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Alan Lomax, Zora Neale Hurston, and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle expedition ...

LC Control No.:	2008700301
Type of Material:	Music Sound Recording (Collection)
Main Title:	Alan Lomax, Zora Neale Hurston, and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle expedition collection [sound recording].
Variant Title:	Lomax-Hurston-Barnicle expedition collection
Published/Created:	1935.
Related Names:	Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002. » More like this Hurston, Zora Neale. » More like this Barnicle, Mary Elizabeth, 1891-1978. » More like this Archive of Folk Song (U.S.) » More like this
Description:	227 sound discs : analog, 78 rpm ; 12 in.
Access Advisory:	Duplication of sound recordings may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
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.
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.
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.
Performer:	Various performers.
Acquisition Source:	Accessioned, 1936.
Subjects:	Folk music--Bahamas. » More like this Folk music--Florida. » More like this Folk dance music--Bahamas. » More like this Singing games--Bahamas. » More like this Circle games--Bahamas. » More like this Children's songs. » More like this Haitians--Bahamas--Music. » More like this Gullahs--Interviews. » More like this Folk music--Georgia. » More like this Blues (Music)--1931-1940. » More like this Voodoo music--Bahamas. » More like this Hymns, English. » More like this Singing games--Florida. » More like this Singing games--Georgia. » More like this African American children's games--Florida. » More like this African American children's games--Georgia. » More like this Gospel music--Georgia. » More like this Tales--Bahamas. » More like this Sea songs--Bahamas. » More like this Field recordings. » More like this
Form/Genre:	Sermons. » More like this
Local Shelving No.:	LWO 4872 reels 23-37A AFS 309-535 AFC 1935/001
Language Code:	eng hat
Geographic Area Code:	n-us-fl
Repository:	DLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610
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