Canadian Broadcasting Company “Folkways” Radio Programs
Scope and Contents
A series of CBC radio programs dealing with the folklore of the Canadian Maritime Provinces.
Dates
- 1955-1968
- Majority of material found within 1967
Conditions Governing Access
For digitized items free from access restrictions, we are working to upload this material (pdfs, mp3s, jpgs) for public access, but it is an ongoing project. If you don’t find what you are looking for here, contact Special Collections (um.library.spc@maine.edu).
Conditions Governing Use
Rights assessment remains the responsibility of the researcher. Programs may not be rebroadcast without permission from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Extent
13 items
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
NA0468 A series of thirteen half-hour CBC radio programs in 1967 titled “Folkways,” hosted by Ken Homer. These programs deal with the folklore of the Canadian Maritime Provinces, and contain songs, tales, legends, beliefs, etc. Also, a 1968 program titled “Bill of Fare” and two C-60 cassette recordings of earlier CBC programs (in 1955 and 1962 respectively) about the Antigonish Movement in the Maritimes are in this set of interviews.
Existence and Location of Originals
Located at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress: AFC 2012/047 https://lccn.loc.gov/2013655211
Materials Specific Details
Audio files are the primary source material. Transcriptions are the transcriber's best effort to convert audio to text, but should be considered secondary to the audio.
- Folklore Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Maritime Provinces Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oral histories Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Guide to Canadian Broadcasting Company “Folkways” Radio Programs
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Thomas Libby
- Date
- May 2018
- 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
