Guides to the Collections in the Archive of Folk Culture

               THE 1984 NEPTUNE PLAZA CONCERT SERIES COLLECTION

                                 AFC 1984/007

                              Library of Congress
                           American Folklife Center

                                 November 1995
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                              Library of Congress
                           American Folklife Center

               THE 1984 NEPTUNE PLAZA CONCERT SERIES COLLECTION 
                                 AFC 1984/007

                                    SUMMARY

The 1984 Neptune Plaza Concert Series Collection consists of
manuscript and print materials, audio recordings, and graphic
materials that document the 1984 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
September. Adverse weather conditions sometimes force the
concerts indoors. The 1984 series was produced with the
assistance of the National Council for the Traditional Arts.

The 1984 season consisted of the following:

May 4             Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, OH (Bluegrass)
June 14           Flora Molton and Archie Edwards, DC (Blues)
July 12           Ganga, DC (East Indian)
August 9          Veltones, DC (Urban Black Doo-Wop)
August 16         Sankyoku-The Washington Toho Koto Society, DC
                  (Japanese)
September 13      Yomo Toro, DC (Puerto Rican)

Access and Reproduction:  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.

 

Primary Languages: Bengali, English, Japanese, Spanish  

Physical Description:                     Location Numbers:

Print Materials

1 box

Sound Recordings

4 10" DT mono reels                             RWA 7311-12
                                                RWA 7352-53
6 10" DT stereo reels                           AFS 24,367; RWA 7808 
                                                RWA 7815-16
                                                RWA 7845-46
                                                RWA 7847

2 60 minute audiocassettes                      Listening copies of 
                                                RWA 7815-16

Graphic Materials

184 b&w negatives
6 b&w contact sheets
2 8x10 b&w photoprints
2 7x9 b&w photoprints
2 5x7 b&w photoprints
129 color slides

                             COLLECTION INVENTORY

                           SERIES I: PRINT MATERIALS

Location          Contents

Folder 1          Archive of Folk Culture Administrative Materials.
                  The collection guide (this document) and an
                  article describing the Neptune Plaza Concert
                  Series.

Publicity and administration

Folder 2          Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, 5-4-84. 
                  Identification of people in photographs.

Folder 5          Flora Molton and Archie Edwards, 6-14-84.  Concert
                  flier, press release, news clippings and
                  identification of people in photographs. 
                  
Folder 7          Ganga, 7-12-84.  Concert fliers, press releases,
                  news clippings, concert program and identification
                  of people in photographs.

Folder 9          Veltones, 8-9-84.  Concert fliers, press releases,
                  news clippings and identification of people in
                  photographs.

Folder 11         Sankyoku-The Washington Toho Koto Society, 8-16-
                  84.  Concert flier, press releases, news
                  clippings, concert program, identification of
                  people in photos on contact sheet, and
                  correspondence.

Folder 13         Yomo Toro, 9-13-84.  Concert fliers, press
                  releases, news clippings and identification of
                  people in photographs.

                          SERIES II: SOUND RECORDINGS

Location          Contents

Reel-to-reels

RWA 7311-12       Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, 5-4-84.  Two 10" DT
                  mono at 7.5 ips.  

RWA 7352-53       Flora Molton and Archie Edwards, 6-14-84.  Two 10"
                  DT mono at 7.5 ips.

AFS 24,367        Ganga, 7-12-84.  One 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips. 
                  RWA 7808.

RWA 7815-16       Veltones, 8-9-84.  Two 10" inch DT stereo at 7.5
                  ips.  Listening copies are available in the
                  Folklife Reading Room.

RWA 7845-46       Sankyoku-The Washington Toho Koto Society, 
                  8-16-84.  Two 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.   

RWA 7847          Yomo Toro, 9-13-84.  One 10" DT stereo at 7.5 ips.

                         SERIES III: GRAPHIC MATERIALS
                                       
Location          Contents

Negatives

Envelope 1              Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, 5-4-84.  One
                        sheet of black and white 35 mm (35 images).
                        Photographed by John T. Gibbs.

Envelope 2              Flora Molton and Archie Edwards, 6-14-84. 
                        One sheet of black and white 35 mm (7
                        images). Photographed by John T. Gibbs.

Envelope 5              Ganga, 7-12-84.  One sheet of black and white
                        35 mm (34 images). Photographed by John T.
                        Gibbs.

Envelope 8              Veltones, 8-9-84.  One sheet of black and
                        white 35 mm (36 images).  Photographed by
                        John T. Gibbs.

Envelope 11             Sankyoku-The Washington Toho Koto Society, 8-
                        16-84.  One sheet of black and white 35 mm
                        (16 images).  Photographed by John T. Gibbs.

Envelope 14             Yomo Toro, 9-13-84.  One sheet of black and
                        white 35 mm (36 images).  Photographed by
                        Reid S. Baker.

Photographs

Folders 3-4             Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, 5-4-84.  One
                        black and white 35 mm contact sheet (35
                        images photographed by John T. Gibbs) and one
                        7 x 9 black and white photoprint and
                        duplicate (photographer unknown).

Folder 6                Flora Molton and Archie Edwards, 6-14-84. 
                        One black and white 35 mm contact sheet (27
                        images).  Photographed by John T. Gibbs.

      
Folder 8                Ganga, 7-12-84.  One black and white 35 mm
                        contact sheet (34 images) and one 8 x 10
                        black and white photoprint.  Photographed by
                        John T. Gibbs.

Folder 10               Veltones, 8-9-84.  One black and white 35 mm
                        contact sheet (36 images).  Photographed by
                        John T. Gibbs.

Folder 12               Sankyoku-The Washington Toho Koto Society, 8-
                        16-84.  One black and white contact sheet (16
                        images) and a duplicate sheet.  Photographed
                        by John T. Gibbs.

Folder 14               Yomo Toro, 9-13-84.  One black and white
                        contact sheet (36 images) and two 5 x 7 black
                        and white photoprints.  Photogrpahed by Reid
                        S. Baker.

Color slides

Envelopes 3-4           Flora Molton and Archie Edwards, 6-14-84. 
                        Two holders containing a total of 31. 
                        Photographed by John T. Gibbs.

Envelopes 6-7           Ganga, 7-12-84.  Two holders containing a
                        total of 28.  Photographed by John T. Gibbs.

Envelopes 9-10          Veltones, 8-9-84.  Two holders containing a
                        total of 37.  Photographed by Reid S. Baker.

Envelopes 12-13         Sankyoku-The Washington Toho Koto Society, 8-
                        16-84.  Three holders containing a total of
                        33.  Photographed by John T. Gibbs.

Envelopes 15-16         Yomo Toro, 9-13-84.  Two holders containing a
                        total of 35.  Photographed by Reid S. Baker.