Database of folklife tapes now available

A database of folklife recordings made under the auspices of the Louisiana Folklife Program and housed at LSU Special Collections as part of the Program's archives, is now available. Topics include foodways, traditional crafts, folktales, social life and customs, music, and others. Researchers will find a link to the database of over 1700 recordings in the inventory for the entire collection at http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/findaid/folklife.htm.