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Pinelands Folklife Project collection

LC Control No.:	2004659962
Type of Material:	Archival Manuscript Material (Collection)
Main Title:	Pinelands Folklife Project collection, 1983-1991 / collected by the American Folklife Center.
Related Names:	Hufford, Mary, 1952- One space, many places : folklife and land use in New Jersey's Pinelands National Reserve. » More like this Pinelands Folklife Project (N.J.) » More like this Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress) » More like this American Folklife Center. » More like this New Jersey. Pinelands Commission. » More like this
Description:	manuscripts:: 216 folders. sound recordings:: 239 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, mono. ; various sizes. sound recordings:: 115 sound cassettes : analog. graphic images:: ca. 80,000 photographs : photographic prints, negatives, slides, b&w, col. ; various sizes. moving images:: 1 videocassette (VHS) (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. moving images:: 3 videocassettes (U-Matic) (150 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. moving images:: 2 film reels of 2 (60 min.) : si., col. ; 16 mm. 35 maps : col., b&w ; various sizes. 118 computer disks ; 5 1/4 in. and 3 1/2 in. 3 computer tape cartridges (DC 300XL) 1 artifact.
Organized/Arranged:	Organized by format into the following series: I. Manuscript Materials; II. Sound Recordings; III. Graphic Images; IV. Moving Images; V. Electronic Media; VI. Artifacts.
Access Advisory:	Duplication of the collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Biographical/Historical Data:	The Pinelands Folklife Project, directed by Mary Hufford of the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, and staffed by a team of folklorists, photographers, an ethnobiologist, and an environmental psychologist, was developed in cooperation with the New Jersey Pinelands Commission to identify and document traditional culture and land use within and surrounding the Pinelands National Reserve from 1983 to 1986. The final phase of the project was conducted in cooperation with the National Park Service, the New Jersey State Historical Commission, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey Department of Human Resources.
Summary:	The Pinelands Folklife Project collection is an ethnographic collection comprised of extensive interviews with Pine Barrens residents documented on 300 hours of sound recordings; 80,000 photographs of cultural activities, work, and land use; 5 hours of moving images; plus correspondence, field notes and logs; administrative records, planning documents, and publications related to the management of the field project.
Notes:	In English, some sound recordings in Spanish.
Finding Aids:	Collection guide available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
Cite as:	Pinelands Folklife Project Collection, Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Subjects:	Land use--New Jersey--Pinelands National Reserve. » More like this Cultural property--Protection--New Jersey--Pine Barrens. » More like this Conservation of natural resources--New Jersey--Pine Barrens. » More like this Pine Barrens (N.J.)--Social life and customs. » More like this Pine Barrens (N.J.)--Folklore. » More like this Pine Barrens (N.J.)--Religious life and customs. » More like this Pinelands National Reserve (N.J.) » More like this
Form/Genre:	Interviews. » More like this Field recordings. » More like this Correspondence. » More like this Manuscripts. » More like this Sound recordings. » More like this Videocassettes. » More like this Photographs. » More like this
Local Shelving No.:	AFS 23743-24090 AFC 1991/023
Language Code:	eng eng spa
Geographic Area Code:	n-us-nj
Repository:	DLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610