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Guardians of the Flame collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2479

Scope and Contents

The Guardians of the Flame is a Mardi Gras Indian Tribe in New Orleans, Louisiana, that was formed in 1988 and made its debut on February 7, 1989. The founding Big Chief of the tribe was Donald Harrison Sr. The collection includes a booklet about the group, a poster of Donald Harrison Jr, an audiocassette by Harrison Jr. entitled "Indian Blues," and a videocassette documentary about the tribe.

Dates

  • Created: 1992-1993
  • Other: Date acquired: 08/26/1994

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright to these papers has not been assigned to the Amistad Research Center. It is the responsibility of an author to secure permission for publication from the holder of the copyright to any material contained in this collection.

Extent

4.00 items

Language of Materials

English

Physical Access Requirements

Audiovisual materials stored offsite. Please contact Reference Desk of the Amistad Research Center for inquiries.

Source of Acquisition

Cherice Harrison-Nelson

Method of Acquisition

Gift

Related Materials

Additional collections related to Mardi Gras Indians include: Tom Dent papers, Christoper West papers, and the Maurice M. Martinez papers.

Processing Information

Collection processed January 2012.

Title
Guardians of the Flame collection
Author
Sara Green
Date
02/10/2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the Amistad Research Center Repository

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