Recordings for study of the Shawnee, Kickapoo, Ojibwa, and Sauk-and-Fox

Mss.Rec.14

Date: 1951-1952 | Size: 1 tape(s)

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Abstract

Administered tests; Ojibwe text and phrase-by-phrase translation; Shawnee tests, text, and phrase-by-phrase translation.

Digital objects note

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Collection Information

Physical description

1 sound tape reel (45 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips, half track, mono ; 5 in.

Provenance

Donor, Joe E. Pierce, Phillips Fund grantee, 1952.

Processing information

Collection digitized and cataloged by Brian Carpenter during the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funded audio digitization project, 2008-2014.

Related material

Related manuscripts can be found in the ACLS Collection (Mss.497.3.B63c), item A1c.2.

Indexing Terms

Genre(s)

Sound recordings

Subject(s)

Anishinaabe
Fox language
Indians of North America -- Languages -- Classification
Indians of North America -- Languages -- Mutual intelligibility
Kickapoo language
Ojibwa language
Ojibwe people
Shawnee language

Detailed Inventory


Audio recordings			Request Series for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Series
01-01 Littlecreek, Mr.. Pierce, Joe E.. Administered tests 1, 2, 3, and 4	1951	1 .mp3 ; 00:17:06	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
A mutual intelligibility study of four languages or dialects. The participant, Mr. Littlecreek--a Shawnee speaker--is asked to translate four short recordings as they are played back. The recordings are, respectively, narratives in 1) Shawnee; 2) Kickapoo; 3) Ojibwa (a.k.a. Chippewa); 4) Sauk-and-Fox (a.k.a. Mesquakie). Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Sound tape reel) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording. General physical description: 00:17:06 Geographic Name(s): Norman (Okla.) Subject(s): Shawnee language; Kickapoo language; Ojibwa language; Indians of North America -- Languages -- Mutual intelligibility; Fox language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:4105
01-02 Pierce, Joe E.. Elk, Mr.. A story about the old custom of fasting	1951	1 .mp3 ; 00:07:55	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Phrase-by-phrase translation into English by Mr. Elk of a played-back recording made by him in Chippewa/Ojibwe. Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Sound tape reel) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording. General physical description: 00:07:55 Geographic Name(s): Mount Pleasant (Mich.) Subject(s): Puberty rites; Ojibwa Indians -- Social life and customs; Fasting Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:4108
01-03 Littlecreek, Mrs.. Pierce, Joe E.. Administered tests 1, 2, 3, and 4	1951	1 .mp3 ; 00:14:33	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
A mutual intelligibility study of four languages or dialects. The participant, Mrs. Littlecreek, a Shawnee speaker, is asked to translate four short recordings as they are played back. The recordings are, respectively, narratives in 1) Shawnee; 2) Kickapoo; 3) Ojibwe; 4) Sauk-and-Fox (a.k.a. Mesquakie). Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Sound tape reel) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording. General physical description: 00:14:33 Geographic Name(s): Norman (Okla.) Subject(s): Shawnee language; Indians of North America -- Languages -- Mutual intelligibility; Fox language; Kickapoo language; Ojibwa language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:4107
01-04 Pierce, Joe E.. Littlecreek, Mrs.. Phrase-by-phrase translation of a Shawnee text	1951	1 .mp3 ; 00:05:11	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Sound tape reel) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording. General physical description: 00:05:11 Geographic Name(s): Norman (Okla.) Subject(s): Shawnee language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:4109