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Vermont
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 contain rich material
documenting the folk traditions of Vermont. Among its recordings are cylinder
recordings of New England ballads and folksongs dating from the 1930s;
and the Helen Hartness Flanders Collection documenting the folk music of
New England, and more recent recordings made by Margaret McArthur.
Vermont 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.
Concert Webcast
Public Programs
- 1982 "Generation to Generation: Sharing the Intangible" (exhibit),
Central Vermont Council on Aging, Barre.
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