Events
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Rinzler, Ralph
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content: Ralph Rinzler papers and audio recordings
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1909-2003
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
identifier: label: Identifier
content: CFCH.RINZ, Series 4
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This series consists of textual records and accompanying materials associated with Ralph Rinzler's involvement in the creation and coordination of various public events, including the early years of what is the Festival of American Folklife (now known as the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.). The files are arranged in four subseries groups as follows:

1.	General Events

2.	1977 Inaugural Committee

3.	Festival of American Folklife

4.	Newport Folk Festival and Foundation

General Events includes correspondence, fliers, photos, and programs related to various festivals and other gatherings that Ralph Rinzler attended or helped plan. A notable subject in this subseries is Rinzler's role in the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.

1977 Inaugural Committee includes contact sheets, correspondence, memos, notes, and photos from Rinzler's involvement in planning performances for President Jimmy Carter's inaugural celebration.

Festival of American Folklife includes contact sheets, correspondence, memos, photos, and programs related to the annual event. Notable subjects include reflections on the continuation of the Festival after 1976 and its 25th anniversary.

Newport Folk Festival and Foundation includes audio logs, brochures, contact sheets, correspondence, notes, and receipts related to the annual event. A notable subject in this subseries is the cancellation of the 1970 and 1971 festivals.