American Folklife Center

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The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress was created by Congress in 1976 "to preserve and present American Folklife." The Center incorporates the Archive of Folk Culture, which was established at the Library in 1928 as a repository for American Folk Music. The Center and its collections have grown to encompass all aspects of folklore and folklife from this country and around the world.

• Presents the online project Quilts and Quiltmaking in America, 1978 - 1996 (part of the LOC's American Memory project)
• Features photographs and sound recordings from two collections of the American Folk Life Center:
  • "All-American Quilt Contest"
  • Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project Collection (1978)