Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)Alan Lomax collection of Michigan and Wisconsin recordings
Main title
- Alan Lomax collection of Michigan and Wisconsin recordings [sound recording].
Published/Created
- 1938-1939.
Links
Links
- Online audio recordings http://www.loc.gov/collection/alan-lomax-in-michigan/about-this-collection/
- http://www.dust-digital.com/michigan/
- Podcasts http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/lomax/index.html
- Search for audio titles in the Alan Lomax Collection of Michigan and Wisconsin Recordings http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/collafc.af000129
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Description
- 250 sound discs : analog, 33 1/3 and 78 rpm ; 12 in.
- manuscripts 8 folders.
Rights advisory
- Duplication of sound recordings may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Local shelving no.
- IDB 27789 - IDB 28015 (partial)
- LWO 4872 r142B-159A
- AFS 2237-2486
- AFC 1939/007
Related names
- Aho, Lillian, 1917-2011
- Aho, Pekka, 1884-1959, performer.
- Allen, Perry, performer.
- Bangac, Petar, performer.
- Baratono, Art, performer.
- Basrak, Stjepan, performer.
- Bellaire, Exilia, 1889-1965, performer.
- Bellaire, Mose, 1883-1955, performer.
- Berky, Nandor, performer.
- Bonner, Daniel, 1872- performer.
- Bonner, Patrick, 1882-1973, performer.
- Brideup, Louis, performer.
- Cadeau, Ed, 1894-1981, performer.
- Cadeau, John, 1879-1948, performer.
- Cadeau, Mathilda, performer.
- Carrière, Dolphis, performer.
- Carrière, Fred, 1875-1954, performer.
- Cloud, Joe, 1885-1965, performer.
- Cloud, Clarence, 1908-1969, performer.
- Delmas, Adolphus, 1859-1943, performer.
- Dobričan, Lazar, performer.
- Dragić, Todor, performer.
- Erickson, Max, performer.
- Floriani, Margaret, performer.
- Floriani, Veko, performer.
- Floriani, Vladimir, performer.
- Floriani, Vladimir, 1906-1947, performer.
- Forster, Yalmer Eino, performer.
- Frazier, Belle, performer.
- Frazier, Calvin, performer.
- Frazier, Clara, performer.
- Frazier, Lonnie, performer.
- Frazier, Viola, performer.
- Fredrickson, John, 1856-1940, performer.
- Fredrickson, Kaisa, performer.
- Gallagher, Dominic, performer.
- Gallagher, Andrew E., performer.
- Gallagher, Emerald, performer.
- Gaza, V. Sipoo, performer.
- Graham, Bert, performer.
- Green, John W., 1871-1963, performer.
- Grbić, Ludevit, performer.
- Guzal, Frank, performer.
- Halinen, Selma Elona, 1902-1971, performer.
- Happy Jack Woodward, performer.
- Härkönen, Amanda, 1888-1959, performer.
- Hirvelä, Wäinö, 1880-1949, performer.
- Hulan, Mrs., performer.
- Hyvönen, John, 1865-1945, performer.
- Jackson, Andrew (Vocalist), performer.
- Juhani, Aapo, performer.
- Kallio, Kalle, performer.
- Kania, Felix, 1882-1966, performer.
- Ketvirtis, Charles, 1893-1968, performer.
- King, Edward, 1908-1988, performer.
- Korvenpaa, Charles, 1885-1973, performer.
- Krawezak, B., performer.
- Kruczynski, Clara, performer.
- Kubesh, John G., performer.
- Kubien, Rose, performer.
- Larson, Nils, 1907-1973, performer.
- Larson, John (Vocalist), performer.
- Larson, Steen, performer.
- Lathrop, Carl, performer.
- LeClaire, Leilia, performer.
- Lewandowski, Edwina, performer.
- Lewandowski, Stephan, performer.
- Lewandowski, Stephanie, performer.
- Lewandowski, Ted, performer.
- Mahoski, Henry, 1917-1986, performer.
- Maki, Emil, 1893-1957, performer.
- Maki, Frank, 1892-1944, performer.
- Marczis, Joseph, Mrs., performer.
- Marinetti, Victor, performer.
- Marinetti, Victor, Jr., performer.
- Marinetti, John, performer.
- Marttila, Mrs., performer.
- Maté, Mrs., performer.
- McBride, Bill (Vocalist), perfomer.
- McCauley, Edward, performer.
- McCarthy, Barney, performer.
- McCormick, Ed, performer.
- McDonough, Patrick, 1862-1947, performer.
- Meyers, Herman, performer.
- Miron, Joe, 1888-1942, performer.
- Nemeth, Kalman, performer.
- Niewiadomska, Frances, performer.
- Norman, John (Vocalist) performer.
- O'Donnell, Mike J., performer.
- Olah, Julius, performer.
- Palmer, Mason, performer.
- Pischner, Helen, performer.
- Pittman, Sampson, performer.
- Pohjala, Aina, performer.
- Pol, Thomas, performer.
- Pope, Allan C., performer.
- Preda, Emil Milan, performer.
