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Lesley Riddle - "John Henry" [Official Audio]

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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
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YouTube Videos
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2009-04-09T19:05:20.000Z
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Music  Search this
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Cultural property  Search this
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_1C4VBvr_yVE

Old Regular Baptists - "I am a Poor Pilgrim of Sorrow" [Official Audio]

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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
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YouTube Videos
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2009-04-09T18:52:48.000Z
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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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Doug Wallin - "Omie Wise" [Official Audio]

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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
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YouTube Videos
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2009-04-09T18:27:29.000Z
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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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Marion Sumner - "Lost Indian" [Official Audio]

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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
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YouTube Videos
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2009-04-09T19:13:29.000Z
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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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A Conversation with Chris Smither: The Influence of Folkways [Interview Video]

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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
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YouTube Videos
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2018-11-30T18:19:11.000Z
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Music  Search this
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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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Pete Seeger - "English Is Crazy" [Live at the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage 2005]

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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
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YouTube Videos
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2009-11-24T15:03:58.000Z
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Music  Search this
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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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Dock Boggs - "Sugar Baby" [Official Audio]

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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
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YouTube Videos
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2009-04-09T18:35:25.000Z
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Music  Search this
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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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A Conversation with Bulgarian Folk Singer Valya Balkanska [Interview Video]

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Interviews
YouTube Videos
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2021-03-04T18:09:14.000Z
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Music  Search this
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A Talk with Laura Veirs about Elizabeth Cotten

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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
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YouTube Videos
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2019-11-20T21:16:30.000Z
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People & Blogs  Search this
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Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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Folk art in Oklahoma : an exhibition presented by the Oklahoma Museums Association : the Oklahoma Art Center's Arts Annex, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 3-June 19, 1981

Author:
Oklahoma Museums Association  Search this
Oklahoma Art Center  Search this
Physical description:
104 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
Oklahoma
Date:
1981
C1981
Topic:
Folk art  Search this
Call number:
NK835.O5 F64X
NK835.O5F64X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_144359

The Smothers Brothers: Pete Seeger

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2020-01-14T17:45:24.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
American History  Search this
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SmithsonianAmHistory
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianAmHistory
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_MJdKG3n4BOU

Fast Folk Musical Magazine records

Creator:
Fast Folk Musical Magazine  Search this
Hardy, Jack, 1947-2011  Search this
Meyer, Richard , 1952-  Search this
Names:
Fast Folk Musical Magazine  Search this
Extent:
59.02 Cubic feet (compact discs, Audiotapes (AMPEX 467), digital audiotapes, phonograph records, Reel-to-reel audiotapes, VHS videotapes)
720 Folders (Business records)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Ephemera
Digital audio tapes
Videotapes
Financial records
Contracts
Correspondence
Phonograph records
Business records
Audiocassettes
Photographs
Audiotapes
Compact discs
Date:
1982-2002
bulk 1982-1995
Summary:
163 reel to reel tapes,136 VHS tapes, 188 cassette tapes, 100 DAT tapes, 20 467 tapes, 6 compact discs, 16 miscellaneous audio materials, all are mostly recordings of Fast Folk events or Fast Folk recording artists; 604 folders containing information and materials relating to magazines, recordings, events and business; objects related to the Fast Folk Musical Magazine
The Fast Folk Musical Magazine records, which date from 1982-2002, document the activities of Fast Folk Musical Magazine. The collection is comprised chiefly of audio/video materials and the paper business records of the company. Audio and video materials include phonograph records, reel-to-reel tapes, VHS videotapes, audiocassettes, digital audiotapes, compact discs and miscellaneous audio material. The paper records include press materials related to Fast Folk and Fast Folk recording artists, magazine source materials, recording agreements, lyrics, artist biographies, photographs, financial documents, correspondence, planning for events and other miscellany. Additionally, there is a Fast Folk t-shirt and a bag of Fast Folk pencils, pens and erasers.
Scope and Contents:
There are two main components of the Fast Folk Musical Magazine Collection: the audio and video materials and the paper records of the company. This finding aid is a guide to the paper records and related materials.
Biographical / Historical:
The Fast Folk Musical Magazine, previously known as The CooP, was a non-profit organization that published recordings with an accompanying magazine from 1982-1996. Fast Folk began as an outlet through which singer-songwriters could perform, as there were few venues that booked folk singers in New York City during that time period. Jack Hardy (1948-2011) headed this endeavor in the Speakeasy club, sharing space with a belly dance club and a falafel restaurant. A musician's co-op was created at the Speakeasy, meaning that everything in the club was to be done by the musicians, from booking to cleaning. The first show by the musicians' co-op at the Speakeasy was in September of 1982. It was considered the best place for a musician to get a gig if he or she did not already have a record deal.

