Library of Congress Acquires Kitchen Sisters’ Audio Archive

Photo caption: The Kitchen Sisters archive includes approximately 146,400 mixed material items from the 1970s to 2020. Library of Congress – January 10, 2022.

Award-Winning Producers Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva Have Chronicled Untold Stories of Culture and Tradition Across American Soundscape Since 1979

For more than 40 years, radio and podcast producers, Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva, best known as The Kitchen Sisters on public radio, have chronicled the lives, rituals, triumphs and tribulations of people from all walks of life, weaving together a rich tapestry of America’s cultural heritage. Now the Library of Congress is acquiring their full body of work, including more than 7,000 hours of audio, photos, handwritten journals, podcasts and storybooks. […]

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