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Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection

Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Names:
American Arab Anti-discrimination Committee  Search this
Arab American Institute  Search this
National Association of Arab Americans  Search this
Syrian Protestant Church  Search this
Naff, Faris  Search this
Naff, Yamna  Search this
Former owner:
Archdioceses of Antiochan Orthodox, Melkites, and Maronites  Search this
Southern Federation of Lebanese Clubs  Search this
Spring Valley (Ill.) Syrian Orthodox Church  Search this
Extent:
120 Cubic feet (295 boxes )
2,000 Photographs
450 Cassette tapes
Culture:
Arab Americans  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Cassette tapes
Advertisements
Audiotapes
Books
Correspondence
Diaries
Journals (accounts)
Newspaper clippings
Oral history
Scrapbooks
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Cedar Rapids (Iowa)
Dearborn (Mich.)
Detroit (Mich.)
Fort Wayne (Ind.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Spring Valley (Ill.)
Date:
1862-2004, undated
Summary:
The collection is the result of research conducted by Dr. Alixa Naff (1920-2013) relating to the study of the early Arab immigrant experience in the United States from about 1880-World War II. The study began with oral history interviews in 1962 and became a major project in 1980 with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. It documents the assimilation of Arabic speaking immigrants in the United States.
Scope and Contents:
The collection documents the immigration and assimilation of mostly Christian Syrian-Lebanese who came to America at the turn of the twentieth century. The immigrants were predominately-small land-owning peasants and artisans from the village of Syria and Lebanon. According to Alixa Naff, immigrants knew exactly where they were going to live and what they were going to do once they immigrated to America. They mostly chose to live in cities where earlier immigrants had already created communities. The majority of the immigrants became peddlers. Peddlers carried packs containing scissors, razors, pins, buttons, ribbons, threads, needles, combs, mirrors, soap, voile and muslin, lace and crotchet crafts, perfume, scarves, picture frames, oriental rugs, fine linens, leather goods, pictures of saints, religious notions from the holy land, confections and cakes. Peddling offered the immigrants a source of income and a way to learn the English language, American customs and lifestyles. It often led to ownership of a small dry goods store. More successful businesspersons then went on to own a department store or a chain of stores. For those Syrian/Lebanese who chose not to pursue peddling as a source of income other occupations included farming, work in New England textile mills, Midwestern factories, Pittsburgh and Birmingham steel mills and Detroit's automobile assembly lines.

It was in these Syrian communities created by Arab immigrants that Dr. Naff sought interviews, photographs and personal papers. For Alixa Naff this pioneering generation of people offered a wealth of information on the immigrant experience and the critical role that peddling played. Naff conducted interviews in urban and small town communities with an emphasis on Midwestern states. Her informants included first and second generation Christians, Druze and Muslims. Locations of interviews included Detroit, Michigan because it was an industrial city with a large and stable Syrian population of all faiths. Cedar Rapids, Iowa was smaller, a railroad depot at the turn of the century and home to the earliest Muslim groups. Peoria, Illinois was also a small, railroad depot at the turn of the century and it consisted predominately of the Maronite Sect originally from one village in Mount Lebanon. Spring Valley, Illinois was a small mining town with a Christian community and the remnant of a once flourishing peddling settlement. Their Eastern Rite Syrian Orthodox Church was the only one in Illinois until 1961 and served smaller Syrian groups.

Oral history interviews deal with the sociological factors of the assimilation process. Most tapes have been fully transcribed or abstracted. Information from the interviews are supported with published articles; demographic statistics; articles from the Arab-American press, books, journals and dissertations published in the United States or in Arab countries. Personal papers collected from individuals and families provide evidence of the experiences discussed in the interviews and add a personal touch to the reference materials. While there are a number of original items included among the personal papers, there is a substantial amount of duplicate materials. Naff would often collect the originals make copies and then return the originals to the donors.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into the eight series created by Alixa Naff.

Series 1, Personal Papers, 1891-2002, undated

Series 2, Photographs, 1890-1996, undated

Series 3, Oral interviews, Abstracts, Transcripts and Supporting Materials, 1962-1995, undated

Series 4, Publications, 1862-2000, undated

Series 5, Subject Files, 1888-2000

Series 6, Project Files, 1977-1995

Series 7, Alixa Naff Personal Papers, 1943-1996, undated

Series 8, Audio Visual Materials, 1908-1994, undated
Biographical / Historical:
The Faris and Yamna Naff Collection is the result of the dedication and research efforts of Dr. Alixa Naff, the daughter of Syrian-Lebanese immigrants. She spent most of her life documenting the early American experience of the generation of Arabs, mostly Christian, from Syria/Lebanon who came to this country around the turn of the century.

After an administrative career in private industry, Alixa Naff enrolled at the University of California to obtain her B.A. degree. During her senior year, she was required to write a paper for an American history seminar. The topic for the seminar was immigration. Alixa Naff chose Arabs in America as her subject. According to Naff, there was a lack of reference materials relating to her topic. Therefore, she relied mostly on conversations with her parents' friends. Impressed by her work, Alixa Naff's professor offered her a grant to collect Arab folklore.

Alixa Naff conducted her research during the summer of 1962. She interviewed eighty-seven people in sixteen communities across the United States and eastern Canada. All of her informants were at least sixty years old at the time of the interviews and represented the last surviving members of her parents' pioneer immigrant generation. After completing her fieldwork, Naff went on to earn her master's and Ph.D. degrees. She taught on the college level at California State University and the University of Colorado. In 1977, she left teaching citing anti-Arab feelings as the reason for her shift in career paths. Her desire to counter the anti-Arab stereotyping with accurate sources of information created yet another opportunity for her to pursue more research about Arab Americans.

