942.
(10 minutes; tape copy on LWO 3493 reel 42B)
AFS 6408A; B3: One disc containing the songs "Dear
Mr. President" and "The Martins and the Coys" sung
by Pete Seeger under the pseudonym Pete Bowers. Recorded in New
York City by Robert Sonkin and Charles Todd, January 1942. (6
minutes; tape copy on LWO 3493 reel 42B-43A)
AFS 6408B1-2; 6409-6414: Seven discs containing
20 statements by various people concerning the war. Recorded
in New York City by Robert Sonkin and Charles Todd, January 1942.
(51 minutes; tape copy on LWO 3493 reel 43A)
AFC 1942/013: Alamanac Singers and Cowboy Yodels Recordings
Two 10-inch and four 12-inch discs
of songs sung by the Almanac Singers, Alan and John A. Lomax, and
Earl Robinson. Recorded in New York City, January 1942. The collection
includes a one-page song list.
AFS 6100-6103; 6105: Five discs containing
eleven songs sung by the Almanac Singers and Earl Robinson of
New York City. (28 minutes; tape copy on LWO 3493 reels
40B-41A)
AFC 1942/020: Roy Mitchell and Seamus Doyle New York City Recordings
Six 12-inch discs of four Armenian,
one Mexican, and three Russian songs recorded in New York City
by Seamus Doyle and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mitchell, 1941. The collection
includes 1/4 linear inch of correspondence and textual transcripts. (includes AFS 6496-6501) (44 minutes; tape copy on LWO 4872 reel 414) [catalog record]
AFC 1942/023: William M. Doerflinger Collection of Captain Patrick Tayluer Recordings
Thirty-eight 12-inch discs of
56 sea songs with commentary sung and spoken by Captain
Patrick Tayluer. Recorded in New York City by William M. Doerflinger,
spring 1942. The collection includes one-fourth linear inch of
correspondence, notes, and recording logs. (includes AFS 6566-6603) (5 hours and 10
minutes; tape copy on LWO 3493 reels 47B-50A) [catalog record]
AFC 1944/012: L. G. Van Loon Collection of Old Folk Tales in Albany Dutch
Nine 10-inch discs of tales from
the Hudson River and Mohawk Valley areas of New York spoken in
Albany Dutch. Recorded by L.G. Van Loon sometime before November
1943. The collection includes a one-page recording log. (includes AFS 7083-7091) (1 hour
and 18 minutes; tape copy on LWO 5111 reel 7) [catalog record]
AFC 1945/004: "Free and Equal Blues" Performed by Earl Robinson and Dooley Wilson
One 12-inch disc of "Free and
Equal Blues" sung with piano by Earl Robinson and Dooley Wilson.
Recorded by Asch Recordings in New York City and presented to the
Archive by the songwriter E.Y. Harburg, February 1945. (includes AFS 6177) (6 minutes;
tape copy on LWO 4872 reel 400B) [catalog record]
AFC 1945/007: Judge Learned Hand Recordings
Two 16-inch discs of five songs
sung by Judge Learned Hand of Essex County, New York. Recorded
in Washington, D.C., at the Library of Congress, by John Langenegger
and Arthur D. Semmig, October 3, 1942. The collection includes
two pages of song lists. Two of the songs in this collection have
been published by the Library of Congress on recording number AFS
L29, Songs and Ballads of American History and the Assassination
of Presidents, and one song has been published on A Treasury
of Library of Congress Field Recordings (Rounder CD 1500). (includes AFS 6180-6181) (12 minutes; tape copy on LWO 4872 reels 400B-401A) [catalog record]
AFS 7317: Helen and Virginia Moshang Recordings One 16-inch disc of Chinese instrumentals
and songs played on the "moon harp" and sung by Helen
and Virginia Moshang of New York City. Recorded in Washington,
D.C., at the Library of Congress, by Benjamin A. Botkin, Rae Korson,
John Langenegger, and Arthur Semmig, August 26, 1943. The collection
includes two pages of correspondence and a song list. (15
minutes; tape copy on LWO 5111 reel 28B)
AFS 7754-7763: Catskills Folk Festival, 1944 Three 10-inch and seven 12-inch
discs of songs performed at the Fifth Annual Catskills Folk Festival.
Recorded at Camp Woodland, Phoenicia, New York, by Charles Hofmann
and Benjamin A. Botkin, August 5, 1944. The collection includes
three pages of logs. (1 hour and 30 minutes; tape copy on
LWO 5111 reels 63B-64A)
AFC 1948/010: William Fenton Collection of Recordings of Iroquois Indians of Canada and Six Nations Reserve of Western New York
Sixty-four 12-inch discs made by William N. Fenton. Songs of Iroquois of Canada and Six Nations Reserve of Western New York. Recorded on the Allegheny Reservation, New York, and Six
Nations Reserve, Ontario, by William N. Fenton, January-February
1941. Portions of this collection have been published by the Library
of Congress on recording number AFS L6, Songs from the Iroquois
Longhouse and L17, Seneca Songs from the Coldspring Longhouse.
(includes AFS 8042-8105) (LWO 5111 reels 82B-87)
AFC 1948/047: Milwaukee Public Museum Duplication Project Twelve 16-inch discs of Hopi,
Iroquois, Menominee, and Winnebago Indian songs and spoken word.
Originally recorded on wax cylinders loaned by the Milwaukee Public
Museum. The collection includes 1/8 linear inch of correspondence
and logs.
AFS 8906A1-3: One disc containing Iroquoian
spoken word recorded possibly by Samuel A. Barrett in western
New York or Ontario. (7 minutes; tape copy on LWO 5111 reel
160A)
AFC 1948/049: Sheila Barrett Recording of English Tales
One 16-inch disc of two English stories
spoken by Sheila Barrett of New York City. Recorded in Washington,
D.C. at the Library of Congress, March 14, 1947. (includes AFS 8929) (15 minutes;
tape copy on LWO 5111 reel 166A)
AFS 9076-9098: New York Public Library Duplication Project
Twenty-three 12-inch discs of
instrumentals and songs recorded in New York City by Chris Bonet
and Charles Hofmann, May 30-October 28, 1947, for the Library of
Congress and the New York Public Library. Included are 30 allegedly "Comanche
Indian songs," 28 songs in the English language
(including 14 from Scotland and eight African American songs
and street cries), 5 songs in French, 17 in Spanish,
and 30 in Yiddish. Performers include Tom Glazer and Ruth Rubin.
The collection includes 1/8 linear inch of correspondence,
logs, notes, reports, and song texts. (3 hours and 18
minutes; tape copy on LWO 5111 reels 180B-182A)
AFS 9168-9169: William M. Doerflinger Cylinder Recordings of Captain Patrick Tayluer
Two 16-inch discs of 10 sea songs
sung by Captain Patrick Tayluer. Recorded in New York City by William
M. Doerflinger, spring 1942. (40 minutes; tape copy on LWO 5111
reel 197)
AFS 9174-9186: Louis C. Jones Recordings Thirteen 16-inch discs of instrumentals,
songs, square dance calls, and stories performed by Wardell J.
Martin and Frank Warner. Recorded in Cooperstown, New York, by
Louis C. Jones, 1948. The collection includes 1/2 linear inch
of correspondence, logs, and notes. (4 hours
and 32 minutes; tape copy on LWO 5111 reels 198-200)
AFS 9596-9600: Rochester Museum of Arts / Iroquois Indian Music
Five 16-inch discs of 35
Iroquoian songs duplicated from originals at the Rochester Museum
of Arts and Sciences, New York, as part of the William N. Fenton
Project, 1948. (2 hours; tape copy on LWO 5111 reels 244-245A)
AFC 1950/001: American Folklore Society 1950 Annual Meeting Intermission Program Collection
One 16-inch disc of an "intermission
program" with Librarian of Congress Luther Evans, Thelma James,
and Louis C. Jones of Cooperstown, New York, on the occasion of
the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society. Recorded
in Washington, D.C., at the Library of Congress, January 5, 1950.
(15 minutes; tape copy on LWO 5395 reel 4B)
AFC 1950/002: Anne and Frank Warner Collection, 1938-1969
Thirty-three 6 1/2 -inch discs,
21 8-inch discs, 51 10-inch discs, 2 5-inch tapes,
and 7 7-inch tapes of American songs, ballads, instrumentals,
interviews, and stories. Recorded in Illinois, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia by Anne
and Frank M. Warner, 1938-1969. The collection includes 25
black-and-white photographs, 19 black-and-white negatives,
and 3/16 linear inch of concordances, correspondence,
fieldnotes, and recording logs. [catalog record] [finding aid]
AFS 15,273A1-15,274A2: Two discs containing
4 songs performed by Mae Hicks of Beech Mountain, North Carolina.
Recorded in New York City, February 1944. (12 minutes; tape
copy on LWO 7096 reel 1B)
AFS 15,304A1-15,305A2, 15,306A1 and B1: Three
discs containing 12 songs sung by Edith Perrin, originally
of the Bahamas. Recorded in New York City, 1941. (33
minutes; tape copy on LWO 7096 reel 3A)
AFS 15,305B1: One disc containing "Mister
Rabbit" performed by Burl Ives. Recorded in New York City,
July 7, 1941. (4 minutes; tape copy on LWO 7096 reel 3A)
AFS 15,307: One disc containing 6 songs and
an interview sung and spoken by Elda Blackwood, originally of
the Bahamas. Recorded in New York City, 1947. (15 minutes;
tape copy on LWO 7096 reel 3A)
AFS 15,308-15,316, 15,318-15,320, 15,375: Thirteen
discs and one tape containing 49 songs sung by Yankee
John Galusha and an interview conducted by Frank M. Warner. Recorded
in Minerva and Olmsteadville, New York, July 12, 1940-July 1950.
(2 hours and 26 minutes; tape copy on LWO 7096 reel
3)
AFS 15,317: One disc containing two songs performed
by Yankee John Galusha and John C. Heenan. Recorded in Minerva,
New York, August 26, 1946. (8 minutes; tape copy on LWO 7096
reel 3B)
AFS 15,335-15,343: Nine discs containing one
interview and 23 songs sung by Louis Solomon (Mohawk).
Recorded at the St. Regis Indian Reservation, Hogansburg, New
York, 1940 and 1941. (1 hour and 18 minutes; tape copy
on LWO 7096 reel 4B)
AFS 15,359-15,360: Two discs containing 7
songs sung by Pvt. Richard O. Hamilton. Recorded in New York
City, 1941. (12 minutes; tape copy on LWO 7096 reel 5B)
AFS 15,363-15,364: Two discs containing 8
songs sung by Roy Walworth, Ralph Martin, and Pop Adams. Recorded
in New York City, 1941. (24 minutes; tape copy on LWO
7096 reel 5B)
AFS 15,365: One disc containing three songs
and conversations sung and spoken by J.E. Paul; three songs sung
with guitar by Frank M. Warner; and one song sung by an unknown
person. Recorded in Selkirk, New York, January, 1941. (9 minutes;
tape copy on LWO 7096 reel 6A)
AFS 15,373-15,374: Two tapes containing conversations
and songs by Douglas Kennedy, Frank Proffitt, Frank Warner, and
Anne Warner. Recorded at Pinewoods Camp, New York, August 1961.
