COLLECTION
Alabama State Council on the Arts / Alabama Folklife Association Fieldwork Slides Collection
Identifier
NFAI.O.00011783
Date
1975 - 2003 (Inclusive dates)
Summary
Collection, 1975-2003, consisting of slides depicting field interviews, musical performances, memorials, and religious ceremonies from across Alabama. Items worth noting include images of gospel groups; Sacred Harp group sings; African American cemeteries; musical groups and performers at the Alabama Folklife Festival and the Birmingham City Stages music festival. Images of pottery, quilts, and other art forms can be found in the collection as well.
Creator and/or Contributor
Brackner, Joey (creator),
Cauthen, Joyce H. (creator),
Kimzey, Anne (creator),
Brown, Jerry Dolyn (contributor),
Deason, Art (Arthur L.) (contributor),
Fussell, Fred (contributor),
Jackson, Japeth (contributor),
Louvin, Charlie (contributor),
McCain, Jerry "Boogie" (contributor),
Ngamvilay, Reagan (contributor),
Reed, Jimmy Little (contributor),
Thrower, Gail (contributor),
Williams, Dewey (contributor),
Birmingham Sunlights (Musical group) (contributor)
Conditions Governing Access
LIMITED ACCESS. Collection is currently being processed.
Extent
2.5 (cubic feet)
Language
English (Languages)
Other Subject Headings
Sacred Harp Singers of Georgia and Alabama (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
City Stages Music Festival (Birmingham, Ala.) (Local)
National Sacred Harp Sing (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
National Sacred Harp Singing Convention (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Alabama Sacred Harp Convention (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
African American folk art--Alabama (Local)
Artisans--Alabama (Local)
Bluegrass musicians--Alabama (Local)
Bluegrass music--Southern States (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Buddhism--Rituals (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Buddhism--Customs and practices (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Christianity--Customs and practices (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Cemeteries--Alabama (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Folk art--Alabama (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Folk art--Exhibitions (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Folk artists--Alabama (Local)
Gospel music--Alabama (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Mardi Gras (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Music festivals--Alabama (Local)
Pottery--Alabama (Local)
Rites and ceremonies (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Gospel music--Alabama (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Primitive Baptists--Alabama (Local)
Shape-note singing--Alabama (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Alabama--Social life and customs (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Alabama Folklife Association (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
Alabama State Council on the Arts (Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH))
slides (photographs) (Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT))
Preferred Citation
Alabama Folklife Association / Alabama State Council on the Arts Fieldwork Slides, State Government Records Collections, Alabama Dept. of Archives and History.
