Music Recording (Collection)University of Wisconsin project
Main title
- University of Wisconsin project [sound recording].
Published/Created
- 1946.
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Description
- 112 sound discs : analog ; 12 in.
- 1 box (2.5 linear inches) manuscripts.
Rights advisory
- Duplication of sound recordings may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Finding aids
- Bibliographic information for music titles in this collection is available in the online resource: Traditional Music and Spoken Word Catalog from the American Folklife Center. Search for audio titles in the University of Wisconsin Project.
Local shelving no.
- LWO 5111
- AFS 8362-8473
- AFC 1948/022
Related names
- Accardi, Joseph, 1889-1956, performer.
- Becker, Jacob C., 1872-1948, performer.
- Belisle, Ernest Joseph, 1900-1964, performer.
- Boulanger, Emile, 1874-1965, performer.
- Brown, Noble B., performer.
- Cardinal, Charles, 1889-1983, performer.
- Carlson, Alice Johnson, 1906-1992, performer.
- Coon, Leland A., collector.
- DeGidio, Ambrose, 1901-1984, performer.
- Dietz, Charles, performer.
- Edaakie, Margaret Lewis, 1921-2011, performer.
- Enhoff, Rika Tuinstra, 1896-1988, performer.
- Everson, Alice, 1891-1983. performer.
- Fennema, Marvin, performer.
- Fischer, Ella Mittelstadt, performer.
- Grumstrup, Kamma, 1888-1989, performer.
- Grumstrup, Alma, performer.
- Haug, Hannah, 1885-1972, performer.
- Hofmann, Charles, 1914-1996, collector.
- Huber, John V., performer.
- Jotblad, Abel, 1896-1954, performer.
- Kok, Dick, 1888-1985, performer.
- Kempers, Henry, 1878-1963, performer.
- Lagrandeur, Donalda, 1894-1967, performer.
- Lindberg, Charles O., 1891-1963, performer.
- Lothe, Britha, 1871-1954, performer.
- Mountain Wolf Woman, 1884-1960, performer.
- Muench, John, 1886-1966, performer.
- Olson, Ruth Johnson, 1907-1999, performer.
- Ranallo, Michael, 1905-1990, performer.
- Richmond, Lillie Greene, 1862-1952, performer.
- Ruffalo, Irene, performer.
- Scholten, Anna Gysbers, 1880-1965, performer.
- Smedema, Mary Tillema, performer.
- Smith, Wallace, 1882-1962 performer.
- St. Angelo, Thomas, 1899-1967, performer.
- Starr, Mary Agnes, performer.
- Stratman-Thomas, Helene, 1896-1973, collector.
- Taschek, Richard, performer.
- Thunder, Henry, performer.
- Utoft, Esther, performer.
- Velotta, Mary Lou, 1906-1994, performer.
- Waag, Hans M., 1877-1956, performer.
- Webster, Albert, 1882-1969, performer.
- Willis, Preston, performer.
- Winslow White Eagle, performer.
- Archive of Folk Song (U.S.), collector.
- University of Wisconsin, collector.
Performer
- Various performers.
Summary
- Collection of field recordings of instrumentals performed on various instruments, including dance music (polkas, waltzes); band music; love songs; lullabies; square dance calls and music; sea chanteys and songs; lumberjack's songs; street cries; humorous songs, funeral marches and music; hymns, psalms, Swiss yodels and dance music; and stories. Collected from 22 ethnic groups and several American Indian groups. The collection includes correspondence between Leland A. Coon, University of Wisconsin School of Music and Alan Lomax of the Archive of Folk Song (1940-1941), recording logs, and translations of some of the song texts from various languages.
LC Subjects
- Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002--Correspondence.
- Coon, Leland A.
- Folk music--Wisconsin.
- Folk songs--Wisconsin.
- Folk songs, English--Wisconsin.
- Dance music--Wisconsin.
- Folk dance music--Wisconsin.
- Square dance music--Wisconsin.
- Hymns, Italian--Wisconsin.
- Hymns, Oneida--Wisconsin.
- Hymns, Dutch--Wisconsin.
- Loggers--Songs and music.
- Sea songs.
- Austrian Americans--Wisconsin--Music.
- Belgian Americans--Wisconsin--Music.
- British Americans--Wisconsin--Music.
- Ojibwa Indians--Music.
- Cornish Americans--Wisconsin--Music.
- Czech Americans--Wisconsin--Music.
- Danish Americans--Wisconsin--Music.
- Dutch Americans--Wisconsin--Music.
- French-Canadians--Wisconsin--Music.
- German Americans--Wisconsin--Music.
- Italian Americans--Wisconsin--Music.
- Luxembourg Americans--Wisconsin--Music.
- Lithuanian Americans--Wisconsin--Music.
- Norwegian Americans--Wisconsin--Music.
- Oneida Indians--Music.
- Polish Americans--Wisconsin--Music.
- Swedish Americans--Wisconsin--Music.
- Swiss Americans--Wisconsin--Music.
- Winnebago Indians--Music.
- Zuni Indians--Music.
- Field recordings--Wisconsin.
Form/Genre
Notes
- Library of Congress recording and duplication project. Discs and recording equipment supplied by the Library of Congress for recordings for the collection of the Archive of Folk Song.
- Recorded at many locations in Wisconsin by Charles Hofmann, Phyllis Pinkerton, Aubrey Snyder, Leland A. Coon, and Helene Stratman-Thomas (Blotz), July 23-November 17, 1946, for the Archive of Folk Song, Library of Congress and the University of Wisconsin.
- Recordings in English, Chippewa (Ojibwa), Cornish dialect, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Canadian French, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgeois, Norwegian, Oneida, Polish, Swedish, Walloon, Western Frisian, Winnebago, and Zuni.
Acquisition source
- Accessioned, 1948.
Cite as
- University of Wisconsin Project (AFC 1948/022), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Additional formats
- Recordings are available online in University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, "Wisconsin Folksong Collection, 1937-1946 http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WiscFolkSong
LCCN
- 2009655338
Language code
- eng mul
Geographic area code
- n-us-wi
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
CALL NUMBER
Request in
- American Folklife Center (Jefferson, LJG53)
