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Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2004695014
English, Mon-Khmer, and Spanish
The 1981 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection consists of manuscript and print materials, audio recordings, and graphic materials that document the 1981 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 May and October. Adverse weather conditions sometimes force the concerts indoors. The 1981 series was produced with the assistance of the National Council for the Traditional Arts.
The 1981 season consisted of the following:
Documentation created and accessioned by the American Folklife Center in 1981.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
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.
1981 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection (AFC 1981/006), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/2004695014
The collection guide (this document), an article about the
concert series, and a
Press releases, news clippings, and biographical sketches.
Press releases, news clippings, and identification of people in photographs.
Press releases, internal correspondence, and identification of people in photographs.
Press releases and identification of people in photographs.
Press releases, correspondence, concert program, news clippings, a pamphlet on the troupe, and identification of people in photographs.
Identification of artists in photographs listing the instruments they play.
Two 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.
Two 10" DT mono at 7.5 ips.
One 10" DT mono at 7.5 ips (switches halfway through to stereo).
Two 10" ST mono at 7.5 ips.
Two 10" DT mono at 7.5 ips.
Two 10" DT mono reels at 7.5 ips.
One sheet of black and white 35 mm (36 images). Photographed by John T. Gibbs.
One sheet of black and white 35 mm (36 images). Photographed by John T. Gibbs.
One sheet of black and white 35 mm (15 images). Photographed by John T. Gibbs.
One sheet of black and white 35 mm (37 images). Photographed by Carl Fleischhauer.
One sheet of black and white 35 mm (37 images) and one sheet of color 5 x 7 internegatives (four images). Photographed by John T. Gibbs.
One sheet of black and white 35 mm (27 images). Photographed by John T. Gibbs.
Two black and white 35 mm contact sheets (73 images), two 5 x 7 black and white photoprints, and two 8 x 10 black and white photoprints. Photographed by John T. Gibbs and Alicia Byers.
One black and white 35 mm contact sheet (21 images, photographed by John T. Gibbs) and one 5 x 7 black and white photoprint (photographed by Axel Kustner).
One black and white 35 mm contact sheet (15 images). Photographed by John T. Gibbs.
One black and white 35 mm contact sheet (37 images, photographed by Carl Fleischhauer), one 8 x 10 black and white photoprint, and two 3 x 5 black and white photoprints. Photographer unknown.
One black and white 35 mm contact sheet (37 images), one 5 x 7 black and white photoprint (photographed by John T. Gibbs), three 8 x 10 black and white photoprints, and two 3 x 5 black and white photoprints (photographed by Beverly Orr).
One black and white contact sheet (27 images). Photographed by John T. Gibbs.
Two trays containing a total of 28. Photographed by John T. Gibbs.
One tray containing 14. Photographed by John T. Gibbs.
One holder containing 18. Photographed by John T. Gibbs.
One holder containing 12. Photographed by John T. Gibbs.
Two holders containing a total of 30. Photographed by John T. Gibbs.
One holder containing 18. Photographed by John T. Gibbs.