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Main Author: Hall, Stephanie A.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1995
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED383635
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contents Ethnographic Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture: A Contributor's Guide. Publication of the American Folklife Center, No. 20. Hall, Stephanie A. Anthropology Archives Culture Ethnography Folk Culture Heritage Education Libraries Material Culture Primary Sources Reference Materials Resource Centers Resource Materials Resources This booklet provides a practical guide for those interested in contributing material to the Archive of Folk Culture in the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. The Archive houses one of the largest collections of ethnographic documentation in the world, protects these materials for the future generations, and makes them available to researchers in the study of culture. Its holdings encompass all aspects of folk music, dance, narrative, arts, and material culture of all nations. This booklet explains the legal implications of giving a collection to the Library of Congress and describes how to organize, label, and document the material before transfer. It also includes advice on how collectors can protect ethnographic materials in their own keeping, or store them prior to sending them to the Library of Congress. The table of contents includes the following: (1) Introduction; (2) The Archive of Folk Culture; (3) Types of Contributions; (4) Preparing a Collection for the Archive of Folk Culture; (5) Arranging and Numbering the Collection (Audio and Video Tape Recordings, Manuscripts, Photographs, Film, Computer Diskettes); and (6) Appendixes (Potential Acquisitions Data Sheet, Fieldwork Sample Data Sheet, Audio Tape Log, Video Tape Log, and Photo Log). (EH)
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spellingShingle Ethnographic Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture: A Contributor's Guide. Publication of the American Folklife Center, No. 20.
Hall, Stephanie A.
Anthropology
Archives
Culture
Ethnography
Folk Culture
Heritage Education
Libraries
Material Culture
Primary Sources
Reference Materials
Resource Centers
Resource Materials
Resources
Ethnographic Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture: A Contributor's Guide. Publication of the American Folklife Center, No. 20. Hall, Stephanie A. Anthropology Archives Culture Ethnography Folk Culture Heritage Education Libraries Material Culture Primary Sources Reference Materials Resource Centers Resource Materials Resources This booklet provides a practical guide for those interested in contributing material to the Archive of Folk Culture in the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. The Archive houses one of the largest collections of ethnographic documentation in the world, protects these materials for the future generations, and makes them available to researchers in the study of culture. Its holdings encompass all aspects of folk music, dance, narrative, arts, and material culture of all nations. This booklet explains the legal implications of giving a collection to the Library of Congress and describes how to organize, label, and document the material before transfer. It also includes advice on how collectors can protect ethnographic materials in their own keeping, or store them prior to sending them to the Library of Congress. The table of contents includes the following: (1) Introduction; (2) The Archive of Folk Culture; (3) Types of Contributions; (4) Preparing a Collection for the Archive of Folk Culture; (5) Arranging and Numbering the Collection (Audio and Video Tape Recordings, Manuscripts, Photographs, Film, Computer Diskettes); and (6) Appendixes (Potential Acquisitions Data Sheet, Fieldwork Sample Data Sheet, Audio Tape Log, Video Tape Log, and Photo Log). (EH)
title Ethnographic Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture: A Contributor's Guide. Publication of the American Folklife Center, No. 20.
topic Anthropology
Archives
Culture
Ethnography
Folk Culture
Heritage Education
Libraries
Material Culture
Primary Sources
Reference Materials
Resource Centers
Resource Materials
Resources
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED383635