- Rajčević, Stepan, performer.
- Rautanen, Vernon, performer.
- Ricksgers, Joseph, performer.
- Romel, Adolph, 1909-1986, performer.
- Romel, Leo, performer.
- Romel, Sylvester, 1913-1994, performer.
- Romel, Ted, performer.
- Romel, Mrs., performer.
- Rudzinski, Alex, performer.
- Sainović, Ilija, performer.
- Scheffer, Peter, performer.
- Sielvankiewiez, Mrs. performer.
- Similä, Gusti, 1880-1949, performer.
- Strzelecki, Tony, 1882-1969, performer.
- Styes, Archie, performer.
- Szilagyi, Dizso, performer.
- Szabo, Andy, performer.
- Thrasher, Ed, performer.
- Tomić, Pajo, performer.
- Trivanović, Stefan, performer.
- Trueblood, Asel, performer.
- Vasvary, Steve, performer.
- Velin, Maria, performer.
- Viita, Frank, performer.
- Vizina, Adelore, 1885-1981, performer.
- Vujanović, Stjepan, performer.
- Wallen, Mr., performer.
- Warslzyk, Tony, performer.
- Wells, Lester, performer.
- Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002, collector.
- Archive of American Folk Song, collector.
Performer
- Various performers.
Biography/History note
- In August 1938 the Archive of American Folk-Song at the Library of Congress equipped and sent Alan Lomax to complete a folklife survey of the Great Lakes region. He returned almost three months later with a cache of 250 discs and 8 reels of film. These materials documented the diversity of ethnic music -- Irish, Italian, Finnish, Serbian, Lithuanian, Polish, German, Croatian, Canadian French, Hungarian, Romanian, Swedish, and more -- in Michigan and Wisconsin, as well as stories, recitations, and other cultural expressions of loggers and lake sailors.
Summary
- Collection of field recordings with related color film documenting instrumental music, songs, stories, and interviews recorded primarily in Michigan and Wisconsin by Alan Lomax, August 1-November 1, 1938 for the Archive of American Folk-Song, Library of Congress. Includes folk songs, sea songs, ballads, lumbering songs and stories, Paul Bunyan stories, bawdy songs, blues, humorous and popular songs, and dance music. Vocal and instrumental music from various ethnic groups was performed musical instruments including svirale, gusle, diple, duduk, fiddle, clarinet, cymbalon, banjo, guitar, concertina, mandolin, accordion, harmonica, and kantele. A few items were recorded in Illinois. The collection includes correspondence, song lists, and notes.
Subjects
- Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002--Ethnomusicological collections.
- Bunyan, Paul (Legendary character)
- Folk music--Michigan.
- Folk music--Wisconsin.
- Folk songs, English--Michigan.
- Folk songs, English--Wisconsin.
- Ballads.
- Dance music--Michigan.
- Dance music--Wisconsin.
- Popular music--1931-1940.
- Tales--Michigan.
- Tales--Wisconsin.
- Bawdy songs--Michigan.
- African Americans--Music.
- Croatian Americans--Music.
- Irish Americans--Music.
- Finnish Americans--Music.
- Franco-Americans--Music.
- French-Canadians--Music.
- German Americans--Music.
- Hungarian Americans--Music.
- Italian Americans--Music.
- Lithuanian Americans--Music.
- Norwegian Americans--Music.
- Polish Americans--Music.
- Romanian Americans--Music.
- Serbian Americans--Music.
- Swedish Americans--Music.
- Folk music--Illinois.
- Field recordings--Michigan.
- Field recordings--Wisconsin.
Notes
- Related materials include: 8 film rolls (800 feet, 23 minutes): color, silent ; 16 mm on a compilation reel titled: Archive of American Folk Song films, 1936-1942 (AFC 1990/017) FRA 8183. Digital preservation files and access copies are available in the Folklife Reading Room, Library of Congress.
- Spoken and sung in English, French, Finnish, German, Serbian, Croatian, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Lithuanian, and Swedish.
- Publications: Harvey, Todd. Michigan-I-O: Alan Lomax and the 1938 Library of Congress folk-song expedition. ebook Dust to digital, 2013.
Indexes
- Bibliographic information for titles in this collection is found in the online resource link: Search for audio titles in the Alan Lomax Collection of Michigan and Wisconsin Recordings.
Acquisition source
- Accessioned, 1939.
Cite as
- Alan Lomax collection of Michigan and Wisconsin recordings (AFC 1939/007), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Additional formats
- Audio recordings from this collection are available online http://www.loc.gov/collection/alan-lomax-in-michigan/about-this-collection/
- Selections from the audio recordings in this collection are also available as podcasts from the Library of Congress, "Alan Lomax and the Soundscapes of the Upper Midwest, 75th anniversary of the Library of Congress Folk-Song Expedition to Michigan" http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/lomax/index.html
LCCN
- 2008700315
Language code
- eng mul
Geographic area code
- n-us-mi n-us-wi
Repository
- Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Where to Request
CALL NUMBER
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- American Folklife Center (Jefferson, LJG53)