Festival Year 1974
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: Papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 8 Linear feet (Boxes 10-17)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1960-circa 1976
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
identifier: label: Identifier
content: CFCH.SFF.Papers, Series 8
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: This series is arranged as 11 subseries.

8.1 Administrative Files, circa 1960-circa 1976

8.2 Fieldwork Files, circa 1974

8.3 African Diaspora Program, circa 1972-circa 1974

8.4 Children's Program, 1973-circa 1976

8.5 Family Folklore Program, circa 1973-circa 1974

8.6 Festival Stage Program, circa 1972-circa 1974

8.7 Native Americans Program, 1972-circa 1974

8.8 Old Ways in the New World Program, circa 1973-circa 1975

8.9 On Tour Program, circa 1973-circa 1975

8.10 Regional America Program, circa 1972-circa 1975

8.11 Working Americans Program, 1973-circa 1975
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Administrative files consist of evaluations, financial material, memos and general correspondence, meeting minutes and notes, participants and volunteers, program proposals and planning, and general administrative files. 

Fieldwork files include interview report forms for a variety of 1974 programming, as well as other general fieldwork materials. 

The 1974 festival included the following programs: African Diaspora Program (Ghana, Trinidad and Tobago, Nigeria, Caribbean), Children's Program, Family Folklore Program, Festival Stage Program, Native Americans Program, Old Ways in the New World Program (Finland, Greece, Norway, Sweden, and Tunisia), Regional America Program (Mississippi), and Working Americans Program. Within each program, files may include administrative materials; correspondence and memos; fieldwork and research materials; financial materials; meeting minutes and notes; participant documentation; planning and proposals; printed materials; and scattered photographs. The On Tour Program files document post-festival national and international touring activities.

Researchers should note that some programming, such as the Children's Program and the Family Folklore Program, spanned several Festival years, and other relevant files may be found within other related festival year series.

For further description of the 1974 festival year programs and activities, see Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.