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Delaware
The American Folklife Center was created in 1976 by the U.S. Congress through Public Law 94-201 and charged to "preserve and present American folklife." The Center incorporates the Archive
of Folk Culture, which was established at the Library of Congress in 1928, and is now one of the largest collections of ethnographic material from the United States and around the world.
Collections
The collections of the American Folklife Center include rich and varied
material from Delaware that document the state's diverse folk traditions.
Included among its unique recordings are folksongs and interviews with
Delaware traditional musicians; African American banjo, guitar, and vocal
music; and documentary interviews with duck hunters.
- Delaware Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture [full text]
Delaware participated in the Library's Bicentennial Local Legacies project,
which includes documentation of local traditions and celebrations for the
American Folklife Center's Archive of Folk Culture.
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