Working in Paterson Project Collection 1993-2002

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Working in Paterson Project Collection 1993-2002

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The collection consists of manuscripts, sound recordings, photographs, artifacts, publications, and ephemera from an ethnographic field project conducted by the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, which documented occupational culture in Paterson, New Jersey in 1994. Subjects include the textile industry, industrial architecture, machine shops, labor unions, family owned businesses, dressmaking, and ethnic restaurants. A single manufacturing firm, Watson Machine International, was the focus of an in-depth study. The project focused on the ways in which community life and values are shaped by work and how the theme of work intersects with other themes, namely family, ethnicity, gender, neighborhood, religion, and change over time.

39 boxes; 21 linear feet; 12,327 items (5,400 manuscript pages, 6,621 graphic materials, 90 original sound recordings, 204 electronic media, and 12 artifacts)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6355968

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Library of Congress. American Folklife Center

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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 coll...

Taylor, David Alan, 1951-

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Cooper, Martha, photographer.

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United States. National Park Service. Mid-Atlantic Regional Office, collector.

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Catholic Church

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Lautenberg, Frank R. (Frank Raleigh), 1924-2013

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Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (January 23, 1924 – June 3, 2013) was a businessman and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as United States Senator from New Jersey from 1982 to 2001 and from 2003 until his death. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, he graduated from Nutley High School. After serving overseas in the United States Army Signal Corps during World War II from 1942 to 1946, Lautenberg used the GI Bill to earn a BS in economics from Columbia Business School. He worked as a s...

Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress)

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Pascrell, Bill, interviewee.

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Watson Machine International

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Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program

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Working in Paterson Project

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Administrative History The Working in Paterson Project was undertaken in connection with the federal Urban History Initiative (UHI). In accordance with the initiative, three cities in New Jersey--Perth Amboy, Trenton, and Paterson--each received government funds to develop revitalization programs. The National Park Service's Mid-Atlantic Regional Office administered programs in Paterson, including this study of occupational heritage. AFC Folk...