Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Papers, 1847-1980

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Series: IV. Iowa Sesquicentennial Folklife Festival and Festival of Iowa Folklife, 1995-1996
Subseries: A. Administrative files
Box   16 and 22
1. Undescribed administrative files
2. Riki Saltzman Files (Iowa Sesquicentennial Festival Curator with Catherine Hiebert Kerst)
Box   3
Folder   1
Restaging Recs from SI and Iowa folks
Box   3
Folder   2
Tents/Structures
Box   3
Folder   3
Foodways
Box   3
Folder   4
Festival stuff from elsewhere--policies, contracts
Box   3
Folder   5
FAF program review feedback
Box   3
Folder   6
FIF Iowa Tourism
[Smithsonian] Talk Story: Center for Folklife Programs and Cultural Studies newsletter
Box   3
Folder   7
, 1995 Fall
Box   3
Folder   8
, 1996 Fall
Box   3
Folder   9
, 1996 Spring
Box   3
Folder   10
FIF red brochures
Box   3
Folder   11
FIF green brochures
Box   3
Folder   12
Folk Arts: Sesquicentennial Project [planning guides, meeting agendas, etc.]
Box   3
Folder   13
FAF/FIF media coverage [newspaper clipping]
Box   3
Folder   14
Photographers [submitted photos]
Box   3
Folder   15
Correspondence, 1997
Box   3
Folder   16
Press releases: Saltzman, 1995
Box   3
Folder   17
Signs
Box   4
Folder   1
Copy of bid sent to vendors, Iowa Sesquicentennial
Box   4
Folder   2
Agendas/Notes general
Box   4
Folder   3
Press releases, Sesquicentennial (FAF)
Box   4
Folder   4
FAF slides [logs]
Box   4
Folder   5
[Iowa] Cafe [Stage] tape logs
Box   4
Folder   6
Community Hall [tape] logs
Box   4
Folder   7
Civic Center [tape] logs
Box   4
Folder   8
Talk Radio tape logs
Box   4
Folder   9
FIF schedules
Box   4
Folder   10
FIF photo logs--Cola (empty)
Box   4
Folder   11
FIF photo logs and release forms [release forms]
3. Jill Downing Files (Festival of Iowa Folklife Manager)
Box   17
Folder   1
Resource/Needs assessment
Box   17
Folder   2
PR/Marketing
Box   17
Folder   3
Michigan Fest [Festival of Michigan Folklife, 1995]
Box   17
Folder   4
Security Taskforce
Box   17
Folder   5
Bus tours
Box   17
Folder   6
Budget
Box   17
Folder   7
Des Moines Water Works
Box   17
Folder   8
Rental equipment/space
Box   17
Folder   9
Interior designs
Box   17
Folder   10
Porta Potties
Box   17
Folder   11
Signage
Box   17
Folder   12
Tents
Box   17
Folder   13
Audio/Visual/Walkie-talkies
Box   17
Folder   14
Lodging
Box   17
Folder   15
Entertainment
Box   17
Folder   16
Ceremonies/Parade
Box   17
Folder   17
Citywide Committee
Box   17
Folder   18
Fireworks
Box   17
Folder   19
Duties, Timelines, Assignments
Box   17
Folder   20
Handbook
Box   17
Folder   21
Participants
Box   17
Folder   22
Participant Letters
Box   17
Folder   23
Presenters
Box   17
Folder   24
Smithsonian
Box   17
Folder   25
Taylor Ball
Box   17
Folder   26
Traffic Plan
Box   17
Folder   27
Host/Reunion Tents/Honey War
Box   17
Folder   28
Entry Points
Box   17
Folder   29
Entertainment/Enhanced Program
Box   17
Folder   30
DNR
Box   17
Folder   31
Department of Corrections
Box   17
Folder   32
Capitol
Box   17
Folder   33
Site Planning
Box   17
Folder   34
Schedule
Box   17
Folder   35
Opening Ceremonies
Box   17
Folder   36
Red Cross
Box   17
T&T Research Report [unfoldered]
Subseries: B. Research and Fieldwork Manuscript Files
1. Fieldwork Contact Sheets and Supporting Documents
Note: Inventory sheets (by fieldworker) account for what fieldwork materials are present. Most fieldwork is arranged alphabetically by fieldworker. In some cases, often when the material was contributed or gathered by more than one fieldworker, the folder is labeled and arranged by subject. Some of Saltzman's interview notes in Box 14 are labeled according to artist. In a few instances, such as in the Beth Rotto and Harry Oster folders, one will find fieldwork not gathered specifically for the festival project.
