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Contributing Institution:
Arhoolie Foundation
Title: Cajun and Creole Culture Center Records
Identifier/Call Number: AF-008
Physical Description:
30 Linear Feet
Date (bulk): 1988-1995
Date (inclusive): 1961-2006
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.
Material Specific Details: Subject files, Sound Recordings, Video Recordings, Books, Photographs, Posters, Ephemera
Physical Location: Please consult repository.
Language of Material:
English
, French
.
Collection open for research.
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
[Identification of item], Cajun and Creole Culture Center Records (AF-008). Arhoolie Foundation.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Cajun music
Cajun music--Louisiana
Louisiana--History
Songs, Cajun French
Zydeco music
Zydeco musicians