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Vi Hilbert collection, 1950-2005

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hilbert, Vi
Title
Vi Hilbert collection
Dates
1950-2005 (inclusive)
Quantity
62.57 cubic feet, (54 boxes including 1183 sound cassettes, 204 sound tape reels, 61 cds, 967 videocassettes)
Collection Number
2005001
Summary
Recordings made by Upper Skagit elder Vi Hilbert and others in Lushootseed and English
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, Lushootseed, Lummi, Twana
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Historical Note

Vi Hilbert (1918-2008) was a member and noted elder of the Upper Skagit tribe. Her first language was Lushootseed, a Coast Salish language found in the Puget Sound region of western Washington state. During her long and productive life, Vi Hilbert played a major role in the revitalization of the language and culture of the First People of the Pacific Northwest. She became known as a teacher, storyteller, publisher, and public speaker. For over 40 years she built and maintained a research archive of cultural materials. Working with other scholars, she developed and published teaching materials and volumes of stories through Lushootseed Research, an organization which she founded. Her commitment to preserving Lushootseed language and literature is largely responsible for the renaissance of interest in Lushootseed culture and the growth of tribal language programs all over western Washington.

For more informaation, see: http://bela.music.washington.edu/ethno/hilbert/

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Content Description

As of June 2010, audio tapes 1 through 103 and 115 through 201 have been digitized (96 kHz, 24-bit) (tapes 77-87 digitized at 48 kHz, 24-bit); Work Disc produced for each; notes on original tape boxes scanned and photo-copied; see links to logsheets (below) for detailed description of the contents of each recording.

Summary of collection by format:

Audio: Reels - 3" (3); 3 1/4" (8); 4" (1); 5" (165); 7" (22); DATs - 8; Cassettes - 1144; Micro-cassettes - 21; CDs - 80 (Total audio - 1452 items)

Video: VHS - 730; VHS-C - 18; Betacam (91); BC-60L (1); U-Matic (total - 60) - KCS-20 (14); KCA-30/60 (46); D-2 Composite Digital (5); Hi-8 - 29; Video reels (total - 29) - V-16 (10); V-32 (11); V-304 (2); 6250 CPI (6) (Total video - 963)

Slides - 1 box (16 slides)

Total number of items - 2416

Note: Tape 2005-1.575 OT (Charley Anderson recordings by Willard Rhodes) - tape missing some material - when producing WD, used L. Sercombe's more complete copy as source.

Note: VHS tape copies of 6 shows (of 7) in the series "Western Washington Indians Then and Now, with Erna Gunther" digitized May 2011 and copied to 3 DVDs (DVD 1 - Shows #1 & #2 (2005-1.1892 & .1743 WD); DVD 2 - Shows #3 & #4 (2005-1.1942 & .1833 WD); DVD 3 - Shows #6 & #7 (2005.1.1742 & .1740 WD) (Show #5 is not in the Hilbert Collection)); see complete contents listing in documentation file.

Note: U-matic "master" tapes 2005-1.2298 & 2005-1.2299 copied to one DVD (205-1.2298-2299 WD) at OUGL Media Center 9/2011; contains 3/20/80 session with Vi Hilbert and Martin Sampson.

Note: Tapes 2005-1.693, .1032, and .1034 digitized 10/2011 (parts 1-3 of 3/31/83 interview with Ed Davis (Jay Miller and V. Hilbert); work discs produced)

Note: Tape 2005-1.283 digitized & work disc produced 11/2/2011 (original audio cassette recording of Isadore Tom speaking to Vi Hilbert's UW Lushootseed class, 5/20/77; see 2005-1.1413 for original video recording of same event (on video reel).

Note: 12/2011 - Audio tape reels 2005-1.202 and 2005-1.203 digitized & work discs produced (2005-1.202 is a recording of Louise Anderson (restricted access); 2005-1.203 is a conversation between Vi Hilbert and Martin Sampson, recorded by V.H. 2/7/75, Tacoma, WA)

Note: Tapes 2005-1.2461 and 2005-1.2462 are VHS videorecordings of Vi Hilbert's University of Washington Lushootseed language classes (1987); 2005-1.2461 (total duration = 4:05:11) contains Lessons 25-29 and 2005-1.2462 (total duration = 4:06:33) contains Lessons 34-37; dates of classes not known; both tapes digitized and Work Discs produced (10/2011 and 1/2012) - 2005-1.2461a-d (4 DVDs) and 2005-1.2462a-e (5 DVDs).

3/2012 Note: 2005-1.2325-2329 (U-matic VCTS) contain Swinomish Naming Ceremony 5/6/78; digitized and 4 DVD Work Discs produced (no DVD for .2326, which is a duplicate) (total duration of DVDs = 3:36:33) (see Hilbert doc file for contents description)

Note: Tapes 2005-1.207-209 (audio cassettes) digitized 12/2012 (Johnny Moses - "mini epic stories," Swinomish Mother House, winter ceremonies, 1996-97); total duration = 4:35:00.

Note: Tape 2005-1.2295 (U-matic vct) digitized 12/2012 (Morris Dan and family - Swinomish dances and introduction to the bone game (slahal), Swinomish Reservation [year?], produced by Karen Morell); Work Disc produced 1/2/2013; total duration = 21:50.

Note: Tapes 2005-1.242-244 (audio cassettes) digitized 11/2014 (Lushootseed Language tapes LUS 02.001, LUS 02.002, LUS 02l003); total duration = 2:40:55 (Tape 1 - 56:11, Tape 2 - 55:55, Tape 3 - 48:49)

See documentation file for summary of documentation associated with this collection and location of items stored separately.

Documentation: Tape box inserts

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Vi Hilbert papers (MSS Coll 5401), Vi Hilbert collection (CARTAH) (Coll 2011006), Vi Hilbert recordings: Sharing Legends at Upper Skagit (Coll 2014010), David Cort Recordings: Vi Hilbert (Coll 2009010), Vi Hilbert collection: Lushootseed tapes (Coll 1994015), Vi Hilbert Collection - The Healing Heart (Coll2016006), Janet Yoder recordings: Interviews with Vi Hilbert (Coll 2009008)

Processing Note

This collection has been arranged into 6 series.

  • Series 1, Lushootseed Language
  • Series 2, Public Events and Projects
  • Series 3, Vi Hilbert's Birthday Parties
  • Series 4, Recordings - by Speaker
  • Series 5, Other Linguistic Researcher Recordings
  • Series 6, Miscellaneous and Unknown

Information included in description was taken directly from the artifacts in collection and may include misspellings.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Ethnomusicology
  • Lushootseed
  • Lushootseed languages
  • Native American Music
  • Puget Sound Salish Indians
  • Rites And Ceremonies
  • Twana
  • Video recordings in ethnomusicology

Geographical Names

  • Lummi Nation
  • North America
  • United States
  • Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington

Form or Genre Terms

  • Educational media
  • Instructional materials
  • Interviews
  • Sound recordings
  • Stories
  • Video recordings

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Hilbert, Vi (performer)


November 8, 2017

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