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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1974 Festival of American Folklife

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Introduction
With the 1974 Festival of American Folklife (July 3-7 and July 10-14, 1974), the seven programs that would constitute the Bicentennial Festival were all in place. As in 1973, the Festival took place in the western part of the National Mall alongside the Reflecting Pool, between 17th and 23rd Streets, and between Constitution Avenue N.W. and Independence Avenue S.W. (see site plan). It was co-organized by the Smithsonian Institution, Division of Performing Arts (James R. Morris, Director; Richard Lusher) and the National Park Service (Ronald H. Walker, Director). Ralph Rinzler was Director of the Folklife Program and the Festival. The 1974 Festival included seven programs, with a Festival Stage bringing together performers from other programs and, in the second week, its own participants. The 1974 Program Book was supplemented by daily folios with additional information on that day's programs.
Shared Stewardship of Collections
The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage acknowledges and respects the right of artists, performers, Folklife Festival participants, community-based scholars, and knowledge-keepers to collaboratively steward representations of themselves and their intangible cultural heritage in media produced, curated, and distributed by the Center. Making this collection accessible to the public is an ongoing process grounded in the Center's commitment to connecting living people and cultures to the materials this collection represents. To view the Center's full shared stewardship policy, which defines our protocols for addressing collections-related inquiries and concerns, please visit https://doi.org/10.25573/data.21771155.
Creator
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Names
Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Place
Caribbean Area
Trinidad and Tobago
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Topic
Folk art
Folk festivals
Food habits
Folk music
Folklore
arts and crafts
World music
occupational folklore
Orisha religion
African diaspora
Afro-Caribbeans
Steel bands (Music)
Calypso (Music)
Mambos (Music)
Jitterbug (Dance)
Creator
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1974 Festival of American Folklife
Summary
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
Historical note
The Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The 1974 Festival of American Folklife was produced by the Smithsonian Division of Performing Arts and cosponsored by the National Park Service. For more information, see Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
Extent
1 Cubic foot (approximate)
459 Sound tape reels (approximate)
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note
The Rinzler Archives is continually engaged in digitization of archival materials to facilitate preservation and ready access by users. However, given the diversity of legacy formats of the originals, some older materials may not be available. Notably, certain older audio recordings cannot be played because of deterioration of the tape stock, and the Archives has no playback equipment for EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) or multi-track audio recordings. Where listening or viewing copies are available, this is generally indicated for each item. Users are encouraged to contact Archives staff to verify that the materials of interest to them are already accessible, or to determine if they can be digitized as needed.
Date
July 3-14, 1974
Archival Repository
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Identifier
CFCH.SFF.1974
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sound tape reels
Plans (drawings)
Audiotapes
Digital images
Memorandums
Audiocassettes
Negatives
Photographic prints
Sound recordings
Business records
Notes
Videotapes
Video recordings
Slides (photographs)
Contracts
Correspondence
Cha-chas (music)
Lindy (dance)
Citation
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1974 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement note
Arranged in 9 series. Series 1: Program Books, Festival Publications, and Ephemera Series 2: African Diaspora Series 3: Children's Program Series 4: Family Folklore Series 5: Festival Stage Series 6: Native Americans Series 7: Old Ways in the New World Series 8: Regional America Series 9: Working Americans
Rights
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Genre/Form
Plans (drawings)
Audiotapes
Digital images
Memorandums
Audiocassettes
Negatives
Photographic prints
Sound recordings
Business records
Notes
Videotapes
Video recordings
Slides (photographs)
Contracts
Correspondence
Cha-chas (Music)
Lindy (Dance)
Scope and Contents note
This collection documents the planning, production, and execution of the 1974 Festival of American Folklife. Materials may include photographs, audio recordings, motion picture film and video recordings, notes, production drawings, contracts, memoranda, correspondence, informational materials, publications, and ephemera. Such materials were created during the Festival on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., as well as in the featured communities, before or after the Festival itself.
Restrictions
Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
Forms Part Of
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1974 Festival of American Folklife forms part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival records . Smithsonian Folklife Festival records Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: Papers 1967 Festival of American Folklife records - [Ongoing]
Related Archival Materials note
Within the Rinzler Archives, related materials may be found in various collections such as the Ralph Rinzler papers and recordings, the Lily Spandorf drawings, the Diana Davies photographs, the Robert Yellin photographs, and the Curatorial Research, Programs, and Projects collection. Additional relevant materials may also be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives concerning the Division of Performing Arts (1966-1983), Folklife Program (1977-1980), Office of Folklife Programs (1980-1991), Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies (1991-1999), Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present), and collaborating Smithsonian units, as well as in the administrative papers of key figures such as the Secretary and respective deputies. Users are encouraged to consult relevant finding aids and to contact Archives staff for further information.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1503510202147-1503510202172-0
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5c04ee5c0-e362-495e-8db1-3073cf7c17af

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  • Puerto Rican and Cuban music; Cajun music

  • Tunisian Fieldwork: Tunisians: Soulamia; Malouf

  • Sam McGee and Clifton McGee, Josh Graves

  • Family Folklore Interviews: Warden, Smith, Stockton

  • unknown fiddler; Hubert Hunkapiller

  • Hickman Brothers; Mickey Davis; Bill Mitchell; Mike Ross

  • Duck Hillbillies, Mississippi Folk Voices demo tape?

