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Jean Gail Mulder papers, 1979-1980
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Mulder, Jean Gail, 1954-
- Title
- Jean Gail Mulder papers
- Dates
- 1979-1980 (inclusive)19791980
- Quantity
- approximately 0.42 cubic feet (1 box including 5 microfiche and 10 sound tape reels)
- Collection Number
- 2696-031 (Accession No. 2696-031-01)
- Summary
- Linguistic research on Coast Tsimshian
- Repository
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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
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Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.
Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Jean Mulder is a linguist whose research interests include Australian English and Tsimshian, a North American indigenous language. Mulder is currently an Honorary Senior Fellow in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Melbourne, having been a Professor there until 2017. She is currently the editor of the Australian Journal of Linguistics.
(Source: “Jean Mulder” article on Wikipedia; Date Accessed: 07/10/2023.)
Violet Neasloss was one of the last fluent Sgüüxs speakers. She grew up and resided in Klemtu until her passing at the age of 99 in 2013. She was dedicated to the preservation of the language, contributing hundreds of hours of recordings to document and preserve Sgüüxs. Since the early 1990s, a major documentation effort has been made for Sgüüx̱s, a dialect of Southern Tsimshian, the language of the Kitasoo people.
(Source: “Language” page on the official website of the Kitasoo/Xai’xais Nation; https://klemtu.com/stewardship/language; Date Accessed: 07/10/2023.)
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
The Tsimshianic languages are a family of languages spoken in northwestern British Columbia and in Southeast Alaska on Annette Island and Ketchikan. All Tsimshianic languages are endangered, some with only around 400 speakers. Only around 2,170 people of the ethnic Tsimshian /ˈsɪmʃiən/ population in Canada still speak a Tsimshian language; about 50 of the 1,300 Tsimshian people living in Alaska still speak Coast Tsimshian. Tsimshianic languages are considered by most linguists to be an independent language family, with four main languages: Coast Tsimshian, Southern Tsimshian, Nisg̱a’a, and Gitksan.
Coast Tsimshian is spoken along the lower Skeena River in Northwestern British Columbia, on some neighboring islands, and to the north at New Metlakatla, Alaska. Southern Tsimshian was spoken on an island quite far south of the Skeena River in the village of Klemtu; however, it became extinct in 2013 with the death of the last speaker. Nisga’a is spoken along the Nass River. Gitksan is spoken along the Upper Skeena River around Hazelton and other areas. (Source: “Tsimshianic languages” article on Wikipedia; Date Accessed: 07/12/23.)
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Recordings of stories, songs, sermons, grammar, and field notes of Coast Tsimshian language.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | |||
| 1/1 | Research report, field notes and
transcriptions 5 microfiche
|
1980 | |
| Box | |||
| 1 | Russell Hayward 1 sound tape reel
Tsimshian word list; Location: Metlakatla, Alaska
|
July 31, 1979 | |
| item | |||
| 1 | Tape #1 | Southern Tsimshian - Violet Neasloss 1 sound tape reel
Going through J. Dunn's reference grammar; Location: Klemtu,
British Columbia; Present: John Dunn, Joan Mulder, Jay Miller, Mildred Wilson
(Hartley Bay), and Doreen Robinson (Port Simpson/Klemtu)
|
August 21-23, 1979 |
| 1 | Tape #2 | Southern Tsimshian - Violet Neasloss 1 sound tape reel
Going through J. Dunn's reference grammar; Location: Klemtu,
British Columbia; Present: John Dunn, Joan Mulder, Jay Miller, Mildred Wilson
(Hartley Bay), and Doreen Robinson (Port Simpson/Klemtu)
|
August 21-23, 1979 |
| 1 | Tape #3 | Southern Tsimshian - Violet Neasloss 1 sound magnetic tape reel
Going through J. Dunn's reference grammar; Location: Klemtu,
British Columbia; Present: John Dunn, Joan Mulder, Jay Miller, Mildred Wilson
(Hartley Bay), and Doreen Robinson (Port Simpson/Klemtu)
|
August 21-23, 1979 |
| 1 | Tape #4 | Southern Tsimshian - Violet Neasloss 1 sound tape reel
Going through J. Dunn's reference grammar; Location: Klemtu,
British Columbia; Present: John Dunn, Joan Mulder, Jay Miller, Mildred Wilson
(Hartley Bay), and Doreen Robinson (Port Simpson/Klemtu)
|
August 21-23, 1979 |
| 1 | Violet Robinson / Jimmy Lawson 1 sound tape reel
Side 1: Three stories by V. Robinson; Side 2: Story by Jimmy
Lawson (also includes discussion about Port Simpson)
|
September 29, 1979 | |
| 1 | Gertie Bolton / Job Tolmie 1 sound tape reel
Side 1: con't of Gartie Bolton (Kitkatla) talking on traditions to
Marle Bolton, Beatrice Robinson, Margie Brown, and Jean Malder; Job Tolmie
(Kitkatla), Lay Reader's Sermon; Side 2: con't of Job Tolmie's lay reader's
Sermon
|
May 6, 1980, May 12, 1980, June 1, 1980 | |
| 1 | Maudo Tolmie 1 sound tape reel
Maudo Tolmic (Kitkatla) speaking on traditions (in English);
Others present: Marle Bolton, Margie Brown, Evelyn Moore, Margaret Hadgins,
Beatrice Robinson
|
May 26, 1980 | |
| 1 | Ernie Hill 1 sound tape reel
Side 1: vowel data, consonant data; Side 2: fricitive, glides,
voiceless laterals; Location: Hartley Bay, British Columbia
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June 19, 1980, July 1-5, 1980 | |
| 1 | Singing by Mildred Wilson, Sarah Reece, Louisa
Anderson 1 sound tape reel
Side 1: Songs: "The Hello song", "Hooky Pooky", "Head, Shoulders,
Knees and Toes", "Brother John", "Ten Little Indians", "The Christmas Hymn",
"The Christmas Chant", "Blackfish Dance Songs", "The Hartley Bay Song", "The
How-How Song", "Crow song", Singer(s): Mildred Wilson, Sarah Reece, Louisa
Anderson, Cora Robinson, Lola Eaton, Ken Campbell, Jay Miller, Doreen Robinson;
Side 2: Gertie Bolton (Kitkatla) talking about traditions to Merle Bolton,
Beatrice Robinson, Margle Brown, and Jean Mulder
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November 28, 1979, December 12, 1979, January 1, 1980, May 12, 1980, May 21, 1980 | |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Mulder, Jean Gail, 1954- (creator)
Corporate Names
- Jacobs Research Fund (creator)
