The Taylor, David Alan1951-Williams, John Alexander1938-Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress)American Folklife Centermixed materialField recordings-West (U.S.)Interviews-West (U.S.)Oral history-West (U.S.)Ethnography.Traveling exhibitions.Manuscripts.Sound recordings.Photographs.Videocassettes.dcu19881993monographicengitaita323 folders.65 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips ; 7 in.233 sound cassettes : analog.ca. 25,000 photographs.5 architectural drawings.10 blueprints.22 videocassettes : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. and 1/2 in.12 items.32 computer disks ; 3 1/2 in.28 computer disks ; 5 1/4 in.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."collected by the American Folklife Center.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.n-usp--Italian AmericansWest (U.S.)Social life and customsItalian AmericansWest (U.S.)FolkloreItalian AmericansWest (U.S.)ReligionOccupationsWest (U.S.)Columbus Quincentenary, 1992-1993West (U.S.)West (U.S.)Social life and customs2004695184hdl:loc.afc/eadafc.af007003http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af007003DLC-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.DLC04071520080303104442.013656270