Topical Guides to Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture

U.S. States | Ethnic and Cultural Groups | Instruments | Folksong Genres | Collectors | Spoken Word | Historical Eras and Wars | Material Culture | Media

Collections from states and Washington, D.C.

For listings by country see: Geographical Guide to Collections.

• American Indian [draft available upon request]
• Irish American [draft available upon request]
• Jewish, Yiddish, and Hebrew

Musical Instruments / Instrumentalists

• Banjo
• Dulcimer
• Fiddle
• Guitar [print version available upon request]
• Harmonica [print version available upon request]

Folksong Genres

• African American Gospel Quartets [draft available upon request]
• Children
• Sea Shanties and Sailors' Songs
• Negro Spirituals

Collectors and Performers of Folklore and Folksong

• Principal Contributors of Field Recordings to the Archive of Folk Song
• Robert Winslow Gordon
• Woody Guthrie
• Zora Neale Hurston
• Seeger Family

Spoken Word

• Slave Narratives
• Street Cries, Auction Chants, and Carnival Pitches and Routines
• Tales of the Supernatural

Historical Eras and Wars

• Vietnam War
• World War II

Material Culture

• Boatbuilding Documentation

Folklife in the Media

• Radio-Related Recordings