Alan Lomax collection
| LC Control No.: |
2004447761
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| Type of Material: | Archival Manuscript Material (Collection) |
| Main Title: |
Alan Lomax collection,
circa 1933-2004.
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| Variant Title: |
Former title:
Alan Lomax archive
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| Related Names: |
Lomax, Alan,
1915-2002.
Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress) American Folklife Center. |
| Description: |
845 linear feet (330,000 manuscripts, 3876 sound recordings, 5060 graphic images, 3035 moving images)
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| Access Advisory: |
Duplication of the collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
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| Summary: |
Collection comprises manuscripts, sound recordings, photographs, film, and videorecordings created and collected by Alan Lomax in his work documenting song, music, dance, and body movement from many cultures. Includes field recordings and photographs he made in the United States, the Caribbean, and Europe beginning in the 1930s.
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| Notes: |
In process.
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| Cite as: |
Alan Lomax Collection (AFC 2004/004), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
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| Acquisition Source: |
Association for Cultural Equity;
2004.
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| Subjects: |
Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002.--Ethnomusicological collections.
Folk music. Folk dance music. Dance. Field recordings. |
| Form/Genre: |
Photographs.
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| Local Shelving No.: |
AFC 2004/004
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| Language Code: |
eng
mul
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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: |
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/lomax/
Alan Lomax Collection (The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress)
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