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Paul D. Kroeber papers, 1981-1996

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Kroeber, Paul D.
Title
Paul D. Kroeber papers
Dates
1981-1996 (inclusive)
Quantity
approximately 2.37 cubic feet (9 boxes, including 94 audio cassettes, 8 microfiches, and 1 microfilm)
Collection Number
1835-022, 2696-034
Summary
Tape-recorded linguistic research, notebooks, and reports related to the Thompson Salish language and Comox language by an anthropologist and Jacobs Research Funds grant recipient
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Access restricted: For terms of access, contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

Audio cassettes are restricted. No user access copy is available and a user access copy cannot be made without permission from the donor. Contact Special Collections for more information.

Some records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Paul D. Kroeber is an anthropologist (Ph.D.) whose research interests include the descriptive and historical linguistics of the Salish language family, including areal relations between Salish languages and other languages of the Pacific Northwest (focusing especially on relations on the Oregon coast). He has conducted fieldwork on two Salish languages (Mainland Comox and Thompson River Salish), and archival research on the Salish language Tillamook and its southern, non-Salish, neighbor Alsea. He has also been involved with ongoing work on Lakota at the American Indian Studies Research Institute.

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Historical Background

The Thompson language, now properly known as Nlaka'pamuctsin, is an Interior Salish language spoken in British Columbia, Canada. (Source: Wikipedia, Thompson language; Accessed: October 2023)

The Comox language, or Éyɂáɂjuuthem, is a Coast Salish language spoken in British Columbia, Canada. As of 2012 the Island Comox dialect has no remaining speakers, but the Mainland Comox dialect is still spoken. Phone applications, dictionaries, phrasebooks, and language learning programs now exist to teach the Comox language. It is now being taught in some schools as well. (Source: Wikipedia, Comox language; Accessed: October 2023)

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Content Description

Sound recordings with corresponding materials, field notes, notebooks, linguistic studies, research reports, and other research materials primarily related to both the Thompson Salish language and the Comox language.

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Other Descriptive Information

Forms part of the Jacobs Research Funds linguistic research collection.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyrights retained by creator. Contact Special Collections for details.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 12 accessions.

  • Accession No. 1835-022-01, Paul D. Kroeber linguistic papers, 1989
  • Accession No. 1835-022-02, Paul Kroeber linguistic papers, 1989
  • Accession No. 1835-022-03, Paul D. Kroeber tape recordings, 1993-1994
  • Accession No. 1835-022-04, Paul D. Kroeber papers, 1994
  • Accession No. 1835-022-05, Paul D. Kroeber papers, 1995-1996
  • Accession No. 2696-034-01, Paul D. Kroeber papers, 1981
  • Accession No. 2696-034-02, Paul D. Kroeber papers, 1982
  • Accession No. 2696-034-03, Paul D. Kroeber papers, 1984
  • Accession No. 2696-034-04, Paul D. Kroeber papers, 1985
  • Accession No. 2696-034-05, Paul D. Kroeber papers, 1991
  • Accession No. 2696-034-06, Paul D. Kroeber papers, 1990-1992
  • Accession No. 2696-034-07, Paul D. Kroeber papers, 1992

Preservation Note

Some records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Accession No. 1835-022-01: Paul D. Kroeber linguistic papers, 1989

    approximately 0.23 cubic feet (1 box, including 8 audio cassettes)

    Scope and Content: Tape-recorded linguistic research, 1989.

    Linguistic research in Thompson (Salish). Tapes are numbered TH-K-1 through TH-K-8.

    Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

    Audio cassettes are restricted. No user access copy is available and a user access copy cannot be made without permission from the donor. Contact Special Collections for more information.

    Restrictions on Use: Copyrights retained by creator. Contact Special Collections for details.

    Acquisition Info: Paul D. Kroeber via Terry Thompson, 1989-09-15

  • Description: Accession No. 1835-022-02: , 1989
    1 folder

    Scope and Content: Thompson Salish field notebooks #1 and #2, June and July 1989.

    These field notebooks correspond to the tapes already accessioned as Acc. #1835-022-01.

    Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

    Restrictions on Use: Copyrights retained by creator. Contact Special Collections for details.

    Acquisition Info: Paul D. Kroeber, 1991-08-13

  • Accession No. 1835-022-03: Paul D. Kroeber tape recordings, 1993-1994

    approximately 0.19 cubic feet (1 box, including 10 audio cassettes)

    Scope and Content: Audiocassette recordings of Kathy York of Merritt, B.C. (tape nos. TH-K-72 to TH-K-81), speaking in Thompson language; 1993-1994. Tapes correspond to field notebooks 9, 10, 12, 13, and 15. The linguistic research is a grammatical/lexical elicitation.

    Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

    Audio cassettes are restricted. No user access copy is available and a user access copy cannot be made without permission from the donor. Contact Special Collections for more information.

    Restrictions on Use: Copyrights retained by creator. Contact Special Collections for details.

    Acquisition Info: Paul D. Kroeber, 1995-07-31

  • Description: Accession No. 1835-022-04: Paul D. Kroeber papers, 1994
    0.37 cubic feet (1 box)

    Scope and Content: Linguistic field notes from his study of the Thompson Salish language (photocopies), 1992-1994; covering letter giving background information, 1994.

    Last pages of Notebook 9 (1992) and all of Notebooks 10-15 (1993-1994).

    Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

    Restrictions on Use: Copyrights retained by creator. Contact Special Collections for details.