(1 hour and 30 minutes; tape copy on LWO 7096 reels 11A-12A)
AFS 15,376: One tape containing stories and
songs from West Virginia by Tom Smith. Recorded in New York City,1952.
(20 minutes; tape copy on LWO 7096 reel 12B)
AFS 15,377-15,378: Two tapes containing 4
songs sung by Mary Chapman, Nelson Chapman, and Ed Young; a story
about a whaling barque told by Nelson Chapman; and a conversation
with Captain Adams, Mrs. Adams, Nelson Chapman, and Lemuel Rackett
about Confederate sympathizers on eastern Long Island, Montauk
fishermen, and weather lore. Recorded in Orient, Long Island,
New York, August 1952. (2 hours and 10 minutes; tape copy
on LWO 7096 reel 13)
AFS 15,379: One tape containing one song sung
by Mrs. Hubert Kernan recorded in Lyons Falls, New York, 1951.
(10 minutes; tape copy on LWO 7096 reel 13B)
AFS 15,380: One tape containing a conversation
between Jared Van Wagenen, author of Golden Age of Homespun,
of Lawyersville, New York, Deac Martin of Ohio, and Frank Warner.
Recorded in New York City, 1950. (10 minutes; tape copy on LWO
7096 reel 13B)
AFS 15,381: One tape containing 39
songs sung by Samuel Hopkins Adams, Axe Campbell, Carl Drepperd,
Sigurd Erickson, Thelma Griswold, Dorothy Howard, Delia Merriam,
and Sally Trube, and two conversations with Dorothy Howard, Delia
Merriam, and Sally Trube. Recorded at the Cooperstown Seminar,
Cooperstown, New York, July 12, 1949. (2 hours; LWO 7096 reel
14A-B)
AFS 15,564-15,565: Two tapes containing interviews,
reminiscences, and songs spoken and sung by Steve Wadsworth.
Recorded in Northville, New York, May 1969. The collection includes
two pages of notes. (3 hours; tape copy on LWO 7273)
AFC 1950/017: National Folk Festival, 1938
One 12-inch and thirty-nine 16-inch
discs of instrumentals, radio programs, and songs. Recorded primarily
at the National Folk Festival in Washington, D.C., by the U.S.
Recording Company, May 6-8, 1938. The collection includes three-fourths
linear inch of song lists, newspaper articles, and programs. [catalog record]
AFS 9854B4-6; 9857A; 9860B: Three 16-inch discs
containing a demonstration, a lecture, and eight instrumentals
performed on bamboo pipes by members of the Pipers' Guild of
New York City, and a dance performed with piano by a group from
Union Settlement of New York City. (1 hour and 15 minutes;
tape copy on LWO 5111 reels 269-270B)
AFS 9963-9973: William N. Fenton / Six Nations Reserve of Western New York and Canada Music Eleven 7-inch tapes of Iroquoian
songs recorded in New York and on the Six Nations Reserve, Ontario,
by William M. Fenton, 1948. (5 hours and 30 minutes; LWO
1251; tape copy on LWO 5111 reels 283-1 through 283-3)
AFS 10,501-10,506: Sam Eskin Duplication Project
Six 10-inch tapes of instrumentals and songs recorded at various locations throughout the United States by Sam Eskin, 1940-53. The collection includes correspondence, song lists, and notes. See also: AFS 11,712-11,719. This collection was compiled from the "best material" of his collection of American folk songs. (LWO 1923)
AFS 10,515-10,744: American Indian Recordings Two hundred thirty 16-inch
discs of mostly North American Indian songs originally recorded
on cylinders at various locations primarily by Frances Densmore,
1907-36, for the Bureau of American Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution.
Transferred from the National Archives, 1948. The collection includes
2 linear inches of notes.
AFS 10,725A7: One disc containing five Iroquoian
songs sung by J.N.B. Hewitt (Tuscarora). Originally recorded
on wax cylinders by Frances Densmore in Washington, D.C., 1932.
(6 minutes; tape copy on LWO 5111 reel 347B)
AFS 10,898: Frank Johnson / Mohawk Longhouse Songs One 10-inch tape of prayers and tribal
songs sung by Chiefs Frank Johnson and James Thompson of Mohawk
Longhouse, Rooseveltown, New York. Recorded in Washington, D.C.,
at the Library of Congress, July 19, 1954. The collection includes
three pages of correspondence and notes. (1 hour; LWO 2243)
AFS 11,307-11,309: Sidney Robertson Cowell Collection
Three 10-inch tapes of interviews and music recorded in California, Iran, Ireland (Co. Mayo and Co. Galway), Massachusetts, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, and Wisconsin by Sidney Robertson Cowell, 1952-56. The collection includes 2 1/2 linear inches of correspondence, journals, logs, notes, postcards, and transcriptions, and an article. Includes Anglo-American songs and ballads from New England, Montana, and California; Portuguese songs from Massachusetts; English and Gaelic songs and ballads from Cape Breton Island, Canada; and Spanish-American songs from southern California. Some recorded with Wayland D. Hand. In combination with AFS 11,334-11,444.
AFS 11,308B19-23: One tape containing five
songs sung by the congregation of the Shady Methodist Church.
Recorded in Shady, New York, August 1952. (20 minutes; LWO
2496 reel 2B)
AFS 11,334-11,344: Sidney Robertson Cowell Duplication Project
Eleven 10-inch tapes of interviews and music recorded in Bangladesh; California; Iran; Ireland; Massachusetts; New York (State); North Carolina; Nova Scotia, Canada; Pakistan; Wisconsin; and Wyoming by Sidney Robertson Cowell, 1952-56. The collection includes 2 1/2 linear inches of correspondence, journals, logs, notes, postcards, and transcriptions, and an article. See also: AFS 11,307-11,309.
AFC 1960/004: Frank A. Hoffmann New York and Pennsylvania Recordings
Three 10-inch tapes of songs
recorded in New York and Pennsylvania by Frank A. Hoffmann, August
17-26, 1959. The collection includes 30 pages of correspondence
and song lists. [catalog record]
AFS 11,689B13-11,690: Two tapes containing
twenty songs sung by Ezra Barhight, originally of northeastern
Pennsylvania. Recorded in Niel's Creek, New York, August 17,
1959. (1 hour; LWO 2862 reel 2B)
AFS 11,712-11,719: Sam Eskin Duplication Project Eight 10-inch tapes of instrumentals
and songs recorded at various locations throughout the United States
by Sam Eskin in the 1940s.
AFS 11,714A18, B10-17: One tape containing
nine Sicilian songs sung with guitar by Remo Farruggio, Jr. and
Sr. Recorded in New York City, November 27 and December 10, 1947.
(35 minutes; LWO 2995 reel 3B)
AFC 1965/009: Norman Cazden Catskill Recordings
Four 10-inch tapes of 192 instrumentals, songs, and square dance calls
performed by George Edwards, Grant Rogers, Ernie Sager, and Mike
Todd. Recorded mostly in the Catskill area of New York by Norman
Cazden and others from Camp Woodland, Phoenicia, New York, 1945-61.
The collection includes 1/8 linear inch of correspondence,
logs, and notes. (includes AFS 12,309-12,312) (8 hours; LWO 4600) [catalog record]
AFS 12,365-12,373: Ben Stonehill Duplication Project
Nine 10-inch tapes of songs
of European Jewish immigrants. Originally recorded on wire in New
York City by Benjamin Stonehill, 1948. The collection includes
1/8 linear inch of song lists and notes. (18 hours;
LWO 4746)
AFS 13,052: Shinnecock Indian Lullaby One 3-inch tape of a Shinnecock Indian
lullaby sung by Gladys Cuffey Collins (Princess Wyandanch). Recorded
in Sag Harbor, New York, by Dennis Starin, June 1966. The collection
includes nine pages of an arrangement with English lyrics, correspondence,
a newspaper article, and a transcription. (2 minutes; LWO 5056)
AFC 1968/003: Elizabeth Wilson Recordings
Three 16-inch discs of instrumentals
and songs played on plucked dulcimer and sung by Elizabeth Wilson
of New York City. Recorded in Washington, D.C., at the Library
of Congress, June 3, 1946. The collection includes two pages of
engineer's notes and a one-page list. (includes AFS 13,113-13,115) (40 minutes; tape copy
on LWO 5111 reel 423A)
AFS 13,504-13,553; 14,516-14,555; 14,665-14,695: The Ruth Rubin Collection of Yiddish Folksong and Folklore One
hundred twenty-one 7-inch tapes of primarily Yiddish anecdotes,
interviews, prayers, songs, and stories. Recorded in Camp Solomon,
New York; London; Montreal; New York City; Tel Aviv; Toronto; and
Warsaw by Ruth Rubin, 1947-67; and in Bridgeport, Connecticut,
by Norman Cazden, 1954-56. The collection includes 2 1/2 linear inches of correspondence, concordances, recording logs,
and notes.
AFS 13,504-13,553: Fifty tapes containing primarily
interviews and Yiddish songs, recorded 1947-64. Included are
Chassidic songs, children's game songs, love songs, miscellaneous
songs, and a conversation with Daniel Lipkovitch about his childhood
in Warsaw. Sixty percent of the recordings are from the following
locations in New York: Lake Charles, New York City, Patterson
(at Camp Solomon), and Shrub Oak. (25 hours; LWO 5679)
AFS 14,516-14,555: Forty tapes containing primarily
interviews and Yiddish songs, recorded 1947-67. Included are
stories, personal memories of childhoods in Eastern Europe and
the former U.S.S.R., Hebrew prayers, and miscellaneous songs.
Notable song subjects include dance songs, marriage songs, humorous
songs, songs of Slavic origin, and songs for Pesakh. Seventy-five
percent of the recordings are from New York City. (20 hours;
LWO 6514)
AFS 14,665-14,695: Thirty-one tapes containing
primarily interviews and Yiddish songs, recorded 1947-67. Included
are group conversations exemplifying Jewish humor, interviews
with noted New York artist Mr. Ben-Zion and author Bashevis Singer,
Yiddish songs sung by American children, and songs on miscellaneous
subjects. Eighty percent of the recordings are from New York
City. (16 hours and 30 minutes; LWO 6855)
AFC 1970/006: Anthony F.C. Wallace / Tuscarora wire recordings
Sixteen wires of Tuscarora kinship
terms, personal narratives, texts, translations, and vocabularies
recorded by Anthony F.C. Wallace, 1948-49. Donated by the American
Philosophical Society. (14 hours and 30 minutes; tape
copy on LWO 6256 reels 5B-12A)
AFC 1970/007: Fred Lukoff Onondaga wire recordings
Thirteen wires of Onondaga ceremonies,
dances, songs, stories, texts, and Oneida hymns and other songs
recorded by Fred Lukoff, July-August 1948. Donated by the American
Philosophical Society. The collection includes six pages of lists.
