Series Description

Record Group Number:

000158

Series Number:

.S 1619

Creator:

Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs. Florida Folklife Archive

Title/Dates:

Florida Folk Festival programs, 1953-2001.

Amounts:

3.75 cubic ft.

Organization / Arrangement:

Chronological.

Summary:

This series consists of printed programs from each annual Florida Folk Festival from the first in 1953 to recent years. The programs provide a schedule and listings of performances, food vendors, crafters, and other festival events. More recent programs also provide background information about each year's "folklife area" focussing on particular ethnic groups or folk traditions as well as information about Folk Heritage Award winners and Folk Arts Apprenticeships. All but the earliest programs also include photographs of previous festival events and key people in the planning and coordination of the festival.

Finding Aids:

Box listing available.

Associated Materials:

Series S1577, Photographs and Slides of Folk Arts, Artisans, and Performers, contains slide carousels to accompany audio tapes in this series for slide/tape programs produced by the Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs.

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