Alan Lomax, Zora Neale Hurston, and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle expedition ...
LC Control No.: |
2008700301
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Type of Material: | Music Sound Recording (Collection) |
Main Title: |
Alan Lomax, Zora Neale Hurston, and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle expedition collection
[sound recording].
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Variant Title: |
Lomax-Hurston-Barnicle expedition collection
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Published/Created: |
1935.
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Related Names: |
Lomax, Alan,
1915-2002.
Hurston, Zora Neale. Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth, 1891-1978. Archive of Folk Song (U.S.) |
Description: |
227 sound discs :
analog, 78 rpm ;
12 in.
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Access Advisory: |
Duplication of sound recordings may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
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Summary: |
Collection of field recordings of African American, Bahamian, and Haitian songs, music, tales, and church services recorded on instantaneous discs by Alan Lomax, Zora Neale Hurston, and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle in 1935. Zora Neale Hurston accompanied the recording expedition in Georgia and Florida, but she not did go to the Bahamas. Recordings include blues, work songs, ballads, tall tales, dance music, ring dances, circle games, sea songs, string band music, voodoo music, guitar, harmonica, drums, children's games and songs; gospel music, and church services with sermons, hymns, and prayers. The collection includes interviews conducted on St. Simon's Island with speakers of Gullah dialect.
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Notes: |
Recorded in Frederica, St. Simon's Island, Georgia; Eatonville, Belle Glade, and Chosen, Florida; and at several locations in the Bahamas.
In English, Sea Islands Creole dialect, and Haitian French Creole. Search for these and other sound recordings (most are dated 1933-1950) in selected collections from the American Folklife Center in the online resource link: Traditional Music and Spoken Word Catalog from the American Folklife Center. |
Indexes: |
Bibliographic information for titles in this collection is available in the online resource link: Audio titles in the Alan Lomax, Zora Neale Hurston, and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle Expedition Collection.
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Cite as: |
Alan Lomax, Zora Neale Hurston, and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle Expedition Collection (AFC 1935/001), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Performer: |
Various performers.
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Acquisition Source: |
Accessioned,
1936.
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Subjects: |
Folk music--Bahamas. Folk music--Florida. Folk dance music--Bahamas. Singing games--Bahamas. Circle games--Bahamas. Children's songs. Haitians--Bahamas--Music. Gullahs--Interviews. Folk music--Georgia. Blues (Music)--1931-1940. Voodoo music--Bahamas. Hymns, English. Singing games--Florida. Singing games--Georgia. African American children's games--Florida. African American children's games--Georgia. Gospel music--Georgia. Tales--Bahamas. Sea songs--Bahamas. Field recordings. |
Form/Genre: |
Sermons. |
Local Shelving No.: |
LWO 4872 reels 23-37A
AFS 309-535 AFC 1935/001 |
Language Code: |
eng
hat
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Geographic Area Code: |
n-us-fl
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Repository: |
DLC-AFC
Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center,
101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610
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Links: |
Audio titles in the Alan Lomax, Zora Neale Hurston, and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle Expedition Collection:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/collafc.af000107
Traditional Music and Spoken Word Catalog from the American Folklife Center: http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/afccards/afccards-home.html |