North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Films, 1951-1988

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North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Films, 1951-1988

North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources Films, 1951-1988

http://www2.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/n/North_Carolina_Department_of_Cultural_Resources_Films.html

The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources is the state agency responsible for arts, history, and library programs; among its divisions is the State Library of North Carolina. The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources films collection documents a variety of topics, some relating to North Carolina and others to the wider world, covered in films made by a variety of filmmakers, 1951-1988. Topics include folklife, folk dancing, folklore, and folk art in various parts of the world; tattooing; women's folklore; African American history, culture, and music; Indians of North America; Canadian Iroquois Indians; Aboriginal Australians; folk, gospel, jazz, and blues music; folk singers and composers Woody Guthrie, Elizabeth Cotten, and Malvina Reynolds; gospel singer Mahalia Jackson; various religious communities; Colonial Williamsburg; poet Carl Sandburg; filmmaker Tom Davenport; and the social life and customs of the American South. All of the films are 16mm commercial release prints with sound. Both narrative and documentary films are represented.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.