To research American Folklife Center (AFC) collections, a good place to start is the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Each AFC collection has an individual catalog record. The following link provides a custom search in the catalog for materials from the countries of North Africa:

Finding aids provide a gateway to a wealth of Library of Congress treasures. These guides provide comprehensive overviews of unique Library resources. Progressively detailed descriptions of a collection's component parts summarize the overall scope of the content, convey details about the individuals and organizations involved, and list box and folder headings. Each link below represents a customized search of Library of Congress Finding Aids for collections held by the American Folklife Center that contain materials relating to individual countries of North Africa.

Over a period of forty years, AFC staff compiled meticulous guides to archival collection materials by country. Although these are no longer maintained, they provide information at a more granular level than that found in the Library's Online Catalog. Not all countries are represented; below are the guides to Morocco and Egypt.