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Collection Overview
| Size | 9.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2,300 items) |
| Abstract | This collection contains materials from various music and folk festivals held throughout the United States and internationally in Australia, Canada, England, and other countries, 1936-2005. Festivals center around music (chiefly bluegrass, blues, country, folk, jazz, old-time, cajun, and zydeco) and/or crafts, dance, storytelling, fiddling competitions, or other similar topics and activities. Included are flyers and other promotional materials, programs, guides, newspaper clippings, and other items. |
| Language | English |
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Subject Headings
The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.
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Scope and Content
This collection contains materials from various music festivals and folk festivals held throughout the United States and internationally, 1936-2005. Festivals center around music (chiefly bluegrass, blues, country music, folk music, jazz, old-time music, cajun music, and zydeco music) and/or crafts, dance, storytelling, fiddling competitions, or other similar topics and activities. Included are flyers and other promotional materials, programs, guides, newspaper clippings, and other items.
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Series 1. United States Festival Files, 1936-2005 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by state.
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Subseries 1.1. Alabama, 1983-2001.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.2. Arizona, 1995-2002 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.3. Arkansas, 1963-2001.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.4. California, 1962-2004 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.5. Colorado, 1985-2000.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.6. Connecticut, 1968-1999 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.7. Delaware, 1975-1999 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.8. District of Columbia, 1936-2002.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.9. Florida, 1961-2003 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.10. Georgia, 1965-2000 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.11. Hawaii, 1966-1990.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.12. Illinois, 1963-2003 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.13. Indiana, 1970-1999 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.14. Iowa, 1981-1995.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.15. Kansas, 1973-2003 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.16. Kentucky, 1970-2003 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.17. Louisiana, 1968-1995.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.18. Maine, 1996-1999 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.19. Maryland, 1975-2000 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.20. Massachusetts, 1967-1999.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.21. Michigan, 1972-2003 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.22. Minnesota, 1987-2000 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.23. Mississippi, 1979-1998 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.24. Missouri, 1973-1994 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.25. Nebraska, 1977-1998.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.26. Nevada, 1995-1998 and undated.
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Subseries 1.27. New Hampshire, 1995-1999 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.28. New Jersey, 1971-2001 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.29. New York, 1959-2005 and undated.
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Subseries 1.30. North Carolina, 1948-2005 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.31. Ohio, 1972-1997 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.32. Oklahoma, 1971-1997.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.33. Oregon, 1979-2003 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.34. Pennsylvania, 1962-2002 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.35. Rhode Island, 1959-2000 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.36. South Carolina, 1970-2005 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.37. South Dakota, 1983.
| Folder 529 |
Sioux River Folk Festival #30007, Subseries: "1.37. South Dakota, 1983." Folder 529 |
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Subseries 1.38. Tennessee, 1948-2005 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.39. Texas, 1963-2001 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.40. Utah, 2000.
| Folder 586 |
Sandy Bluegrass and Folk Festival #30007, Subseries: "1.40. Utah, 2000." Folder 586 |
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Subseries 1.41. Vermont, 1979-2000 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.42. Virginia, 1950-2004 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.43. Washington, 1974-2002 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.44. West Virginia, 1956-1999 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.45. Wisconsin, 1995-2000 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.46. Touring Festivals, 1971-1989.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 1.47. General Festival Items, 1967-2001.
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Series 2. International Festival Files, 1955-2004 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by country.
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Subseries 2.1. Australia, 1955-2004.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 2.2. Canada, 1967-2001 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 2.3. England, 1965-2001 and undated.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 2.4. Germany, 1966-1988.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival.
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Subseries 2.5. Ghana, 1971.
| Folder 722 |
Soul to Soul #30007, Subseries: "2.5. Ghana, 1971." Folder 722 |
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Subseries 2.6. Hong Kong, 1985.
| Folder 723 |
Festival of Asian Arts #30007, Subseries: "2.6. Hong Kong, 1985." Folder 723 |
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Subseries 2.7. Japan, 1972.
| Folder 724 |
Hibiya Central Park Bluegrass Festival #30007, Subseries: "2.7. Japan, 1972." Folder 724 |
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Subseries 2.8. Netherlands, 2000.
| Folder 725 |
European World of Bluegrass #30007, Subseries: "2.8. Netherlands, 2000." Folder 725 |
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Subseries 2.9. Scotland, 1975-1980.
Arrangement: alphabetical by festival name.
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Subseries 2.10. Spain, 1981.
Processed by: Jodi Berkowitz and Library Staff, August 2005
Encoded by: Jodi Berkowitz, October 2005
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