  • Kaffestova Stage:

  • Sylvester Moran; Mike Ross; Billy Mitchell; Hickman Brothers

  • Finnish Music

  • Henry Storhoff - psalmodikon

  • Varney Watson, Utah Phillips; Occupational Lore of Theater

  • Nigerian Troupe on tour in Cleveland I

  • Family Folklore Interviews: Urban, Anonymous, Austin, Rhode

  • Sports/Games

  • Basin/Plateau Stage

  • Old Time Picking Partners; Hoyt Ming

  • Landon Boys Camp

  • African Diaspora Advisory Group October 1974 C

  • Workshop on Kafeneion

  • Worth Long; Sam Chatmon; Houston Stackhouse

  • Tunisian Fieldwork: Montreal Tunisian Community

  • Steel Drum Band; Petit Valle Trinidad Group

  • Unidentified WA Stage

  • Tunisian Stage (dubs of 156-9)

  • Discussion on the job; Beginning to work with Bruce Nickerson

  • Family Folklore Interviews: McCormack, Vaughn, Hinton, Hafer, VanMechelen

  • Chicano Band

  • Norwegian Dances; Finnish Music

  • Leon Pinson

  • Video

  • Trinidad, Shango, Elder Long Communion Service

  • 7406 H2 Bessie Jones teaching games

  • Occupational Lore of Theater Workers; Varney Watson, Guy Carawan

  • Arguments? Music

  • Spiritual Ensemble; Joe Townsend and Jesse Mays; Leon Pinson

  • Hristoforidis, dances

  • Bessie Jones

  • Fiddler's Convention

  • Sam Chatmon performance in bar or coffee house, recorded in audience

  • Fiddler's Convention

  • Sarah Ogan Gunning and Jim Garland

  • Church Service w/ Elder Long

  • Sarah Ogan Gunning and Jim Garland

  • Video

  • Fiddlers' Convention

  • African Diaspora Market Stage July 4, 1974, Trinidad Steel Band, Trinidad dance demo, Lonnie Pitchford, Sam Thomas and Joe Cooper

  • Chicano Music - Conjunto, La Onda Chicano

  • Unidentified WA Stage

  • Jim Ringer, Phyllis Boyens, Mary McCaslin, Nimrod Workman, Jim Garland

  • Unidentified WA Stage

  • Tommie and Mattie Dozier; Leon Pinson

  • Family Folklore Interviews: Schwerdtfeger, Jefferson, Klappholze, Andrews, Kurzman, Kiss

  • Balfa Brothers

  • Family Folklore Interviews: Harris, Lamoreaux, Tuckfelt Foster

  • Family Folklore Interviews: House, Christenson, Westby, Tanner, O'Brien, Middleton

  • Fiddlers' Convention

  • Christoforides, Papaddopolous, Kapatsanidas, Larmalidis

  • Canton Spirituals; Napoleon Strickland; Petit Valle Trinidad Group

  • Jim Ringer, Kate Rinzler, Utah Phillips, Jim Garland, Sarah Ogan Gunning

  • James Cook Philadelphia, Mississippi 4 May 1974 forester for Molpus Lumber Co. potential good stuff, timber talking M3

  • Greek-American Music

  • Stathis

  • Audio

  • Family Folklore Interviews: Wall, Sanson, Dubin, Lipsius, Reynolds

  • Cuban music; Puerto Rican music

  • State Sen. George McLeod; bluegrass group

  • Jim Ringer, Mary McCaslin

  • Commercial Radio Exhibit - Jack Armstrong

  • Bessie Jones and Watkins Students

  • Bessie Jones - stories

  • Key West Junkanoos; Lefty Dizz

  • Family Folklore Interviews: Putnam, Silvey, Winston

  • Edmonds School; Bessie Jones and the Brightwood Elementary School

  • Dance Instruction

  • Family Folklore Interviews: McCartor, Rykken, Bachman

  • Tunisian Stage

  • Greek Goodbye Party

  • American Indian Society Pow Wow

  • Utah Phillips, Mary McCaslin, Jon Eberhardt, Andy Wallace

  • African Diaspora Market Stage Flora Molton Trinidad Steel Band Jul 5 1974, African Diaspora Church Flora Molton, Napoleon Strickland, Cuban Bata Group Jul 12 1974, Ken Smeltzer

  • Slide-Tape show - version 1 or version 2 - no synch

  • Balfa Brothers

  • Unidentified WA Stage

  • Family Folklore Interviews: Eff, Kelsall, Ludewski, Hodgkins

  • Bill Mitchell; Old Time Picking Partners; Six Town Band

  • Bessie Jones, Watkins Elementary School

  • Joe Cooper; Newton County Band; Bill Mitchell; Son Thomas; Cleveland Jones; Gov. Waller; McLeod

  • Son Thomas; Joe Cooper; Cleveland Jones; Houston Stackhouse; Eddie Knight; Derek Bunch; Spiritual E

  • 1. Joseph Ashker et al. - Lebanese Music - oud (all daduh); dirbekki (drum), tambourine, etc.; collected by Paige Gutierrez in Clinton, Mississippi in 5/14/74; 2. Ashker et al. background info (Ashker) Italian song; Parody song in Arabic style - collected by Paige Gutierrez on 5/14/74

  • Hazel Dickens, Sarah Gunning, Alice Gerrard, Jim Garland, Guy Carawan, Hickman Bros., Jim Ringer

  • Balfa Brothers; Rufus Thibodeaux

  • Tunisian Stage (dubs of 151 and 152)

  • Basin/Plateau Stage; Pow Wow

  • Family Folklore Interviews: Willis, Hawkins, Gosking, Lucas

  • Music as Communication discussion with Goldstein, Reece, Phillips, Dickens and Garland

  • unidentified

  • Speedy West Band? or Tex Logan and Josh Graves

  • Lazurus and his group - baptisms, weddings; Kalpatzanides

  • Speedy West Band

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Houston Stackhouse; Lonnie Pitchford; Lefty Dizz
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