Richard Meyer (1952-2012), who eventually became editor of Fast Folk in 1985, joined the project a couple months after its inception as a performer, writer and graphic designer for the magazine. Jack Hardy introduced himself to Meyer at a concert and invited him to sign up for the Songwriter's Exchange; another project organized by Hardy in which musicians performed songs for each other that they had recently written. Slowly, the number of people working on Fast Folk grew and Meyer trained others to do what he did. An important part of the organization was its community-oriented system; it was almost entirely run by an ever-changing group of volunteers. As the staff at Fast Folk increased, it became continuously involved in shows such as the Greenwich Village Folk Festivals which were used as fundraisers.

Fast Folk provided a good way for musicians to be able to make their own record or to be part of a record, since making a record on one's own was more difficult in that era. Many commercial recording artists such as Lyle Lovett, Tracy Chapman, Michelle Shocked, Christine Lavin, Suzanne Vega and Shawn Colvin recorded some of their first songs with Fast Folk. While some musicians eventually became commercially successful, Fast Folk consistently stressed that this was not their organization's objective. By releasing many different artists' work on each recording, Fast Folk strove to expand the collective horizons of their audience and spread the power of individual songs as opposed to individual artists. Songwriters were incorporated into an issue of Fast Folk by sending in demo tapes or by being heard by Hardy and Meyer at a Songwriters' Exchange or other performance. The Fast Folk committee also had a significant input as to who was on each album. The magazine was used as an outlet for discussing current issues of songs and songwriting across the country, as well as reviewing albums and interviewing artists. Many issues were devoted to the music of different sections of the United States such as Boston, Los Angeles and the Pioneer Valley in Massachusetts. The issues of Fast Folk were sold mostly through subscription, but also at the Speakeasy club. Around the time Richard Meyer contacted the Smithsonian, Fast Folk stopped producing records and magazines, mostly due to a lack of volunteers with enough time to devote to a business of Fast Folk's size.
Shared Stewardship of Collections:
The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage acknowledges and respects the right of artists, performers, Folklife Festival participants, community-based scholars, and knowledge-keepers to collaboratively steward representations of themselves and their intangible cultural heritage in media produced, curated, and distributed by the Center. Making this collection accessible to the public is an ongoing process grounded in the Center's commitment to connecting living people and cultures to the materials this collection represents. To view the Center's full shared stewardship policy, which defines our protocols for addressing collections-related inquiries and concerns, please visit https://doi.org/10.25573/data.21771155.
Provenance:
The Smithsonian Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections acquired these materials in 1999, when Fast Folk Musical Magazine donated its records to the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. In 1996, Richard Meyer, on behalf of Fast Folk Musical Magazine, contacted Anthony Seeger, then Director of Smithsonian Folkways Records, offering the Fast Folk materials to the Smithsonian. After several years of correspondence, the Smithsonian received the collection. The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage agreed to keep the recordings available commercially and to retain the records in the archive, as well as to leave Fast Folk with the option to restart publication of the magazine.
Restrictions:
Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
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:
Popular music -- Writing and publishing  Search this
Popular music -- 20th century -- United States  Search this
Folk music -- United States  Search this
Folk singers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Ephemera
Digital audio tapes
Videotapes
Financial records
Contracts
Correspondence
Phonograph records
Business records
Audiocassettes
Photographs
Audiotapes
Compact discs
Citation:
Fast Folk Musical Magazine records, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.FFMM
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Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5060cea5e-a675-45e3-9a9e-17f441ffa5b8
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-cfch-ffmm

Woody Guthrie papers

Creator:
Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967  Search this
Names:
Guthrie, Woody, 1912-1967  Search this
Extent:
2.93 Cubic feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Business letters
Drawings
Business records
Date:
1912-1977
bulk 1940-1951
Summary:
Original song text, music, drawings, correspondence, and other writings by Woody Guthrie; news clippings, articles, correspondence, and business records related to Woody Guthrie. Date span: 1927-1985. Bulk dates: Guthrie song text, writings, and drawings, 1940-1948; correspondence by and to Woody Guthrie, 1944-1951; correspondence regarding Woody Guthrie, 1956-1977.
Arrangement note:
Arranged in boxes and map files by type of material. The major groupings are song texts, drawings, correspondence, and clippings.
Biographical/Historical note:
Woodrow (Woody) Wilson Guthrie (1912-1967) was one of the most important folk composers in American history. Born in Okemah, Oklahoma, Guthrie's name is associated with the common people and those displaced by the Great Dust Storms of the 1930's. He was a prolific songwriter, and his song "This Land is Your Land" is considered by many to be his best known. During the height of his short recording career Guthrie recorded with many of the best-known folk singers and players in the New York area. A one time member of the Almanac Singers with Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Bess Hawes and others, Woody also frequently performed with Lead Belly, Burl Ives, Cisco Houston and Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. Guthrie's earliest recordings were done for RCA and came out as a set entitled Dust Bowl Ballads, later reissued by Folkways.

