Read more about the American Folklife Center here: http://www.loc.gov/folklife/aboutafc.html
The American Folklife Center was established by Congress to preserve and present American folklife. The full text of AFC's enabling legislation can be read here: http://www.loc.gov/folklife/public_law.html
A history of the AFC and its predecessor, the Archive of Folk Song, can be read here: http://www.loc.gov/folklife/AFChist/
Library of Congress Folklife Reading Room
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