Later in 1977, Alixa Naff served as a consultant on a documentary film relating to Arabs in America. She again realized existed on the subject of the Arab immigrant experience in America. Moreover, much of what she found conflicted with what pioneer informants had told her. Naff was also painfully aware that family members of decreased Arab immigrants often discarded the early artifacts, personal papers, photographs and books brought to America. Shortly after, she began working on a study on the history of Arab immigrants. In 1979, Alixa Naff met Gino Baroni, then undersecretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and founder of the National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs. His center helped her secure funding for her research from the National Endowment for the Humanities and provided an office for her to work. The result of this work was a book entitled Becoming American: The Early Arab Immigrant Experience published in 1985. Richard Ahlborn, then curator of the Smithsonian's Community Life Division (now its Department of Cultural Affairs), convinced Naff to donate the collection to the Smithsonian in honor of her parents, Faris and Yamna Naff, and their generation of Arabs who immigrated to America.

Alixa Naff died on June 1, 2013 at the age of 93.
Related Materials:
Materials at the National Museum of American History

The Division of Home and Community Life (now Division of Cultural and Community Life)holds artifacts related to this collection including. See Accession #: 2007.3245.

Materials at the Smithsonian Institution

Photo Lot 2011-02, Alixa Naff photographs of Europe, the Middle East and the Mediterranean and audio tapes on Mediterranean folklore, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Provenance:
The collection is the result of research conducted by Dr. Alixa Naff relating to the study of the early Arab immigrant experience in the United States from about 1880-World War II. The study began with oral history interviews in 1962 and became a major project in 1980 with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.

Researchers must use microfilm copies. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Viewing film portions of collection require special appointment; please inquire with a reference archivist. Do not use when original materials are available on reference video or audio tapes.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Associations, institutions -- voluntarism  Search this
Automobile industry workers  Search this
Businessmen -- Arab Americans  Search this
Emigration and immigration  Search this
Emigration and immigration -- Arab Americans  Search this
Ethnic groups -- cultural history  Search this
Naturalization -- Arab Americans -- United States  Search this
Peddlers  Search this
Press -- Arabic language  Search this
Transcripts  Search this
voluntarism -- associations, institutions, etc  Search this
Genre/Form:
Advertisements
Audiotapes
Books
Correspondence -- 19th-20th century
Diaries
Journals (accounts)
Newspaper clippings
Oral history -- Arab Americans
Photographs -- 20th century
Photographs -- 1850-1900
Scrapbooks
Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0078
See more items in:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a88907b6-52b1-4275-beca-efb48f9cff4a
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0078
Online Media:

Lean work empowerment and exploitation in the global auto industry edited by Steve Babson

Author:
Babson, Steve  Search this
Physical description:
ix, 368 pages 23 cm
Type:
Congresses
Congrès
Conference papers and proceedings
proceedings
graph
reference
rapport de réunion
graphique
référence bibliographique
informe de reunión
gráfico
referencia
Place:
Developed countries
Germany
Japan
Mexico
Sweden
USA
Pays développés
Allemagne
Japon
Mexique
Suède
Etats-Unis
Países desarrollados
Alemania
Japón
México
Suecia
Estados Unidos
Date:
1995
Topic:
Automobile industry workers  Search this
Automobile industry and trade--Management  Search this
Automobile industry workers--Labor unions  Search this
Employee empowerment  Search this
Comparative management  Search this
Comparative industrial relations  Search this
Travailleurs de l'automobile  Search this
Automobiles--Industrie et commerce--Gestion  Search this
Travailleurs de l'automobile--Syndicats  Search this
Personnel--Habilitation  Search this
Gestion comparée  Search this
Relations industrielles comparées  Search this
Kraftfahrzeugindustrie  Search this
Lean Production  Search this
Arbeitsbeziehungen  Search this
Kongress  Search this
Arbeidsverhoudingen  Search this
Auto-industrie  Search this
production management  Search this
work organization  Search this
labour relations  Search this
role of Japan  Search this
motor vehicle industry  Search this
trade union  Search this
workers representation  Search this
workers participation  Search this
codetermination  Search this
labour cost  Search this
labour productivity  Search this
workplace power  Search this
group work  Search this
group leader  Search this
team work  Search this
job rotation  Search this
quality of working life  Search this
vocational training  Search this
training needs  Search this
case study  Search this
statistical table  Search this
Engenharia automobilistica  Search this
gestion de la production  Search this
organisation du travail  Search this
relations de travail  Search this
rôle du Japon  Search this
industrie du véhicule à moteur  Search this
syndicat  Search this
représentation des travailleurs  Search this
participation des travailleurs  Search this
cogestion  Search this
coût de la main-d'oeuvre  Search this
productivité du travail  Search this
pouvoir dans l'entreprise  Search this
travail en groupe  Search this
animateur de groupe  Search this
travail d'équipe  Search this
rotation des postes  Search this
qualité de la vie de travail  Search this
formation professionnelle  Search this
besoins de formation  Search this
étude de cas  Search this
tableau statistique  Search this
administración de la producción  Search this
organización del trabajo  Search this
relaciones laborales  Search this
papel del Japón  Search this
industria de vehículos a motor  Search this
sindicato  Search this
representación de los trabajadores  Search this
participación de los trabajadores  Search this
cogestión  Search this
costo de la mano de obra  Search this
productividad del trabajo  Search this
poder empresarial  Search this
trabajo en grupo  Search this
líder de grupo  Search this
trabajo en equipo  Search this
rotación en el trabajo  Search this
calidad de la vida de trabajo  Search this
formación profesional  Search this
necesidades de formación  Search this
estudio de casos  Search this
cuadros estadísticos  Search this
Automobile industry and trade--Management--Congresses  Search this
Automobile industry workers--Congresses  Search this
Automobile industry workers--Labor unions--Congresses  Search this
Comparative industrial relations--Congresses  Search this
Comparative management--Congresses  Search this
Employee empowerment--Congresses  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_538805