It was Guthrie's association with Moses Asch of Folkways Records which yielded the bulk of Guthrie's recorded legacy. Guthrie was given a stipend by Asch to come by the studio when he felt like recording. A one day session in March 1944, yielded 75 recorded songs alone. His songs were recorded on glass discs which now reside in the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Much of this material was released by Asch on various Asch, Disc and Folkways recordings, including his classic children's material.

Although known for his music, Guthrie was also an artist. Among the materials that came with the Folkways Records Collection are watercolors and pen and ink drawings. He also was a writer of note, his most famous work being the novel "Bound for Glory". Historians have begun to consider Guthrie an important literary figure of the 20th century. The Woody Guthrie Papers, including typed song lyrics, correspondence, drawings, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous items, were left with Moses Asch, and came to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections as part of the Moses and Frances Asch Collection. Guthrie died of Huntington's Chorea in 1967 after a long hospitalization.
Shared Stewardship of Collections:
The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage acknowledges and respects the right of artists, performers, Folklife Festival participants, community-based scholars, and knowledge-keepers to collaboratively steward representations of themselves and their intangible cultural heritage in media produced, curated, and distributed by the Center. Making this collection accessible to the public is an ongoing process grounded in the Center's commitment to connecting living people and cultures to the materials this collection represents. To view the Center's full shared stewardship policy, which defines our protocols for addressing collections-related inquiries and concerns, please visit https://doi.org/10.25573/data.21771155.
Related Archival Materials note:
The Woody Guthrie Archives, Mt. Kisco, NY

Woody Guthrie manuscript collection, Washington, D.C.

This collection is part of the Moses and Frances Asch Collection.
Restrictions:
Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
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:
Music -- 20th century  Search this
Folk music  Search this
Popular music -- 20th century -- United States  Search this
Vocal music  Search this
Music -- 18th century  Search this
Folk music -- United States  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographic prints
Business letters
Drawings
Business records
Identifier:
CFCH.GUTH
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Woody Guthrie papers
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5408524f7-8c18-4780-9e2d-3881b07050e2
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-cfch-guth

Robert C. Malone photographs

Photographer:
Malone, Robert C., 1931-2019  Search this
Names:
Old Town School of Folk Music  Search this
Weavers (Musical group)  Search this
Broonzy, Big Bill, 1893-1958  Search this
Performer:
Bikel, Theodore  Search this
English, Logan  Search this
Gilbert, Ronnie  Search this
Gooding, Cynthia  Search this
Hamilton, Frank, 1934-  Search this
Hays, Lee, 1914-1981  Search this
Hellerman, Fred, 1927-2016  Search this
Houston, Cisco  Search this
Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972  Search this
Koppelman, Robert S. (Robert Steven), 1959-  Search this
Langhorne, Bruce  Search this
Odetta, 1930-2008  Search this
Schlamme, Martha  Search this
Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014  Search this
Sellers, John, 1924-  Search this
Stracke, Win, 1908-1991  Search this
Extent:
1 Folder (papers)
1 Binder (contact sheets and prints, black and white)
1 Boxe (35 mm negatives, black and white, 8.5"x10.75"x2.5")
0.44 Cubic feet (2 boxes contain the extent details for this collection, Box 1 is 0.24 cubic feet and Box 2 is 0.2 cubic feet)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Binders
Photographic prints
Correspondence
Contact sheets
Black-and-white negatives
Place:
Chicago (Ill.)
New York (N.Y.)
Date:
1957 - 1961
Summary:
Original photographs and negatives taken by Robert C. Malone.
Scope and Contents:
The Robert C. Malone photographs document the performances of folk singers. The collection dates from 1957 to circa 1961. Photographic materials include 16 rolls of negatives, contact sheets made from the negatives, and 14 prints. The collection features photographs of the Weavers and Cisco Houston. The collection also includes a small amount of correspondence, including two letters from Robert C. Malone to the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage concerning the donation of the collection, and two letters from Lee Hays to Robert C. Malone. A handful of Malone's prints are housed with the Lee Hays papers in the Rinzler Archives and are not included in the finding aid.
Arrangement note:
Arranged in 6 series: (1) University of Chicago; (2) Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, Ill.; (3) One Sheridan Square, N.Y.; (4) Cisco Houston's Last Performance; (5) Miscellaneous People; (6) Correspondence and Miscellaneous. Contact sheets and prints arranged in 1 binder; negatives are stored in a separate binder. Series VI, Correspondence and Miscellaneous, is filed separately. Materials are arranged chronologically.
Biographical/Historical note:
Robert C. Malone is currently retired and lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Between 1957-1961, Robert C. Malone moved between Chicago and New York photographing folk singers such as the Weavers and Cisco Houston.

