American Folklife Center concert, 1979

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af011006 1979 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection AFC 1979/006 Prepared by Michelle Forner American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

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Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2002522631

Encoded by Nora Yeh, April 2011 Finding aid written in English Collection Summary AFC 1979/006 1979 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection 1979 Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home 7 folders 10 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, double track, mono. and stereo. ; 10 in. ca. 470 photographs : black and white, color American Folklife Center English, Cajun French, and Spanish Documentation of the monthly 1979 Neptune Plaza Concert Series, which consists of manuscript materials, sound recordings, and photographs of performers of country, Irish, Cajun, gospel, and Mexican harp music recorded live outdoors on Neptune Plaza in front of the Library of Congress, from May through September 1979, sponsored by the American Folklife Center and the National Council for the Traditional Arts. Scope and Content

The 1979 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection consists of manuscript and print materials, audio recordings, and graphic materials that document the 1979 concert series sponsored by the American Folklife Center. The annual series, which began in 1977, features the presentation of folk traditions from many cultures. The concerts take place on the Neptune Plaza at the front of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress between April and September. The 1979 series was produced with the assistance of the National Council for the Traditional Arts.

The 1979 season consisted of the following: Date Performers Place of Origin Subject April 27 Don Stover Maryland Interview* May 31 Eugene O'Donnell and Mick Moloney Pennsylvania Irish music June 28 Hazel Dickens and Don Stover District of Columbia Old-time music July 26 Louisiana Aces Louisiana Cajun music August 30 Melecio Martinez Illinois Mexican harp music September 27 Burke Family Maryland Gospel music

*Concert cancelled due to inclement weather. Instead, an interview with Stover was recorded on audio.

Administrative History

Documentation created and accessioned by the American Folklife Center in 1979.

Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, and by subject and listed alphabetically therein.

People Dickens, Hazel, 1935-2011, performer. Martinez, Melecio, performer. Moloney, Mick, 1944- performer. O'Donnell, Eugene, 1932- performer. Stover, Don, 1928-1996, performer, interviewee. Organizations American Folklife Center, collector. Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress) Burke Family (Gospel group) performer. Louisiana Aces (Musical group) performer. National Council for the Traditional Arts, sponsor. Subjects African Americans--Maryland--Music. Bluegrass music--1971-1980. Cajun music--Louisiana. Folk music--Ireland. Folk music--Mexico. Folk music--United States. Folk songs, English--Ireland. Folk songs, English--United States. Gospel music--Maryland. Harp music--Mexico. Irish Americans--Music. Irish--United States--Music. Mexican Americans--Illinois--Music. Old-time music--Middle Atlantic States. Titles American Folklife Center concert, 1979 Neptune Plaza Concert Series, 1979 Form/Genre Color slides. Interviews (Sound recordings) Manuscripts. Photographic prints. Sound recordings. Access

Listening and viewing access to the collection is unrestricted. Duplication of the materials requires prior permission of the Center and may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.

Preferred Citation

1979 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection (AFC 1979/006), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Collection Concordance by Format Quantity Physical Extent Item Numbers Manuscript Materials 1 box FOLDERS 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 Sound Recordings 9 10" DT mono reels at 7.5 ips LWO 12798 LWO 12835 LWO 12876-12877 LWO 12945-12946 LWO 12991 LWO 15588-15589 [AFS 19822-19823] 1 10" DT stereo reel at 7.5 ips LWO 12835 Graphic Images 303 black-and-white negatives ENVELOPES 1, 2, 5, 7, 10-11, 14 11 black-and-white contact sheets FOLDERS 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 2 8x10 black-and-white photographic prints FOLDERS 11, 13 3 6x9 black-and-white photographic print FOLDERS 3, 13 1 6x8 black-and-white photographic print FOLDER 9 1 6x9 color photographic print FOLDER 13 151 color slides ENVELOPES 3-4, 6, 8-9, 12-13, 15-16

http://lccn.loc.gov/2002522631 Collection Inventory Series I: MANUSCRIPTS Publicity and Administration 1 Archive of Folk Culture Administrative Materials.

The collection guide (this document) and an article about the concert series.

