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Posted by: Stephen Winick
Note: This is part of a series of posts about Far Away Moses, a fascinating celebrity of the 19th century, who served as the model for one of the keystone heads on the Thomas Jefferson Building. Moses, a Sephardic Jew from Constantinople, knew some of the most prominent Americans of his era, including Theodore Roosevelt …
Posted in: Far-Away Moses, Jewish American History, Jewish Americans, Religion, Yom Kippur
Posted by: Stephen Winick
Note: this is the second in a series of posts about a classic item from the AFC archive, “The Dodger.” [See the first post here.] [See the second post here.][See the third post here.] Second note: we’ve also created a podcast version of these stories. Download our “Dodger” podcast here! In this post, I’ll present …
Posted in: Aaron Copland, Dodger, Folk Music, Folksong, Sidney Robertson Cowell
Posted by: Stephen Winick
Note: this is the first in a series of posts about a classic item from the AFC archive, “The Dodger.” [See the first post here.] [See the second post here.][See the third post here.] Second note: we’ve also created a podcast version of these stories. Download our “Dodger” podcast here! As Election Day draws near, …
Posted in: Aaron Copland, Alan Lomax, Charles Lafayette Todd, Charles Seeger, Dodger, Folk Music, Folklorists, Folksong, John Lomax, Pete Seeger, Robert Sonkin, Sidney Robertson Cowell, U.S. Congress, Woody Guthrie
Posted by: Stephen Winick
The Face of Far Away Moses People who have come to visit our research center in the beautiful Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress may have noticed the interesting faces that adorn its exterior. Known as the “ethnological heads” or “keystone heads,” the faces were intended to demonstrate the different characteristics of the …
Posted in: Far-Away Moses
Posted by: Stephen Winick
As part of its ongoing 40th Anniversary celebrations, the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress will present “Collections, Collaborations & Connections,” a free public symposium here at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. The panels will highlight the Center’s unparalleled collections, explore innovative approaches to cultural documentation, and focus on current best …
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Posted by: Stephen Winick
This is a guest post by Maya Lerman, processing archivist at the American Folklife Center. She is writing occasional guest posts as she makes discoveries during the processing of the Izzy Young Collection. Her first post on the collection can be found here. The Izzy Young Collection documents the folk revival of the late 1950s …
Posted in: Folk Music, Folksong, Old Time Music, Uncategorized
Posted by: Stephen Winick
The following is a guest post by Jennifer Cutting. The “Five Questions” interview was performed by Danna Bell, from the Library of Congress’s Educational Outreach office. A shorter version of her answers is available at their blog, Teaching with the Library of Congress. Describe what you do at the Library of Congress and the materials …
Posted in: AFC History, AFC Reading Room Visitors, African Americans, christmas, Dance, Drama, England, Folklorists, May Day, Uncategorized
Posted by: Stephen Winick
The following is a guest post by Jennifer Cutting. A longtime member of the AFC Staff, Jennifer is also a trained docent and leads fascinating tours of the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building. Her post is part of a series of blog posts about the 40th Anniversary Year of the American Folklife Center. Visit this link …
Posted in: AFC 40th Anniversary, AFC History, Alice Cunningham Fletcher, Native American History, Thomas Jefferson Building
Posted by: Stephen Winick
The following post 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! This year the Library’s American Folklife Center (AFC) turns 40. Detailed histories of AFC are available elsewhere [1], so we thought we’d do something different in this …
Posted in: AFC 40th Anniversary, AFC Awards, AFC Events, AFC History, Alan Jabbour, Alan Lomax, Archival Practice, Folklorists, Internship program, Material Culture, Oral History, U.S. Congress