Library of Congress. American Folklife Center

Variant names
Dates:
Establishment 1976
Americans

History notes:

The American Folklife Center was created in 1976 by the U.S. Congress to "preserve and present American folklife" through programs of research, documentation, archival preservation, reference service, live performance, exhibitions, publications, and training. Designated by the U.S. Congress as the national center for folklife documentation and research, the American Folklife Center continues to collect and document living traditional culture, while preserving for the future its unparalleled collections in the state-of-the-art preservation facilities of the Library of Congress. The American Folklife Center Archive, established in the Library of Congress Music Division in 1928, is now one of the largest archives of ethnographic materials from the United States and around the world, encompassing millions of items of ethnographic and historical documentation recorded from the nineteenth century to the present. These collections, which include extensive audiovisual documentation of traditional arts, cultural expressions, and oral histories, offer researchers access to the songs, stories, and other creative expressions of people from diverse communities.

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Subjects:

  • Acadians
  • Acadians
  • Acadians
  • Acadians
  • Speeches, addresses, etc.
  • Afghans
  • African American civil rights workers
  • African American college students
  • African American college teachers
  • African American dance
  • African American journalists
  • African American judges
  • African American lawyers
  • African American leadership
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • Aguinaldos
  • Arab Americans
  • Arabs
  • Argentine Americans
  • Armenian Americans
  • Armenian Americans
  • Atheists
  • Ballads, English
  • Ballads, English
  • Ballads, English
  • Ballads, Scots
  • Baptists
  • Baths, Roman
  • Belly dance
  • Belly dance music
  • Bengali Americans
  • Bengali (South Asian people)
  • Bengali (South Asian people)
  • Bengali (South Asian people)
  • Bluegrass music
  • Bluegrass music
  • Bluegrass music
  • Bluegrass music
  • Bluegrass music
  • Bluegrass music
  • Bluegrass music
  • Bluegrass music
  • Bluegrass music
  • Blues (Music)
  • Blues (Music)
  • Blues (Music)
  • Blues (Music)
  • Bolivian Americans
  • Boogie woogie (Music)
  • Brass band music
  • Buddhist chants
  • Buddhist dance
  • Cajun music
  • Cajuns
  • Cambodian Americans
  • Cambodian Americans
  • Canadians
  • Caribbean Americans
  • Carols
  • Castles
  • Catholics
  • Children's songs, English
  • Children's songs, English
  • Children's songs, English
  • Chinese
  • Christian Science
  • Christians
  • Christmas music
  • Christmas plays
  • Presbyterian Church
  • Civil rights demonstrations
  • Civil rights demonstrations
  • Civil rights demonstrations
  • Civil rights movements
  • Civil rights workers
  • Clog-dancing
  • Colombian Americans
  • Columbus Quincentenary, 1992-1993
  • Congregationalists
  • Conservative Judaism
  • Coptic sermons
  • Country life
  • Country life
  • Country music
  • Country music
  • Country music
  • Country music
  • Country music
  • Cowboys
  • Croatian Americans
  • Cuban Americans
  • Cuban Americans
  • Damce music
  • Dance
  • Dance
  • Dance
  • Dance
  • Dance
  • Dance
  • Dance
  • Dance
  • Dance
  • Dance
  • Dance, Black
  • Dance music
  • Dance music
  • Dance music
  • Dance music
  • Dance music
  • Dance music
  • Dance orchestra music
  • D.C. hand dance
  • Decimas, Puerto Rican
  • Decimas, Puerto Rican
  • Discrimination in employment
  • Discrimination in medical care
  • Discrimination in public accommodations
  • Doo-wop (Music)
  • Drum music
  • English language
  • Festivals
  • Fiddlers
  • Fiddle tunes
  • Fiddle tunes
  • Fiddle tunes
  • Fiddle tunes
  • Fiddle tunes
  • Field recordings
  • Field recordings
  • Field recordings
  • Flamenco
  • Flamenco
  • Folk dance music
  • Folk dance music
  • Folk dance music
  • Folk dance music
  • Folk dancing
  • Folk dancing
  • Folk dancing
  • Folk dancing
  • Folk dancing
  • Folk dancing
  • Folk dancing
  • Folk dancing, English
  • Folk dancing, Irish
  • Folk drama, English
  • Folk drama, Scottish
  • Folk festivals
  • Folklore
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk singers
  • Folk songs
  • Folk songs, English
  • Folk songs, English
  • Folk songs, English
  • Folk songs, English
  • Folk songs, English
  • Folk songs, English
  • Folk songs, English
  • Folk songs, English
  • Folk songs, English
  • Folk songs, French
  • Folk songs, Irish
  • Folk songs, Scots
  • Folk songs, Scottish Gaelic
  • Folk songs, Spanish
  • Folk songs, Spanish
  • Freedom Rides, 1961
  • French
  • French
  • French
  • French Americans
  • Society of Friends
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Gamelan music
  • Gospel music
  • Gospel music
  • Gospel music
  • Hand-clapping music
  • Harp music
  • Harp music
  • Hindu sermons
  • Hmong Americans
  • Hmong (Asian people)
  • Holidays
  • Holidays
  • Hornpipe (Dance)
  • Humanists
  • Hungarian Americans
  • Hungarian Americans
  • Inauguration Day
  • Incas
  • Interdenominational cooperation
  • Interfaith worship
  • Interviews
  • Irish
  • Irish Americans
  • Iroquois Indians
  • Islamic sermons
  • Jamaicans
  • Japanese Americans
  • Jewish sermons
  • Jews
  • Jews
  • Jig (Dance)
  • Jitterbug (Dance)
  • Jubilee singers
