The American Folklife CenterArchive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress)Illinois Arts Councilmixed materialField recordings-Illinois-Chicago.Ethnography.Interviews.Manuscripts.Oral history.Photographic prints.Slides.Sound recordings.Traveling exhibitions.Videocassettes.dcu19761981monographicengmul20.75269 folders.99 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, mono. and stereo. ; 7 in.245 sound cassettes : analog.ca. 13,000 photographs : b&w, col.2 videocassettes : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.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.collected by the American Folklife Center for the Illinois Arts Council.Photographs and slides provide some documentation of the following dance activities: African-American performance group and social dancing, Japanese folk dancing, German performance group folk dancing, Jewish wedding reception dancing, Hispanic social dancing, Lithuanian social dancing, Polish social dancing and children's performance, and Croatian and Serbian social dancing and folk dance performance.Two videocassettes are related to the photographic exhibition by Jonas Dovydenas, "Inside Our Houses, Outside Our Windows;" one includes remarks by Dovydenas on the Project; one was used in the photo exhibition at the National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January, 1981.Reference copies are available in the Folklife Reading Room, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress and at the Illinois Arts Council.Duplication of the collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.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.In English, Italian, Korean, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovenian, Spanish, and Ukrainian.Collection guide available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.n-us-ilEthnic artsIllinoisChicagoFolkloreIllinoisChicagoChicago (Ill.)Social life and customsMusicIllinoisChicagoFolk musicIllinoisChicagoDanceIllinoisChicagoDance, BlackIllinoisChicagoCommunity lifeIllinoisChicagoChicago (Ill.)Religious life and customsAfrican AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsAustrian AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsChinese AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsCroatian AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsCuban AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsCzech AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsDanish AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsFinnish AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsGerman AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsGreek AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsHispanic AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsIndians of North AmericaIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsIrish AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsItalian AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsJapanese AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsJewsIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsKorean AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsLithuanian AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsMacedonian AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsNorwegian AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsPolish AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsPuerto RicansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsSerbian AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsSlovak AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsSlovenian AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsSwedish AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsUkrainian AmericansIllinoisChicagoSocial life and customsDovydenas, Jonas.2004695177http://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/chicago.htmlhttp://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/chicago.htmlDLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610Duplication of the collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.DLC95091520050228183407.011800980