Through contact with Robert Koppelman, a scholar working with the Lee Hays Papers in the Rinzler Archives, Robert C. Malone heard about the Archives and wrote to offer his photos to the Archives collections.
Shared Stewardship of Collections:
The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage acknowledges and respects the right of artists, performers, Folklife Festival participants, community-based scholars, and knowledge-keepers to collaboratively steward representations of themselves and their intangible cultural heritage in media produced, curated, and distributed by the Center. Making this collection accessible to the public is an ongoing process grounded in the Center's commitment to connecting living people and cultures to the materials this collection represents. To view the Center's full shared stewardship policy, which defines our protocols for addressing collections-related inquiries and concerns, please visit https://doi.org/10.25573/data.21771155.
Provenance:
The Smithsonian Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections acquired the Robert C. Malone Photograph Collection in 1998. In a letter dated 19 January 1999, Mr. Malone gave full discretion to the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage to grant permission for both internal and external use of his photographs with the request that his work be credited.
Restrictions:
Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
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:
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographic prints
Correspondence
Contact sheets
Black-and-white negatives
Citation:
Robert C. Malone photographs, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.MALO
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Robert C. Malone photographs
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5e750a176-9c34-4a4b-91b9-513a08a340ed
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-cfch-malo
Online Media:

Bruce Mondschain photographs

Creator:
Mondschain, Bruce  Search this
Names:
Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014  Search this
Extent:
10 Digital images (5 shots; each shot has a sepia-toned version and a black and white version. )
10 Photographic prints (5 shots; each shot has a sepia-toned print and a black and white print.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Digital images
Photographic prints
Date:
2005 November 3
Summary:
The Bruce Mondschain Photographs compiled by Illinois-based photographer Bruce Mondschain are a collection of 5 photographs of Pete Seeger taken at his home in Beacon, NY, on November 3, 2005.
Scope and Contents:
The Bruce Mondschain Photographs are a collection of 5 born digital photographs and corresponding photographic prints of Pete Seeger taken at his home in Beacon, NY, on November 3, 2005. Each photograph (prints and digital files) has a sepia and a black-and-white toned version as prepared by the photographer. The shots include close-up portraits of Seeger, and close-up shots of his hands playing his banjo.
Arrangement note:
Digital files are maintained in the Smithsonian's Digital Asset Management System.
Biographical / Historical:
Bruce Mondschain has been an active photographer in the Chicago area for over 30 years. His work focuses on portraiture and fine arts figure study.

In the fall of 2005, Mondschain was invited to photograph folk singer Pete Seeger at his home in Beacon, NY after writing him a fan letter. Mondschain and his wife Ellen donated five of the photographs to the Center of Folklife and Cultural Heritage in 2008.
Shared Stewardship of Collections:
The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage acknowledges and respects the right of artists, performers, Folklife Festival participants, community-based scholars, and knowledge-keepers to collaboratively steward representations of themselves and their intangible cultural heritage in media produced, curated, and distributed by the Center. Making this collection accessible to the public is an ongoing process grounded in the Center's commitment to connecting living people and cultures to the materials this collection represents. To view the Center's full shared stewardship policy, which defines our protocols for addressing collections-related inquiries and concerns, please visit https://doi.org/10.25573/data.21771155.
Restrictions:
Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
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.
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Photographic prints
Citation:
Bruce Mondschain Photographs, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.MOND
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5fecfa187-811e-444e-9561-0900b2347df4
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-cfch-mond
Online Media:

Southern Journey, Vol. 6: Folk Songs from the Ozarks

Recorder:
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002  Search this
Performer:
Eldridge, Charlie  Search this
Riddle, Almeda  Search this
Morris, Neil, folk singer  Search this
Shannon, Bookmiller, 1908-1985  Search this
Gilbert, Ollie  Search this
Morrison, Ashley  Search this
Producer:
Goldstein, Kenneth S., 1927-1995  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Place:
United States
Arkansas
Date:
1961
Contents:
Merry golden tree -- Juice of the forbidden fruit -- Buffalo gals -- Willow green -- My pretty little gal is gone -- Alan Bain -- Eighth of January -- The soldier and the lady -- Cotton Eye Joe -- Turkey in the straw -- Lonesome dove -- Turnip greens -- Nancy's got a purty dress on -- Rock all the babies to sleep.
Track Information:
101 Merry Golden Tree (Child No. 286) / Almeda Riddle.

