Ethnic Heritage and Language Schools in America Project collection
LC Control No.: |
2004695181
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Type of Material: | Archival Manuscript Material (Collection) |
Main Title: |
Ethnic Heritage and Language Schools in America Project collection,
1982-1986.
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Variant Title: |
Also known as:
Ethnic schools project
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Related Names: |
Bradunas, Elena.
Topping, Brett, 1947- Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress) American Folklife Center. |
Related Titles: |
Ethnic heritage and language schools in America.
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Description: |
manuscripts::
26 boxes.
sound recordings:: 288 sound cassettes : analog. sound recordings:: 84 sound tape reels : analog ; 7 in. and 5 in. graphic materials:: 1130 slides : col. graphic materials:: 9072 negatives : b&w. moving images:: 1 videocassette ; 3/4 in. microfilm:: 4 reels : b&w. |
Organized/Arranged: |
Organized by format into the following series: I. Manuscripts; II. Sound Recordings; III. Graphic Materials; and IV. Moving Images; arranged alphabetically by ethnic group within series.
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Access Advisory: |
Duplication of the collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
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Summary: |
The collection consists of field notes, interviews, curriculum materials, sound recordings, photographs, and one videorecording resulting from a survey conducted by the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, in 1982 which documented 23 ethnic schools in the United States.
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Notes: |
Fourteen schools are represented in the book which resulted from this survey, "Ethnic Heritage and Language Schools in America," developed by project leader Elena Bradunas and edited by Brett Topping (1988) and included in the collection.
Manuscripts and curriculum materials are in:: Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Hupa, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Latvian, Lebanese, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, and Ukrainian. Bradunas, Elena and Topping, Brett, eds. Ethnic heritage and language schools in America. Washington, D.C.: American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, 1988. |
Finding Aids: |
Finding aid available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
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Cite as: |
Ethnic Heritage and Language Schools in America Project Collection, Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Additional Formats: |
Four microfilm reels of a portion of the manuscript project materials have also been cataloged separately: Microfilm 95/4760 (L) with viewing copies available in the Folklife Reading Room.
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Subjects: |
Ethnic schools--United States. Language schools--United States. Folklore and education--United States. Ethnicity in children--United States. Ethnic arts--Study and teaching--United States. Folk dancing--Study and teaching. Minorities--Education--United States. Minorities--United States--Language. Arab Americans--Education. Armenian Americans--Education. Cambodian Americans--Education. Caribbean Americans--Education. Chinese Americans--Education. Czech Americans--Education. Dutch Americans--Education. Ethiopian Americans--Education. Greek Americans--Education. Hispanic Americans--Education. Hungarian Americans--Education. Hupa Indians--Education. Japanese Americans--Education. Jews--United States--Education. Korean Americans--Education. Latvian Americans--Education. Lebanese Americans--Education. Lithuanian Americans--Education. Polish Americans--Education. Portuguese Americans--Education. Turkish Americans--Education. Ukrainian Americans--Education. Christian education--United States. Jewish religious education--United States. Islamic education--United States. Buddhist education--United States. |
Form/Genre: |
Field recordings--United States. Interviews. Ethnography. Manuscripts. Microfilms. Photographs. Sound recordings. Videocassettes. |
Local Shelving No.: |
AFC 1993/001
AFS 23347-23718; RYA 4369-4656; RXA 5013-5079 Microfilm 95/4760 (L) |
Language Code: |
eng
mul
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Geographic Area Code: |
n-us---
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Repository: |
DLC-AFC
Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center,
101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC 20540-4610
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Links: |
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/ethnicschools.html
ETHNIC HERITAGE AND LANGUAGE SCHOOLS IN AMERICA PROJECT COLLECTION: Finding Aid (American Folklife Center, Library of Congress)
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