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A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

The American Folklife Center: 2022 in Review

Posted by: Nicole Saylor

Posted in: AFC History, Archival Practice

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

More Haitian Voices: The Rigaud collection finding aid goes online

Posted by: Todd Harvey

Posted in: Archival Practice, Haiti

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

There is No Eye: The John Cohen collection is ready for research

Posted by: Nicole Saylor

Posted in: Archival Practice, Folk Music, John Cohen

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

Vast folk music festival collection now described online

Posted by: Nicole Saylor

Posted in: Archival Practice, Folk Music

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

Nepal traditional dance comes to the American Folklife Center

Posted by: John Fenn

Posted in: Archival Practice, Dance

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

Winding Down the Civil Rights History Project: A Retrospective and Appreciation

Posted by: Guha Shankar

Posted in: AFC Events, African American History, African Americans, Archival Practice, Black Panther Party, Chicano/a, Civil Rights, Civil Rights History Project, Freedom Struggle, Freedom Stuggle, Freedom Summer 1964, Narratives, Oral History, Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March, SNCC, Story Map, teachers, Teaching, Women's History

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

Recent updates to the Ethnographic Thesaurus reflect needs of power users

Posted by: John Fenn

Posted in: Archival Practice, Fieldwork

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

Brooklyn Rediscovered through 1980s Documentation

Posted by: Nicole Saylor

Posted in: Acquisitions, Archival Practice

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

Engaging Collections: AFC Chicago Ethnic Arts Collection Gathering

Posted by: Michelle Stefano

Posted in: AFC History, Archival Practice