MenuPreliminary Inventory of the Durham Traditional Arts Survey Project records, 2000-2002
Abstract
The Durham Traditional Arts Survey was conducted in the early 2000s as part of the Document Durham project within the Community Programs department at the Center for Documentary Studies. Participants consisted of folklorists and photographers who traveled through Durham County, attempting to document the diversity of various communities by focusing on traditional artists within those communities. One outcome of the DTAS was the Home Made Visible: Durham 2002 exhibition, which highlighted Durham traditional arts and crafts.
Includes fieldwork reports, interview tapes, slides, photographs, and other documentary material from the research and observations conducted by participants in the Durham Traditional Arts Survey Project. Durham communities and artists represented in the project include African American, African immigrants, Latino, Middle Eastern, Jewish, South Indian, and Asian, as well as occupational traditions and rural community traditions. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts.
Descriptive Summary
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Creator
- Duke University. Center for Documentary Studies. Community Programs.
- Title
- Durham Traditional Arts Survey Project records, 2000-2002
- Language of Material
- English
- Extent
- 1.8 Linear Feet, 900 Items
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Collection Overview
Includes fieldwork reports, interview tapes, slides, photographs, and other documentary material from the research and observations conducted by participants in the Durham Traditional Arts Survey Project. Durham communities and artists represented in the project include African American, African immigrants, Latino, Middle Eastern, Jewish, South Indian, and Asian, as well as occupational traditions and rural community traditions. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts.
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Contents of the Collection
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Includes fieldwork reports, interview tapes, slides, photographs, and other documentary material from the research and observations conducted by participants in the Durham Traditional Arts Survey Project. Durham communities and artists represented in the project include African American, African immigrants, Latino, Middle Eastern, Jewish, South Indian, and Asian, as well as occupational traditions and rural community traditions. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts.
This accession has not been processed, and the arrangement reflects the condition of the collection as it arrived at Duke Special Collections. Materials appear to have been sorted by the name of each fieldworker participating in the project. Boxes 1 and 2 include the project's administrative files, final reports, interview notes, and in many cases the audiocassettes or electronic media used by the fieldworker. Box 3 contains photographs, negatives, slides, and contact sheets, also arranged by participant.
Historical Note
The Durham Traditional Arts Survey was conducted in the early 2000s as part of the Document Durham project within the Community Programs department at the Center for Documentary Studies. Participants consisted of folklorists and photographers who traveled through Durham County, attempting to document the diversity of various communities by focusing on traditional artists within those communities. One outcome of the DTAS was the Home Made Visible: Durham 2002 exhibition, which highlighted Durham traditional arts and crafts.
Subject Headings
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Durham Traditional Arts Survey Project records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Provenance
The Durham Traditional Arts Survey Project records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2009.
Processing Information
Processed by Meghan Lyon, March 2009
Encoded by Meghan Lyon, March 2009
This collection is minimally processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.