04151cpcaa22006497a 4500 13656270 20080303104442.0 040715i19881993dcu eng 7 cbc orignew u ncip 20 y-folklife mkru 2004-07-15 mkru 2004-08-19; mkru 2004-09-30; mkru 2005-02-01; mkru 2005-05-03; mkru 2005-07-14 2004695184 DLC DLC appm eng ita eng ita n-usp-- AFC 1989/022 The Italian-Americans in the West Project collection, 1988-1993 / collected by the American Folklife Center. Italian Americans in the West Project collection manuscripts: 323 folders. sound recordings: 65 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in. sound recordings: 233 sound cassettes : analog. graphic materials: ca. 25,000 photographs. graphic materials: 5 architectural drawings. graphic materials: 10 blueprints. moving images: 22 videocassettes : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. and 1/2 in. artifacts: 12 items. 32 computer disks ; 3 1/2 in. 28 computer disks ; 5 1/4 in. Organized by format into the following series: I. Manuscript and Print Materials, II. Computer Diskettes, III. Sound Recordings, IV. Graphic Materials, V. Moving Images, VI. Exhibition Materials. The collection consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, graphic materials (including color slides, black-and-white negatives, and photographic prints), and moving images collected during a field research project documenting Italian-American occupational, cultural, and religious traditions in several locations in the western United States. Fieldwork was conducted in Gilroy, California; San Pedro, California; Pueblo, Colorado; Carbon County, Utah; Walla Walla, Washington; and several mining and ranching communities in Nevada. The project was part of the Quincentenary Celebration of Christopher Columbus sponsored by the Library of Congress in 1992. It produced a traveling exhibition and book of essays, both titled, "Old Ties, New Attachments : Italian-American Folklife in the West." Italian Americans in the West Project Collection (AFC 1989/022), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Duplication of the collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions. In English and Italian. Collection guide available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages. Taylor, David A. and John Alexander Williams, eds. Old Ties, New Attachments: Italian-American Folklife in the West, Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1992. Italian Americans West (U.S.) Social life and customs. Italian Americans West (U.S.) Folklore. Italian Americans West (U.S.) Religion. Occupations West (U.S.) Columbus Quincentenary, 1992-1993 West (U.S.) West (U.S.) Social life and customs. Field recordings West (U.S.) lcsh Interviews West (U.S.) lcsh Oral history West (U.S.) lcsh Ethnography. aat Traveling exhibitions. aat Manuscripts. aat Sound recordings. aat Photographs. 2aat Videocassettes. aat Taylor, David Alan, 1951- Williams, John Alexander, 1938- Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress) American Folklife Center. Old ties, new attachments. Italian-American folklife in the West. DLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af007003 Italian-Americans in the West Project Collection