MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
Dates:
1953-1955
Abstract:
Traditional and Christian songs in the Ottawa and Chippewa languages, recorded with numerous singers in multiple communities in Michigan in the mid-1950s. Recorded as part of Gertrude Kurath's broader study of contemporary religion and music among Anishinaabe communities in Michigan. Includes traditional songs, Catholic and Methodists hymns, and Free Methodist revival meetings, including some benedictions. Also includes one talk entitled, "Longfellow's Use of Michigan Indian Tales."
Call #:
Mss.Rec.20
Extent:
6 reel(s)
Subjects:
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Albert, Whitney | Anishinaabe | Ann Arbor (Mich.) | Baraga County (Mich.) | Benedictions | Calhoun County (Mich.) | Catholic Church -- Hymns | Chevis, Roy | Cross Village (Mich.) | Deer -- Folklore | Drinking songs | Fiddling | Guitar -- Performance | Harbor Springs (Mich.) | Hastings (Mich.) | Hunters -- Folklore | Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Folklore | Indians of North America -- Michigan -- History | Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Music | Indians of North America -- Michigan -- Religion | Isabella Reservation (Mich.) | Kenosha, David | Kurath, Gertrude Prokosch | Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 -- Criticism and interpretation | Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Song of Hiawatha | Methodist Church | Methodist Church -- Hymns | Methodist Church -- Sermons | Michigan | Mikado (Mich.) | Mount Pleasant (Mich.) | Ojibwa Indians -- Folklore | Ojibwa Indians -- Music | Ojibwa Indians -- Religion | Ojibwa Indians -- Social life and customs | Ojibwa language | Ottawa Indians -- Folklore | Ottawa Indians -- Music | Ottawa Indians -- Religion | Ottawa dance | Ottawa language | Pamp, Betty | Pamp, Jack | Pamp, Joan | Peters, Jim | Prayers | Revivals -- Michigan | Rickard, Glenna | Shagonaby, Susan | Shalifoe, Thomas | Soney, William | Sound recordings | Sprague, Selkirk | Thomas, Eli | Thompson, Stith, 1885-1976 | Walpole Island (Lambton, Ont.)
