The Italian-Americans in the West Project collection
LC Control No.: |
2004695184
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Type of Material: | Archival Manuscript Material (Collection) |
Main Title: |
The Italian-Americans in the West Project collection,
1988-1993 /
collected by the American Folklife Center.
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Variant Title: |
Italian Americans in the West Project collection
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Related Names: |
Taylor, David Alan,
1951-
Williams, John Alexander, 1938- Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress) American Folklife Center. |
Related Titles: |
Old ties, new attachments.
Italian-American folklife in the West. |
Description: |
manuscripts::
323 folders.
sound recordings:: 65 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in. sound recordings:: 233 sound cassettes : analog. graphic materials:: ca. 25,000 photographs. graphic materials:: 5 architectural drawings. graphic materials:: 10 blueprints. moving images:: 22 videocassettes : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. and 1/2 in. artifacts:: 12 items. 32 computer disks ; 3 1/2 in. 28 computer disks ; 5 1/4 in. |
Organized/Arranged: |
Organized by format into the following series: I. Manuscript and Print Materials, II. Computer Diskettes, III. Sound Recordings, IV. Graphic Materials, V. Moving Images, VI. Exhibition Materials.
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Access Advisory: |
Duplication of the collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
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Summary: |
The collection consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, graphic materials (including color slides, black-and-white negatives, and photographic prints), and moving images collected during a field research project documenting Italian-American occupational, cultural, and religious traditions in several locations in the western United States. Fieldwork was conducted in Gilroy, California; San Pedro, California; Pueblo, Colorado; Carbon County, Utah; Walla Walla, Washington; and several mining and ranching communities in Nevada. The project was part of the Quincentenary Celebration of Christopher Columbus sponsored by the Library of Congress in 1992. It produced a traveling exhibition and book of essays, both titled, "Old Ties, New Attachments : Italian-American Folklife in the West."
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Notes: |
In English and Italian.
Taylor, David A. and John Alexander Williams, eds. Old Ties, New Attachments: Italian-American Folklife in the West, Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1992. |
Finding Aids: |
Collection guide available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
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Cite as: |
Italian Americans in the West Project Collection (AFC 1989/022), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Subjects: |
Italian Americans--West (U.S.)--Social life and customs. Italian Americans--West (U.S.)--Folklore. Italian Americans--West (U.S.)--Religion. Occupations--West (U.S.) Columbus Quincentenary, 1992-1993--West (U.S.) West (U.S.)--Social life and customs. |
Form/Genre: |
Field recordings--West (U.S.) Interviews--West (U.S.) Oral history--West (U.S.) Ethnography. Traveling exhibitions. Manuscripts. Sound recordings. Photographs. Videocassettes. |
Local Shelving No.: |
AFC 1989/022
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Language Code: |
eng
ita
eng
ita
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Geographic Area Code: |
n-usp--
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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: |
Finding aid:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af007003
Italian-Americans in the West Project Collection
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