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The Klezmer Archive (KA) project is creating a universally accessible digital archival tool for interaction, discovery, and research on available information about klezmer music
and its network of contemporary and historical people. Taking individual melodies as
the primary artifact, the digital archive will integrate existing tools and archival methods in novel ways to facilitate search and discovery rooted in the needs of its contemporary heritage community. Tooling and frameworks developed for the Klezmer Archive project will be available for heritage communities to adapt for their own domain-specific uses, and will be particularly useful for the preservation and study of intangible cultural heritage.

Subjects or Themes

European History, Jewish History, Modern History

Project Language(s)

English

Time Period

Geographic Location

Project Categories

Content Type

Manuscripts, oral history, images, music, crowdsourcing, public history

Target Audience(s)

Creators

Clara Byom, Eléonore Biezunski, Christina Crowder, Dan Kunda Thagard,
Yonatan Malin, Max Rothman, Matthew Stein, Schyler VerSteeg

Year(s)

2021-present

Host Institution / Affiliation / Project Location

The Klezmer Institute

Software Employed

  • IIIF, MEI, TypeDB

Labor and Support

This project is in-progress and is being created by a team of technologists, archivists, librarians, and researchers.

Project Cost

Partnerships, funding sources, or grant-funding acknowledgement

NEH Digital Humanities Advancement Grant (Phase I & II)