Bess Lomax Hawes films
name: label: Creator
content: Hawes, Bess Lomax, 1921-2009
place: label: Place
content: North America
label: Place
content: California
label: Place
content: Georgia
topic: label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Songs
label: Topic
content: Sacred music
label: Topic
content: Musical instruments
label: Topic
content: Fiddle tunes
label: Topic
content: Games
label: Topic
content: Playgrounds
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Received from Bess Lomax Hawes in 1995.
creator: label: Creator
content: Hawes, Bess Lomax, 1921-2009
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content: Bess Lomax Hawes films
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 6 Film reels (58 minutes, black-and-white sound; 2683 feet, 35mm, 16mm)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1964-1973
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Human Studies Film Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: HSFA.1995.10
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Film reels
label: Type
content: Sound films
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Sound films
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Four films made by Bess Lomax Hawes while she was a folklorist in the Anthropology Department, California State University at Northridge, Los Angeles, California (formerly San Fernando Valley State College). There is a study guide for each film.

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