Inauguration 2009 Sermons and Orations Project Collection 2008-2009

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Inauguration 2009 Sermons and Orations Project Collection 2008-2009

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The Inauguration 2009 Sermons and Orations Project collection includes manuscripts (letters, sermons, orations, church programs, etc.), audio and video recordings, photographs, and other graphic materials created by the public in response to the 2009 election and inauguration of President Barack Obama and collected by the American Folklife Center. Includes submissions from over 300 individuals, religious and secular organizations, from 39 states and the District of Columbia, and from Nairobi, Kenya and Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, recorded January 16-25, 2009.

4489 items.; 412 sound files (mp3, wav, wma on 128 CD-Rs) : digital, sound.; 16 sound cassettes : analog.; 211 photographs (jpg, doc) : digital, color.; 35 photographic prints : black and white, color ; various sizes.; 83 videodiscs (DVD-R) : digital, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.; 9 videocassettes (MiniDV, VHS, Hi-8) : sound, color ; various sizes.; 3600 pages (7 boxes, 3 linear feet); 123 text files (pdf, doc, jpg, rtf, pub, ppt) : digital.

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