DownEast Friends of the Folk Arts (DEFFA)
Scope and Contents
Material from DownEast Friends of the Folk Arts (DEFFA). DEFFA 's purpose is to aid and encourage the folk arts-- music, dance, storytelling, etc.-- in Maine. The Board of Friends when DEFFA was incorporated as a non-profit included Edward D. "Sandy" Ives and Barbara Ann Herrel “Bobby” Ives.
Dates
- circa 1981-2009
Conditions Governing Access
Kept at Fogler Library’s offsite storage facility. One week’s notice required for retrieval.
Conditions Governing Use
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Biographical / Historical
DownEast Friends of the Folk Arts (DEFFA) is an active organization (http://deffa.org/). According to thier homepage: "DOWNEAST FRIENDS OF THE FOLK ARTS (DEFFA) is a non-profit membership organization whose goal is to nurture and promote the living traditions of folk music and dance in Maine. We publish a monthly newsletter with news, calendar listings, information, and other items of interest to the Maine folk art, music, and dance community. DEFFA also hosts the annual Down East Country Dance Festival in March of each year, a weekend long celebration of traditional and international music, dancing, and fun!" (2017-08-10)
Extent
2 boxes (1 archive box, 1 oversize flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Folder titles:
Box 1 Folder 1 DEFFA Coastal Dance notebook 2004-2010
Box 1 Folder 2 DEFFA Newsletters 1981-1984
Box 1 Folder 3 DEFFA Newsletters 1985-1987
Box 1 Folder 4 DEFFA Newsletters 1988-1991
Box 1 Folder 5 DEFFA Newsletters 1992-1994
Box 1 Folder 6 DEFFA Newsletters 1995-1997
Box 1 Folder 7 DEFFA Newsletters 2004-2007
Box 1 Folder 8 DEFFA promotional material + newsletter inserts
Box 1 Folder 9 DEFFA publications from regional organizations 1/2 CDS Boston Centre-NEFFA
Box 1 Folder 10 DEFFA publications from regional organizations 2/2 New England Folk Almanac- Silver Apple News
Box 1 Folder 11 DEFFA catalogs and directories regional- int’l
Box 1 Folder 12 DEFFA various dance material organized by band
Box 1 Folder 13 DEFFA printed ephemera related to contradance
Box 1 Folder 14 DEFFA 1992 band info
Box 1 Folder 15 DEFFA 1993 band info
Box 1 Folder 16 DEFFA 1994 band info
Box 1 Folder 17 DEFFA correspondence
Box 1 Folder 18 DEFFA business material
Box 2 Folder 1 DEFFA photographs
Box 2 Folder 2 DEFFA comment book
Box 2 Folder 3 DEFFA Coastal Dance Association scrapbook I 1984-1990
Box 2 Folder 4 DEFFA Coastal Dance Association scrapbook II 1990-1994
- Band music Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Folk dance music -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Folk dances Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Guide to the DownEast Friends of the Folk Arts (DEFFA) Papers
- Status
- Box And Folder List Available
- Author
- Katrina Wynn
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207.581.1686