Michigan Fieldwork: Jim Baker (Wooden Shoe Carver); Larry Jones and Genevieve Evanoff (Flint Sit-Down Strike)

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Michigan Program 1987 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Sommers, Laurie Kay (field worker)  Search this
Performer:
Baker, Jim  Search this
Evanoff, Genvieve  Search this
Jones, Larry  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
Michigan
United States
Holland (Mich.)
Flint (Mich.)
Date:
1987 February 13
1987
Contents:
INTERVIEW WITH JIM BAKER, WOODEN SHOE CARVER TAPE 7 ALSO INTERVIEW WITH LARRY JONES AND GENVIEVE EVANOFF FROM THE FLINT SIT DOWN STRIKE D90
Track Information:
101 Wooden Shoe Carver / Jim Baker.

102 Flint Sit-Down Strike / Genvieve Evanoff, Larry Jones.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0162
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Michigan 1987
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Flint (Mich.), Holland (Mich.), United States, Michigan, February 13, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
Clogs  Search this
Shoemakers  Search this
Strikes and lockouts  Search this
Automobile industry workers  Search this
Function:
Labor unions
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1987, Item FP-1987-CT-0162
See more items in:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife / Series 4: Michigan / Fieldwork
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk51314b9c1-b225-48c1-87dc-bfdd850763e1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1987-ref1283

Michigan Fieldwork: Larry Jones and Genevieve Evanoff (Flint Strike)

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Michigan Program 1987 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Sommers, Laurie Kay (field worker)  Search this
Performer:
Evanoff, Genvieve  Search this
Jones, Larry  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
Michigan
United States
Flint (Mich.)
Date:
1987 February 13
1987
Contents:
INTERVIEW WITH LARRY JONES AND GENVIEVE EVANOFF FROM THE FLINT SIT DOWN STRIKE TAPE 8 D90 LAST TAPE OF MICHIGAN FIELDWORK AVAILABLE.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0163
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Michigan 1987
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Flint (Mich.), United States, Michigan, February 13, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
Strikes and lockouts  Search this
Automobile industry workers  Search this
Function:
Labor unions
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1987, Item FP-1987-CT-0163
See more items in:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife / Series 4: Michigan / Fieldwork
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk50565c5b9-9845-497b-b8d9-ecd89c481942
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1987-ref1284

Festival Recordings: Cultural Conservation Plaza: Games from Chinese Tradition; Lao Music; Language and Work

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Cultural Conservation Program 1987 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Performer:
Mai, Mai-Juin  Search this
Yeh, Yung-ching, 1942-  Search this
Simmanakhot, Khampiang  Search this
Luthonchak, Onechanh, 1945-  Search this
Simons, Berdene  Search this
Christensen, Burt  Search this
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991  Search this
Simons, Nellie  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (compact audio cassette)
analog.
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Chinese Americans  Search this
Laotian Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
China
New York
Laos
Maryland
Florida
Michigan
Flint (Mich.)
Richey (Fla.)
Date:
1987 July 3
Contents:
Andrea Yu, Mei-Jiun Mai, Yung-Ching Yeh, Mike Yeh; Khampiang Simmanakhot, Onechanh Luthonchak; Berdene "Bud" Simons, Nellie Simons, Fred Ahearn, Bert Christenson Games From Chinese Tradition; Lao Music And Song; Language And Work 1 Of 4
Track Information:
101 Games from Chinese Tradition / Mai-Juin Mai, Yung-ching Yeh.

102 Lao Music and Song / Khampiang Simmanakhot, Onechanh Luthonchak.

103 Language and Work: The Flint Sit-Down Strike / Berdene Simons, Burt Christensen, Fred Ahearn, Nellie Simons.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0321
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 3, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Games  Search this
World music  Search this
Oral history  Search this
Strikes and lockouts  Search this
Automobile industry workers  Search this
Function:
Labor unions
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1987, Item FP-1987-CT-0321
See more items in:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife / Series 2: Cultural Conservation and Languages: America's Many Voices / Audio
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5d2751e78-f80c-4a2e-ab44-7debaab91a3d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1987-ref1421

Festival Recordings: Cultural Conservation Plaza: Language and Work; Language and Education; Chinese Dance

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Cultural Conservation Program 1987 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Performer:
Simons, Berdene  Search this
Christensen, Burt  Search this
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991  Search this
Simons, Nellie  Search this
Kone, Bounsou Sanani  Search this
Hodges, Laura Milton  Search this
Yeh, Yung-ching, 1942-  Search this
Mai, Mai-Juin  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (compact audio cassette)
analog.
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Chinese Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Florida
Michigan
Flint (Mich.)
Richey (Fla.)
China
North Carolina
New York
Date:
1987 July 3
Contents:
Berdene "Bud" Simons, Nellie Simons, Fred Ahearn, Bert Christenson; Master Tray, Mei-Jiun Mai; Laura Milton Hodges, Bounsou Sanani Kone, Yung-Ching Yeh Language And Work; Chinese Dance; Language And Education 2 Of 4
Track Information:
101 Language and Work: Flint Sit-Down Strike / Berdene Simons, Burt Christensen, Fred Ahearn, Nellie Simons.

