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Posted by: Michelle Stefano
An announcement of the project team, Remembering Black Dallas, receiving a 2023 American Folklife Center Community Collections Grant for their project, If Tenth Street Could Talk.
Posted in: Community Collections grants
Posted by: Donna Sokol
Maria Rebeca Escamilla was a 2022 Summer participant in the Library of Congress Internships (LOCI) program.
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Posted by: Michelle Stefano
The following is a guest post by American Folklife Center (AFC) Folklife Specialist Nancy Groce on AFC Community Collections Grant recipient Rocío del Aguila Carreno about her project, “Fiestas: Latinx Celebrations in Western Kansas.” This post is part of the Of the People blog series featuring the 2022 awardees of the American Folklife Center’s Community …
Posted in: Community Collections grants
Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
Dr. Todd Harvey and Karen Walfall, staff from the Library's American Folklife Center and Local History and Genealogy division presented on Library collections and research methodologies to patrons for Kenton County Public Library, CCDI's inaugural Libraries, Archives, and Museums recipient.
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative, digital collections, library resources, research
Posted by: Michelle Stefano
The following is a guest post by American Folklife Center (AFC) Folklife Specialist Guha Shankar, who interviews AFC Community Collections Grant recipient Florencio “Isaac” Rodriguez about his project, “Sonidos de Houston: Documenting the City’s Chicano Music Scene.” This post is part of the Of the People blog series featuring the 2022 awardees of the American …
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Posted by: Olivia Dorsey
Brian Foo is a Senior Innovation Specialist for the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI).
Posted in: CCDI, Connecting Communities Digital Initiative
Posted by: Michelle Stefano
The Library of Congress American Folklife Center is pleased to announce the 2023 recipient cohort of the Community Collections Grants program. Over this year, the awardees will work to complete a range of meaningful research and documentation focused on community cultural traditions in an array of places across the country and U.S. territories. Their documentary …
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Posted by: Donna Sokol
Sophie Wimberley was a 2022 Summer participant in the Library of Congress Internship (LOCI) program.
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Posted by: Donna Sokol
Wasif Pervez was a 2022 Summer participant in the Library of Congress Internship (LOCI) program.
Posted in: internships