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FIELDWORK DATA SHEET Number_______ Corresponding to: Tape No._____Photo No._____ Video No. _____Other______ Collector:__________________________________________________ Circumstances of interview: _______________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Name of informant: __________________________________________ Address:____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________zip_____________________ Others present at interview (names and addresses): ________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Place and date of birth:____________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Family information:_________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Size of family (names and ages):____________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Ethnic heritage (mother's and father's):____________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Generation of informant:____________________________________ (Date of informant's, parents', or grandparents' immigration.) ____________________________________________________________ Circumstances of immigration: (reasons)_____________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Activities in Old World:____________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Migrational experience and travel (U.S.A. and elsewhere): ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Education, apprenticeship, and training experience:_________ ____________________________________________________________ Occupational experience:____________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Church or religious affiliation:____________________________ Membership in organizations (civic, social, etc.): _________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Special interests, skills, and hobbies:_____________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Important events during life (civic and personal):__________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Folklore and traditional materials in informant's repertoire (use additional page). Brief description of genre or type of performance): ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Informant's commentary on performance:______________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ When does he or she perform?________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Time and circumstance: ____________________________________ How, when, where, and from whom did he or she learn particular presentation? ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Additional observations by fieldworker: (Character of informant, contact with mass media and modern world, personal opinions and reactions that resulted from or influenced the interview)___________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ |
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