Ella Jenkins: The First Lady of Children's Folk Song (Website)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Electronic records
Web sites
Date:
2006-2020
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of three websites maintained by Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings, part of the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
The Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings website was crawled on December 26, 2019. Folkways is the non-profit recording label of the Smithsonian Institution, dedicated to supporting
cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. The website includes information about the
program and available products as well as educational resources and an online version of "Smithsonian Folkways Magazine." In addition, the website includes a blog featuring
news and events that was crawled separately on March 16, 2020. The blog launched in 2006. Due to technical issues, some content may be missing and some features may not function
as expected in this accession. The December crawl of the website did not capture the entire blog.
The "Ella Jenkins: The First Lady of Children's Folk Song" website was crawled on February 26, 2020. It includes biographical information, discography, song lists, awards,
images, videos, and news related to Ella Jenkins. Due to technical issues, some videos may be missing from this accession.
The "Spirit of Seeger" website was crawled on March 17, 2020. It was created for what would have been Pete Seeger's 100th birthday celebration in 2019. It includes a calendar
of events, biographical information, discography, album art, images, and videos. Due to technical issues, some videos may be missing from this accession.
This accession consists of the Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings website as it existed on December 27, 2013. Folkways is the non-profit recording label of the Smithsonian
Institution, dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. The
website includes information about the program, educational resources, and podcasts as well as an online version of "Smithsonian Folkways Magazine." This accession does not
include audio tracks. Materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of the Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings website as it existed on October 20, 2014. Folkways is the non-profit recording label of the Smithsonian
Institution, dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. The
website includes information about the program and available products as well as educational resources, podcasts, and an online version of "Smithsonian Folkways Magazine."
The search boxes in this crawled website are not functional, but products may be browsed. Product listings may be incomplete and some audio may be missing. Materials are in
electronic format.
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Electronic records
Web sites
Date:
2012
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the website for Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings as it existed on April 2, 2012. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the non-profit recording
label of the Smithsonian Institution, dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination
of sound. The website includes information about the program, educational resources, and podcasts as well as an online version of "Smithsonian Folkways Magazine." Materials
are in electronic format.
This accession consists of three websites maintained by the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival website, crawled on July 18, 2013, provides information about the 2013 Festival and background information about each of the featured
programs. It also contains historical information about the Festival and a blog, with posts dating as early as June 2010. Due to technical issues, much of the video was not
properly captured.
The Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage website, crawled on July 31, 2013, includes information about the Center, its research initiatives, and its archival collections.
It also includes online exhibitions and electronic versions of the newsletter, "Talk Story."
The Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings website as it existed on August 4, 2013. Folkways is the non-profit recording label of the Smithsonian Institution, dedicated to supporting
cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. The website includes information about the
program, educational resources, and podcasts as well as an online version of "Smithsonian Folkways Magazine." This accession does not include audio tracks and, due to technical
issues, much of the video was not properly captured.
This accession consists of the Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings website as it existed on May 19, 2017. Folkways is the non-profit recording label of the Smithsonian
Institution, dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound. The
website includes information about the program and available products as well as educational resources and an online version of "Smithsonian Folkways Magazine." In addition,
the website includes a blog featuring news and events that was crawled separately on the same day. Due to technical issues, product listings may be incomplete and some features
may not function as expected in this accession. Materials are in electronic format.