102 Juice of the Forbidden Fruit / Neil Morris. Guitar.

103 Buffalo Gals / Carlos Shannon. Banjo.

104 Willow Green / Ollie Gilbert.

105 My Pretty Little Gal is Gone / Ashley Morrison. Fiddle.

106 Alan Bain / Almeda Riddle.

107 The Eighth of January / Carlos Shannon. Banjo.

201 Soldier and the Lady, The (Laws P14) / Neil Morris. Guitar.

202 Cotton Eyed Joe / Carlos Shannon. Banjo.

203 Turkey in the Straw / Neil Morris, Charlie Eldridge. Guitar,Mouth bow.

204 Lonesome Dove / Almeda Riddle.

205 Turnip Greens / Neil Morris. Guitar.

207 Rock All the Babies to Sleep / Neil Morris. Guitar.

206 Nancy's Got a Pretty Dress On / Ashley Morrison. Fiddle.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-1688

Prestige/International.25006
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Bergenfield, NJ Prestige International 1961
General:
Additional imprint on container: Prestige/International. "Southern journey: a collection of field recordings from the South." Program notes by Alan Lomax on container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
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:
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Ballads  Search this
Banjo music  Search this
Fiddle tunes  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Banjo  Search this
Violin  Search this
Mouth bow  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-1688
See more items in:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5665d8a5b-a9dc-4c6d-bc23-8bcbcf07a42f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-asch-ref16936

Southern Journey, Vol. 9: Bad Man Ballads

Recorder:
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002  Search this
Performer:
Carter, James  Search this
Ball, E.C. (Estil Cortez), 1913-1978  Search this
Smith, Hobart, 1897-1965  Search this
Riddle, Almeda  Search this
Moore, Johnny Lee  Search this
Birns, Roy  Search this
Moore, Spence  Search this
Batts, Floyd  Search this
Helmes, Carolyn Mainer  Search this
Mainer, J. E. (Joseph E.), 1898-1971  Search this
Mainer, Mary  Search this
Morris, Neil, folk singer  Search this
Bright Light Quartet  Search this
Producer:
Goldstein, Kenneth S., 1927-1995  Search this
Collection Creator:
Asch, Moses  Search this
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964  Search this
Folkways Records  Search this
Extent:
1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Anglo-American  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Phonograph records
Date:
1961
Contents:
Pretty Polly (Estil C. Ball, vocal & guitar) -- Po' Laz'rus (Bright Light Quartet) -- Claude Allen (Hobart Smith, vocal & guitar) -- Hangman tree (Almeda Riddle, vocals) -- Early in the mornin' (Johnny Lee Moore, lead vocal, with prisoners from Camp B, Mississippi State Penitentiary at Lambert) -- Lawson murder (Spencer Moore, vocal & guitar; and Roy Everett Birns, mandolin) --Dangerous blues (Floyd Batts, vocals) --Railroad Bill (Hobart Smith, vocal & guitar) --Columbus stockade (Carolyn Mainer Helmes, Mary Mainer, vocals & guitars; J.E. Mainer, fiddle; Glen Mainer, banjo; Floyd Overcash, bass) -- Willie Brennan (Neil Morris, vocal & guitar) -- Hawkins County jail (Hobart Smith, vocal & 5-string banjo) -- Po' Laz'rus (James Carter, lead vocal, with prisoners from Camp B, Mississippi State Penitentiary at Lambert). Pretty Polly -- Po' Laz'rus -- Claude Allen -- Hangman tree --Early in the mornin' -- The Lawson murder -- Dangerous blues -- Railroad Bill -- Columbus Stockade -- Willie Brennan -- Hawkins County Jail -- Po' Laz'rus.
Track Information:
101 Pretty Polly / E.C. Ball. Guitar.