(8 hours and 30 minutes; tape copy on LWO 6256 reels 12-16A)
AFC 1970/040: Folk Legacy Records Duplication Project
Thirteen 10-inch tapes of
children's games and rhymes, instrumentals, recitations, songs,
and stories. Recorded in Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana, New Brunswick,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Vermont by Henry Felt,
Lee B. Haggerty, and Sandy Paton primarily for Folk-Legacy Records,
January 1962-May 23, 1969. The collection includes 1/2 linear
inch of correspondence and logs. [catalog record]
AFS 14,216A: One tape containing 22
songs sung by girls from Brooklyn, Harlem, and Manhattan, New
York City. Recorded at the Community of Performing Arts Youth
Project of Vermont camp, Ripton, Vermont, by Sandy Paton, July
1968. (20 minutes; LWO 6042 reel 13A)
AFS 14,270-14,271: Alan Jabbour / Ed McDermott Recordings
Two 7-inch tapes of an interview
and 19 instrumentals played on fiddle by Ed McDermott, who
immigrated to New York City from County Leitrim, Ireland, in 1915.
Recorded in Washington, D.C., by Alan Jabbour, October 4, 1970.
The collection includes six pages of song lists and notes. (1
hour; LWO 6125)
AFS 14,272: Alan Jabbour / Ed McDermott Recordings
One 10-inch tape of an interview
and 23 instrumentals played on fiddle by Ed McDermott,
who immigrated to New York City from County Leitrim, Ireland, in
1915. Recorded in Washington, D.C., at the Library of Congress,
by Gary A. Henderson, John E. Howell, and Alan Jabbour, October
5, 1970. The collection includes two pages of song lists and notes.
(1 hour; LWO 6126)
AFC 1971/016: Lani Herrmann Collection of Edmund McDermott Irish Fiddle Tunes
Two 7-inch tapes of interviews
and instrumentals played on fiddle by Ed McDermott, who immigrated
to New York City from County Leitrim, Ireland, in 1915. Recorded
in Middletown, New Jersey, by Lani Herrmann, 1968-70. The collection
includes 1 1/2 linear inch of correspondence, song lists,
transcriptions, and a newspaper article. (includes AFS 14,479-14,480) (2 hours; LWO 6470) [catalog record]
AFC 1971/034: George Edwards, Catskill Folksinger by Marilyn Kimball
M.A. Thesis: New York College at Oneonta, March 1966. 293 pgs. Contains a biography, interviews, maps, photographs, and
song texts. [catalog record]
AFC 1972/004: Margaret MacArthur Duplication Project
Five 10-inch tapes of games,
poems, rhymes, and songs recorded primarily in southern Vermont
by Margaret MacArthur, 1961-68. The collection includes one-half
linear inch of content lists, poems or rhymes, notes, recording
logs, and textual transcriptions. [catalog record]
AFS 14,633A: One tape containing children's
clapping games, rhymes, and songs recorded at the Heldeberg Workshop,
Voorheesville, New York, August 1965. (8 minutes; LWO 6595
reel 3A)
AFC 1972/006: Alan Jabbour / Daniel Collins Irish Fiddle Tunes Recordings
One 7-inch tape of Irish instrumentals
played on fiddle by Daniel Collins, accompanied on piano by Alan
Jabbour. Recorded in The Bronx, New York City, by Alan Jabbour,
February 19, 1972. The collection includes a one-page recording
log. (includes AFS 14,649) (30 minutes; LWO 6792) [catalog record]
AFC 1972/009: Harold Blau Collection of Onondaga Indian Music and Lore
Nine 10-inch tapes of Onondaga
songs and spoken word recorded in New York by Harold Blau, 1956-66.
The collection includes ten pages of correspondence, lists, and
notes. (includes AFS 14,653-14,661) (18 hours; LWO 6791)
AFC 1972/012: Daniel Collins Irish American Music
One 10-inch tape of Irish music performed
by Joe Burke, Jack Cohn [Cohen?], Andy McGann, and others. Recorded
in New York City by Daniel Collins, January 1972. The collection
includes two pages of notes. (includes AFS 14,697) (1 hour; LWO 6793) [catalog record]
AFC 1972/013: Dorothy Gaus / Seneca Indian Social Dance Songs
Twenty-four 10-inch tapes
of Seneca social dance songs recorded at the Allegheny Reservation,
New York, by Dorothy Gaus, 1962-63. The collection includes one
linear inch of notes. (includes AFS 14,698-14,721) (48 hours; LWO 6801)
AFC 1972/017: Kenneth S. Goldstein Collection of Sara Cleveland Recordings
Seven 10-inch tapes of two
hundred and six songs and stories, sung and spoken, primarily by
Sara Cleveland of Brant Lake, New York. Recorded in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, by Kenneth S. Goldstein, March 9-April 7, 1968. The
collection includes one-fourth linear inch of a concordance and
recording logs. (includes AFS 14,755-14,761) (14 hours; LWO 6898) [catalog record]
AFC 1973/024: May Gadd Recording Project
One 10-inch tape of an interview
with May Gadd, Director-Emerita of the Country Dance and Song Society
of America of New York City. Recorded at Pinewoods Camp, Buzzard's
Bay, Massachusetts, by Joseph C. Hickerson, August 22-23, 1973.
(includes AFS 16,980) (2 hours; LWO 7589)
AFC 1974/012: Kenneth S. Goldstein Collection of Folk Tales and Belief Stories
One 10-inch tape of stories spoken
by Sara Cleveland and others. Recorded primarily in Brant Lake,
New York, by Kenneth S. Goldstein and others, March 1968. The collection
includes five pages of story titles. [catalog record]
AFS 17,020A1-14; B1: One tape containing 15
folk tales and belief stories spoken by Sara Cleveland. Recorded
in Brant Lake, New York, by Kenneth S. Goldstein, March 1968.
(1 hour; LWO 7861)
AFC 1974/018: Gerald E. Parsons, Jr. Recordings of Floyd Salisbury
Nineteen 10-inch tapes of
stories and oral histories spoken by Floyd Salisbury. Recorded
in and around Deposit, New York, by Gerald E. Parsons, 1969-73.
The collection includes 1/8 linear inch of indexes and notes.
(includes AFS 17,032-17,050) (76 hours; LWO 7872) [catalog record]
AFC 1974/020: Fox Hollow Folk Festival, 1967
Fifty-two 7-inch tapes of
announcements, instrumentals, songs, and stories performed at the
Fox Hollow Folk Festival. Recorded in Petersburg, New York, by
John R. Dildine and others, August 1967. The collection includes
1/8 linear inch of song lists and notes. (includes AFS 17,053-17,104) (26 hours;
LWO 7850) [catalog record]
AFC 1974/025: Fox Hollow Folk Festival, 1969
Forty-four
7-inch tapes of announcements, instrumentals, songs, and stories
performed at the Fox Hollow Folk Festival. Recorded in Petersburg,
New York, by John R. Dildine and others, August 1969. The collection
includes 1/8 linear inch of song lists and notes. (includes AFS 17,404-17,439; 17,487-17,494) (22
hours; LWO 8189) [catalog record]
AFC 1974/028: Louis C. Jones Oral Histories at the Farmers' Museum, Cooperstown, New York
One 16-inch disc of songs and speeches
involving Louis C. Jones and former pupils and teachers recorded
at the one-room schoolhouse at the Farmers Museum, Cooperstown,
New York, September 19, 1948. The collection includes two pages
of notes. (includes AFS 17,443) (30 minutes; tape copy on LWO 8206 reel 6A) [catalog record]
AFC 1974/033: Wilbert "Big Chief" Ellis Recordings
One 10-inch tape of one blues song
sung with piano by Wilbert "Big Chief" Ellis. Originally
recorded on a disc in New York City, 1948. The collection includes
seven pages of articles, correspondence, and an essay. (includes AFS 17,471) (4 minutes;
LWO 8239)
AFC 1975/015: Merritt F. Malvern Recordings of Ole Smoke Seneca Singers
One 7-inch tape of 13 religious
songs sung by the Ole Smoke Seneca Singers. Recorded at the Native
American Bible Church, Tonawanda Reservation, Basom, New York,
by Merritt F. Malvern, September 22, 1974. The collection includes
three pages of correspondence and song lists. (includes AFS 17,484) (43 minutes;
LWO 8359)
AFC 1975/026: Art Rosenbaum Duplication Project
Twenty-seven 10-inch tapes
of blues, country, fiddle, gospel, and other music recorded in
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire,
New York, North Carolina, and Scotland primarily by Art Rosenbaum,
June 4, 1958-September 19, 1971. The collection includes 3/4
linear inch of correspondence and recording logs. [catalog record]
AFS 17,545-17,546: Two tapes containing 51
songs sung by Mary McBride Heekin. Recorded in New York City
by Art Rosenbaum, April 14, 1962, and May 26, 1963. (3 hours;
LWO 8487 reels 5-6)
AFC 1975/036: First National Intercollegiate Folk Singing Competition Collection
One 10-inch tape of 14 songs
sung by Daniel N. Adams, Michael Foley, Gerald E. Parsons, and
David Petzal, for the Goya Guitar Company College Folksinging Contest.
Recorded at WRCU, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, May 25
and 27, 1961. The collection includes four pages of song lists.
(includes AFS 17,600) (1 hour; LWO 7889) [catalog record]
AFC 1975/048: Lionel Kilberg / "World of Folk Music" Collection
One 3-inch
tape, 138 7-inch tapes, and 21
10-inch tapes of "World of Folk Music" radio programs
hosted and donated by Lionel Kilberg. Recorded primarily at WNCN-FM,
New York City, November 16, 1957-January 2, 1965. The collection
includes 20 pages of logs. (includes AFS 17,647-17,768; 18,762-18,799) (90 hours and 15 minutes;
LWO 8634; 9113)
AFC 1975/049: Margot Mayo Collection One hundred and ninety 10-inch
and 12-inch discs, 1 5-inch tape, and 8 7-inch tapes of radio
programs and home recordings from the 1930s and 1950s recorded
in New York City by members of the American Square Dance Group;
songs and instrumentals played on banjo and fiddle. Recorded in
Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee by Margot Mayo and others,
1946-47. The collection includes 3/4 linear inch of
a concordance, logs, notes, a magazine article, and photographs.
