Box 36

Box — Box: 36

Identifier: 36

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series consists of original minidisc, DAT, and cassette recordings of interviews and musical performances resulting from the Klines' work conducting the Southern Maryland Folklife Project (SMFP) mainly during 2002 and 2003. The project was initiated by a collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts Folk Arts Division, the Maryland State Arts Council, the Maryland Historical Trust, Historic St. Mary's City, and St. Mary's College of Maryland.

Particularly notable is the documentation of African American church singing and preaching styles in St. Mary's, Charles and Calvert counties where African-American communities date to the 1600s. Church congregations mainily focused on were those of the Shiloh Community and Mt. Calvary United Methodist Churches.

Dates

Other: Majority of material found within 1994-2014
Other: Date acquired: 04/28/2015

Conditions Governing Access

The collection can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College. Some portions of the collection are restricted from research use. Those materials are marked in the inventory.