Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections, 1927-1942 Span: 1937-1942 Bulk: 1937-1942 English, Spanish, Czech, Greek, Italian, Catalan, Muskogee, Slovak, Arabic web presentation Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections is a multi-format ethnographic field collection documenting African-American, Arabic, Bahamian, British-American, Cuban, Greek, Italian, Minorcan, Seminole, and Slavic cultures throughout Florida. Recorded by Robert Cook, Herbert Halpert, Zora Neale Hurston, Stetson Kennedy, Alton Morris, and others in conjunction with the Florida Federal Writers' Project, the Florida Music Project, and the Joint Committee on Folk Arts of the Work Projects Administration, it features folksongs and folktales in many languages, including blues and work songs from menhaden fishing boats, railroad gangs, and turpentine camps; children's songs, dance music, and religious music of many cultures; and interviews, also known as "life histories." Sound recordings - 376; manuscripts - 106 (recording logs, transcriptions, correspondence) American Folklife Center, Library of Congress Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections, 1927-1942 This online presentation documents African-American, Arabic, Bahamian, British-American, Cuban, Greek, Italian, Minorcan, Seminole, and Slavic cultures throughout Florida, and features folksongs and folktales in many languages. Certain restrictions to use or copying of materials may apply. Folk Music Native American Music and Dance Cook, Robert Halpert, Herbert Hurston, Zora Neale Kennedy, Stetson Morris, Alton Work Projects Administration Performing Arts Encyclopedia scdb American Folklife Center, Library of Congress http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/flwpahtml/flwpahome.html IHAS 110201 loc.natlib.scdb.200033604