2 Don Stover Interview, 4-27-79.

Flier, news clippings, and identification of people in photos on contact sheets.

4 Eugene O'Donnell and Mick Moloney, 5-31-79.

News clippings.

6 Hazel Dickens and Don Stover, 6-28-79.

News clippings.

8 Louisiana Aces, 7-26-79.

News clippings and identification of people in photos on contact sheet.

10 Melecio Martinez, 8-30-79.

Flier, press releases, news clippings, photocopy of resume of Martinez, seating chart and list of guests at the box lunch at the concert, and photo credits.

12 Burke Family, 9-27-79.

News clippings, press releases, and photo credits.

Series II: SOUND RECORDINGS Reel-to-reel Audio Tapes 12798 Don Stover Interview, 4-27-79.

One 10" DT mono at 7.5 ips.

12835 Eugene O'Donnell and Mick Moloney, 5-31-79.

One 10" DT mono at 7.5 ips and one 10" stereo at 7.5 ips.

12876-12877 Hazel Dickens and Don Stover, 6-28-79.

Two 10" DT mono at 7.5 ips.

12945-12946 Louisiana Aces, 7-26-79.

Two 10" DT mono at 7.5 ips.

12991 Melecio Martinez, 8-30-79.

One 10" inch DT mono at 7.5 ips.

15588-15589 [AFS 19822-19823] Burke Family, 9-27-79.

Two 10" DT mono at 7.5 ips.

Series III: GRAPHIC MATERIALS Negatives 1 Don Stover Interview, 4-27-79.

One sheet of black and white 35 mm (36 images). Photographed by Howard W. Marshall.

2 Eugene O'Donnell and Mick Moloney, 5-31-79.

One sheet of black and white 35 mm (31 images). Photographed by Carl Fleischhauer.

5 Hazel Dickens and Don Stover, 6-28-79.

Three sheets of black and white 35 mm (69 images). Photographed by Carl Fleischhauer.

7 Louisiana Aces, 7-26-79.

Two sheets of black and white 35 mm (55 images). Photographed by Carl Fleischhauer.

10-11 Melecio Martinez, 8-30-79.

Three sheets of black and white 35 mm (77 images). Photographed by John T. Gibbs and Carl Fleischhauer.

14 Burke Family, 9-27-79.

One sheet of black and white 35 mm (35 images). Possibly photographed by Carl Fleischhauer.

Photographic Prints 3 Don Stover Interview, 4-27-79.

One black and white 35 mm contact sheet (36 images) and one black and white 6 x 9 photoprint. Photographed by Howard W. Marshall.

5 Eugene O'Donnell and Mick Moloney, 5-31-79.

One black and white 35 mm contact sheet (31 images). Photographed by Carl Fleischhauer.

7 Hazel Dickens and Don Stover, 6-28-79.

Three black and white 35 mm contact sheets (69 images). Photographed by Carl Fleischhauer.

9 Louisiana Aces, 7-26-79.

Two black and white 35 mm contact sheets (55 images) and one black and white 6 x 8 photoprint. Photographed by Carl Fleischhauer.

11 Melecio Martinez, 8-30-79.

Three black and white 35 mm contact sheets (77 images) and two 8 x 10 black and white photoprints. Photographed by John T. Gibbs and Carl Fleischhauer.

13 Burke Family, 9-27-79.

One black and white 35 mm contact sheet (35 images), one 8 x 10 black and white photoprint (photographed by a Republican staff photographer), two 6 x 9 black and white photoprints, and one 6 x 9 color photoprint (photographer unknown).

Color Slides 3-4 Eugene O'Donnell and Mick Moloney, 5-31-79.

Two holders containing a total of 30. Photographed by Carl Fleischhauer.

6 Hazel Dickens and Don Stover, 6-28-79.

One holder containing 18. Photographed by Carl Fleischhauer.

8-9 Louisiana Aces, 7-26-79.

Two holders containing a total of 38. Photographed by John T. Gibbs.

12-13 Melecio Martinez, 8-30-79.

Two holders containing a total of 29. Photographed by John T. Gibbs.

15-16 Burke Family, 9-27-79.

Two holders containing a total of 36. Photographed by John T. Gibbs.