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American Memory Collections and Special Features from the LOC
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| California, First-Person Narratives ~ Books ~ 1849-1900 | "California as I Saw It:" First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900 |
Early California History: An Overview Overview of Early California; Illustrations; Explanations; Photographs |
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Folk Culture, Florida ~ Multiformat ~ 1937-1942
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Florida Folklife: from the WPA Collections 1937-1942 Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections is a multiformat ethnographic field collection documenting African-American, Arabic, Bahamian, British-American, Cuban, Greek, Italian, Minorcan, Seminole, and Slavic cultures throughout Florida. . .It features folksongs and folktales in many languages, including blues and work songs from menhaden fishing boats, railroad gangs, and turpentine camps; children's songs, dance music, and religious music of many cultures; and interviews, also known as "life histories." |
A Florida Treasure Hunt |
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Folk Music, California ~ Sidney Robertson Cowell ~ Multiformat ~ 1930s
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California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties The WPA California Folk Music Project is a multi-format ethnographic field collection that includes sound recordings, still photographs, drawings, and written documents from a variety of European ethnic and English- and Spanish-speaking communities in Northern California. The collection comprises 35 hours of folk music recorded in twelve languages representing numerous ethnic groups and 185 musicians. |
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Puerto Rico Books and Pamphlets ~ 1831-1929
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Puerto RIco and the Dawn of the Modern Age Collection portrays the early history of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico through first-person accounts, political writings, and histories drawn from the Library of Congress's General Collections. |
Maps of Puerto Rico |
Hispanic Music, Rio Grande ~ Juan Bautista Rael ~ Multiformat ~ 1940s
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Hispano Music and Culture of the Northern Rio Grande: The Juan B. Rael Collection Hispano Music and Culture of the Northern Rio Grande: The Juan B. Rael Collection is an online presentation of a multi-format ethnographic field collection documenting religious and secular music of Spanish-speaking residents of rural Northern New Mexico and Southern ColoradoThe collection provides insight into the rich musical heritage and cultural traditions of this region. |
Juan Bautista Rael 1900-1993: Folklorista Hispano Biography of folklorist Los Nuevo Mexicanos del Río Grande del Norte: Cultura, Historia y Sociedad Culture, History, and Society of the Nuevo Mexicanos of the Upper Rio Grande La Música Nuevo Mexicana: Tradiciones Religiosas y Seculares de la Colección de Juan B. Rael Religious and secular traditions in music of New Mexico El Teatro Popular Hispano de Nuevo México Folk Theater in New Mexico |
