UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Jeanette Snyder field recordings, 1963-1964

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Snyder, Jeanette
Title
UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Jeanette Snyder field recordings
Dates
1963-1964 (inclusive)
Quantity
9 items  :  OT-9 reels (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. mono (?), 7"); WT-9 reels (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. stereo, 7"); Duration: 3:00:00; original archive sheets; logsheets.
Collection Number
1966020
Summary
Music of Tibet recorded in Darjeeling, West Bengal; Dalhousie; Kalimpong, 1963-64.
Repository
University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Access is restricted.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Jeanette Snyder was a writer, researcher, and graduate student in Tibetan Studies at the University of Washington. In 1964, she received a Fulbright Grant to study Tibetan theater and conduct research in India, Nepal, and Sikkim.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Originally recorded with Uher 2000 (1/2 tr. mono.)

Contents: Tape 1 - Sgra-snyan solos (Tupden Palden, Shakya), Darjeeling; Tapes 2-3 - Tibetan Refugee School Orchestra, Darjeeling; Tape 4 - Tibetan School band, Darjeeling; Tape 5 - Folk songs with sgra-snyan, Dalhousie; Tape 6 - Sgra-snyan; Tape 7 - Butia Busty (Tibetan) monks chant 1; Tape 8 - Butia Busty (Tibetan) monks chant; Tape 9 - Tibetan songs with sgra-snyan, Kalimpong.

See documentation file for more information (some discrepancies on original archive sheets)

Documentation: Hand-written notes

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Ethnomusicology
  • Tibetans--Asia--Central Asia

Geographical Names

  • Asia

Form or Genre Terms

  • Field recordings