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Carvers Bobby Johns and Randy Stewart

Date: 1990
Description: Four color slides; 6 negatives. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Carvers Bobby Johns and Randy Stewart

Creek basket maker Letha McGee

Date: 1980
Description: One color prints (plus one black and white print and negatives.) Duplicate of slide S82-1891.
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Creek basket maker Letha McGee

Mary Nell Bailey demonstrating Creek Indian pine needle baskets

Date: 1988
Description: Four black and white prints. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Mary Nell Bailey demonstrating Creek Indian pine needle baskets

Pineneedle baskets by Connie Palmer

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Description: Fifteen color slides. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Fragos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk art between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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Pineneedle baskets by Connie Palmer

Sunday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 9, 10)

Date: 1997-05-25
Description: Two audio cassette recordings. Johns discusses his life story and talks about his family life as a boy and learning the trade. He also discussed his carved work and his hand-made tools.
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Sunday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 9, 10)

Saturday afternoon performances at the 1962 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Date: 1962-05-05
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. The first half of the reel consists of Saturday morning performances.
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Saturday afternoon performances at the 1962 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

1954 Florida Folk Festival photographs

Date: 1954-05
Description: Eight black and white prints. P82-36 Thelma Boltin telling a "Jack tale". P82-37 Esther Joralau, a UF graduate student, performing a Filipino dance. P82-38 Group photo of festival (including Creek Indian Fred Beaver in center). P82-39 square dancers and string band. P82-40 Jump rope demonstration. P82-41 Quilters. P82-42 Anglo UF students performing a Mexican folk dance. P82-43 Irish jigs. Mary Kennedy Kane, center. May 1954. See S 1576, reels T76-1 through T76-9, for recordings of the 1954 Florida Folk Festival
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1954 Florida Folk Festival photographs

Film of the 1961 Florida Folk Festival

Date: 1961-05-21
Description: One 16mm film. 25 minutes. Sound & silent. (User copy can be found on video V-199 FLDA002) This film contains footage of participants and performers at the 1961 Florida Folk Festival held at the Stephen Foster Memorial in White Springs, Florida. It opens with the artist and Oklahoma Creek Indian Fred Beaver standing on the banks of the Suwannee River, recounting the history of the Seminole Indians and the origin of the Suwannee River 's name. Next, four Seminoles sing in the native Seminole language. Through translator Frank Shore, Seminole Billy Tiger explains how he uses a medicine branch to cure the mentally ill. Jessie DeVane of Lake Placid talks with Seminole Chief Billy Bowlegs III about his adventures hunting bear, deer and turkey. Nancy, Mary Jane and Molly Shore, daughters of Seminole Frank Shore, sing "Jesus Loves Me" in their native language. A group of young men from Tarpon Springs dressed in traditional Greek attire dance. Whip-crackers Curly Dekle and Claude Sheppard demonstrate tricks. There are additional shots of visitors touring the park. The film ends with a choir dressed in period costumes singing. Produced by Peter Elgar Productions.
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Film of the 1961 Florida Folk Festival

