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1984 Summer Folk Culture Seminar

1984 Summer Folk Culture Seminar

Date
1984-07-23
Description
Nine audio cassettes. Liz Simmons, folklorist and teacher from California, leads discussion with teachers on folklore and the place of jokes, legends, and games in folklore. Topics include Zora Neale Hurston; African American folklore; writing folklore; memory and expressive writing; tooth fairy stories; reinforced roles and stereotypes; politics, race and gender in folklore; teaching folklore; children's games; naming traditions; children's folklore; Jack Tales; and family folklore and stories.
Collection
Alan Lomax at the Nick of Time Conference

Alan Lomax at the Nick of Time Conference

Date
1989-02-04
Description
Dale Olsen serves as emcee. Lomax discusses the background of what had been said previously in the conference; the "century of the common man"; various people involved with the Works Progress Administration's (WPA) including Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt; archives and records; Woody Guthrie and his song, "Going Where the Climate Suits My Clothes"; WPA writers and John Lomax's involvement in the beginning of the Slave Narrative Collection; difficulties and risks in gathering folklore; importance of folklore to the public sector; fieldwork with African-Americans; Zora Neale Hurston and performs one of the songs she collected; Stetson Kennedy and his work with the WPA; the dangers of fieldwork; importance of oldest documents; living in the black community; African instruments; and songs he collected (particularly blues).
Collection
Annie Lue Davis oral history for the Zora Neale Hurston Festival

Annie Lue Davis oral history for the Zora Neale Hurston Festival

Date
1990-01-27
Description
Two audio cassettes. Recorded in her home, Davis talks about her life, community life in Eatonville, and Zora Neale Hurston. Nusz conducted several interviews for the first Zora Neale Hurston Festival held at the end of January of 1990.
Collection
Barbara Speisman at the Nick of Time Conference

Barbara Speisman at the Nick of Time Conference

Date
1989-02-04
Description
Dale Olsen serves as emcee. Speisman discusses her own background and stories about Zora Neale Hurston and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings.
Collection
City seal for Eatonville, Florida.

City seal for Eatonville, Florida.

Date
1999
Collection
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
a_s1576_14_c84-0931984 Summer Folk Culture SeminarSoundTeacher
Conferences and seminars series
Seminars
Teaching of folklore
Education
Teachers
Folklife
Jack tales
Marchen
Storytelling
Tales
Children
Family history
Writing
Naming practices
Jokes
Beliefs and cultures
Educators
Folklorists
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a_s1576_25_c89-004bAlan Lomax at the Nick of Time ConferenceSoundWorks Progress Administration's (WPA)
Folkore
Oral histories
African-Americans
Fieldwork
Blues (Music)
Folk songs
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FA12328Alice Walker being interviewed at the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities - Eatonville, FloridaSecular festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Belief and custom
Community rites--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Practices
Conversation
Interviews
Manners and customs
Recreation--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
African American women authors
Ethnic festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
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FA12324Alice Walker signing autographs at the Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities - Eatonville, FloridaAutographing
Secular festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Belief and custom
Community rites--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Practices
Autographs
Manners and customs
Recreation--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
African American women authors
Ethnic festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
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a_s1576_38_tape14Annie Lue Davis oral history for the Zora Neale Hurston FestivalSoundFieldwork
Interviews
African Americans
Oral histories
Oral narratives
Life histories
Community culture
Family history
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a_s1576_25_c89-007bBarbara Speisman at the Nick of Time ConferenceSoundWorks Progress Administration's (WPA)
Folkore
Federal Writers' Project (FWP)
Literature
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FS99104City seal for Eatonville, Florida.Emblems
Signs and symbols
African Americans in art
Projects, Instate
Seals (Numismatics)
Folklife and folklore projects
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F2012119Clarks Ladies Fashions clothing display at Zora Neale Hurston Festival- Eatonville, FloridaSigns and signboards
Booths
Women's clothing
Women's clothing industry
Clothing trade
Clothing and dress
African American women--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Art festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Folk festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
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FA201113Dancers from the Orlando School of Culture and Dance at the Zora Neale Hurston Festival- Eatonville, FloridaArts (Performing)--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Ethnicity, African American
Ethnic costume
Dance costume
Dances
Women dancers
Dance
Art festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
African American girls--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Folk festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
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F201216Deborah Chester's "Conch-n-Crab Fritters" stand set up at Zora Neale Hurston Festival- Eatonville, FloridaFoodways
Foodways, Conch
Cooking (Conch)
Signs and signboards
Outdoor cooking
Food industry and trade
Cooking (Seafood)
Seafood
Cooking (Crabs)
Folk festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
Art festivals--Florida--Orange County--Eatonville
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