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Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Other Descriptive Information
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Accession No. 2696-019-01: Donna B. Gerdts papers, 1978
- Accession No. 2696-019-02: Donna B. Gerdts papers, 1994
- Accession No. 2696-019-03: Donna B. Gerdts linguistic field research on Island Halkomelem, 2007-2008
- Accession No. 2696-019-04: Donna B. Gerdts Donna B. Gerdts linguist field research on Halkomelem, 2008-2009
- Names and Subjects
Donna B. Gerdts papers, 1978-2009
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Gerdts, Donna B.
- Title
- Donna B. Gerdts papers
- Dates
- 1978-2009 (inclusive)19782009
- Quantity
- 0.84 cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 2696-019
- Summary
- Papers regarding linguistic field research on Halkomelem (Vancouver Island dialect)
- 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 is restricted. Contact the Special Collections division of the University of Washington Libraries for details.
Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Languages
- English, Halkomelem
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Dr. Donna B. Gerdts is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Simon Fraser University. Her teaching interests are syntactic theory, language typology, and Native American languages. Her recent work includes research into the morphosyntax and semantics of Halkomelem, a First Nations language of British Columbia. She has also prepared educational materials for local bands and schools. Her research interests include Korean syntax, especially the study of case, and applicatives in languages of the world. Her research on Mapping Theory addresses the architecture of the morphology/syntax interface. She has held positions as editor of the International Journal of American Linguistics, associate editor of Language, board member of the Jacobs Research Fund and the Whatcom Museum, BC, president of the Society for the Study of Indigenous Languages of the America, and has served as a founding editor of Northwest Journal of Linguistics.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Fieldnotes, reports, manuscripts and sound recordings relating to research on Halkomelem, a Vancouver Island dialect.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Halkomelem is an umbrella term for a language that has different names in its three dialects. The Upriver dialect, Halq'eméylem, is spoken in the Fraser Valley upriver from Sumas as far as Spuzzum. The people who currently identify as Stó:lo correspond approximately to the speakers of this dialect, although some communities that consider themselves Stó:lo speak Downriver dialect. (Note that the Stó:lō Nation includes only 19 of the 24 bands that consider themselves Stó:lõ.) The Downriver dialect, Hun'qumi'num', is spoken by the people living downriver from Matsqui, including the Musqueam, Katzie, and Tsawassen. The Island dialect, Hul'q'umín'um', is spoken by the Nanoose, Nanaimo, Chemainus, Cowichan, and Malahat peoples of Vancouver Island. The English name Halkomelem is an anglicization of a compromise among the terms used in the three dialects.
(Source: “The Halhomelem Language”, Yinka Déné Language Institute. Web. Date Accessed: 03/27/2023)
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged into 4 accessions:
- Accession no. 2696-19-01, Donna B. Gerdts papers, 1978
- Accession no. 2696-19-02, Donna B. Gerdts papers, 1994
- Accession no. 2696-19-03, Donna B. Gerdts linguistic field research on Island Halkomelem, 2007-2008
- Accession no. 2696-19-04, Donna B. Gerdts linguist field research on Halkomelem, 2008-2009
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 2696-019-01: Donna B. Gerdts papers, 1978Return to Top
Scope and Content: Four open reel magnetic tapes containing recordings from fieldwork done in August 1978 with two Downriver informants: Arnold Guerin of the Musqueam Reserve (Vancouver, B.C.), and Richard Bailey of the Katzie Reserve (Pitt Meadows, B.C.). Materials were collected in each of the major Halkomelem Salish dialects (Upriver, Downriver, and Island).
Restrictions on Access: Access is restricted. Contact the Special Collections division of the University of Washington Libraries for details.
Some material stored offsite; advance notice is required for use.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Accession | ||
| 1 | 2696-019-01 | Tape 1 open reel magentic tape
Scope and Content: Language: Halkomelem Salish; Speed: 3 3/4; Side 1: Mr. Arnold
Guerin (informant); Tape No.3 copy; Side 2: Mr. Richard Bailey (informant);
Tape No.1 copy; Recorded by: Donna B. Gerdts; Contents: sentences with
particles; Written record of informants in notebook #1
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August 1978 |
| 1 | 2696-019-01 | Tape 2 open reel magentic tape
Scope and Content: Language: Halkomelem Salish; Informant: Mr. Arnold Guerin;
Location: Musqueam Reserve, Vancouver, British Columbia; Speed: 3 3/4; Side 1:
Tape No.1 copy; Side 2: Tape No.2 copy; Recorded by: Donna B. Gerdts; Contents:
sentences with particles; Written record in notebook #1
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August 1978 |
| 1 | 2696-019-01 | Tape 3 open reel magentic tape
Scope and Content: Language: Halkomelem Salish; Informant: Mr. Richard Bailey;
Location: Katzie Reserve, Pitt Meadows, British Columbia; Side 1: Tape No.2
copy; Side 2: Tape No.3 copy; Recorded by: Donna B. Gerdts; Contents: sentences
with particles; Written record in notebook #1
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August 1978 |
| 1 | 2696-019-01 | Tape 4 open reel magentic tape
Scope and Content: Language: Halkomelem Salish; Informant: Mr. Richard Bailey;
Location: Katzie Reserve, Pitt Meadows, British Columbia; Side 1: Tape No.4
copy; Side 2: Blank; Recorded by: Donna B. Gerdts; Contents: sentences with
particles; Written record in notebook #1
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August 1978 |
| Box/Folder | |||
| 1/1 | 2696-019-01 | Description of Materials and Research Report |
Accession No. 2696-019-02: Donna B. Gerdts papers, 1994Return to Top
Scope and Content: “Working with Elders group”, Linguistic research notes on the Halkomelem Salish language; 148 pages; 1994. Involves the following elders: Len Edwards (Nanoose), Lim Bob (Nanoose), Ann Bob (Nanoose), Margaret James (Nanaimo), Hazel Good (Nanaimo), Dora Sampson (Chemainus), and Steve Sampson (Chemainus).
Restrictions on Access: Access is restricted. Contact the Special Collections division of the University of Washington Libraries for details.
Accession No. 2696-019-03: Donna B. Gerdts linguistic field research on Island Halkomelem, 2007-2008Return to Top
Scope and Content: 331 pages of "The Suttles Legacy: Island Halkomelem Texts" plus 2 pages of tape data. Recordings of Island Halkomelem elders (1962) were transcribed and translated with the help of Cowichan elder Ruby Peter.
Restrictions on Access: Access is restricted. Contact the Special Collections division of the University of Washington Libraries for details.
Accession No. 2696-019-04: Donna B. Gerdts Donna B. Gerdts linguist field research on Halkomelem, 2008-2009Return to Top
Scope and Content: Fieldnotes on Halkomelem (Vancouver Island dialect). 91 pages (typed) from 2008. 101 pages (typed) from 2009.
Restrictions on Access: Access is restricted. Contact the Special Collections division of the University of Washington Libraries for details.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Halkomelem language
- Hul'qumi'num Indians
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
- Stó:lō Indians
Personal Names
- Gerdts, Donna B.--Archives
- Suttles, Wayne P., 1918-2005
Corporate Names
- Jacobs Research Fund Collection
