Item Detail
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Library of Congress
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Colorado folklife project collection
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The Colorado Folklife Project was sponsored by the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, working with John D. Farr, representative of the Rocky Mountain Continental Divide Foundation, Frisco, Colorado, to assist in developing plans for an outdoor museum and educational center. The project was led by Howard W. Marshall for the American Folklife Center from August 18-30, 1980. Intended in part to demonstrate folklife field methods, the project team included interns Elke Dettmer and Barbara Orbach. Ron Emrich served as a historic preservation researcher and consultant. The collection consists of field recordings, photographs, drawings, and field notes that document aspects of local history, traditional ranch life, vernacular architecture and other forms of material culture in the lower Blue River Valley in Summit and Grand Counties, Colorado. Ranches operated by the Knorr, McKee, and Lund families are featured. Additional documentation was created in Breckenridge, Dillon, Kremmling, Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, and at the Holzwarth homestead in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. This online presentation includes the majority of the sound recordings and photographs in this collection. Selected manuscripts include those materials created by the fieldworkers, such as audio and photo logs, field notes, and final reports. The remainder of the collection is available in the Folklife Reading Room at the Library of Congress. (from the website)
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Website
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Washington, D.C.
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Library of Congress
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English
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Internet
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13623