Folklife Sourcebook: A Directory of Folklife Resources in the United States

Archives: Florida through Maryland

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FLORIDA

Ethnomusicology/World Music Archive
Address:
College of Music
The Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1180
Phone: 850-644-3424
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments: Dale Olsen Warao collection, Pitts Yanomamo collection, Butt-Colson Akawayo collection, Armellada Pemon collection, Coppens Yekuana collection, Dale Olsen Peru and Brazil collection, Borgatti Nigeria collection, Kebede Ethiopia collection, South American Indian, Florida folklore collections
Keywords: archive archival collections sound audio recordings florida moving image video brazil brazilian peru japan peruvian japanese yanomamo native american indian south america mestizo nigeria nigerian ethiopia ethiopian salsa folklore anthropology ethnography ethnographic

Pensacola Historical Society, Inc. Historical Library
Address:
110 East Church Street
Pensacola, FL 32501
Phone: 850-434-5455
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments: Focus on Northwest Florida
Keywords: archive archival collections photographs moving image film video artifacts audio sound recordings florida pensacola african american folk music folksong escambia county

Florida Folklife Collection
Address:
Florida State Archives
Bureau of Archives and Records Management
Division of Library and Information Services
500 S. Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
Phone: 850-487-2073
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments: Thelma Boltin collection, Stetson Kennedy collection, WPA Federal Writers Project-Florida Folklore Collection, documentation of field projects undertaken by Florida Folklife Program staff since 1979, Florida Folk Festivals since 1954.
Keywords: archive archival collections photographs moving image film video artifacts sound audio recordings florida wpa ethnography folklore folksong folk music festivals narrative oral history histories

GEORGIA

Atlanta History Center
Address:
130 West Paces Ferry Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30305-1366
Phone: 404-814-4000
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments:
Keywords: archive archival collections photographs artifacts maps architecture civil war folk art museum

Georgia Folklore Collection
Address:
Media Archives
Media Department
University of Georgia Libraries
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: 706-542-4757
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments: Tanners, Reverend Howard Finster, McIntosh County Shouters.
Keywords: archive archival collections sound audio recordings georgia ethnography ethnographic folklore folklife festivals folk music folk song narrative storytelling

Southern Labor Archive
Address:
Special Collections & Archives
Georgia State University Library
100 Decatur Street SE
Atlanta, GA 30303-3202
Phone: 404-413-2880
Email: archives@gsu.edu
Serial Publications:
Comments: Focus on Southern workers. Website includes online exhibits.
Keywords: archive archival collection labor oral history laborlore occupational folklore unions recordings audio sound regional south southern states georgia north carolina south carolina tennessee kentucky virginia texas louisiana alabama missouri florida mississippi district of columbia washington dc arkansas

HAWAII

Bishop Museum Archives
Address:
Bishop Museum
1525 Bernice Street
Honolulu, Hawai'i 96817
Phone: 808-848-4182
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments: Roberts collection, Kuluwaimaka collection, Mader collection, Handy collection, Aitken and Stokes collection, Muranushi collection
Keywords: archive archival collections sound audio recordings photographs moving image film video ethnography ethnographic folklore folk music folksong chants chanting hula ethnology ethnography anthropology folklore museum artifacts hawaiian hawai'ian hawaii hawai'i french polyneisian storytelling narrative oral history histories

Asia-Pacific Digital Library
Address:
Kapi'olani Community College
4303 Diamond Head Road
Honolulu, HI 96816
Phone: 808-734-9000
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments: Website includes online exhibits. Includes cultural, scientific, and historical materials.
Keywords: archive archival collections ethnobotany folklore japanese americans hawaiian hawaii hawai'i hawai'ian folk medicine herbalism herbs taiwan oahu ahupua'a

The Archive of The Lyman Museum
Address:
Lyman Museum & Mission House
276 Haili Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Phone: 808-935-5021
Email: library@lymanmuseum.org
Serial Publications:
Comments:
Keywords: archive archival collections photographs moving image film video artifacts audio recordings hawai'i hawaii hawai'ian hawaiian museum

IDAHO

Archive of Idaho Folklore
Address:
Special Collections
University of Idaho Library
Moscow, ID 83843
Phone:
Email: LIBRSPEC@idui1.csrv.uidaho.edu
Serial Publications:
Comments: Mainly consists of student papers and research papers
Keywords: folklore archive archival collections manuscripts contemporary urban legend belief tales

INDIANA

Indiana University Archives of Traditional Music
Address:
Morrison Hall 117 & 120
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405-2501
Phone: (812) 855-4679
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments: Emphasis is on United States, Latin America, and Africa
Keywords: archive archival collections photographs moving image film video artifacts audio sound recordings musical instruments ethnomusicology blues jazz native american indian african latino hispanic anthropology folklore indiana

Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction
Address:
Morrison Hall 313
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: (812) 855-7686
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments: World's largest collection of materials relating to human sexuality.
Keywords: archive archival collections research sex gender psychology mores photographs sound audio recordings video moving image film art artifacts

Indiana Federal Writers' Project/Program Papers (special collection)
Address:
Indiana State University
Cunningham Memorial Library
650 Sycamore St.
Terre Haute, IN 47809
Phone: (812) 237-3160
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments: Primary focus on Indiana folklore
Keywords: archive archival collections photographs maps legends beliefs humor jokes humor place names folklore indiana narrative wpa federal writers project new deal

KANSAS

Center for Ethnic Studies
Address:
Forsyth Library
Fort Hays State University
600 Park Street
Hays, KS 67601-4099
Phone:
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments: Focus on the culture and ethnic groups of Kansas.
Keywords: archive archival collections photographs moving image film video maps audio sound recordings folk music folksong oral history histories church family kansas ethnic groups ethnicity german french france dutch english swedish sweden czech russia poetry jokes humor beliefs jumprope rhymes

Kansas Heritage Project
Address:
Forsyth Library
Fort Hays State University
600 Park Street
Hays, Kansas 67601-4099
Phone: (785) 628-5901
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments: Focus on Kansas history, culture, and ethnicity.
Keywords: archive archival collections audio sound recordings folk music folksong oral history histories kansas dustbowl dust storms depression farming agriculture family narrative ethnic groups ethnicity german french france dutch english swedish sweden czech russia scotland scottish

Special Collections and University Archives
Address:
Wichita State University Libraries
1845 Fairmount
Wichita, KS 67260-0068
Phone: 316-978-3481
Email: specialcollections@wichita.edu
Serial Publications:
Comments: Includes The Joan O'Bryant Kansas Folklore Collection, Vance Randolph manuscript for The Talking Turtle and Other Ozark Folk Tales (published book), American Studies Department student papers, and the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration for Kansas.
Keywords: archive archival collections manuscripts folklore folklife oral histories history legends narratives foodways kansas

KENTUCKY

Southern Appalachian Archives
Address:
Special Collections
Berea College Library
Berea, KY 40403
Phone: (606) 986-9341
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments: Emphasis on southern Appalachia, includes the Weatherford-Hammond Mountain Collection
Keywords: archive archival collections photographs audio sound recordings appalachia kentucky georgia north carolina south carolina tennessee virginia west virgninia regional

Folklife Archives
Address:
The Kentucky Building
Room E-216
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY 42101
Phone:
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments: Emphasis on south-central Kentucky. Includes the Montell Belief Collection, Gordon Wilson Collection, Thomason Collection, Sarah Gertrude Knott Collection.
Keywords: archive archival collections manuscripts photographs moving image film video audio sound recordings kentucky ethnography folklore ethnology belief folksong folk music foodways political folklore art craft material culture architecture

Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History
Address:
Special Collections and Digital Programs
University of Kentucky Libraries
Lexington, KY 40506-0039
Phone: (606) 257-8634
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments: Emphasis on Kentucky, appalachia
Keywords: archive archival collections manuscripts photographs audio sound recordings broadsides oral history histories folklore kentucky appalachia agriculture horses bluegrass coal mining veterans vietnam korean war tobacco african americans mississippi civil rights anthropology ethnography local history

Jean Thomas Collection
Address:
Dwight Anderson Memorial Music Library
School of Music
University of Louisville
2301 South 3rd Street
Louisville, KY 40208
Phone:
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments: also called the Traipsin' Woman (Jean Thomas) Collection. Emphasis on Kentucky folk music and musicians
Keywords: archive archival collections manuscripts photographs audio sound recordings film video moving image folk music folksong ballads ethnomusicology sheet music musicians kentucky

Special Collections and Archives, Camden-Carroll Library
Address:
Camden-Carroll Library
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY 40351
Phone: 606-783-2829
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments: Appalachian Collection, Kentuckiana Digital Library Collection, Vintage Fiddlers Project, Jesse Stuart, James Still, and Roger Barbour collections.
Keywords: archive archival collections manuscripts photographs audio sound recordings history oral histories quilt patterns vietnam veterans old-time music fiddlers appalachia kentucky

Appalachian Collections
Address:
McGaw Library
Alice Lloyd College
Pippa Pass, KY 41844
Phone: 888-280-4ALC
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments: Photographic Archives, Appalachian Oral History Project
Keywords: kentucky virginia north carolina appalachia archive archival collections manuscripts photographs audio sound recordings history oral histories coal mining

