# From Oral Tradition to Critical Edition: The James Madison Carpenter Collection of Folk Music and Drama

This lecture showcases the variety and importance of the James Madison Carpenter Collection, which has been digitized and is intended for online presentation as part of the Performing Arts Encyclopedia. The talk describes some of the editorial challenges facing the James Madison Carpenter Project team as they prepare a critical edition of the collection.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2008
- By: American Folklife Center
- Genres: Drama, Music
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688165/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2021688165?play=1)