103 Language and Education / Bounsou Sanani Kone, Laura Milton Hodges, Yung-ching Yeh.

102 Chinese Dance / Mai-Juin Mai.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0322
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 3, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
Dance -- China  Search this
Strikes and lockouts  Search this
Automobile industry workers  Search this
Ethnicity  Search this
Education  Search this
language  Search this
Dance  Search this
Function:
Labor unions
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1987, Item FP-1987-CT-0322
See more items in:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife / Series 2: Cultural Conservation and Languages: America's Many Voices / Audio
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5e05c6a63-5870-4398-9a73-a5686cddaa4f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1987-ref1422

Festival Recordings: Michigan Narrative Stage: Fiddle Styles; The Flint Sit-Down Strike

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Michigan Program 1987 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Performer:
Lauluma, Ed, 1921-1995  Search this
Raber, Les, 1911-2000  Search this
Hammon, Mel  Search this
Christensen, Burt  Search this
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991  Search this
Foster, Shirley  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Michigan
Chassell (Mich.)
Hastings (Mich.)
Davison (Mich.)
Flint (Mich.)
Contents:
OREN TIKKANEN, ED LAULUMA, RON HAMMON, MEL HAMMON, LES RABER, PAUL GIFFORD;BERDENE "BUD" SIMONS, NELLIE SIMONS, BURT CHRISTENSON, SHIRLEY FOSTER, FRED AHEARN COMPARATIVE FIDDLE STYLES, SIT-DOWN STRIKE 3 OF 4
Track Information:
101 Comparative Fiddle Styles / Ed Lauluma, Les Raber, Mel Hammon. Fiddle,Dulcimer.

101 Sit-Down Strike: The Strike Remembered / Burt Christensen, Fred Ahearn, Shirley Foster.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0288-5
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 5, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Fiddle tunes  Search this
Oral history  Search this
Violin  Search this
Dulcimer  Search this
Strikes and lockouts  Search this
Automobile industry workers  Search this
Function:
Labor unions
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1987, Item FP-1987-CT-0288-5
See more items in:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife / Series 4: Michigan / Audio
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk509c615eb-afc0-45b1-bd6f-a4c7ff2f3806
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1987-ref1458

Festival Recordings: Michigan Narrative Stage: Fugitive Slave Narratives; The Flint Sit-Down Strike; Fiddle Styles

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Michigan Program 1987 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Performer:
Berry-Jackson, Marguerite L.  Search this
Cross, Marie L.  Search this
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991  Search this
Simons, Berdene  Search this
Foster, Shirley  Search this
Simons, Nellie  Search this
Raber, Les, 1911-2000  Search this
Hammon, Mel  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Michigan
Lansing (Mich.)
Mecosta (Mich.)
Flint (Mich.)
Davison (Mich.)
Hastings (Mich.)
Date:
1987 June 24
Contents:
Marguerite Berry-Jackson, Marie Cross Mecosta; Fred Ahearn, Shirley Foster, Nellie Simons, Berdene "Bud" Simons, Burt Christenson; Mel Hammon, Les Raber, Ron Hammon, Paul Gifford Fugitive Slave Narratives; Great Sit-Down Strike; Comparative Fiddle Styles 1 Of 4
Track Information:
101 Fugitive Slave Narratives / Marguerite L. Berry-Jackson, Marie L. Cross.

102 The Flint Sit-Down Strike / Fred Ahearn, Berdene Simons, Shirley Foster, Nellie Simons.

103 Comparative Fiddle Styles / Les Raber, Mel Hammon. Fiddle.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0255
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 24, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
Fiddle tunes  Search this
Violin  Search this
Migration  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Strikes and lockouts  Search this
Automobile industry workers  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Function:
Labor unions
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1987, Item FP-1987-CT-0255
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Festival Recordings: Michigan Narrative Stage: Migration to Michigan; Lore of the Lure; The Flint Sit-Down Strike

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Michigan Program 1987 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Performer:
Berry-Jackson, Marguerite L.  Search this
Wilkins, Rosie, 1905-1994  Search this
Lunning, Damien  Search this
Stewart, Elman, 1913-1999  Search this
Wicks, Jim  Search this
Christensen, Burt  Search this
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991  Search this
Foster, Shirley  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Michigan
Lansing (Mich.)
Muskegon (Mich.)
McMillan (Mich.)
Mio (Mich.)
Alpena (Mich.)
Flint (Mich.)
Date:
1987 June 25
Contents:
MARGUERITE BERRY-JACKSON, ROSIE WILKINS; JIM WICKS, DAMIEN LUNNING, ELMAN "BUD" STEWART; FREDDIE AHEARN, SHIRLEY FOSTER, BURT CHRISTENSON, NELL SIMONS, BERDENE "BUD" SIMONS MIGRATION TO MICHIGAN, LORE OF THE LURE; SIT-DOWN STRIKE AND THE FLINT COMMUNITY 1 OF 4
Track Information:
101 Migration to Michigan / Marguerite L. Berry-Jackson, Rosie Wilkins.