AFS 17,770-17,869: One hundred discs containing
primarily radio programs recorded in New York City by members
of the American Square Dance Group. (12 hours and 30
minutes; tape copy on LWO 8921-8927A)
AFC 1976/010: Bill Thatcher / Fiddle Music
Three 10-inch tapes of fiddle
music by Ralph Aldous, Arley Leonard, and Avery St. Louis. Recorded
in the Canton, New York, area by Bill Thatcher, 1975. The collection
includes 3/8 linear inch of correspondence, an essay,
and transcriptions. (includes AFS 17,996-17,998) (5 hours; LWO 8831)
AFC 1976/013: Fox Hollow Folk Festival, 1968
One 10-inch, 44 7-inch,
and 2 5-inch tapes of announcements, instrumentals, songs, and
stories performed at the Fox Hollow Folk Festival. Recorded in
Petersburg, New York, by John R. Dildine and others, August 1968.
The collection includes 18 pages of recording logs. (includes AFS 18,004-18,050) (24
hours and 30 minutes; LWO 8658, 8860)
AFC 1976/014: Jack Manischewitz Duplication Project Six 10-inch tapes of Yiddish
and international songs recorded in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Cincinnati,
Ohio; Denver, Colorado; New York, New York; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
and West Orange, New Jersey, by Jack Manischewitz, 1957-61. The
collection includes twelve pages of recording logs and notes.
AFS 18,056A1-2: One tape containing "Emik
Yeesroel" and "Hamavdil" sung by Sara Manischewitz,
recorded in New York City, 1960. (5 minutes; LWO 8692 reel
4A)
AFC 1978/019: Kenneth Alan Collins / Samuel Carl Collins Recollections of Jewish Life on the Lower East Side of New York
One audiocassette of Samuel Carl
Collins discussing the book, World of Our Fathers by Irving
Howe, and his recollections of his Jewish family including immigration
and life on the Lower East Side of New York City. Donated by his
son, Kenneth Alan Collins, January 1977. The collection includes
one page of a concordance and notes. (includes AFS 19,235) (1 hour; LWO 9970)
AFC 1978/024: Norman Cazden / Catskill Folk Festival, 1977
Three 10-inch tapes of recordings from the state of the 1977 Catskill Folk Festival at Andes, New York. Songs, ballads, stories and instrumental music (performed on fiddle, harmonica, Scottish bagpipes, banjo, guitar, and hurdy-gurdy) by Grant Rogers, Pete Seeger, Norman Studer, Sonya Malkine, Joel Shimberg, and others. (includes AFS 19,250-19,252) (LWO 12,001)
AFC 1979/048: Norman Cazden / Catskill Folk Festival, 1978
Five 10-inch tapes of the Catskill Folk Festival 1978, Andes, New York, August 12-13, 1978. Recorded by Norman Cazden. (includes AFS 19,392-19,396) (LWO 12,902)
AFS 19,253-19,256: The Ruth Rubin Collection, Part 4
Four 7-inch tapes of 96
Hebrew and Israeli songs from the United States, Europe, Israel,
and Palestine sung by Ruth Rubin and others. Recorded primarily
by Ruth Rubin in New York City, 1947-67. The collection includes
13 pages of correspondence, content lists, and notes. (5
hours; LWO 12,459)
AFC 1979/016: If I'd Been Polish, I Guess I'd Be Playing Polkas:…Traditional Irish Music in Rochester, New York / by George Michael Stoner
M.A. thesis. Bowling Green, Kentucky:
Western Kentucky University, 1976. 99 pages.
Contains analyses and biographies. [catalog record]
AFS 19,268-19,280; 21,988-22,050; 22,051-22,062: Helen Hartness Flanders Collection
Eighty-eight
10-inch tapes of instrumentals, recitations, and songs originally
recorded on wax cylinders, discs, and tapes primarily in New England
(especially Vermont) by Helen Hartness Flanders and others, 1931-58.
Obtained on exchange from the Helen Hartness Flanders Collection
of Middlebury College. The collection includes 7 3/4 linear inches of catalogs, concordances, correspondence, indexes,
and notes.
AFS 22,006A2-18, 21-22; 22,007B9-10: Two tapes
containing 16 songs sung by Lily Delorme of Cadysville,
New York. Recorded December 4, 1941. (1 hour and 10 minutes;
LWO 12,301 reels 19A, 20B)
AFS 22,013B17-22,014A; 22,015A10-20: Three
tapes containing 21 songs sung by Thomas Armstrong of
Mooers Forks, New York; 2 songs sung by Thomas Armstrong and
Miss Davidson of Mooers Forks, New York; 22 songs sung
by Lily Delorme of Cadysville, New York; two songs sung by J.J.
Downs of Westboro, New York; and one recitation spoken by Charles
Harkness of Harkness, New York. Recorded June 17-24, 1942. (2
hours; LWO 12,301 reels 26B, 27A, 28A)
AFS 22,025B1-19: One tape containing 16
songs and 3 fragments of songs sung by Lily Delorme of Cadysville,
New York. Recorded August 16, 1943. (50 minutes; LWO 12,301
reel 38B)
AFS 22,027B5-22,028A5, B1-11, 19-20; 22,030B14: Three
tapes containing 9 songs sung by Thomas Armstrong; 2 songs
sung by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Armstrong of Mooers Forks, New York;
18 songs and five fragments of songs sung by Lily Delorme
of Cadysville, New York; and one song sung by J. J. Downs of
West Peru, New York. Recorded August 28-29 and December 1944.
(1 hour and 40 minutes; LWO 12,301 reels 40B, 41, 43B)
AFS 22,056B14-29: One tape containing 16
songs sung by Thomas Armstrong of Mooers Forks. Recorded in Northport,
New York, February 16, 1935. (34 minutes; LWO 12,254
reel 6B)
AFS: 22,058A4: One tape containing one song
sung by Miss Rayner of New York City. Recorded in Springfield,
Vermont, 1939. (2 minutes; LWO 12,254 reel 8A)
AFC 1979/024: Herbert Halpert Interview
One 10-inch tape of an interview
with Herbert Halpert regarding his experiences collecting folklore
for the WPA in New York City and elsewhere. Conducted by Peggy
Farber, Debora Kodish, and Gerald E. Parsons, and recorded in Washington,
D.C., at the Library of Congress, November 17, 1978. The collection
includes 6 pages of content lists and notes. (includes AFS 19,359) (1 hour; LWO 12,530). [catalog record]
AFC 1979/026: Tony Kraber / Edmund Seymour Songs
One 10-inch tape of five songs and
a story sung and spoken by Edmund Seymour. Originally recorded
on discs in New York City by Tony Kraber, March 1941, and loaned
by Mr. Seymour's grandson, John S. Patterson. The collection includes
4 pages of a song list and articles. (includes AFS 19,361) (17 minutes; LWO
7886)
AFC 1979/028: Lawrence Older Songs
One audiocassette of 14 songs
sung with guitar by Lawrence Older of Middle Grove, New York. Recorded
on an unknown date. The collection includes a one-page song list.
(includes AFS 19,364) (45 minutes; LWO 12,898)
AFS 19,517-19,525: Dartmouth College / Celebration Northeast 1977
Nine 10-inch tapes of instrumentals
and songs from Canada, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New
York, and Vermont recorded at Celebration Northeast, Dartmouth
College, Hanover, New Hampshire, July 22-23, 1977. The collection
includes 4 pages of concordances, correspondence, and two brochures.
AFS 19,521A2: One tape containing 7 fiddle
tunes played by Grant Rogers of Walton, New York, July 23, 1977.
(30 minutes; LWO 12,892 reel 5A)
AFS 19,524A2: One tape containing 5 songs
sung by Sara Cleveland of Brant Lake, New York, July 23, 1977.
(30 minutes; LWO 12,982 reel 8A)
AFS 19,799-19,815: Richard Reuss / Israel "Izzy" Young Interview Sixteen 5-inch and one 7-inch
tapes of an oral history interview regarding the urban folksong
revival with Israel G. Young, founder of the Folklore Center in
New York City. Recorded by Richard A. Reuss, July 8, 1965-March
26, 1969. The collection includes 5 pages of content lists and
notes. (18 hours; LWO 15,594)
AFC 1980/001: Barbara Dane Collection
Forty-three 10-inch, 80 7-inch, and 35 5-inch tapes containing events, instrumentals, interviews, and songs. Recorded primarily by and for Barbara Dane and Irwin Silber at various locations in Canada and the United States, 1952-78, including the "Sing Out!" radio program on WBAI-FM, New York City. The collection includes 1.5 linear inches of content lists (from original tape boxes), correspondence, notes, and partial transcripts. Note: the logs are incomplete. (88 hours; RXB 0001-0115; RWC 6401-6441) [catalog record]
AFC 1980/020: "Heritage and Horizons": A New York 4-H Program Collection
Leader's guides and other publications in the "Heritage and Horizons" series of projects and activities based on the history, folklife and folklore of New York State. The materials were developed and coordinated in Rural Sociology Extension through the efforts of extension faculty, county and state 4-H staff. The principal guides are for the eight of the thirteen units identified in brochure for the overall series: "Farm Practices," "Folklore and History," "Foods," "Genealogy," "Home Arts," "Home Crafts," "Play and Recreation," and "Changing the Horizon." In addition, there is a leader's guide and two participant booklets for "A Family History Mystery" and "A Neighborhood History Mystery." [catalog record]
AFS 20,111: Leo H. Berman / A Night With Daddy Grace Collection
One audiocassette copied from a Harlequin
LP (HQ 702) entitled A Night With Daddy Grace featuring
the Grace Heavenly Band and the Grace Emanuel Singers at a Daddy
Grace Movement meeting. Recorded in Harlem, New York City, on an
unknown date. Donated by Leo H. Berman, 1980. The collection includes
six pages of correspondence, a log, and an article about Bishop
Charles Emanuel (Sweet Daddy) Grace. (37 minutes; RYA
4)
AFS 22,104-22,136: Marjorie Lansing Porter Collection
Thirty-three 10-inch tapes
of conversations, instrumentals, songs, and stories recorded in
the Adirondack region of New York by Marjorie Lansing Porter, 1943-67.
