Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)Burt Feintuch collection, 1975-2012
Main title
- Burt Feintuch collection, 1975-2012.
Published/Produced
- 1975-2012.
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Description
- 13000 items ; 23 containers.
- 14077 digital files (987.96 GB.)
- sound recordings 948 sound recordings (sound reel, LP, 45, CD, cassette, DAT, mini disc) : analog ; various sizes.
- sound recordings 1860 items (.wav) : sound files.
- moving images 50 videocassettes (VHS and CamVHS) : sound, color.
- moving images 7 DVD : sound, color.
- moving images 139 items (.mpg, .m2ts) : moving image files.
- graphic images 3662 photographs, various formats : black and white, color ; various sizes.
- graphic images 11,802 items (.jpg, .tiff, .dng) : image files.
- manuscripts 276 items (.doc) : text files.
- manuscripts 605 folders (approximately 10,000 items.)
- electronic media 6 computer diskettes : 5.25 in.
- electronic media 31 computer diskettes : 3.25 in.
- electronic media 8 data CDR.
- artifacts 1 set of northumbrian small pipes : concert G set with 5 drones.
Rights advisory
- Duplication of collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Access advisory
- Collection is in process. Access may be restricted. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact
Local shelving no.
- AFC 2019/002
Summary
- Audio recordings, moving images, photographs, and associated manuscripts related to Burt Fientuch's fieldwork in numerous locations from 1975 to 2012. Burt Feintuch's Cape Breton fieldwork, made primarily from 1997-2012, focuses on local music and extends to occupational folklife, the revitalization of Gaelic, indigenous culture, and tourism. The work was primarily in Gaelic-heritage communities, but it also attends to Francophone and First Nations cultures. This fieldwork resulted in the book 'In the Blood' (Utah State University, 2010). Feintuch conducted fieldwork in south-central Kentucky, documenting music and religious expression, from 1975-1988, and in Northumberland and Tyneside, England, documenting music and dance cultures, with particular emphasis on the revival of the Northumbrian smallpipes, from 1985-1990s. His recent interviews with New Orleans musicians representing a range of genres has resulted in a book titled 'Talking New Orleans Music' (University Press of Mississippi, 2015). The collection also includes recordings of interviews and performances by an eastern Pennsylvania fiddler, Earl "Pop" Hafler, which were the basis of Feintuch's 1975 dissertation at the University of Pennsylvania, and miscellaneous recordings, ca. 2000-2006, of musical performances by fiddlers from northern New England and the Canadian Maritimes. The collection also includes a set of Northumbrian small pipes made by Mike Nelson for Burt Feintuch, 1987.
LC Subjects
- Northumbrian small pipe music--England--Northumberland.
- Folk music--England--Northumberland.
- Folk dance music--England--Northumberland.
- Country-dances (Music)--England--Northumberland.
- Folk music festivals--England--Northumberland.
- Interviews--Louisiana--New Orleans.
- Field recordings--England.
- Field recordings--Kentucky.
- Field recordings--Maritime Provinces.
- Field recordings--New England.
- Fiddling--Pennsylvania.
- Folk music--Nova Scotia--Cape Breton Island.
- Fiddling--Maritime Provinces.
- Fiddling--New England.
- New Orleans (La.)
- Pennsylvania.
- Kentucky.
- Northumberland (England)
- Cape Breton Island (N.S.)
Other Subjects
- Occupational folklore--Nova Scotia--Cape Breton Island.
Form/Genre
Notes
- In process.
- Feintuch's Northumberland and Kentucky materials from 1986 and 1991 were copied in a duplication project and appear in AFC 1991/001 Burt Feintuch Northumberland collection.
- In English.
Indexes
- Inventory is available in the Folklife Reading Room.
Acquisition source
- Burt Feintuch; Donation; 2019.
- 8 boxes (approximately 100 folders of manuscripts, 153 audio recordings, 23 video recordings, 1220 slides, 8 data CDR, and 37 floppy disks.) Burt Feintuch; Accrual; 2019.
Cite as
- Burt Feintuch collection (AFC 2019/002), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
LCCN
- 2019655203
Geographic area code
- e-uk-en n-cn-ns n-us-ky n-us-pa n-us-la
Repository
- Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Item Availability
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- American Folklife Center (Jefferson, LJG53)