102 Lore of the Lure / Damien Lunning, Elman Stewart, Jim Wicks.

103 Sit-Down Strike and the Flint Community / Burt Christensen, Fred Ahearn, Shirley Foster.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0259
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 25, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
Quilting  Search this
Food habits  Search this
Migration  Search this
Fishing  Search this
Strikes and lockouts  Search this
Automobile industry workers  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Function:
Labor unions
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1987, Item FP-1987-CT-0259
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ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1987-ref776

Festival Recordings: Michigan Narrative Stage: The Flint Sit-Down Strike; Michigan Fiddling; American Indian Crafts

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Michigan Program 1987 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Performer:
Christensen, Burt  Search this
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991  Search this
Foster, Shirley  Search this
Raber, Les, 1911-2000  Search this
Gifford, Paul  Search this
McGeshick, George  Search this
Nyholm, Julia, 1913-2005  Search this
McGeshick, Mary  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Indians of North America  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Ojibwa Indians  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Michigan
Flint (Mich.)
Hastings (Mich.)
Crystal Falls (Mich.)
Iron River (Mich.)
Date:
1987 June 25
Contents:
FREDDIE AHEARN, SHIRLEY FOSTER, BURT CHRISTENSON, NELL SIMONS, BERDENE "BUD" SIMONS; LES RABER, PAUL GIFFORD; JULIA NYHOLM, GEORGE MCGESHICK, MARY MCGESHICK SIT-DOWN STRIKE AND THE FLINT COMMUNITY; MICHIGAN FIDDLING; NATIVE AMERICAN CRAFTS 2 OF 4
Track Information:
101 Sit-Down Strike and the Flint Community / Burt Christensen, Fred Ahearn, Shirley Foster.

102 Michigan Fiddling / Les Raber, Paul Gifford. Fiddle,Dulcimer.

103 American Indian Crafts / George McGeshick, Julia Nyholm, Mary McGeshick.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0260
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 25, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
Fiddle tunes  Search this
American Indian  Search this
Violin  Search this
Dulcimer  Search this
Strikes and lockouts  Search this
Automobile industry workers  Search this
Bead working  Search this
Weaving  Search this
Canoes and canoeing  Search this
Crafts & decorating  Search this
Function:
Labor unions
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1987, Item FP-1987-CT-0260
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Festival Recordings: Michigan Narrative Stage: American Indian Crafts; River Lore; Music and Community; Flint Sit-Down S

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Michigan Program 1987 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Performer:
McGeshick, George  Search this
Nyholm, Julia, 1913-2005  Search this
McGeshick, Mary  Search this
Wyss, David  Search this
Nyholm, Earl  Search this
Stephan, Jay  Search this
Moilanen, Art, 1917-1995  Search this
Stimac, Bill, 1923-  Search this
Simons, Berdene  Search this
Christensen, Burt  Search this
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991  Search this
Simons, Nellie  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Indians of North America  Search this
Americans  Search this
Ojibwa Indians  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Michigan
Iron River (Mich.)
Crystal Falls (Mich.)
Grayling (Mich.)
Mass City (Mich.)
Houghton (Mich.)
Florida
Flint (Mich.)
Richey (Fla.)
Date:
1987 June 25
Contents:
JULIA NYHOLM, GEORGE MCGESHICK, MARY MCGESHICK; DAVID WYSS, JAY STEPHAN, EARL NYHOLM; ART MOILANEN, BILL STIMAC; FRED AHEARN, BURT CHRISTENSON, SHIRLEY FOSTER, BERDENE "BUD" SIMONS, NELLIE SIMONS NATIVE AMERICAN CRAFTS (OJIBWAY); RIVERLORE; MUSIC AND COMMUNITY; GREAT SIT-DOWN STRIKE :THE PLANTS
Track Information:
101 American Indian Crafts / George McGeshick, Julia Nyholm, Mary McGeshick.

102 Riverlore / David Wyss, Earl Nyholm, Jay Stephan.

103 Music and Community / Art Moilanen, Bill Stimac. Accordion.

104 Sit-Down Strike: Life Outside the Plants / Berdene Simons, Burt Christensen, Fred Ahearn, Nellie Simons.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0261
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 25, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
American Indian  Search this
Oral history  Search this
Accordion  Search this
Bead working  Search this
Weaving  Search this
Canoes and canoeing  Search this
Boatbuilding  Search this
Crafts & decorating  Search this
Fishing  Search this
Rivers  Search this
Community  Search this
Music  Search this
Strikes and lockouts  Search this
Automobile industry workers  Search this
Function:
Labor unions
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1987, Item FP-1987-CT-0261
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ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1987-ref778

Festival Recordings: Michigan Narrative Stage: Fishing Stories; Migration to Michigan; The Flint Sit-Down Strike

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Michigan Program 1987 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Performer:
Stewart, Elman, 1913-1999  Search this
Wicks, Jim  Search this
Davison, Ray  Search this
Lopez, Elias, 1935-2004  Search this
Alcala, Esperanza  Search this
Rodriguez, Pedro  Search this
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991  Search this
Simons, Nellie  Search this
Foster, Shirley  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Hispanic Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Michigan
McMillan (Mich.)
Menominee (Mich.)
Alpena (Mich.)
Grand Haven (Mich.)
Florida
Flint (Mich.)
Richey (Fla.)
Date:
1987 June 26
Contents:
DICK GRABOWSKI, RAY DAVISON, JIM WICKS, ELMAN "BUD" STEWART; ELIAS LOPEZ, ESPERANZA ACALA; PEDRO RODRIGUEZ, STEVEN FOUCH; FRED AHEARN, BURT CHRISTENSON, SHIRLEY FOSTER, NELLIE SIMONS, BERDENE "BUD" SIMONS FISHING STORIES; MIGRATION TO MICHIGAN; SIT-DOWN STRIKE 3 OF 4
Track Information:
101 Fishing Stories / Elman Stewart, Jim Wicks, Ray Davison.

