Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- This collection contains the records of the Cajun Creole Cultural Center of Berkeley and materials related to Louisiana culture collected by the Center's founder, Irene Tenney. Collection materials include audio and video recordings, books, festival posters, and ephemera. The collection includes Tenney's monthly newsletter "Gossip Gumbo," which promoted Cajun cultural events in the San Francisco Bay Area and nationwide. The collection also includes Tenney's photographs of Cajun folklife in Louisiana in the 1980s and 1990s.
- Extent:
- 30 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English , French .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Cajun and Creole Culture Center Records (AF-008). Arhoolie Foundation.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains subject files, audio and video recordings, books, photographs, posters, and ephemera collected or produced by Irene Tenney for the Cajun and Creole Culture Center. All items are related to Cajun and Creole music, culture, or events.
- Arrangement:
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Series 1: Subject Files, 1988-1995 Series 2: Sound Recordings, 1964-1994 Series 3: Video Recordings, 1983-1996 Series 4: Books, 1961-2006 Series 5: Photographs, 1986-1993 Series 6: Ephemera, mostly 1990s Series 7: Posters, 1983-1997
- Physical location:
- Please consult repository.
- Material specific details:
- Subject files, Sound Recordings, Video Recordings, Books, Photographs, Posters, Ephemera
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection open for research.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Cajun and Creole Culture Center Records (AF-008). Arhoolie Foundation.
- Location of this collection:
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10341 San Pablo Ave.El Cerrito, CA 94530, US
- Contact:
- (510) 525-7471