Obtained through loan from the State University of New York at
Plattsburgh. The collection includes one and 1/2 linear inches
of recording logs, correspondence, concordances, and notes. (66
hours; RWA 2671-2703)
AFS 22,472: Pat Conte / Larry Johnson Collection
One 7-inch tape of ten blues songs
sung with guitar and an interview with Larry Johnson. Recorded
by Pat Conte during a radio broadcast entitled "Something
Inside O' Me" at WKCR-FM, Columbia University, New York City,
July 25, 1981. The collection includes 10 pages of correspondence,
recording logs, and notes. (1 hour; RXA 4032)
AFS 22,492: Robert A. Black / Pete Seeger Disc Collection One 10-inch disc of three songs related
to farming sung by Pete Seeger of Beacon, New York. Recorded at Dynamic
Recording Studio in New York City, sometime during the 1940s. (5
minutes)
AFC 1981/017: Norman Cazden / Catskill Folk Festival Collection, 1979
Three 10-inch tapes of recordings made at the 1979 Catskill Folk Festival, Andes, New York, August 11-12, 1979. Included are children's songs and stories, Scottish songs and instrumental selections, gospel music, fiddle tunes, and square dance music and calls. Pete Seeger sings several selections, with banjo and guitar. (includes AFS 20,521-20,523) (LWO 16,815)
AFC 1981/018: Ethnic Broadcasting in America Collection
Two 5-inch tapes, 18
7-inch tapes, and 117 audiocassettes of ethnic
radio broadcasts recorded for the Ethnic Broadcasting in America
Project of the American Folklife Center. Recorded mostly off the
air by Elena Bradunas, Theodore Grame, Alan Jabbour, and others
at various locations in the United States, 1977-78. Documentation
includes Theodore Grame's Ethnic Broadcasting in the United
States (Washington, D.C.: American Folklife Center, 1980),
9 1/2 linear inches of correspondence, manuscript materials,
and tape logs.
AFS 23,053: One audiocassette containing a
Dominican program broadcast on WADO, New York City, May 24, 1978.
(1 hour; RYA 2918)
AFS 23,066-23,068: Three audiocassettes containing
Italian, Jewish, and Portuguese programs broadcast on WEVD, New
York City, March 20 and May 26, 1978. (3 hours; RYA 2925-2927)
AFS 23,070: One audiocassette containing a
Hindu program broadcast on WFUV, New York City, May 28, 1978.
(30 minutes; RYA 2929)
AFS 23,071-23,080: Ten audiocassettes containing
Albanian, Armenian, East Indian, Ecuadoran, Greek, Hungarian,
Iranian, Jewish, Korean, Norwegian, Rumanian, Serbian, Swedish,
Turkish, and Yugoslav programs broadcast on WHBI, New York City,
March 7-19, 1978. (9 hours and 30 minutes; RYA 2930-2939)
AFS 23,091-23,092: Two audiocassettes containing
Chinese and Haitian programs broadcast on WKCR, New York City,
May 27-28, 1978. (2 hours; RYA 2949-2950)
AFS 23,093: One audiocassette containing a
West Indian program broadcast on WLIB, New York City, May 29,
1978. (1 hour; RYA 2951)
AFS 23,116-23,117: Two audiocassettes containing
Polish and Ukrainian programs broadcast on WPOW, New York City,
May 26, 1978. (2 hours; RYA 2973-2974)
AFS 23,183-23,184: William M. Doerflinger Collection of Maritime Songs
Two 10-inch tapes, copied
from discs, of 52 maritime songs sung by various singers.
Recorded in New Brunswick, Canada, and Sailor's Snug Harbor, Staten
Island, New York City, by William M. Doerflinger, 1940. The collection
includes 1/4 linear inch of a concordance, correspondence,
and recording logs.
AFS 23,183A1-3, 12-16, 20-23, 26-28; 23,183B1-3, 5,
10-21, 24; 23,184A1-2: Two tapes containing 34
songs sung by Richard Maitland and others. Recorded at Sailor's
Snug Harbor, Staten Island, New York City. (1 hour and 26 minutes; RWA 8407-8408A)
AFS 23,183A17-19: One tape containing 3
songs sung by William Laurie. Recorded at Sailor's Snug Harbor,
Staten Island, New York City. (6 minutes; RWA 8407A)
AFS 23,183A24; 23,183B4, 6, 22-23: Two tapes
containing 5 songs sung by John O'Brien and others. Recorded
at Sailor's Snug Harbor, Staten Island, New York City. (14
minutes; RWA 8407)
AFS 23,183A25: One tape containing a song sung
by Harry Steele and others. Recorded at Sailor's Snug Harbor,
Staten Island, New York City. (2 minutes; RWA 8407A).
AFC 1984/011: American Dialect Society Collection
Approximately nine hundred 12-inch
discs of dialect samples recorded principally in New England, South
Carolina, and Virginia by E. Marguerite Chapallaz, Miles Hanley,
Guy S. Lowman, Lorenzo Turner, and others, 1931-37. Recorded in
part for the Linguistic Atlas of New England. Received on exchange
from the American Dialect Society. The collection includes 13 3/4 linear feet of correspondence, database printouts,
disc jackets, notes, phonetic transcriptions, and 70 pages
of performer lists and subject cards. [catalog record] [finding aid]
AFS 24,658; 24,660; 24,662; 24,664; 24,666: Five
discs containing interviews with Lyttleton Fox Jr., of New York
City. Recorded in Cambridge, Massachusetts, December 10, 1933.
(1 hour; tape copy on RWC 5751)
AFS 25,595; 25,628; 25,631; 25,634A; 25,635; 25,638;
25,640: Seven discs of personal history and speech
examples spoken by Bernard Bloch of New York City. Recorded
in Providence, Rhode Island, by Bernard Bloch, June 26-July
31, 1934. (1 hour; tape copy on RWE 2988; 2990)
AFS 26,004-26,005; 26,011: Three discs containing
three readings of "The Rat Story" by unknown informants
from New York City. (8 minutes; tape copy on RWE 3458)
AFC 1986/010: Michael O'Malley / Joseph Sears Interview Collection Two audiocassettes of an interview
with Joseph Sears, a program and social director from the Catskill
resort area in the 1940s. Recorded by Michael O'Malley in Brooklyn,
New York, May 19, 1986. The collection includes one-quarter linear
inch of correspondence and a transcript. (1 hour and 30 minutes)
AFC 1986/012: Seward Park High School / "Our Neighborhood" Manuscript Collection A 279-page manuscript entitled "Our
Neighborhood," composed of recipes and stories collected by
students of Seward Park High School on New York City's Lower East
Side, 1985-86. The collection includes a one-page newspaper article.
AFC 1986/022: Center for Applied Linguistics Collection
Fifty-nine 10-inch tapes of public
speeches and other utterances containing dialect samples, recorded
at various locations in North America by various collectors, and
compiled by the Center for Applied Linguistics for a project entitled "A
Survey and Collection of American English Dialect Recordings." The
collection includes fourteen linear inches of documentation, including
an introduction and preface, a list of contents, content summaries,
correspondence, and transcripts. [catalog record] [online presentation]
AFS 24,299A1: One tape containing former Mayor
Fiorella LaGuardia discussing politics in New York City. Submitted
by Arnold Jacobsen of Arnold's Archives, East Grand Rapids, Michigan.
(10 minutes; RWB 3848A)
AFS 24,299B2: One tape containing samples from
chapter 7 of Beautiful Swimmers, Watermen, Crabs, and Chesapeake
Bay by William W. Warner, read by two young women from Barnard
College and Hunter College, New York City. Submitted by Jack
Phelan, Alcoa, Tennessee. (12 minutes; RWB 3848B)
AFS 24,305: One tape containing conversations
concerning local games, social relations, and television programs,
with two African American and six Puerto Rican males age 14
to 18. Recorded in New York City by Walt Wolfram, 1970-71.
(2 hours; RWB 3854)
AFS 24,312: One tape containing a speech made
by Eleanor Roosevelt three weeks after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
and a speech by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in which he asks
Congress to declare war between Japan and the United States,
December 1941. Submitted by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library,
Hyde Park, New York. (1 hour; RWB 3861)
AFS 24,331A1: One tape containing a public
speech by Isaac Asimov of New York City. Submitted by Maurice
Crane of the Voice Library at Michigan State University, East
Lansing, Michigan. (15 minutes; RWB 3880A)
AFC 1987/023: Woodland Sampler Collection
One audiocassette entitled The Woodland Sampler: Songs, Music, and Poetry From Camp Woodland, Phoenicia, New York 1947-1963, compiled by Norman Studer, Eric Levine, and Joan Studer Levine in 1987. The collection includes nine pages of liner notes including historical information about the songs, lyrics, and the story of Camp Woodland. Tunes were recorded at summer camping events, such as Sunday meetings, evening plays, music sessions, and square dances; and annual folk festivals at this Catskill Mountains camp. (38
minutes)
AFC 1987/031: Nicolas G. Schidlovsky Old Believers Collection Twenty-six 10-inch tapes of Old
Believers' services and religious singing, and copies of a published
recording of Russian church bells and religious chant. Recorded
in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, New Jersey, New York, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C., by Nicolas G. Schidlovsky,
1972-85. The collection includes 7 photographs, a 6-page
brochure entitled "Old Believers," and one linear inch
of concordances, notes, photocopies of chant notations, recording
logs, and early Slavic neumes.
AFS 25,970A1: One tape containing excerpts
of a concert performed by Pro Musica Slavica of New York, directed
by Nicolas G. Schidlovsky, 1981. (30 minutes; RWB 6115A)
AFS 25,970A2; 25,978A2-B1: Two tapes containing
discussion and performances by Fr. Pimen Simon and members of
the congregation in Erie, Pennsylvania. Recorded in Jordansville,
New York, 1980. (1 hour and 30 minutes; RWB 6115A, 6123)
AFC 1988/026: Abraham A. Schwadron "Chad Gadya" Collection
Sixteen 7-inch tapes of over 160 of the Passover song "Chad Gadya" (One
Kid), recorded in various parts of the United States and the world.
Compiled by musicologist Abraham Schwadron, between 1973-1985,
during his time at University of California Los Angeles. The collection
includes one linear foot of background research, correspondence,
indexes, informant information, logs, publicity, one box of index
cards, four black-and-white photographs, and writings by Schwadron. [catalog record] [finding aid]
AFC 1988/026: SR001, item 8: One tape containing
one version of "Chad Gadya" sung in Aramaic by Ruth
Rubin. Recorded in New York by Ruth Rubin, 1975-1976. (6 minutes)
AFC 1988/026: SR002, items 5-9: One tape containing
five versions of "Chad Gadya" sung in Aramaic and
Yiddish by R. Bermak, L. Blatt, D. Ellin, Ruth Rubin, and R.
Spivak. Recorded in New York by Ruth Rubin, 1948 and 1961. (11
minutes)
AFC 1988/026: SR003, items 2-6: One tape containing
five versions of "Chad Gadya" sung in Aramaic and
Ladino by Morris Cassorla, Isaac Cassuto, Sophia Emira, O. Estrow
(Strong), and Gregory Yaroslow. Recorded in New York by Abraham
Schwadron, March 1976. (14 minutes)
AFC 1988/026: SR003, item 7: One tape containing
one version of "Chad Gadya" sung in Ladino-Aramaic
by Haim HaCohen. Recorded in Israel via the University of New
York by Albert Pinto, June 1971. (9 minutes)
AFC 1988/026: SR003, items 8-9: One tape containing
two versions of "Chad Gadya" sung in Arabic and Aramaic
by Moshe Habib. Recorded in Syracuse, New York, by Moshe Habib
on an unknown date. (7 minutes)
AFC 1988/026: SR006, item 14: One tape containing
one version of "Chad Gadya" sung in Aramaic by Rabbi
Meir Fund. Recorded in Brooklyn, New York, by I. Schwadron, 1979.