102 Migration to Michigan / Elias Lopez, Esperanza Alcala, Pedro Rodriguez.

103 Sit-Down Strike: The Role of Women / Fred Ahearn, Nellie Simons, Shirley Foster.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0264
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 26, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Storytelling  Search this
Oral history  Search this
Fishing  Search this
Migrant workers  Search this
Migration  Search this
Strikes and lockouts  Search this
Gender  Search this
Automobile industry workers  Search this
Function:
Labor unions
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1987, Item FP-1987-CT-0264
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1987-ref781

Festival Recordings: Michigan Narrative Stage: Migration to Michigan; The Flint Sit-Down Strike

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Michigan Program 1987 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Performer:
Christensen, Burt  Search this
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991  Search this
Foster, Shirley  Search this
Hammons Family  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Michigan
Davison (Mich.)
Flint (Mich.)
Date:
1987 June 27
Contents:
GEORGE HAMMON, MARGE HAMMON, MEL HAMMON, RON HAMMON, HAMMON FAMILY; FRED AHEARN, SHIRLEY FOSTER, BURT CHRISTENSON, NELLIE SIMONS, BERDENE "BUD" SIMONS MIGRATION TO MICHIGAN; SIT-DOWN STRIKE 1 OF 4
Track Information:
101 Migration to Michigan / Hammons Family.

102 Sit-Down Strike: The Birth of the U.A.W / Burt Christensen, Fred Ahearn, Shirley Foster.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0266
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 27, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
Migration  Search this
Strikes and lockouts  Search this
Automobile industry workers  Search this
Function:
Labor unions
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1987, Item FP-1987-CT-0266
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ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1987-ref783

Festival Recordings: Michigan Narrative Stage: The Flint Sit-Down Strike; Ethnicity and Craft; Michigan Fiddling

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Michigan Program 1987 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Artist:
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991  Search this
Foster, Shirley  Search this
Christensen, Burt  Search this
Simons, Nellie  Search this
Simons, Berdene  Search this
Klein, Arnold, Jr.  Search this
Baker, James  Search this
Chang, Chou  Search this
Raber, Les, 1911-2000  Search this
Gifford, Paul  Search this
Performer:
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991  Search this
Christensen, Burt  Search this
Simons, Nellie  Search this
Simons, Berdene  Search this
Klein, Arnold, Jr.  Search this
Chang, Chou  Search this
Raber, Les, 1911-2000  Search this
Gifford, Paul  Search this
Baker, Jim  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Hmong (Asian people)  Search this
Ukrainian Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Florida
Michigan
Flint (Mich.)
Richey (Fla.)
Hamtramck (Mich.)
Ukraine
Holland (Mich.)
Netherlands
Laos
Hastings (Mich.)
Date:
1987 June 27
Track Information:
101 Sit-Down Strike: The Birth of the U.A.W / Berdene Simons, Burt Christensen, Fred Ahearn, Nellie Simons.

102 Ethnicity and Craft / Arnold, Jr. Klein, Chou Chang, Jim Baker.

103 Michigan Fiddling / Les Raber, Paul Gifford. Fiddle,Dulcimer.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0267
General:
Fred Ahearn, Shirley Foster, Burt Christenson, Nellie Simons, Berdene "Bud" Simons; Arnold Klein, James Baker, Chou Chang, Yer Yang Mua;Les Raber, Paul Gifford Sit-Down Strike; Ethnicity And Craft; Michigan Fiddling 2 Of 4
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 27, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
Fiddle tunes  Search this
Violin  Search this
Dulcimer  Search this
Strikes and lockouts  Search this
Automobile industry workers  Search this
Crafts & decorating  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Embroidery  Search this
Clogs  Search this
Ethnicity  Search this
Function:
Labor unions
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1987, Item FP-1987-CT-0267
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ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1987-ref784

Festival Recordings: Michigan Narrative Stage: The Flint Sit-Down Strike; American Indian Crafts; Herbal Medicine

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Michigan Program 1987 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Artist:
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991  Search this
Foster, Shirley  Search this
Christensen, Burt  Search this
Simons, Berdene  Search this
Simons, Nellie  Search this
Baldwin, Catherine, 1935-2001  Search this
Rapp, Agnes, 1920-2003  Search this
Wesaw, Julia, 1908-1992  Search this
Cross, Marie L.  Search this
Berry-Jackson, Marguerite L.  Search this
Performer:
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991  Search this
Foster, Shirley  Search this
Christensen, Burt  Search this
Baldwin, Catherine, 1935-2001  Search this
Rapp, Agnes, 1920-2003  Search this
Wesaw, Julia, 1908-1992  Search this
Cross, Marie L.  Search this
Berry-Jackson, Marguerite L.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Indians of North America  Search this
Ottawa Indians  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Michigan
Flint (Mich.)
Berrien Springs (Mich.)
Sutton's Bay (Mich.)
Hartford (Mich.)
Lansing (Mich.)
Mecosta (Mich.)
Date:
1987 June 27
Track Information:
101 Sit-Down Strike: Life Inside and Outside the Plant / Burt Christensen, Fred Ahearn, Shirley Foster.