LOUISIANA

Center for Acadian and Creole Folklore
Address:
University of Louisiana
313 Dupré Library [mailing address P.O. Box 40831]
Lafayette, LA 70504
Phone: (337) 482 6811
Phone:
Email: ancelet@louisiana.edu
Serial Publications:
Comments: Emphasis on Louisiana French culture and language
Keywords: archive archival collections manuscripts photographs audio sound recordings moving image film video artifacts louisiana french folk music folksong oral history histories narrative storytelling celebrations cajun creole folklore ethnography mardi gras folk belief humor dance drama material culture linguistics

Louisiana State Museum
Address:
751 Chartres Street
New Orleans, LA 70176
Phone:
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments: Includes Jazz music and instruments, the New Orleans Jazz Club Collection, textile collections.
Keywords: museum archive archival collections manuscripts photographs audio sound recordings moving image video artifacts louisiana textiles musical instruments sheet music

William Ransom Hogan Jazz Archive
Address:
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: (504) 865-5688
Email:
Serial Publications: The Jazz Archivist
Comments: Louisiana and lower Mississippi Valley musical traditions. Dominic LaRocca Collection, Souchon Collection, Al Rose Collection
Keywords: archive archival collections manuscripts photographs audio sound recordings moving image film video louisiana caribbean music dance folksong african american blues gospel urban folk music piano rolls oral history histories mississippi delta

MAINE

Acadian Archives/Archives Acadiennes
Address:
University of Maine at Fort Kent
23 University Drive
Fort Kent ME 04743
Phone: (207) 834-7535
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments: Saint John Valley Folk Arts Survey; Beatrice Craig papers, A.J. Michaud and Denis Martin folksong collections.
Keywords: archive archival collections manuscripts photographs audio sound recordings moving image film video acadian french franco american maine folklore folk music folksong architecture material culture foodways maple sugaring humor sociology anthropology ethnology oral history histories storytelling narrative timber lumber industry occupational folklore agricultural farms farming potato canada new brunswick maritime provences

Maine Folklife Center
Address:
Maine Folklife Center
Department of Anthropology
5773 South Stevens Hall
University of Maine at Orono
Orono, ME 04469-5773
Phone: (207) 581-1891
Email:
Serial Publications:
Comments: Wide variety of materials pertaining to the regional folklife of Maine and Maritime Provinces
Keywords: archive archival collections manuscripts photographs audio sound recordings moving image video acadian french franco american maine folklore folk music folksong architecture material culture foodways humor sociology anthropology ethnology oral history histories storytelling narrative woodsman timber lumber industry maple sugaring occupational folklore agricultural farms farming potato lobstering seafaring maritime labor history artifacts native american indians passamaquoddy penobscot arts crafts ethnicity canada new brunswick newfoundland nova scotia prince edward island cape breton maritime provences

Northeast Historic Film
Address:
PO Box 900
85 Main Street
Bucksport,Maine 04416
Phone: 207-469-0924
Email: oldfilm@acadia.net
Serial Publications:
Comments:Amateur and independen films and documentaries
Keywords: archive archival collections recordings moving image film video maine ice harvesting fisheries fairs festivals woodsmen riverdrivers timber lumber industry occupational folklore

Salt Documentary Archives
Address:
Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Post Office Box 7800
110 Exchange Street
Portland, Maine 04112-7800
Phone: 207-761-0660
Email: info@salt.edu
Comments: Archives focused on documenting tradition and change in contemporary Maine, including fisheries, agriculture and ethnic groups. Salt Institute publishes Salt Magazine.
Keywords: archives archival records collections maine sound audio recordings photographs manuscripts fisheries agriculture ethnic groups social change folklore folklife publications

MARYLAND

Maryland Folklore Archives
Address:
Literary Manuscripts
Special Collections
Hornbake Library
College Park, MD 20742 USA
Phone: 301-405-9298
Email: See web site for contact form.
Comments: The link to the "Maryland Folklore Archives" above is to the online finding aid for the collection. Primarily student papers and supporting materials from Salisbury State University, the University of Maryland, and Frostberg State University. Subjects are not limited to the state of Maryland. Includes the former Salisbury State University Folklore Archives materials.
Keywords: maryland folklore folklife archive archival records collections manuscripts photographs regional audio recordings sound ethnography salisbury state frostberg university of maryland watermen legends tales occupational folklore oral history

Society for Ethnomusicology Archives

Address:
Special Collections in Performing Arts
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301-405-9220
Email: vnovara@umd.edu
Comments: The link to the archives above is to the finding aid for the collection. Collection is comprised of Society for Ethnomusicology business only.
Keywords: maryland society for ethnomusicology organization archives archival records collections manuscripts