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Howard Moss, Dixon, Montana, 1999, photo
by Marta Brooks. Part of the documentation in the "History
of Farming and Ranching," part
of the cultural documentation found in Montana's
Local Legacy projects. |
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Montana
The American Folklife Center was created by Congress in 1976 through Public
Law 94-201 and charged to "preserve and present American folklife." Part
of the Library of Congress, the Center incorporates the Library's Archive
of Folk Culture, founded in 1928. The Center carries out its mandate through
its collections, programs, and services, which have touched all fifty states.
Collections
Montana's native traditions are well represented in the collections of
the American Folklife Center. These include recordings of Blackfeet, Crow,
Flathead, and Northern Cheyenne songs and spoken texts. In addition to
Native American traditions, the folk music of Irish and Cornish immigrants
and miners are also included in the collections. In 1979, the American
Folklife Center, in cooperation with the Montana Arts Council, conducted
the Montana Folklife Survey, documenting traditional life and artistic
expression in selected areas of the state. The material created during
this project, including thousands of photographic images and over one hundred
sound recordings, has been incorporated into the collections of the Folklife
Center.
Montana participated in the Library's Bicentennial Local Legacies project,
which includes documentation of local traditions and celebrations for the
American Folklife Center's Archive of Folk Culture.
Concert Webcast
July
20, 2005: D.
W. Groethe. Cowboy songs and poetry. Select the link for a description, event flier and essay, and a link to the webcast.
Field Research Projects
- 1979 The Montana Folklife Survey
Public Programs
- 1985 "Generation to Generation: Sharing the Intangible" (exhibit),
Southwest State University Library, Marshall
- 1995 Montana Heritage Project,
in cooperation with the Montana Historical Society and a consortium
of Montana educational and cultural institutions (ongoing).
Publications
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