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Guide to the West Indian Carnival Documentation Project records 2010.019
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Brooklyn Historical Society (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) |
| Title: |
The West Indian Carnival Documentation Project records |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
1993-1996 |
| Dates [bulk]: |
1994-1995 |
| Abstract: |
This collection includes research materials, oral histories, and photographs collected
through the West Indian Carnival Documentation Project, undertaken by Brooklyn Historical
Society in the mid-1990s. The project attempted to supplement existing scholarship
with oral histories done with members of the West Indian community and Carnival participants.
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| Quantity: |
28 Gigabytes in 288 files, total running time: 30 hours, 15 minutes, 57 seconds; 5.0 linear feet
in 9 boxes
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| Language: |
Materials in English. |
| Call Phrase: |
2010.019 |
| Sponsor: |
The oral histories were processed and described with funding from The Gladys Krieble
Delmas Foundation and as part of the projects, 'Voices of Generations: Investigating
Brooklyn's Cultural Identity,' funded by the National Historical Publications and
Records Commission (NHPRC) and 'Voices of Crown Heights,' funded by New York Community
Trust.
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