  • Klezmer music
  • Kora music
  • Kora music
  • Koto music
  • Laotian Americans
  • Lindy (Dance)
  • Lindy (Dance)
  • Mambo (Dance)
  • Mambos (Music)
  • Mariachi
  • Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
  • Material Types
  • May Day
  • Megalithic monuments
  • Memorials
  • Mennonites
  • Methodist sermons
  • Mexican Americans
  • Mexican Americans
  • Mexicans
  • Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956
  • Morris dance
  • Mumming
  • Mumming
  • Mumming plays
  • Mumming plays
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music Afghanistan
  • Popular music
  • Popular music
  • Popular music
  • Popular music
  • Popular music
  • Popular music
  • Music, Puerto Rican
  • Muslims
  • Nursery rhymes
  • Nursery rhymes
  • Occasional sermons
  • Old-time music
  • Old-time music
  • Old-time music
  • Old-time music
  • Old-time music
  • Old-time music
  • Omaha Indians
  • Omaha Indians
  • Operas, Chinese
  • Percussion music
  • Plenas
  • Polish Americans
  • Polish Americans
  • Polka (Dance)
  • Polkas
  • Presidents
  • Presidents
  • Public worship
  • Puerto Ricans
  • Quaker sermons
  • Rabab music
  • Race relations
  • Race relations
  • Reading in public worship
  • Reconstructionist Judaism
  • Reform Judaism
  • Reggae music
  • Religious gatherings
  • Rhythm and blues music
  • Rhythm and blues music
  • Rumba (Dance)
  • Sacred vocal music
  • Salsa (Music)
  • Salsa (Music)
  • School integration
  • Sea songs
  • Sea songs
  • Sea songs
  • Senegalese Americans
  • September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
  • September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
  • September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
  • September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
  • September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
  • September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, in art
  • Serbian Americans
  • Sermons
  • Sermons
  • Sermons
  • Sermons, American
  • Sermons, Spanish
  • Seventh
  • Shakuhachi and koto music
  • Signs and symbols
  • Singing games
  • Singing games
  • Singing games
  • Slovenian Americans
  • Songs, Cajun French
  • Spanish Americans
  • Spirituals (Songs)
  • Spirituals (Songs)
  • Square dancing
  • Square dancing
  • Steel band music
  • Steel band music
  • Step dancing
  • Step dancing
  • Storytelling
  • String band music
  • String band music
  • String band music
  • String band music
  • String band music
  • Sword-dance
  • Tabla music
  • Tambura (Fretted lute) music
  • Tango (Dance)
  • Tangos
  • Tap dancing
  • Tar (Lute) music
  • Tewa dance
  • Tewa Indians
  • Unitarian Universalists
  • Vietnamese Americans
  • Vocal quartets, Unaccompanied
  • Voter registration
  • Women civil rights workers
  • Worship programs
  • Yodels
  • Zydeco music
  • Acadians
  • Acadians
  • Acadians
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • Armenian Americans
  • Ballads, English
  • Ballads, English
  • Bengali (South Asian people)
  • Bengali (South Asian people)
  • Bluegrass music
  • Bluegrass music
  • Bluegrass music
  • Bluegrass music
  • Bluegrass music
  • Bluegrass music
  • Bluegrass music
  • Bluegrass music
  • Blues (Music)
  • Blues (Music)
  • Blues (Music)
  • Cambodian Americans
  • Children's songs, English
  • Children's songs, English
  • Civil rights demonstrations
  • Civil rights demonstrations
  • Country life
  • Country music
  • Country music
  • Country music
  • Country music
  • Cuban Americans
  • Dance
  • Dance
  • Dance
  • Dance
  • Dance
  • Dance
  • Dance
  • Dance
  • Dance
  • Dance music
  • Dance music
  • Dance music
  • Dance music
  • Dance music
  • Decimas, Puerto Rican
  • Fiddle tunes
  • Fiddle tunes
  • Fiddle tunes
  • Fiddle tunes
  • Field recordings
  • Field recordings
  • Flamenco
  • Folk dance music
  • Folk dance music
  • Folk dance music
  • Folk dancing
  • Folk dancing
  • Folk dancing
  • Folk dancing
  • Folk dancing
  • Folk dancing
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk music
  • Folk songs, English
  • Folk songs, English
  • Folk songs, English
  • Folk songs, English
  • Folk songs, English
  • Folk songs, English
  • Folk songs, English
  • Folk songs, English
  • Folk songs, Spanish
  • French
  • French
  • Gospel music
  • Gospel music
  • Harp music
  • Holidays
  • Hungarian Americans
  • Jews
  • Kora music
  • Lindy (Dance)
  • Mexican Americans
  • Mumming
  • Mumming plays
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Music
  • Popular music
  • Popular music
  • Popular music
  • Popular music
  • Popular music
  • Nursery rhymes
  • Old-time music
  • Old-time music
  • Old-time music
  • Old-time music
  • Old-time music
  • Omaha Indians
  • Polish Americans
  • Presidents
  • Race relations
  • Rhythm and blues music
  • Salsa (Music)
  • Sea songs
  • Sea songs
  • September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
  • September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
  • September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
  • September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
  • Sermons
  • Sermons
  • Singing games
  • Singing games
  • Spirituals (Songs)
  • Square dancing
  • Steel band music
  • Step dancing
  • String band music
  • String band music
  • String band music
  • String band music

Occupations:

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Places:

  • District of Columbia, DC, US