(2 minutes)
AFC 1988/026: SR009, item 5: One tape containing
one version of "Chad Gadya" sung in Aramaic by Raphael
Y. Elnadav. Recorded in Brooklyn, New York, by Raphael Y. Elnadav,
December 1981. (6 minutes)
AFC 1988/026: SR009, item 6: One tape containing
one version of "Chad Gadya" sung in Aramaic by Samuel
Yaroslow. Recorded in Rochester, New York, by Samuel Yaroslow,
April 1976. (3 minutes)
AFC 1988/026: SR010, item 1: One tape containing
one version of "Chad Gadya" sung in Aramaic by Abraham
Mizrahi and choir. Recorded in New York by Abraham Mizrahi, 1982.
(3 minutes)
AFC 1988/026: SR010, items 9-11: One tape containing
three versions of "Chad Gadya" sung in Aramaic, German,
and German-Yiddish by members of the Lowenstein family. Recorded
in New York by Steven Lowenstein, July 1973. (2 minutes)
AFC 1988/028: Irish Arts Center / Irish Music Festival Collection One audiocassette of instrumentals
performed by various artists from Ireland, Scotland, and the United
States, particularly the New York City area. Recorded at the Irish
Arts Center's 4th annual Irish Music Festival at Snug Harbor, Staten
Island, New York City, June 11, 1985, and produced by Rebecca Miller
and Michael Schlesinger. The collection includes two copies each
of five program books from the Center's annual Irish Music Festivals,
1982-88. (2 hours)
AFC 1990/005: "In Country": A Concert and Symposium on the Folksong Traditions of the Vietnam-Era Soldier, July 13, 1989
Four 10-inch tapes, 22
black-and-white prints and negatives, and 4 videocassettes of "In
Country: A Concert and Symposium on the Folksong Traditions of
the Vietnam-Era Soldier," presented by the American Folklife
Center. Concert performers include Bill Dower and six Marines,
Dolf Droge, James "Bull" Durham, Bill Ellis, Tom Price,
Chuck Rosenberg (of New York City), and Robin Thomas, with commentary
by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington, Congressman Lane
Edwards, and Alan Jabbour. Symposium participants include Cecil
Currey, Dower, Droge, Durham, Ellis, Lydia M. Fish (of Buffalo,
New York), Toby Hughes, Jabbour, Harold Langley, and Rosenberg.
Recorded in Washington, D.C. at the Library of Congress, July 13,
1989. The collection includes 5 linear inches of articles, correspondence,
promotional material, and notes. (6 hours; RWB 8766-8769) See
also: AFC 1991/002.
AFC 1990/011: The Jehile Kirkhuff Old-Time Music Fund Collection Forty-eight 7-inch tapes and three
audio cassettes of old-time fiddle music and interviews performed
and spoken by Jehile Kirkhuff of Rush, Pennsylvania, and other
fiddlers of New York and Pennsylvania. Recorded by Ed and Geraldine
Berbaum at various locations in New York and Pennsylvania, 1980-85.
The collection includes one-half linear inch of articles, correspondence,
logs, and notes.
AFC 1990/011:SR8-10: Three tapes containing
14 instrumentals performed on fiddle by Jehile Kirkhuff
of Rush, Pennsylvania, and on guitar by Kathy Shimberg of Oneonta,
New York. Recorded May 9-10, 1980. (1 hour and 30 minutes)
AFC 1990/011:SR19-20: Two tapes containing
comments and 28 instrumentals performed on fiddle by
Henry Castor of Redfield, New York, and Alice Clemons of Osceola,
New York. Recorded in Osceola, New York, December 13, 1982. (1
hour)
AFC 1990/011:SR31-35: Five tapes containing
76 instrumentals performed by Earl and Zelma Burrell
of Limestone, New York. Recorded December 28-29, 1982. (2 hours
and 30 minutes)
AFC 1990/012: 1990 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection
Twelve 10-inch and three 7-inch
tapes, one hundred eighty-two black-and-white prints and negatives,
one color print, ninety-two color slides, and two videocassettes
of performances from the 1990 Neptune Plaza Concert Series, sponsored
by the American Folklife Center and featuring the presentation
of folk traditions from many cultures. Recorded in Washington,
D.C., at the Library of Congress, April-September 1990. The following lists the materials from the May 17 concert of Henry
Sapoznik and Klezmer Plus from New York City. [catalog record] [finding aid]
AFC 1990/012:SR 3-4: Two tapes containing the
concert. (1 hour and 30 minutes)
AFC 1990/012:SR 5-7: Three tapes containing
an interview of Henry Sapoznik conducted by Alan Jabbour. (1
hour and 34 minutes)
AFC 1990/012: Folder 7: One folder containing
39 pages of an autographed concert flier, unsigned fliers,
press releases, newspaper clippings, promotional material, and
a concert log.
AFC 1990/012: Folder 8-9: Two folders containing
four black-and-white prints photographed by Reid Baker, and one
black-and-white promotional photo by an unknown photographer.
AFC 1991/002: In Country II: Soldiers' Songs from Vietnam Two audiocassettes of a program
entitled "In Country II: Soldiers' Songs from Vietnam." Performers
include Saul Broudy, Chip Dockery, James "Bull" Durham,
Bill Ellis, Lisa Ellis, Larry Heinemann, Sherry Hughes, Toby Hughes,
Dick Jonas, Kathy Jonas, Tom Price, Chuck Rosenberg (of New York
City), and Robin Thomas. Recorded at the Old Town School of Folk
Music, Chicago, Illinois, by Lydia M. Fish of Buffalo State College,
Buffalo, New York, August 4, 1990. The collection includes three
pages of datasheets and logs. (3 hours) See also: AFC 1990/005.
AFC 1991/018: Leadbelly Radio Audition
One 16-inch disc of an "audition" by Huddie "Leadbelly" Ledbetter, narrated by Woody Guthrie, for NBC Radio, in New York. Recorded June 19, 1940. The collection includes one datasheet. The seven songs on the disc are "I ain't goin' down," "I went up on de mountain," "Whoa back," "Worried blues," "Good morning blues," "You can't leave me, Charlie," and "Boll weevil." (15 minutes)
AFC 1991/019: Ruth Feuer Caulk Settlement Schools Two hundred sixty-six manuscript
pages concerning international folk dance. Donated by Robert Caulk
of Silver Spring, Maryland, whose mother, Ruth Feuer Caulk, collected
the materials in connection with her work at settlement schools
in New York City in the 1930s and 1940s. The collection includes
an article and two pamphlets.
AFC 1993/001: Ethnic Heritage and Language Schools in America Project Collection
Twenty-four 5-inch tapes, 60
7-inch tapes, and 288 audiocassettes from
the Ethnic Heritage and Language Schools in America Project, a
survey of 23 ethnic schools from 22 ethnic groups.
Recorded at various locations throughout the United States by Elena
Bradunas and 23 fieldworkers, April-July, 1982, sponsored
by the American Folklife Center. The collection includes fourteen
and 2/3 linear feet of correspondence, fieldnotes, final
reports, key contributor forms, news clippings, publications, references
to curriculum materials, references to donated photographs, slide
and photo logs, sound recording logs, and transcripts of audio
recordings. [catalog record] [finding aid]
AFS 23,464-23,483: Twenty audiocassettes of
class meetings, and Easter celebrations recorded at the Greek
School at the Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Buffalo,
New York, by Lydia Fish. (20 hours; RYA 4469-4488)
ES82-LF-1-4: Sixty-eight color slides of class
meetings, the annual Hellenic Festival, and Easter celebrations
at the Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Buffalo,
New York. Photographed by Lydia Fish.
ES82-197823-1-5, ES82-198932-1-4, ES82-4-526391-397: One
hundred sixty-seven black-and-white negatives of dance class,
Hellenic Festival, class meetings, and associated church members
at the Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Buffalo,
New York, photographed by Lydia Fish.
AFS 23,701-23,705: Five audiocassettes of class
meetings and graduation ceremonies recorded at the Atatürk
School, a Turkish school in New York City, by Maurie Sacks. (5
hours; RYA 4639-4643)
ES82-MS-196411-2-8: Two hundred sixty black-and-white
negatives of a Mother’s Day celebration at the Atatürk
School in New York City. Photographed by Lance Tarhan.
ES82-197561-1-5: One hundred eighty-four black-and-white
negatives of a graduation ceremony at the Atatürk School
in New York City. Photographed by Lance Tarhan.
ES82-MM1-MM4: Sixty-seven color slides of the
Johnny Colón School, class meetings, salsa and charanga
workshop band rehearsals, and salsa band concert held at the
Johnny Colón School in New York City. Photographed by
Jefferson Miller.
ES82-002936-2937, ES82-60150: One hundred eight
black-and-white negatives of concerts by a salsa band, and rehearsal
of salsa and charanga workshop bands held at the Johnny Colon
School in New York City. Photographed by Jefferson Miller.
AFC 1993/002: 1993 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection
Six 10-inch tapes, 8 audiocassettes,
19 black-and-white contact sheets, 28 black-and-white
photo prints, 132 color slides, and 6
videocassettes of performances from the 1993 Neptune Plaza Concert
Series, sponsored by the American Folklife Center and featuring
the presentation of folk traditions from many cultures. Recorded
in Washington, D.C., at the Library of Congress, April-September
1993. [catalog record] [finding aid]
The following lists materials from the May 20, 1993, concert of Tom and
Maureen Doherty, Mick Moloney, and Regan Wick, a traditional Irish
music and dance group from New York City and Pennsylvania.
AFC 1993/002:SR2: One tape containing the concert.
(1 hour)
AFC 1993/002:V2: One videocassette containing
the concert. (1 hour)
AFC 1993/002: Folder 6: One folder containing
14 pages of concert fliers, press releases, concert log,
and news clippings.
AFC 1993/002: Folder 7-9: Three folders containing
2 black-and-white contact sheets (57 images) and 6
prints photographed by Jim Higgins.
AFC 1994/001: 1994 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection
Four 10-inch tapes, 14 audiocassettes,
3 DAT cassettes, 1 diskette, 202 black-and-white
prints and negatives, 10 contact sheets, 124
color slides, 5 color photo prints, and 14 videocassettes
of performances from the 1994 Neptune Plaza Concert Series, sponsored
by the American Folklife Center. Recorded in Washington, D.C.,
at the Library of Congress, April-September 1994. [catalog record] [finding aid]
The following lists materials from the June 2, 1994, concert of Iroquois
music performed by the Six Nations Longhouse Women Singers from
Canada and New York.