Box   13
Folder   1
Release forms FIF
Box   13
Folder   2
Correspondence, 1995 October 24-2005 January 8
Box   13
Folder   3
African American Center (Des Moines) [Ben Glispie, fieldworker]
Box   13
Folder   4
African American Center (Des Moines) [photo log/contact sheet]
Box   13
Folder   5
American Indian Center (Sioux City)
Box   13
Folder   6
Berquist [John]
Box   13
Folder   7
John Berquist Photo Log
Box   13
Folder   8
Jay Black
Box   13
Folder   9
Jay Black Photo Log
Box   13
Folder   10
Phyllis Carlin
Box   13
Folder   11
Phyllis Carlin Photo Log
Box   13
Folder   12
Casa Latina
Box   13
Folder   13
Casa Latina Photo Log
Box   13
Folder   14
Karen Downing
Box   13
Folder   15
Kristin Elmquist
Box   13
Folder   16
Kristin Elmquist Photo Log
Box   13
Folder   17
April Frantz
Box   13
Folder   18
April Frantz Photo Log
Box   13
Folder   19
Janet Gilmore
Box   13
Folder   20
Loren Horton
Box   13
Folder   21
Loren Horton Photo Log
Box   13
Folder   22
Richard Horwitz
Box   13
Folder   23
Richard Horwitz Photo Log
Box   13
Folder   24
Iowa School for the Deaf [Council Bluffs]
Box   13
Folder   25
Italian American Center [Des Moines]
Box   13
Folder   26
Italian American Center [Des Moines] Photo Log
Box   13
Folder   27
Phyllis Johnson
Box   13
Folder   28
Don Jonjack
Box   13
Folder   29
Don Jonjack Photo Log
Box   13
Folder   30
Nella Kennedy
Box   13
Folder   31
Kennedy Photo Log
Box   13
Folder   32
Mark Knudsen
Box   13
Folder   33
Mark Knudsen Photo Log
Box   13
Folder   34
Mike Koppert
Box   13
Folder   35
Mike Koppert Photo Log
Box   13
Folder   36
Lee Kline
Box   13
Folder   37
Lee Kline Photo Log
Box   13
Folder   38
Labor Institute [Fort Madison]
Box   13
Folder   39
Labor Institute [Fort Madison] Photo Log
Box   13
Folder   40
Catherine M. Lewis
Box   13
Folder   41
Jack Libbey
Box   13
Folder   42
Jack Libbey Photo Log
Box   13
Folder   43
Nancy Michael
Box   13
Folder   44
David Moore
Box   13
Folder   45
David Moore Photo Log
Box   13
Folder   46
[Jerry] Morgan and [John] DeWall
Box   13
Folder   47
[Jerry] Morgan and [John] DeWall Photo Log
Box   13
Folder   48
Jane Nielsen
Box   13
Folder   49
Jane Nielsen Photo Log
Box   13
Folder   50
Nurses
Box   14
Folder   1
Carla Offenberger (girls basketball/hoops)
Box   14
Folder   2
Harry Oster
Box   14
Folder   3
Harry Oster Photo Log
Box   14
Folder   3a
Harry Oster--“Folk Voice of Iowa” fieldwork
Box   14
Folder   4
Janet Parrish
Box   14
Folder   5
Janet Parrish Photo Log
Box   14
Folder   6
Family Physicians
Box   14
Folder   7
Family Physicians Photo Log
Box   14
Folder   8
[Paula] Plasencia
Box   14
Folder   9
[Paula] Plasencia Photo Log
Box   14
Folder   10
Harley Refsal
Box   14
Folder   11
Janice Rosenberg
Box   14
Folder   12
Janice Rosenberg Photo Log
Box   14
Folder   13
Erin Roth
Box   14
Folder   14
Erin Roth Photo Log
Box   14
Folder   15
Beth Rotto
Box   14
Folder   16
Beth Rotto Photo Log
Box   14
Folder   17
Beth Rotto Fieldwork: “My Father Was a Fiddler” CD project, 1997
Note: Folder contains audiocassettes and compact discs.