102 American Indian Crafts / Agnes Rapp, Catherine Baldwin, Julia Wesaw.

101 Herbal Medicine / Marguerite L. Berry-Jackson, Marie L. Cross.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0268
General:
FRED AHEARN, SHIRLEY FOSTER, BURT CHRISTENSON, NELLIE SIMONS, BERDENE "BUD" SIMONS; CATHERINE BALDWIN, AGNES RAPP, JULIA WESAW; MARIE CROSS, MARGUERITE BERRY-JACKSON SIT-DOWN STRIKE; NATIVE AMERICAN CRAFTS (OTTAWA, POTOWATOMI; HERBAL MEDICINE 3 OF 4
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 27, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
American Indian  Search this
Strikes and lockouts  Search this
Automobile industry workers  Search this
Quillwork  Search this
Basket making  Search this
Crafts & decorating  Search this
Herbs -- Theraputic use  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Function:
Labor unions
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1987, Item FP-1987-CT-0268
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife / Series 4: Michigan / Audio
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ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1987-ref785

Festival Recordings: Michigan Narrative Stage: Migration to Michigan; Flint Sit-Down Strike; River Lore

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Michigan Program 1987 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Performer:
Lassila, Anna E., 1909-2001  Search this
Peltier, Elda, 1915-2005  Search this
Peltier, Hudson, 1912-2003  Search this
Simons, Berdene  Search this
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991  Search this
Foster, Shirley  Search this
Simons, Nellie  Search this
Wyss, David  Search this
Stephan, Jay  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Michigan
Monroe (Mich.)
Mohawk (Mich.)
Florida
Flint (Mich.)
Richey (Fla.)
Grayling (Mich.)
Date:
1987 June 28
Contents:
ANNA LASSILA, ELDA PELTIER, HUDSON "HUDDY" PELTIER; BERDENE "BUD" SIMONS, NELLIE SIMONS, BURT CHRISTENSON, SHIRLEY FOSTER, FRED AHEARN; DAVID WYSS, JAY STEPHAN MIGRATION TO MICHIGAN; SIT-DOWN STRIKE; RIVERLORE 1 OF 4
Track Information:
101 Migration to Michigan / Anna E. Lassila, Elda Peltier, Hudson Peltier.

102 Sit-Down Strike and the Flint Community / Berdene Simons, Fred Ahearn, Shirley Foster, Nellie Simons.

103 Riverlore / David Wyss, Jay Stephan.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0270
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 28, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
Storytelling  Search this
Food habits  Search this
Weaving  Search this
Muskrat  Search this
Rugs  Search this
Migration  Search this
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Rivers  Search this
Function:
Labor unions
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1987, Item FP-1987-CT-0270
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife / Series 4: Michigan / Audio
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk52ff3cd82-80f3-4ae0-8f3f-43ae31a2dbcc
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ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1987-ref787

Festival Recordings: Michigan Narrative Stage: River Lore; Fruit Culture; American Indian Crafts; Flint Sit-Down Strike

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Michigan Program 1987 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Performer:
Wyss, David  Search this
Stephan, Jay  Search this
Au, Dennis  Search this
Fouch, Steven B., 1952-  Search this
Rapp, Agnes, 1920-2003  Search this
Baldwin, Catherine, 1935-2001  Search this
Wesaw, Julia, 1908-1992  Search this
Christensen, Burt  Search this
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991  Search this
Foster, Shirley  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Indians of North America  Search this
Ottawa Indians  Search this
Ojibwa Indians  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Michigan
Grayling (Mich.)
Hartford (Mich.)
Sutton's Bay (Mich.)
Crystal Falls (Mich.)
Flint (Mich.)
Date:
1987 June 28
Contents:
DAVID WYSS, JAY STEPHAN; DENNIS AU, STEVEN FOUCH; CATHERINE BALDWIN, AGNES RAPP, JULIA WESAW, JULIA NYHOLM; BERDENE "BUD" SIMONS, NELLIE SIMONS, SHIRLEY FOSTER, FRED AHEARN, BURT CHRISTENSON RIVERLORE; NATIVE AMERICAN STORYTELLING; ETHNICITY AND CRAFTS; SIT-DOWN STRIKE 2 OF 4
Track Information:
101 Riverlore / David Wyss, Jay Stephan.

102 Fruit Culture / Dennis Au, Steven B. Fouch.

103 American Indian Crafts / Agnes Rapp, Catherine Baldwin, Julia Wesaw.

104 Sit-Down Strike: The Strike Remebered / Burt Christensen, Fred Ahearn, Shirley Foster.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0271
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 28, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Storytelling  Search this
Oral history  Search this
American Indian  Search this
Fishing  Search this
Rivers  Search this
Fruit  Search this
Agriculture  Search this
Quillwork  Search this
Weaving  Search this
Basket making  Search this
Crafts & decorating  Search this
Strikes and lockouts  Search this
Automobile industry workers  Search this
Function:
Labor unions
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1987, Item FP-1987-CT-0271
See more items in:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife / Series 4: Michigan / Audio
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk512ff16a1-6dd6-4da2-b3b5-888207c232d2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1987-ref788

Festival Recordings: Michigan Narrative Stage: Flint Sit-Down Strike; Fishing Stories; Herbal Medicine

