Software or E-ResourceFlorida Folklife from the WPA Collections 1937-1942
Main title
- Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections 1937-1942 [electronic resource] / from the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
Published/Created
- [Washington, D.C.] : Library of Congress, 2000-
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LC classification
- GR110
LC copy
- Z663.116
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Summary
- Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections is a multiformat ethnographic field collection documenting African-American, Arabic, Bahamian, British-American, Cuban, Greek, Italian, Minorcan, Seminole, and Slavic cultures throughout Florida. Features folksongs and folktales in many languages, including blues and work songs from menhaden fishing boats, railroad gangs, and turpentine camps; children's songs, dance music, and religious music of many cultures; and interviews, also known as life histories. Provides access to 376 sound recordings and 106 accompanying materials, personnel. Includes a special presentation, A Florida treasure hunt, by Stetson Kennedy. Offered as part of the American Memory online resource compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.
Incomplete contents
- Proposed recording expedition into the Floridas / by Zora Neale Hurston -- Map of Florida (from the General Maps Collection) -- Ethnic and cultural groups -- Bibliography -- Related resources.
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Notes
- Title from home page as viewed on 08-16-00.
Computer file info
- Computer data.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
LCCN
- 00528679
Dewey class no.
- 398
Geographic area code
- n-us-fl
Type of material
- Software or E-Resource
Item Availability
CALL NUMBER
- Available through the Internet
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- Jefferson or Adams Building Reading Rooms