Last updated: 3/7/2011
101 Independence Ave. SEWashington, DC 20540-4610
Library of Congress Folklife Reading Room
Monday - Friday
8:30 AM - 5 PM
Closed on Federal Holidays
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Peggy Bulger
phone: 202-707-1745
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David A. Taylor
phone: 202-707-1737
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Michael Taft
phone: 202-707-1739
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Stephen Winick
phone:
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Read more about the American Folklife Center here:
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/aboutafc.html
The American Folklife Center was established by Congress to preserve and present American folklife. The full text of AFC's enabling legislation can be read here:
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/public_law.html
A history of the AFC and its predecessor, the Archive of Folk Song, can be read here:
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/AFChist/
The American Folklife Center publishes a quarterly newsletter. In the past, it has also published a variety of small books, many of which are now available in online formats.
Folklife Center News:
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/news/index.html
Folklife and Fieldwork: an Introduction to Field Techniques:
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/fieldwork/index.html
The American Folklife Center: An Illustrated Guide:
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/guide/index.html
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