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This directory lists professional folklore networks and other resources involved in folklife programming in the arts and social sciences, public programs, and educational institutions. The directory covers: (1) federal agencies; (2) folklife programming in public agencies and organizations, by state; (3) a listing by state of archives and special collections of folklore, folklife, and ethnomusicology, including date of establishment, access, research facilities, services, size and format, key collections, publications based on collections, and availability of printed information; (4) higher education degree-granting programs in folklife and folklore, including university programs that formally recognize concentrations or minors in folklore or folklife studies; (5) societies that play a major role in support of folklore studies, cultural conservation, and the perpetuation and presentation of traditional culture; (6) serial publications including newsletters, journals, and magazines associated with professional and public organizations and societies; (7) publishers of books and monographs on folklore, ethnomusicology, and folk music; (8) mail order book dealers of folklore, enthnomusicology, and folk music in North America; (9) mail order dealers of folk music and folklore recordings; and (10) other directories related to folk culture. Appendix introduces folklore resources in Canada and Mexico. Includes an index by state for folk culture programs, archives, and universities. (LP)
In parallel columns of French and English, lists over 4,000 reference works and books on history and the humanities, breaking down the large divisions by subject, genre, type of document, and province or territory. Includes titles of national, provincial, territorial, or regional interest in every subject area when available. The entries describe the core focus of the book, its range of interest, scholarly paraphernalia, and any editions in the other Canadian language. The humanities headings are arts, language and linguistics, literature, performing arts, philosophy, and religion. Indexed by name, title, and French and English subject. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Includes sections "Reviews of books" and "Abstracts of archive publications (Western and Eastern Europe)."
Descriptive brochure detailing those services and resources of the National Archives of Canada that are of interest to genealogists.
"Our first Purdon family member to arrive in Canada was Robert Purdon who sailed from Glasgow, Scotland in 1821 with his wife, Jane Ferguson, and their four young children. They came with the hope of a better life to the unknown and wilderness of Upper Canada. The subject of this book is to provide information about his Scottish ancestry and to continue with information on his seven children, sixty-six known grandchildren, and their descendants"--Intro. Descendants have resided in Scotland, England, Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia, Alberta and elsewhere.