Box   14
Folder   18
[Riki] Saltzman FAF Fieldwork Recommendations
Box   14
Folder   19
Jim Skurdall
Box   14
Folder   20
Jim Skurdall Photo Log
Box   14
Folder   21
Earl Sampson
Box   14
Folder   22
Farm/Hogs
Box   14
Folder   23
John Deere Workers
Box   14
Folder   24
Barr-Nunn Workers
Box   14
Folder   25
Frances Brewster [Saltzman interview notes]
Box   14
Folder   26
Bob Smith, Barr-Nunn [Saltzman interview notes]
Box   14
Folder   27
Jack Libbey--Deckhand Quiz
Box   14
Folder   28
Cynthia Schmidt
Box   14
Folder   29
Cynthia Schmidt Photo Log
Box   14
Folder   30
Kumsan R. Song
Box   14
Folder   31
Carolina Trumpold
Box   14
Folder   32
Priscilla Wanatee
Box   14
Folder   33
Priscilla Wanatee Photo Log
Box   14
Folder   34
Cliff Weston
Box   14
Folder   35
Jennifer Young
Box   14
Folder   36
Michael Zahs
Box   14
Folder   37
Michael Zahs Photo Log
Box   14
Folder   38
Check lists
Box   15
2. Fieldwork Files, County Surveys, Century Farms, and Supporting Documentation, 1995
Note: These files contain survey information that was used to provide preliminary data for Sesquicentennial folklife fieldworkers in preparation for their documentation of folklife in Iowa. Riki Saltzman and Cathy Kerst, festival curators, prepared surveys which were sent to all county sesquicentennial commissions.
Subseries: C. Sound Recordings
Box   5 and 19
1. Festival research, 1995-1996
Note: These 229 cassettes correlate with the fieldworker files in Boxes 13 and 14
2. Festival of Iowa Folklife event, 1996
Note: For DATS and audiocassettes, the number sequence begins anew for each day. (Check logs regarding the identification of missing tapes.)
Community Hall stage
Box   4
DAT   1-6
, 1996 August 22
Box   4
DAT   7-11
, 1996 August 23
Note: 1 missing
Box   4
DAT   12-17
, 1996 August 24
Box   4
DAT   18-23
, 1996 August 25
Note: 2 missing
Box   4
DAT   24
Unlabeled, undated
Note: Post-it note: “Listen #4-24th committee”
Civic Center Stage
Box   4
Cassettes   1-5
, 1996 August 22
Box   4
Cassettes   6-9
, 1996 August 23
Box   4
Cassettes   9-12
, 1996 August 24
Note: 2 missing
Box   4
Cassettes   13-17+2
, 1996 August 25
Talk Radio Stage
Box   4
Cassettes   18-19+4
, 1996 August 22
Box   4
Cassettes   20-22+2
, 1996 August 23
Box   4
Cassettes   23-24+3
, 1996 August 24
Box   4
Cassettes   25-28+1
, 1996 August 25
Note: 1 missing
Café Stage
Box   4
Cassettes   29-31
, 1996 August 22
Note: 2 missing
Box   4
Cassettes   32-34
, 1996 August 23
Note: 2 missing
Box   4
Cassettes   35-39
, 1996 August 24
Note: 1 missing
Box   4
Cassettes   40-42
, 1996 August 25
Note: 3 missing
Box   21
Subseries: D. Graphic Images and Videotapes
Note: Graphic Images and 32 video fieldwork tapes made during festival research in 1995 and 1996 correlate with fieldworker files in Boxes 13 and 14.