AFC 1994/001:SR 3: One 10-inch tape containing
the concert. (1 hour)
AFC 1994/001:V3-4: Two videocassettes containing
the concert. (2 hours)
AFC 1994/001:Folder 7: One folder containing
twenty-one pages of promotional materials on the band, a concert
flier autographed by the performers, unsigned fliers, a concert
log, and newspaper clippings.
AFC 1994/001:Folder 8: One folder containing
two black-and-white contact sheets (51 images) photographed
by John Gibbs.
AFC 1994/001:Envelope 5: One envelope containing
fifty-one black-and-white negatives photographed by John Gibbs.
AFC 1994/001:Envelope 6-8: Three envelopes
containing fifty-two color slides photographed by John Gibbs.
The following lists materials from the September 15, 1994, concert
of Cuban mambo music performed by Cachao and the Latin All-Stars
from New York City, Florida, and Puerto Rico.
AFC 1994/001:SR7: One cassette containing
the concert. (1 hour)
AFC 1994/001:V8: One videocassette containing
the concert. (1 hour)
AFC 1994/001:Folders 15-16: Two folders containing
three-fourths linear inch of concert fliers, a concert log,
newspaper clippings, and promotional materials about the band
in English and Spanish.
AFC 1994/001:Folder 17: One folder containing
one black-and-white contact sheet (37 images) photographed
by James Hardin, and one color contact sheet containing 22
images by an unknown photographer.
AFC 1994/001:Envelope 10: One envelope containing
thirty-seven black-and-white negatives photographed by James
Hardin.
AFC 1994/001:Envelopes 11-12: Two envelopes
containing thirty-six color slides photographed by John Gibbs.
AFC 1995/001: 1995 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection
Five DAT cassettes, 222 black-and-white prints and negatives, 105 color prints and negatives, 6 contact sheets, and 6
videocassettes of performances from the 1995 Neptune Plaza Concert
Series, sponsored by the American Folklife Center. Recorded at
the Library of Congress, April-September 1995. [catalog record] [finding aid]
The following lists materials from the May 18, 1995, performance of
lindy-hop dancing by Frankie Manning from Harlem, New York City,
accompanied by jazz music performed by Brooks Tegler.
AFC 1995/001:SR2: One audiocassette containing
the concert. (1 hour and 30 minutes)
AFC 1995/001:V2: One videocassette containing
the concert, recorded by Peter Bartis. (1 hour and 30
minutes)
AFC 1995/001:V3: One videocassette of a 1989 20/20 segment
on Frankie Manning. (10 minutes)
AFC 1995/001:Folders 4-6: Two folders containing
three-fourths of a linear inch of concert fliers, newspaper
clippings, promotional materials about the performers, a transcription
of a National Public Radio interview with Frankie Manning,
one copy of Jet magazine with an article on Frankie
Manning, and information on swing-dancing.
AFC 1995/001:Folders 7-11: Two folders containing
one black-and-white print photographed by James Hardin, and
forty-one color prints photographed by Stephen Spinder.
AFC 1995/001:Envelope 2: One envelope containing
three contact sheets (fifty-three color negatives), photographed
by Stephen Spinder.
The following lists materials from the September 21, 1995, performance
containing Argentine tango dance, instrumentals, and songs performed
by Buenos Aires Connection of Argentina and New York City.
AFC 1995/001:SR5: One audiocassette containing
the concert. (1 hour)
AFC 1995/001:V8: One videocassette containing
the concert, recorded by Peter Bartis. (1 hour)
AFC 1995/001:Folder 19: One folder containing
twelve pages of concert fliers and a recording log.
AFC 1995/001:Folder 20: One folder containing
one black-and-white contact sheet (thirty-seven images) and
four black-and-white prints photographed by Peter Harrington,
one black-and-white contact sheet (thirty-five images) and
one black-and-white print photographed by James Glover.
AFC 1995/001:Envelope 6: One envelope containing
thirty-seven black-and-white negatives, photographed by Peter
Harrington, and thirty-five black-and-white negatives photographed
by James Glover.
AFC 1995/004: Mike Seeger Collection
Two hundred and 75 10-inch
tapes of bluegrass, country, and folk music, recorded in California,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Ohio, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and
West Virginia, primarily by Mike Seeger, 1953-67. The collection
includes three linear inches of computer disks, correspondence,
notes, and photos. The tape numbers indicated in the following
annotations correspond with Mike Seeger's "dub numbers."
AFC 1995/004:14A5-9: One tape containing five
instrumentals and songs performed by Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger,
and possibly others. Originally recorded on discs in New York
City, 1940. (20 minutes)
AFC 1995/004:14B: One tape containing songs
sung by Mike and Peggy Seeger of Chevy Chase, Maryland, and Pete
Seeger of Beacon, New York. Recorded by Mike Seeger, 1953. (1
hour)
AFC 1995/004:140A-141B: Two tapes containing
an interview with A.E. "Tony" Alderman talking about
his time recording and performing with the Hillbillies in New
York City and Washington, D.C. Recorded in Washington, D.C.,
by Mike Seeger, April 16, 1961. (3 hours)
AFC 1995/004:141B-143B: Two tapes containing
an interview with Ernest V. Stoneman talking about his time collecting
and reconstructing songs, performing, and recording. He also
talks of his performances and experiences in New York City. Recorded
in Carmody Hills, Maryland, by Mike Seeger and John Cohen, April
16, 1961. (4 hours)
AFC 1995/004:157A-158A: Two tapes containing
an interview with Frank Walker, artist and repertory person for
Columbia Records in the 1920s, for Hank Williams, and others.
Recorded in New York City by Mike Seeger, June 19, 1962. (3
hours)
AFC 1995/004:167B-168B: Two tapes containing
an interview with Eck Robertson talking about how he got himself
recorded and his time in New York City. Recorded in Amarillo,
Texas, by Mike Seeger, September 29, 1963. (3 hours)
AFC 1995/004:170A: One tape containing twelve
songs played by the Kentucky Colonels (formerly the Country Boys).
Recorded at Gerde’s Folk City in New York City by Mike
Seeger, November 7, 1963. (1 hour)
AFC 1995/004:170B-172A; 207A-212A; 232A; 256B: Eleven
tapes containing sixty-five instrumentals and vocal songs, and
interviews with Lesley Riddle. Recorded Rochester, New York,
by Mike Seeger, October 27, 1963; March 5, 7, and 8, 1965; and
July 11, 1965; February 11, 1966. (14 hours)
AFC 1995/004:174-176A: Three tapes containing
thirty-two songs performed by Dock Boggs, Mississippi John Hurt,
and Mike Seeger. Recorded in New York City by unknown persons
on December 13, 1963. (4 hours)
AFC 1995/004:198: One tape containing seventeen
songs and an interview with Sherman Lawson. Talks about his time
with Frank Hutchinson, their performances and recording in New
York City. Recorded in Switzer, West Virginia, by Mike Seeger,
June 8, 1964. (2 hours)
AFC 1995/004:232-233: Two tapes containing
an interview with Elizabeth Cotten giving her oral history, and
describing where she lived throughout her life including Siler
City, North Carolina; New York City; and Washington, D.C. Recorded
in Roosevelt, New Jersey, by Mike Seeger, January 8, 1966. (3
hours)
AFC 1995/007: Nick Spitzer / Folk Masters 1992 Season Collection Thirteen audiocassettes of radio
programs derived from live performances and on-stage interviews
from the "Folk Masters" series held at The Barns of Wolf
Trap, Vienna, Virginia. Originally recorded April 1-May 8, 1992.
The collection includes a 32-page "Listener's Guide
to Programs."
AFC 1995/007:SR10B: One audiocassette containing
Irish instrumentals, interviews, and songs performed and spoken
by Seamus Egan and Friends, a group which includes Eileen Ivers
and Susan McKeown of New York City. (20 minutes)
AFC 1995/007:SR12A: One audiocassette containing
klezmer music and interviews performed and spoken by Klezmer
Plus of New York City. (25 minutes)
AFC 1995/009: "From Shore to Shore" Video Collection
Seventy-nine broadcast videocassettes
of interviews and performances related to Irish music in New York
City for the documentary entitled From Shore to Shore (Truckee,
California: Cherry Lane Productions, 1993). Recorded by Patrick
Mullen and others. The collection includes 1/2 linear inch
of correspondence, ephemera, notes, photos, and a VHS videocassette
of the finished documentary. (76 hours)
AFC 1995/033: Stephen Lee Taller Collection of Ben Shahn Recordings One 4-inch, four 5-inch, and two
7-inch tapes of sounds of New York City, recorded by Tony Schwartz;
Pete Seeger singing Bob Dylan's "Who Killed Davey Moore?";
songs sung by Suzanna Shahn; songs sung by John Jacob Niles; and
the Schubert Octet II. The tapes were originally owned by Ben Shahn
and donated by Stephan Lee Taller in 1993. The collection includes
published biographies of Tony Schwartz and Ben Shahn, correspondence,
notes, and recording logs.
AFC 1995/033:SR1: One 4-inch tape containing
Bob Dylan's "Who Killed Davy Moore?" sung by Pete Seeger
of Beacon, New York, with crowd noise and comments, recorded
by Tony Schwartz. (5 minutes)
AFC 1995/033:SR2: One 5-inch tape containing "New
York, A City of Sound" recorded in New York City by Tony
Schwartz. (10 minutes)
AFC 1995/033:SR3-4: Two 5-inch tapes containing "Adventures
in Sound" recorded in New York City by Tony Schwartz. (1
hour)
AFC 1996/001: Steve Zeitlin / WPA Radio Program Collection One audiocassette of commentary
on the Works Progress Administration (WPA) spoken by Steve Zeitlin
of City Lore, New York City. Recorded from the National Public
Radio program "Crossroads," March 17, 1995. The collection
includes 2 articles, correspondence, and a data sheet. (4 minutes)
AFC 1996/011: Folk Masters / American Roots Fourth of July 1994 Collection Two audiocassettes of portions
of the second annual American Roots Fourth of July concert hosted
by Georges Collinet and Nick Spitzer. Performers include the Akwesasne
Mohawk Singers from the North American Traveling College near Hogansburg,
New York. Recorded in Washington, D.C., at the Sylvan Theater (near
the Washington Monument), July 4, 1994. Sponsored by Folk Masters,
the National Council for the Traditional Arts, National Park Service,
National Public Radio, and Radio Smithsonian. The collection includes
29 pages of correspondence and notes. (2 hours)
AFC 1996/035: Cheres Ukrainian Ensemble / Demonstration Tape Collection One audiocassette of seven instrumentals
and three songs performed on the clarinet, drymba (Jew’s
harp), fiddle, sopilka (end-blown flute), svyril (panpipes),
electronically generated trembita (alpenhorn-like instrument),
and tsymbly (hammered dulcimer) by the Cheres Ukrainian
Instrumental Ensemble. Recorded in New York City by Andriy Milavsky,
1990 and 1994. (Thirty-two minutes). See also: AFC 2000/015.