102 Po' Laz'Rus / Bright Light Quartet.

103 Claude Allen / Hobart Smith. Guitar.

104 Hangman Tree (Child No. 95)/ Almeda Riddle.

105 Early In the Mornin' / Johnny Lee Moore.

106 The Lawson Murder / Roy Birns, Spence Moore. Guitar,Mandolin.

201 Dangerous Blues / Floyd Batts.

202 Railroad Bill / Hobart Smith. Guitar.

203 Columbus Stockade / Carolyn Mainer Helmes, J. E. (Joseph E.) Mainer, Mary Mainer. Guitar,Fiddle,Banjo,Bass.

204 Willie Brennan / Neil Morris. Guitar.

205 Hawkins County Jail / Hobart Smith. Banjo.

206 Po' Laz'Rus / James Carter.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-1690

Prestige/International.25009
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Bergenfield, N.J. Prestige International 1961
General:
Additional imprint on container: Prestige International. Program notes by Alan Lomax on container.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
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:
Folk songs -- United States  Search this
Ballads  Search this
Spirituals (Songs)  Search this
Gospel music  Search this
Prisoners' songs  Search this
Blues (Music)  Search this
Guitar  Search this
Mandolin  Search this
Violin  Search this
Banjo  Search this
Bass  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Collection Citation:
Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-1690
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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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Smothers Brothers Collection

Creator:
Smothers Brothers  Search this
Names:
Paulsen, Pat  Search this
Seeger, Pete, 1919-2014  Search this
Extent:
7 Cubic feet (21 boxes, 1 map-folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Biography files
Clippings
Color slides
Contact sheets
Contracts
Itineraries
Legal records
Letters (correspondence)
Photograph albums
Photographs
Color prints (photographs)
Programs
Press releases
Scrapbooks
Scripts (documents)
Date:
1959-2008, undated
Summary:
The collection documents the lives and careers of the Smothers Brothers, with emphasis on their 1960s television variety show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
Scope and Contents:
Collection documents the private lives and professional careers of Tom and Dick Smothers, with emphasis on their television variety show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. The largest portion of the collection contains photographic materials. Publicity materials including press releases, programs, newspaper clippings, and magazine articles; correspondence containing fan mail (some from famous persons such as Lucille Ball, Jack Paar, and others), letters from viewers both complimentary and critical of shows, and letters from members of Congress; business records including contracts, tour itineraries, talent agency materials, scripts, and scrapbooks; and legal documents relating to the lawsuit against Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) are also found in the collection. Collection is arranged into three series: Series 1, Photographs, 1961-2007, undated; Series 2, Business Records, 1959-2002, undated; and Series 3, Personal Papers, 1966-2008, undated.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into three series:

Series 1: Photographic Materials, 1961-2007, undated

Subseries 1.1: Television Shows, 1966-1989, undated

Subseries 1.2: Specials, Tours, and Public Appearances, 1964-1988, undated

Subseries 1.3: Motion Picture Films and Theatre, 1969-1982

Subseries 1.4: General, 1961-2007, undated

Subseries 1.5: Promotional, 1961-2003, undated

Series 2: Business Records, 1959-2002, undated

Subseries 2.1: Press, 1960-2002, undated

Subseries 2.2: Employee Files, 1959-1999, undated

Subseries 2.3: Smothers Brothers v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Incorporated (CBS), 1966-1972, undated

Subseries 2.4: Correspondence, 1960-1996

Subseries 2.5: Performance Materials, 1962-1993, undated

Subseries 2.6: Fan Club, 1990-1992, undated

Series 3: Personal Papers, 1966-2008, undated
Related Materials:
Materials in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Duncan Family Yo-Yo Collection NMAH.AC.0807

Colonna, Farrell Wine Label Collection NMAH.AC.0626

Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 16: Country, Western and Folk Music NMAH.AC.0300

Bob Rule Papers, NMAH.AC.0855
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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:
Comedy  Search this
Folk singers  Search this
Television personalities  Search this
Television  Search this
Variety shows (Television programs) -- Production and direction  Search this
Genre/Form:
Biography files
Clippings -- 20th century
Color slides -- 20th century
Contact sheets
Contracts
Itineraries
Legal records
Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century.
Photograph albums
Photographs -- 20th century
Color prints (photographs) -- 20th century
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 20th century
Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- 20th century
Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
Programs
Press releases
Scrapbooks
Scripts (documents)
Citation:
Smothers Brothers Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1437
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Smothers Brothers Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83ece83d3-a6c8-44b1-8d02-c25507efbd68
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1437
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Odetta

Artist:
Otto Hagel, 12 Mar 1909 - 18 Jan 1973  Search this
Sitter:
Odetta, 31 Dec 1930 - 2 Dec 2008  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 34 × 26.4 cm (13 3/8 × 10 3/8")
Mount: 50.9 × 40.7 cm (20 1/16 × 16")
Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1964
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this
Interior  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Guitar  Search this
Odetta: Female  Search this
Odetta: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Composer  Search this
Odetta: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist  Search this
Odetta: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this
Odetta: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Guitarist  Search this
Odetta: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Folk singer  Search this
Odetta: Grammy  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.89.188
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Center for Creative Photography, The University of Arizona Foundation
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition:
20th Century Americans: 1930-1960
On View:
NPG, South Gallery 321
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm441432686-b5af-4b30-9ec2-664c27ff0477
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.89.188