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Michigan Program 1987 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Artist:
Simons, Berdene  Search this
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991  Search this
Simons, Nellie  Search this
Foster, Shirley  Search this
Christensen, Burt  Search this
Wicks, Jim  Search this
Grabowski, Dick, 1931-2006  Search this
Cross, Marie L.  Search this
Berry-Jackson, Marguerite L.  Search this
Performer:
Simons, Berdene  Search this
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991  Search this
Simons, Nellie  Search this
Foster, Shirley  Search this
Wicks, Jim  Search this
Grabowski, Dick, 1931-2006  Search this
Cross, Marie L.  Search this
Berry-Jackson, Marguerite L.  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Florida
Michigan
Flint (Mich.)
Richey (Fla.)
Menominee (Mich.)
McMillan (Mich.)
Lansing (Mich.)
Mecosta (Mich.)
Date:
1987 June 28
Track Information:
101 Sit-Down Strike: The Strike Remembered / Berdene Simons, Fred Ahearn, Shirley Foster, Nellie Simons.

102 Fishing Stories / Dick Grabowski, Jim Wicks.

103 Herbal Medicine / Marguerite L. Berry-Jackson, Marie L. Cross.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0272
General:
BERDENE "BUD" SIMONS, NELLIE SIMONS, SHIRLEY FOSTER, FRED AHEARN, BURT CHRISTENSON; JIM WICKS, DICK GRABOWSKI; MARIE CROSS, MARGUERIT BERRY-JACKSON SIT-DOWN STRIKE; FISHING STORIES, HERBAL MEDICINE 3 OF 4
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 28, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
Storytelling  Search this
Strikes and lockouts  Search this
Automobile industry workers  Search this
Fishing  Search this
Herbs -- Theraputic use  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Function:
Labor unions
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1987, Item FP-1987-CT-0272
See more items in:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife / Series 4: Michigan / Audio
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5f67445ff-395f-4b1c-b13c-cdb4a164835b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1987-ref789

Festival Recordings: Michigan Narrative Stage: American Indian Storytelling; River Lore; The Flint Sit-Down Strike

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Michigan Program 1987 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Performer:
Fox, Alice, 1916-1995  Search this
Nyholm, Earl  Search this
McGeshick, George  Search this
Wyss, David  Search this
Stephan, Jay  Search this
Sedlecky-Borsum, Josephine F.  Search this
Christensen, Burt  Search this
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991  Search this
Foster, Shirley  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Indians of North America  Search this
Ojibwa Indians  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Michigan
Sault Sainte Marie (Mich.)
Iron River (Mich.)
Crystal Falls (Mich.)
Grayling (Mich.)
Borsum (Mich.)
Flint (Mich.)
Date:
1987 July 1
Contents:
ALICE FOX, RITA CORBIERE, GEORGE MCGESHICK, EARL NYHOLM; DAVID WYSS, JAY STEPHAN, JOSEPHINE SEDLECKY; FRED AHEARN, BURT CHRISTENSON, SHIRLEY FOSTER, BERDENE "BUD" SIMONS, NELLIE SIMONS NATIVE AMERICAN STORYTELLING (OJIBWAY, CHIPPEWA); RIVERLORE; SIT-DOWN STRIKE 3 OF 4
Track Information:
101 American Indian Storytelling / Alice Fox, Earl Nyholm, George McGeshick.

102 Riverlore / David Wyss, Jay Stephan, Josephine F. Sedlecky-Borsum.

103 Sit-Down Strike: Key Events / Burt Christensen, Fred Ahearn, Shirley Foster.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0276
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 1, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Storytelling  Search this
Oral history  Search this
Fishing  Search this
Guides & scouts  Search this
Rivers  Search this
Strikes and lockouts  Search this
Automobile industry workers  Search this
Fly tyers  Search this
Function:
Labor unions
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1987, Item FP-1987-CT-0276
See more items in:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife / Series 4: Michigan / Audio
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk59bd16e97-f5a1-4cdf-9e6e-870660911976
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1987-ref793

Festival Recordings: Michigan Narrative Stage: The Flint Sit-Down Strike; Fiddle Styles

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Michigan Program 1987 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Performer:
Ahearn, Fred, 1910-1991  Search this
Simons, Berdene  Search this
Foster, Shirley  Search this
Simons, Nellie  Search this
Raber, Les, 1911-2000  Search this
Hammon, Mel  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Florida
Michigan
Flint (Mich.)
Richey (Fla.)
Davison (Mich.)
Hastings (Mich.)
Date:
1987 July 1
Contents:
FRED AHEARN, BURT CHRISTENSON, SHIRLEY FOSTER, BERDENE "BUD" SIMONS, NELLIE SIMONS; LES RABER, PAUL GIFFORD, MEL HAMMON, RON HAMMON, ED LAULUMA SIT-DOWN STRIKE; COMPARATIVE MICHIGAN FIDDLING 4 OF 4
Track Information:
101 Sit-Down Strike: Key Events / Fred Ahearn, Berdene Simons, Shirley Foster, Nellie Simons.

102 Comparative Fiddle Styles / Les Raber, Mel Hammon. Fiddle.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0277
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 1, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
Fiddle tunes  Search this
Violin  Search this
Strikes and lockouts  Search this
Automobile industry workers  Search this
Function:
Labor unions
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1987, Item FP-1987-CT-0277
See more items in:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1987 Festival of American Folklife / Series 4: Michigan / Audio
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5cd192a69-19a1-4afa-8979-29c56cfaaf7d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1987-ref794

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