    Acquisition Info: Paul Kroeber, 1994-10-19

  • Description: Accession No. 1835-022-05: Paul D. Kroeber papers, 1995-1996
    0.19 cubic feet (1 box, including 4 audio cassettes)

    Scope and Content: Linguistic notebooks (copies) and sound cassette recordings for his research on the Thompson Salish language; 1995-1996. This accession contains Notebooks #16 and #17, and Tapes K82-K85. Notebook #16 contains field notes which correspond to recordings of informants Dorothy Ursaki and Kathy York made on August 7 and August 14, 1995. Notebook #17 contains field notes which correspond to recordings of informants Mary Countlee on July 7, 1996 and Dorothy Ursaki on July 12-13, 1996.

    Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

    Audio cassettes are restricted. No user access copy is available and a user access copy cannot be made without permission from the donor. Contact Special Collections for more information.

    Restrictions on Use: Copyrights retained by creator. Contact Special Collections for details.

    Acquisition Info: Paul D. Kroeber, 1996-08-15

  • Description: Accession No. 2696-034-01: Paul D. Kroeber papers, 1981
    approximately 0.23 cubic feet (1 box, including 7 audio cassettes and 1 microfilm)

    Scope and Content: Tape recordings, research report. Kroeber's report reads as follows: "Based in Powell River, British Columbia, I studied the Comox language with residents of the Sliammon Reserve. I collected and transcribed short texts, with grammatical elicitation centering around clarification of specific problems arising directly from the texts. My results are probably most useful in defining problem areas for future investigation, from phonology (especially vowels) on up." Informants: Mr. Ambrose Wilson, Mrs. Mary George, Mrs. Marian Harry.

    Physical/Technical Access: Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

    Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

    Audio cassettes are restricted. No user access copy is available and a user access copy cannot be made without permission from the donor. Contact Special Collections for more information.

    Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

    Restrictions on Use: Copyrights retained by creator. Contact Special Collections for details.

    Acquisition Info: Paul D. Kroeber, U. of Chicago, 1981-11-03

  • Description: Accession No. 2696-034-02: Paul D. Kroeber papers, 1982
    336 pages

    Scope and Content: Field notes of research in the Comox language (photocopy), 12 June - 16 Aug. 1982.

    Physical/Technical Access: Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

    Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

    Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

    Restrictions on Use: Copyrights retained by creator. Contact Special Collections for details.

    Acquisition Info: Paul Kroeber, 1982-10-08

  • Description: Accession No. 2696-034-03: Paul D. Kroeber papers, 1984
    8 microfiches

    Scope and Content: Field notes of linguistic research in the Comox language, 1984.

    Notebooks 7-11, Jun - Sept 1984.

    Physical/Technical Access: Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

    Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

    Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

    Restrictions on Use: Copyrights retained by creator. Contact Special Collections for details.

    Acquisition Info: Filmed from originals in the possession of Paul Kroeber, 1984-09-13

  • Accession No. 2696-034-04: Paul D. Kroeber papers, 1985

    approximately 0.23 cubic feet (1 box, including 5 audio cassettes)

    Scope and Content: Field notes in the Comox language (photocopies), tape recordings; July-Aug. 1985.

    Notebooks 12-15, July-Aug. 1985; five cassettes are all Notebook 15 elicitations.

    Physical/Technical Access: Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

    Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

    Audio cassettes are restricted. No user access copy is available and a user access copy cannot be made without permission from the donor. Contact Special Collections for more information.

    Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

    Restrictions on Use: Copyrights retained by creator. Contact Special Collections for details.

    Acquisition Info: Pau Kroeber, 1986-02-11

  • Description: Accession No. 2696-034-05: Paul D. Kroeber papers, 1991
    0.19 cubic feet (1 box)

    Scope and Content: Field notebooks on Thompson Salish syntax (photocopied), Oct 1990-Jul 1991; interim report outlining expenses, 1991.

    Notebooks 3, 4, 5, 6.

    Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

    Restrictions on Use: Copyrights retained by creator. Contact Special Collections for details.

    Acquisition Info: Paul D. Kroeber, 1991-08-13

  • Accession No. 2696-034-06: Paul D. Kroeber papers, 1990-1992

    0.37 cubic feet (1 box, including 44 audio cassettes)

    Scope and Content: The tapes, TH-K-9 through TH-K-53, correspond to his Notebooks 3-7. (Notebooks 3-6 are in Acc. no. 2696-034-05) Notebook 7, in this accession, contains field notes on the Thompson Salish language. Informants featured on tapes: Kathy York, Mabel Joe, and Mary Coutlee.

    Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

    Audio cassettes are restricted. No user access copy is available and a user access copy cannot be made without permission from the donor. Contact Special Collections for more information.

    Restrictions on Use: Copyrights retained by creator. Contact Special Collections for details.

    Acquisition Info: Paul Kroeber, 1992-03-24

  • Accession No. 2696-034-07: Paul D. Kroeber papers, 1992

    0.37 cubic feet (1 box, including 16 audio cassettes)

    Scope and Content: Cassette tapes of linguistic research, photocopies of field notebooks, covering letter; 1992.

    Continuation of Notebook 7 (pages 71-176), Notebook 8 complete, and the first 17 pages of Notebook 9. (The beginning of Notebook 7 is in Acc. no. 2696-034-06)

    Also present are tapes TH-K-54 through TH-K-69.

    Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access, contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

    Audio cassettes are restricted. No user access copy is available and a user access copy cannot be made without permission from the donor. Contact Special Collections for more information.

    Restrictions on Use: Copyrights retained by creator. Contact Special Collections for details.

    Acquisition Info: Paul Kroeber, 1992-08-03

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Countlee, Mary (creator)
    • Joe, Mabel (creator)
    • Kroeber, Paul D (creator)
    • Ursaki, Dorothy (creator)
    • York, Annie, Miss (creator)
    • York, Kathy (creator)

    Corporate Names

    • Jacobs Research Fund (creator)
    • Jacobs Research Funds (creator)
    • Northwest Linguistic Collection (creator)
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