The Archives of Traditional Music is an audiovisual archive that documents music and culture from all over the world. With over 100,000 recordings that include more than 2,700 field collections, it is one of the largest university-based ethnographic sound archives in the United States.

Its holdings cover a wide range of cultural and geographical areas, vocal and instrumental music, linguistic materials, folktales, interviews, and oral history, as well as videotapes, photographs, and manuscripts.

See and hear highlights from our collections

Hoagy Carmichael Collections. 1920s to 1981. Over 3500 recordings, photographs, and personal effects from the life of popular songwriter, singer, jazz musician, and actor Hoagy Carmichael.