Friday afternoon performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Date: 1958-05-02
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. Detailed information on the performers can be found on the 1958 festival program, located in S 1619, box 1.
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Friday afternoon performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1960 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Date: 1960-05-06
Description: One reel to reel recording. Boltin served as emcee. NOTE -- The original reel was inadvertently recorded on side 2 first, and then side 1. When digitized for preservation purposes, that sequence order was maintained. The tracks here are listed in the order of the reel recording, not the order as recorded at the festival. Therefore, notations are included as to which side of the reel the tracks are actually from. Detailed information on the performers can be found on the 1960 festival program, located in S 1619, box 1. Foy, Gill and Knight played as the Accordion Trio.
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Friday afternoon performances at the 1960 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
Carvers Bobby Johns and Randy Stewart	Carvers Bobby Johns and Randy Stewart	Still Image	Apprentices Creek art Wood carving Wood craft Decorative arts Woodwork Woodworking tools Workshops Native Americans Creek Indians Teaching of folklore Carvers (Decorative artists) Wood carvers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Creek basket maker Letha McGee	Creek basket maker Letha McGee	Still Image	Basket maker Creek Indians Native Americans Porches	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Mary Nell Bailey demonstrating Creek Indian pine needle baskets	Mary Nell Bailey demonstrating Creek Indian pine needle baskets	Still Image	Basket maker Apprentices Creek Indians Basket making Basket work Baskets Pine needle crafts Craft Containers Teaching of folklore	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Pineneedle baskets by Connie Palmer	Pineneedle baskets by Connie Palmer	Still Image	Basket maker Fieldwork Material culture Creek Indians Basket work Basketry Containers Pine needle crafts Baskets	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_68_c97-094	Sunday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 9, 10)	Sound	Carvers (Decorative artists) Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Oral performance Life histories Interviewing Creek Indians Native Americans Wood carving Woodworking tools Woodwork Decorative arts Wood carvers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-124b	Saturday afternoon performances at the 1962 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)	Sound	Children Dancers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Scouts and scouting Oral performance Creek Indians Native Americans Storytelling Choir singing Boy Scouts Choruses Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
1954 Florida Folk Festival photographs	1954 Florida Folk Festival photographs	Still Image	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Dance Quilting Storytelling Children Games String instruments Filipino Americans Asian American arts Asian Americans Native Americans Creek Indians Storytellers Dancers Students Quiltmakers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Film of the 1961 Florida Folk Festival	Film of the 1961 Florida Folk Festival	Moving Image	Festivals Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Music performance Dancers Folk dance Whipcracking Seminole Indians Native Americans Mikasuki language Creek Indians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
a_s1576_t77-067	Friday afternoon performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Elementary schools Seminole Indians Creek Indians Native Americans Oral performance Tall tales Storytelling Oral narratives Dance Singers Storytellers Tour guides (Persons) Boat driver Dancers Children Choruses Musicians Students	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t77-092	Friday afternoon performances at the 1960 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)	Sound	Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Elementary schools Choir singing Choirs (music) Hand-clapping games Accordion music Dance Historical reenactments Seminole Indians Creek Indians Native Americans African Americans Singers Rodeo performers Accordionists Children Choruses Musicians Students	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg

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Carvers Bobby Johns and Randy Stewart

Carvers Bobby Johns and Randy Stewart

Creek basket maker Letha McGee

Creek basket maker Letha McGee

Mary Nell Bailey demonstrating Creek Indian pine needle baskets

Mary Nell Bailey demonstrating Creek Indian pine needle baskets

Pineneedle baskets by Connie Palmer

Pineneedle baskets by Connie Palmer

Sunday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 9, 10)

Sunday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 9, 10)

Saturday afternoon performances at the 1962 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Saturday afternoon performances at the 1962 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

1954 Florida Folk Festival photographs

1954 Florida Folk Festival photographs

Film of the 1961 Florida Folk Festival

Film of the 1961 Florida Folk Festival

Friday afternoon performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1960 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1960 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

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Carvers Bobby Johns and Randy Stewart

Carvers Bobby Johns and Randy Stewart

Creek basket maker Letha McGee

Creek basket maker Letha McGee

Mary Nell Bailey demonstrating Creek Indian pine needle baskets

Mary Nell Bailey demonstrating Creek Indian pine needle baskets

Pineneedle baskets by Connie Palmer

Pineneedle baskets by Connie Palmer

Sunday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 9, 10)

Sunday program at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 9, 10)

Saturday afternoon performances at the 1962 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Saturday afternoon performances at the 1962 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

1954 Florida Folk Festival photographs

1954 Florida Folk Festival photographs

Film of the 1961 Florida Folk Festival

Film of the 1961 Florida Folk Festival

Friday afternoon performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1958 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1960 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)

Friday afternoon performances at the 1960 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Reel 1)