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The Maine Acadian cultural survey collection

LC Control No.:	2004695187
Type of Material:	Archival Manuscript Material (Collection)
Main Title:	The Maine Acadian cultural survey collection, 1991 / collected by the American Folklife Center in cooperation with the National Park Service.
Variant Title:	Maine Acadian Cultural Survey Project Acadian cultural survey Report title: Maine Acadian cultural survey
Related Names:	United States. National Park Service. North Atlantic Regional Office. » More like this Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress) » More like this American Folklife Center. » More like this
Description:	manuscripts:: 102 folders. sound recordings:: 32 sound cassettes : analog. sound recordings:: 7 sound tape reels : analog, 1 1/2 ips ; 7 in. graphic materials:: ca. 5,080 photographs : col., b&w. graphic materials:: ca. 50 drawings. moving images:: 5 videocassettes of 5 (VHS).
Organized/Arranged:	Organized by format into the following series: I. Manuscripts; II. Sound Recordings; III. Graphic Materials; IV. Moving Images.
Access Advisory:	Duplication of the collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Biographical/Historical Data:	The Maine Acadian Cultural Survey Project was an eight-week study conducted in 1991 as a joint project of the American Folklife Center and the North Atlantic Regional Office of the National Park Service to research information to be used in planning an Acadian Cultural Center in Maine.
Summary:	Collection consists of sound and video recordings, photographs, manuscript materials, printed materials, correspondence, field notes, and administrative files documenting folklife--including architecture, music, dance, storytelling, material culture, and occupational culture--in the Upper Saint John River Valley on the Maine and New Brunswick border.
Notes:	In English and French.
Finding Aids:	Collection guide available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
Cite as:	The Maine Acadian Cultural Survey Collection, Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Additional Formats:	Copies of the collection are also available in the Acadian Archives / Archives acadiennes at the University of Maine at Fort Kent.
Subjects:	Acadians--Maine--Folklore. » More like this Acadians--Maine--Social life and customs. » More like this Acadians--New Brunswick--Folklore. » More like this Acadians--New Brunswick--Social life and customs. » More like this French-Canadians--New Brunswick--Folklore. » More like this French-Canadians--New Brunswick--Social life and customs. » More like this Acadia National Park (Me.) » More like this Saint John River Valley (Me. and N.B.)--Social life and customs. » More like this
Form/Genre:	Field recordings--Maine. » More like this Interviews--Maine. » More like this Oral history--Maine. » More like this Manuscripts. » More like this Ethnography. » More like this Sound recordings. » More like this Photographs. » More like this Videocassettes. » More like this Drawings. » More like this
Local Shelving No.:	AFC 1991/029
Language Code:	eng eng fre
Geographic Area Code:	n-us-me n-cn-nk
Repository:	DLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610
Links:	http://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/map.html THE MAINE ACADIAN CULTURAL SURVEY: Finding Aid (American Folklife Center, Library of Congress)