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African-American Music, Southern U.S. ~ Recordings ~ 1938-1943
Title: "Now What a Time": Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943

Berliner, Emile ~ Early Recording Industry ~ Multiformat ~ 1870-1956
Title: Emile Berliner and the Birth of the Recording Industry

Civil War Era ~ Band Music ~ Multiformat
Title: Band Music from the Civil War Era

Coolidge Era ~ Multiformat ~ 1924-1929
Title: Prosperity and Thrift: The Coolidge Era and the Consumer Economy, 1921-1929

Edison Companies ~ Film and Sound Recordings
Title: Inventing Entertainment: the Early Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies

Folk Culture and Natural Environment, West Virginia ~ Multiformat ~ 1992-1999
Title: Tending the Commons: Folklife and Landscape in Southern West Virginia

Folk Culture, Florida ~ Multiformat ~ 1937-1942
Title: Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections, 1937-1942

Folk Fiddle Music, Southern Appalachian ~ Henry Reed ~ Multiformat ~ 1966-1967
Title: Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier: The Henry Reed Collection

Folk Music, California ~ Sidney Robertson Cowell ~ Multiformat ~ 1930s
Title: California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties. Collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell

Folk Music, Dust Bowl ~ Charles L. Todd and Robert Sonkin ~ Multiformat ~ 1940-1941
Title: Voices from the Dust Bowl: the Charles L. Todd and Robert Sonkin Migrant Worker Collection, 1940-1941

Folk Music, Southern U.S. ~ John Lomax and Ruby Lomax ~ Multiformat ~ 1939
Title: Southern Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip

Hispanic Music, Rio Grande ~ Juan Bautista Rael ~ Multiformat ~ 1940s
Title: Hispano Music & Culture from the Northern Rio Grande: The Juan B. Rael Collection

Occupational Folklore, Paterson, N.J. ~ Multimedia ~ 1994
Title: Working in Paterson: Occupational Heritage in an Urban Setting

Omaha Indian Music ~ Multiformat
Title: Omaha Indian Music

Pearl Harbor and Public Reactions ~ Audio Interviews ~ 1941-1942
Title: After the Day of Infamy: "Man-on-the-Street" Interviews Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor

Presidential Inaugurations ~ Multiformat ~ 1789-2001
Title: "I Do Solemnly Swear...": Presidential Inaugurations

Quilts and Quiltmaking ~ Multiformat ~ 1978-1996
Title: Quilts and Quiltmaking in America, 1978-1996

Ranching Culture, Nevada ~ Multiformat ~ 1945-1982
Title: Buckaroos in Paradise: Ranching Culture in Northern Nevada, 1945-1982

Roosevelt, Theodore ~ Films ~ 1898-1919
Title: Theodore Roosevelt: His Life and Times on Film

Slave Narratives ~ Audio Interviews ~ 1932-1975
Title: Voices from the Days of Slavery: Former Slaves Tell Their Stories

Variety Stage ~ Multiformat ~ 1870-1920
Title: The American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920

World War I and 1920 Election ~ Recordings
Title: American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election

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