Caribbean Americans

Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Introduction:
Three programs at the 1980 Festival focused attention on immigrant communities, two of which involved what was called the "New Immigration", subsequent to passage of the 1965 Immigration and Naturalization Act. The 1965 Act represented an effort to equalize opportunity for immigrants to the United States without favoring the traditional Western-Northern European or Western Hemispheric source countries. The new immigrants tended to be largely urban located and oriented. Because of their visibility and the discrimination against visible minorities, they often suffered multiple levels of disregard by the larger population. The life styles, cultures, and languages of the new immigrants were perceived to be little known, appreciated, or regarded by the general American public as the decade began.

American cities were seen as the frontiers of the new immigrants; the arenas where the wills, interests, and cultures of each group came into contest with those of other ethnic groups; and the settings where competition or coalescence took place among them. It was cities that saw scenes of confrontation between traditions and of adjustments from both sides - natives and immigrants. The cities were also the sites of the celebrations and the contributions of most new immigrants. This was true both for the Southeast Asian Americans program and for the Caribbean Americans program.

Many factors, including the growing acceptance of "cultural pluralism" rather than "Anglo-conformity" as a model for the United States, imbued the contemporary Caribbean immigrant community with the confidence to proclaim and practice openly their Caribbean heritage. An obvious example was the proliferation in many North American cities of the Caribbean festival of Carnival that had been featured in the 1979 Festival. In Boston, Hartford, New York, Montreal, Toronto, and Los Angeles, this festival has emerged as a full-scale annual community celebration, while in Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Miami, and other cities, some aspects of Carnival can be seen on a smaller scale. One function of these carnivals was the impetus they give to the internal unification of the Caribbean communities themselves. Considerations of class and island origin have tended to divide members of the American Caribbean community from each other, but the carnivals have emerged as Caribbean, and their acceptance by the community as such held the potential for even greater unification in the future.

In addition to Carnival, the Caribbean immigrant community contributed to the American scene in sports, religion, music, dance, literature, and the arts. Cricket, once considered an elite British game, is the sport that every child is introduced to in the Caribbean. West Indians have been credited with bringing to a game that was once considered stylish but stuffy a spirit of fun and fete that can now be enjoyed any Saturday or Sunday afternoon in West Indian communities in such cities as Hartford, Boston, and New York.

In Miami, New York, and Washington, the distindly Caribbean religions of Santeria, the worship of Vodun (Voodoo), and Rastafarianism can be found. Santeria, practiced by many Cubans, is a synthesis of Catholicism with the Yoruba religion of West Africa. Vodun, a Haitian religion, is a similar blend of Christianity and the religious worship of ancient Dahomey. Rastafarianism, however, is a modern religion that originated in Jamaica in the 1930s based on belief in the divinity of the former Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, and the perception of Ethiopia as the original homeland to which Black people in the Western Hemisphere should repatriate. Caribbean music was part of the sound of many an American city - whether the Yoruba drumming of Santeria, the reggae rhythms that originated with the Rastafarians, or the rumba, the samba, and the calypso - and likewise part of the 1980 Festival. Syncretism between these Caribbean rhythms and the rhythm-and-blues beat of the United States was demonstrated in such new dance beats as the "salsa" and "soca" (soul-calypso).

Caribbean contributions to American community life featured at the 1980 Festival thus included an impressive record of achievement and an infusion of cultural forms adding to the vitality and diversity of American life through the contributions of immigrant communities.

Katherine Williams was Caribbean Americans Program Coordinator, and Roy Bryce-LaPorte was Special Consultant
Participants:
Miguel Alpizar, Santero, Silver Spring, Maryland

George Andre, 1946-, Brazilian music discussant, Washington, D.C.

Ruthven John Blake, 1947-, publicist & M.C., Silver Hill, Maryland

Elliott P. Boisdore, Mardi Gras discussant, New Orleans, Louisiana

Brightwood Elementary School, Hispanic American games, Washington, D.C.

Marie Brooks & Claude Brooks, dancer and drummer, New York, New York

William Brown, Umbanda discussant leader, Brazilian costumed band, Washington, D.C.

Selwyn Callendar, stick fighter, Washington, D.C.

Isolina Campbell, Botanica, Washington, D.C.

Caribbean American Carnival Day Association (Edward Harry, leader), costume band, Boston, Massachusetts

Carifolk Singers (Augustus Howell, 1944-, leader), Caribbean folk singers, Washington, D.C.