AFC 1996/038: Bob Fistick / Woodgate, New York, Oral History Videotape
[no description available]
AFC 1996/081: Leonard Kerpelman / 1995 KlezKamp Videotape Collection
One videocassette entitled KlezKamp:
The Yiddish Folk Arts Program, an annual klezmer music festival
organized by Living Traditions. This program features Peter Sokolow,
a well-known klezmer musician and others. Recorded at the Paramount
Hotel, Parksville, New York, by Leonard Kerpelman, Dec. 25-30,
1995. The collection includes seventeen pages of a program, logs
and notes by Leonard Kerpelman and Jack Manischewitz. (4 hours)
AFC 1997/028: Stanley A. Ransom / Traditional Music of Long Island Two CDs entitled My Long Island
Home and I Love
Long Island and one audiocassette (entitled Ice Storm
of 1998)
of the traditional music of Long Island, New York. Produced by
Stanley A. Ransom ("The Connecticut Peddler"), 1997.
The collection includes a 54-page songbook entitled Songs of
Long Island. (2 hours)
AFC 1998/013: Robin O'Brien Hiteshew Collection of Irish-American Print Materials Thirty-five monographs, 121 serials (including the newsletter Seanachai:
Storyteller and the newspaper Irish Edition), three
photos, eighteen posters, and one hundred and eighty-seven pieces
of ephemera related to the Philadelphia Ceili Club, Philadelphia
chapter of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, and events held in Philadelphia
and New York Irish American communities. Collected by Robin Hiteshew,
1952-93.
AFC 1998/014: Henrietta Yurchenco / "Adventures in Folk Music" Radio Program Collection Nine 5-inch and nine 7-inch tapes
of Henrietta Yurchenco’s radio show "Adventures in Folk
Music," consisting of a variety of musical genres ranging
from religious blues to Yemenite wedding songs, featuring music
and interviews with artists such as Robin Conant, Carolyn Hester,
Mabel Hillary, Nasser Rastegad Nejad, New York Ramblers, Ralph
Rinzler, Ruth Rubin, Victoria Spivey, Artie and Happy Traum, Pearl
Primus, and Doc Watson. Broadcasted and recorded on radio station
WBAI in New York City by Yurchenco, 1961-1968. (4 hours and
30 minutes)
AFC 1998/015: Adelaide de Menil Men's Lives Project Collection
This collection was produced as part of the "Men's Lives" project, sponsored by Adelaide de Menil and The Rock Foundation, to document the history and occupational culture of a small fishing community of surfmen and baymen on the East End of Long Island, New York. Other products of this project include the book "Men's Lives" by Peter Matthiessen (New York: Random House, 1986; extensive documentary photography of Long Island fishermen and their families by a team of prominent documentary photographers, and a photographic exhibition derived from the documentary coverage. Prints of the documentary images have been donated to the Library of Congress's Prints & Photographs Division. The collection consists of 122 audiocassettes of interviews conducted on Long Island between 1981 and 1985 by folklorist John Eilertsen and unnamed others. 3,025 file cards are enclosed, on which are typed subject indices, interview excerpts, and addresses of informants. In an accompanying file folder are housed the following publications: "Marine Educational Leaflet No. 11," which discusses the Gulf menhaden fish; one copy of the January/February 1988 issue of "Clearwater Navigator" magazine; thirteen issues of the East Hampton Baymen's Association newsletter (which changes its title several times), spanning the period 1974 to 1978; and one copy of "The Suffolk Historian," volume 7, number 1. These are all trade periodicals of no more than sixteen pages in length. The interviews contained on the cassettes range from discussions of home movies, net mending, and swordfishing, to a town council meeting on bass fishing. Three short typescript articles by Rick Rofihe, which report on the Long Island community this project documents, are included in the file containing the correspondence with the donor. 6 manuscript boxes of transcripts of the interviews.
AFC 2000/001: Local Legacies Collection
Four hundred and five linear feet
(approximately 90,000 manuscript pages, 475 sound recordings, 13,000
graphic materials, 330 electronic media, and 75 artifacts) of documentation
of local festivals, fairs, parades, and other community-based events
from each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories
and trusts. The Local Legacies Collection was donated through the
efforts of individuals, organizations, and institutions asked to
participate by members of Congress. This project was part of the
Library of Congress Bicentennial celebration in the year 2000. [catalog record] [online presentation] [New York Local Legacies]
AFC 2000/015: Andriy Milavsky / Cheres Collection One videocassette entitled Cheres:
A Carpathian Folk Ensemble, featuring the group Cheres performing
folk music of the Carpathian region, specifically Ukraine, Romania,
Hungary, and Moldova, as well as Gypsy and Jewish tunes. Cheres
was founded by Andriy Milavsky in 1990 and performs primarily
in the New York City area. Produced in New York City with some
clips from the Ukraine. The collection includes two publicity
photos and five pages of correspondence, a biography of the group,
a log, and a concert flier. (25 minutes). See also: AFC
1996/035.
AFC 2000/016: Dorothy Brennan Doyle Collection Two audiocassettes of folk music
from around the world, sung by Dorothy Brennan Doyle. These songs
were learned when she was with the group "The Consort" under
the leadership of Prof. Roy Mitchell from 1934-1941 at New York
University. "The Consort" performed international songs,
drawing on their contacts with recent New York City immigrants.
Recorded at an unknown location by Dorothy Brennan Doyle, circa
1993. The collection includes two and a half linear inches of phonetic
lyrics to the recorded songs, correspondence, scripts of folk radio
music broadcasts, one black-and-white photo print, and other photocopied
images. (2 hours and 22 minutes)
AFC 2001/015: September 11, 2001, Documentary Project Collection
The collection documents reactions of ordinary citizens in the immediate aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States through sound and video recordings of interviews and personal narratives; as well as photographs, children's drawings, two scrapbooks, letters and e-mail, poems, ephemera, and a few artifacts. Some items were submitted as group projects of schools, libraries, and museums from 30 states in the U.S., and from American military service personnel and their families in Naples, Italy. [catalog record] [finding aid] [online presentation]
AFC 2003/003: "Voices of New York Traditions" Collection
One CD of "Voices of New York Traditions," a folklife radio series produced by the New York Folklore Society "as a celebration of the people of New York [State] and the art they create in their everyday lives." Contents include: Edith Cutting (4:24); Sara Cleveland, a rich legacy of folk song (4:44); Bill Smith, traditional storyteller (4:33); Mark Hamilton, old-time fiddler and square dance caller (4:42); Square dancing in western New York state (4:27); Polka in Buffalo (4:44); Quinceanera, a celebration of Latina womanhood (4:28); Akwesasne Iroquois basket making traditions (4:19); African American quilts and their makers (4:48); Chain saw carving (4:31); Shad fishing on the Hudson (4:32). [catalog record]
AFC 2004/008: Herbert Halpert Collection
Sound recordings, correspondence, indexes, manuscripts, research notes, photographs and photographic negatives, newspaper clippings, student papers, ephemera and other materials primarily representing the documentation and analysis of the folklore of regions of New York, New Jersey, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Alaska by folklorist Herbert Halpert. The collection occupies approx. 50 linear feet.
AFC 2004/016: Larry Downey Fiddlin's Fun
One CD of fiddling tunes and fiddling lessons performed by Larry Downey, originally sent as letters and lessons on tape to his student, Hope Grietzer, who compiled these excerpts from the tapes. Titles for the tunes are announced by Downey on the recordings, sometimes with information about when he learned or composed the tunes. [catalog record]
AFC 2004/022: Edward Bell Collection of Ruth Mae Gasper Bell and Margot Mayo Recordings
Seven discs of home recordings of American soldiers' songs made in New York City after World War II. According to a note on his own cassette copy made years ago from some parts of these 78s, the performer's name was Steven (or Stephen) Lee.
AFC 2005/007: I. Sheldon Posen Interview with Pete Seeger Collection
Interview conducted by Canadian folklorist, I. Sheldon Posen, with Pete Seeger on December 18, 1991, at Seeger's home in Beacon, New York. The main topic of the interview concerned performing for children and singing children's songs. The collection includes a CD copy of the interview, covering letter, work order for copying the cassette, field notes, and a transcription of the interview. The focus of the interview is Pete Seeger's performances for children, learning and teaching children's songs, and the history of singing at children's camps. Pete Seeger also discusses the Seeger family, the folk music revival, Alan Lomax, Burl Ives, Moses Asch, Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, and Marjorie Guthrie, among others. Includes performance of a few children's songs and singing games, some with Seeger accompanying himself on banjo, as Seeger remembered them during the course of the interview. [catalog record]
AFC 2007/018: Don Hill and David Mangurian Collection of Tape Recordings
Original analog tapes and digitized copies of the tapes, representing over 40 hours of original field recordings made between 1958 and 1961 in Baltimore, Maryland; Clarksdale, MS; Chicago, Illinois; Delaney, Arkansas; Los Angeles, California; Nashville, Tennessee; New Orleans, Louisiana; New York, NY; St. Louis, Missouri, and in Northern Georgia. The recordings comprise 724 songs and interviews with 20 of the musicians (including 12 blues and street singers).
AFC 2008/003: Major League Tassa Concert Collection
Homegrown 2007-2008 Concert, Thursday January 31, 2008. Indo-Caribbean drumming and dance from Queens, New York. Introduction by Robert Baron. [catalog record] [event flyer and webcast]
AFC 2008/010: Merita Halili and Raif Hyseni Orchestra Concert Collection
Homegrown 2008 Concert, June 19, 2008. Armenian Music from New York. [catalog record] [event flyer and webcast]
AFC 2008/027: Old Culture, New Contexts: Presenting the Traditional Music and Dance of Urban Immigrant Communities, Lecture by Ethel Raim
Benjamin Botkin Folklife Lecture Series, June 20, 2008. Ethel Raim, artistic director of the Center for Traditional Music and Dance in New York City, discusses her five decades of work with community-based traditional artists with Nancy Groce in an informal interview setting in the Whittall Pavilion. [catalog record] [event flyer and webcast]
AFC 2009/012: Built with Faith: Place Making and the Religious Imagination in Italian New York, Lecture by Joseph Sciorra
Benjamin Botkin Folklife Lecture Series, September 23, 2009, 12:00 -1:00 pm
Mary Pickford Theater, Library of Congress [catalog record] [event flyer and webcast]
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