Music Recording (Collection)Delaware and Maryland recordings
Main title
- Delaware and Maryland recordings [sound recording].
Published/Created
- June 1941.
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Description
- 23 sound discs : analog ; 12 in.
Rights advisory
- Duplication of sound recordings may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Local shelving no.
- LWO 4872 reels 325B-327B
- AFS 4709-4731
- AFC 1941/009
Related names
Performer
- Various performers.
Summary
- Collection of field recordings of gospel music, unaccompanied vocal quartets, spirituals, a few songs about slavery and the Underground Railroad, folksongs, ballads, dance music, harmonica tunes, and 10 interviews with some of the performers conducted by Joseph Liss. A few interviews include discussion of World War II and national defense. Recordings were made by Joseph Liss, Jerome Wiesner, and Glenn Gildersleeve for the Library of Congress and accessioned in the Library's Archive of Folk Song.
LC Subjects
- Gospel music--Delaware.
- Gospel music--Maryland.
- African American gospel singers--Delaware--Interviews.
- Vocal quartets, Unaccompanied.
- Slavery--United States--Songs and music.
- World War, 1939-1945--United States--Personal narratives, American.
- African Americans--Music.
- Field recordings--Delaware.
- Field recordings--Maryland.
Form/Genre
Notes
- AFS 4717 changed to AFS 4757 (16 in. glass based disc).
- Recorded in Smyrna, Little Creek, Seaford, Hartley, and Dover, Delaware; and at Finchville, Maryland in June 1941 using the Library of Congress sound recording truck.
Indexes
- Bibliographic information for titles in this collection is available in the online resource: Search for audio titles in the Delaware and Maryland Recordings.
Acquisition source
- Accessioned, 1941.
Cite as
- Delaware and Maryland Recordings (AFC 1941/009), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
LCCN
- 2008700345
Geographic area code
- n-us-de n-us-md
Repository
- DLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610
Type of material
- Music Recording (Collection)
Item Availability
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- American Folklife Center (Jefferson, LJG53)
