Dovydenas, Jonas. Inside our houses, outside our windows.American Folklife Center.Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress)Illinois Arts Council.collectionmanuscriptmixed materialField recordings Illinois Chicago. lcshEthnography. aatInterviews. lcshManuscripts. aatOral history. aatPhotographic prints. aatSlides. aatSound recordings. aatTraveling exhibitions. aatVideocassettes. aatengThe collection consists of sound recordings, photographs, manuscript materials, videorecordings, publications, ephemera, administrative files, and field notes related to the 1977 Chicago Ethnic Arts Project field survey. Materials were collected from 1976-1981, mostly during fieldwork by fourteen folklorists in 1977. The final project report presented to the Illinois Arts Council summarized the current conditions and folk arts needs in these communities. Materials from post-project activities such as workshops in the ethnic communities and a traveling photographic exhibit by Jonas Dovydenas are also included.The collection consists of sound recordings, photographs, manuscript materials, videorecordings, publications, ephemera, administrative files, and field notes related to the 1977 Chicago Ethnic Arts Project field survey. Materials were collected from 1976-1981, mostly during fieldwork by fourteen folklorists in 1977. The final project report presented to the Illinois Arts Council summarized the current conditions and folk arts needs in these communities. Materials from post-project activities such as workshops in the ethnic communities and a traveling photographic exhibit by Jonas Dovydenas are also included.The Chicago Ethnic Arts Project survey was conducted in 1977 by the American Folklife Center at the request of the Illinois Arts Council to assess and document the status of ethnic art traditions in more than twenty ethnic communities in Chicago.Collection guide available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.Ethnic arts--Illinois--Chicago.Folklore--Illinois--Chicago.Music--Illinois--Chicago.Folk music--Illinois--Chicago.Dance--Illinois--Chicago.Dance, Black--Illinois--Chicago.Community life--Illinois--Chicago.African Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Austrian Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Chinese Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Croatian Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Cuban Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Czech Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Danish Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Finnish Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.German Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Greek Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Hispanic Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Indians of North America--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Irish Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Italian Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Japanese Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Jews--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Korean Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Lithuanian Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Macedonian Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Norwegian Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Polish Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Puerto Ricans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Serbian Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Slovak Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Slovenian Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Swedish Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Ukrainian Americans--Illinois--Chicago--Social life and customs.Chicago (Ill.)--Social life and customs.Chicago (Ill.)--Religious life and customs.Reference copies are available in the Folklife Reading Room, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress and at the Illinois Arts Council.http://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/chicago.htmlDuplication of the collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.