Series: IX. Multi-State Projects in the Midwest, 2000-2004

Subseries: A. Upper Midwest Traditional Arts Touring Project: Global Sounds, Heartland Beats, 1998-2001
Note: Administrative files, artists' biographies and promotional kits, and information about various presenting venues. For Iowa, this project was linked to the 2001 Festival of Iowa Folklife in Waterloo (Boxes 10, 11, 25).

Subseries: B. Missouri River Folklife Project--Survey and Grants
Note: Administrative papers, grant proposals, meeting notes, and some fieldwork files.

Subseries: C. Tri-State Festivals, 2000-2004
Note: Administrative files, grant proposals, schedules, and meeting notes for the folklife festival partnership among Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, 2000-2004. Files for the 2004 Midwest Folk Fest in Waterloo are included. Files for the 2001 festival in Iowa are with those for the Festival of Iowa Folklife, Boxes 10, 11, 25. More information on the fieldwork and programming for the 2004 festival is in the “Cultural Express: Iowa Folk Arts on Tour” boxes not described in this collection guide.