- American Folklife Center
The Library of Congress collects much more than just books, and this site is proof. Music and sound recordings, photographs, and manuscripts are all available through the Center. Online holdings can be browsed at http://www.loc.gov/folklife/ndl.html.
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/
(Added: Wed Feb 12 2003)
- American Memory at the Library of Congress
This massive collection of photographs, maps, recordings, early movies, advertising, sheet music, and more is without a doubt one of the Internet’s best sites. There are literally tens of thousands of items available for online browsing or downloading. Click on “Collection Finder” for broad categories, or go straight to “Search” to try your luck.
http://memory.loc.gov
(Added: Wed Feb 12 2003)
- Anthro.Net (Anthropology on the World Wide Web)
Cultural geographers share a lot of interests with anthropologists. This site claims a database of over 40,000 pages from reviewed sites. A “cultural geography” category is included on the Table of Contents, but you should not limit yourself just to that section.
http://www.anthro.net/
(Added: Wed Feb 12 2003)
- Folk Music
http://www.folkmusic.org/
(Added: Wed Feb 12 2003)
- Online Archive of American Folk Medicine
This site documents the beliefs and practices of American folk medicine. Type in an ailment and see what has been said to cure it over the years.
http://www.folkmed.ucla.edu/
(Added: Thu Sep 22 2005)
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