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Posted by: Megan Harris
Do you believe in fate? If not, the story of a new Veterans History Project (VHP) acquisition may change your mind… As readers of Folklife Today may recall, this past February, VHP archivist Rachel Telford wrote a blog post about the newly received George Washington Pearcy collection. At the time of the donation, the …
Posted in: Acquisitions, Veterans History Project, World War II
Posted by: Stephen Winick
The following guest post by Ann Hoog is part of a series of blog posts about the 40th Anniversary Year of the American Folklife Center. Visit this link to see them all! The American Folklife Center is pleased to announce a new online presentation of the Chicago Ethnic Arts Project Collection. The photos and audio …
Posted in: AFC 40th Anniversary, AFC History, African Americans, Asian American History, Austrian Americans, Chinese Americans, Croatian Americans, Cuban Americans, Czech Americans, Danish Americans, Finnish Americans, Folk Art, Folk Music, Folklorists, Folksong, Foodways, German Americans, Greek Americans, Hispanic American History, Irish Americans, Italian Americans, Japanese Americans, Jewish American History, Jewish Americans, Korean Americans, Lithuanian Americans, Macedonian Americans, Native American History, Norwegian Americans, Polish Americans, Puerto Rican Americans, Serbian Americans, Slovak Americans, Slovenian Americans, Swedish Americans, Ukrainian Americans
Posted by: Lisa Taylor
The following is a guest post by Bob Patrick, director of the Veterans History Project (VHP). On 31 May, I am going to retire as the director of the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress. It has been a high point of my professional career to be a part of such an important …
Posted in: Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Veterans History Project
Posted by: Stephanie Hall
Note: This is part of a series of blog posts about the 40th Anniversary Year of the American Folklife Center. Visit this link to see them all! When I was working on the article, “Dance!” in Folklife Today last month, I had planned to include the wonderful performance of the Lao Natasinh Dance Troupe of …
Posted in: AFC 40th Anniversary, Asian American History, Holidays, Religion
Posted by: Megan Harris
The following is a guest post by Christopher Pohlhaus, IT (Multi-media) Specialist for the Digital Scan Center, Library of Congress. Of the more than 100,000 collections that are part of the Veterans History Project, approximately 20% are digitized and available online. For those collections that are presented on the Veterans History Project (VHP) website, the …
Posted in: Veterans History Project, World War I
Posted by: Stephen Winick
Note: This post is part of series of blog posts celebrating the centennial of Alan Lomax’s birth, and also part of another series celebrating the 40th anniversary of AFC! In a previous blog post, Jennifer Cutting and I explained the background to our Lomax Challenge showcase at last year’s Folk Alliance meeting. (We also presented the …
Posted in: AFC 40th Anniversary, Alan Lomax, Archive Challenge, Cowboy and Western Music, Folk Music, Folklorists, Folksong, Old Time Music