Lucy Carvajal, 1923-2002, craftsperson, Washington, D.C.

Mildred Catuy, Cornelia Cotillion Square Dance Club, New York, New York

Byron Chambers, Cricket discussant, Teaneck, New Jersey

Hector Corporan, 1945-, presenter, Washington, D.C.

Ruben O. Davis, Cornelia Cotillion Square Dance Club, New York, New York

Joan Dupigny, 1941-, Ole Mas & Kiddies costume band, Washington, D.C.

Camboy Estevez, Dominican costume band, Washington, D.C.

Sylvia Fisher, Cornelia Cotillion Square Dance Club, New York, New York

Winston T. Fleary, 1943-, leader, Afro-Caribbean Dancers, Big Drum Nation, Brooklyn, New York

Iona Forbes, Cornelia Cotillion Square Dance Club, New York, New York

Randolph Forbes, Cornelia Cotillion Square Dance Club, New York, New York

Henry Frank, Vodun discussant, New York, New York

Paul Greenhall, kite flyer, Washington, D.C.

Marjorie Hall, 1955-, Rastafari discussant, Washington, D.C.

Errol Hosein, 1936-, Cricket discussant, Bloomfield, Connecticut

Oscar Anstey Hunte, 1942-, fire, eater, Montreal, Quebec

Image (John Roseman, leader), Calypso Band, Rockville, Maryland

Lucille Jacob, costume band, Hartford, Connecticut

Edgar King, 1909-1993, Cornelia Cotillion Square Dance Club, New York, New York

Allen Labertis, costumed individual (Moko Jumbie), Baltimore, Maryland

Urban Lane, costume band, Washington, D.C.

Steve LaRoche, costumed individual (bat), Washington, D.C.

Hollis Lashley, Master of Ceremonies, Washington, D.C.

Sylvie S. Lee Kin, 1945-1995, kite flyer, Silver Spring, Maryland

Vernon Lee Kin, kite flyer, Silver Spring, Maryland

Elliott Mannette, 1929-, steelpan tuner, Long Island, New York

Godfrey Marchand, 1940-, costume designer, Miami, Florida

Dianne Marshall, dancer, Washington, D.C.

Von Martin, publicist & M.C., Seabrook, Maryland

Maryland Pacesetters (Pasley Graham, 1937-, agent), steelband, Baltimore, Maryland

Sandra Mendoza, Cuban costume band dancer, Washington, D.C.

Stephenson Michael, 1952-, leader, Duro Ladipo Theatre Ensemble, costume band, Silver Spring, Maryland

Will Morris, 1948-, stick fighter, Washington, D.C.

Loline F. Payne, 1918-1990, Cornelia Cotillion Square Dance Club, New York, New York

Winston Peters ("Gypsy"), 1952-, extemporaneous calypsonian, Brooklyn, New York

James Porter, Cornelia Cotillion Square Dance Club, New York, New York

Premier International (Nadine Howell, leader), Reggae band, Silver Spring, Maryland

Rosalie Roman, Puerto Rican costume band, Washington, D.C.

Ralph Roper, Cornelia Cotillion Square Dance Club, New York, New York

Samba Batucada Group (William Brown, leader), Samba workshop, Washington, D.C.

Silver Stars Steel Orchestra (Kelvin Griffith, captain), steel band, Boston, Massachusetts

Sons of His Majesty (Satta Blue, 1954-, leader), Nyabingi drummers, Rastafari discussants, Washington, D.C.

Triangle Systems (Linda Phifer, leader), kiddies and costume band, Washington, D.C.

The Trinidad and Tobago Baltimore Steel Orchestra (Paul Gervais, 1941-, leader), steelband, Baltimore, Maryland

The Trinidad and Tobago Steelband of Washington, D.C. (Franklin Harding, 1941-, leader), steelband, Washington, D.C.

Brian Walker, 1957-, dancer, costume band, Washington, D.C.

Levi Warren, Cornelia Cotillion Square Dance Club, New York, New York

Reginald Warren, Cornelia Cotillion Square Dance Club, New York, New York

The West Indian American Labor Day Association (Carlos Lezama, 1923-, leader), carnival organizer, New York, New York

Peter Whiteman, 1944-, costume designer, costume band leader, Washington, D.C.

The Wild Tchoupitoulas (Jason Berry, agent), Mardi Gras krewe, New Orleans, Louisiana

Connie Williams, cook, Brooklyn, New York
Collection Restrictions:
Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
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.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1980 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1980, Series 3
See more items in:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1980 Festival of American Folklife
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
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