American Folklife Center
A wealth of digital collections of American everyday life, including Alan Lomax ethnographic field notes and recordings; Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections recorded by multiple people including Zora Neale Hurston; and Woody Guthrie letters and recordings.
The American Folklife Center (AFC) documents and shares the many expressions of human experience to inspire, revitalize, and perpetuate living cultural traditions. Designated by the U.S. Congress as the national center for folklife documentation and research, the Center meets its mission by stewarding archival collections, creating public programs, and exchanging knowledge and expertise. The Center’s vision is to encourage diversity of expression and foster community participation in the collective creation of cultural memory.