Scope and Content NoteMaterials include project field report, interview notes, survey forms, a brochure for a local business, Islamic ephemera, clippings, project proposal, photo log, seven cassette tapes, and caligraphy examples. Digital materials include copies of documents, and recordings of the interviews in WAV and MP3 formats. Additionally, there are fifty-six JPEGs showing community members and activities.
The following is a list of the recordings included in this sub-series in order of tape number:
1745. Nizar Tayem, 03/17/2007
1746. Emira Stranjac, 03/18/2007
1747. Hasan H. Stranjac, 03/18/2007
1748. Niloufer R. “Mee” Mohamed, 03/20/2007
1749. Ayman A. Zaben, 03/21/2007
1750. Misbah T. Majeed, 03/29/2007
1751. Inas Y. Nazzal, 03/30/2007
Administrative/Biographical History ElementUndertaken in 2006 by Dr. Jocelyn Hazelwood Donlon, this project documented the Muslim immigrant community through seven interviews of community members in Baton Rouge. Dr. Donlon used her contacts with the Turkish community to make contact with the leaders of a Baton Rouge mosque, who in turn provided contact with likely participants. Events documented included the Atlas Interfaith Dialog meeting and a local prayer service.
Dr. Donlon went on to write the project article, "
Places Called Home: Folk Traditions among Muslim Immigrants in Baton Rouge, Louisiana", which is available on the
New Populations page of the Louisiana Folklife Program's website.
System of Arrangement
Materials may be found in the following series within the Louisana Folklife Program Project Files:
General NoteCollection is available for review at LSU Libraries Special Collections,
Hill Memorial Library, Baton Rouge, La.
