Anthony Mattina papers, 1968-2001
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Interviewee
- Mattina, Anthony
- Title
- Anthony Mattina papers
- Dates
- 1968-2001 (inclusive)19682001
- Quantity
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5.05 cubic feet, (13 boxes, including 66 sound tapes, 144 magnetic tapes, 10 cds)
29.2 gigabytes, (5,956 files) - Collection Number
- 1835, 2696-003
- Summary
- Tape recordings and field notebooks related to linguistic research on the Colville language
- 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.
- Languages
- Collection materials are in English.
Biographical Note
Dr. Anthony Mattina was an Italian-American linguist whose work focused on documentation and preservation of the Nselxcin language, spoken by the Okanogan, Methow, Nespelem, San Poil, Lakes, and Colville peoples of the Colville Confederated Tribes. Mattina taught and served in other capacities at the University of Montana for 36 years. He started his linguistic work with Nselxcin in the 1960s, recording and transcribing conversations and interviews with fluent elders. He helped establish a phonetic alphabet for the language, and wrote and co-wrote the Colville/Okanogan Dictionary, The Seymour Glossary, The Golden Woman, The Complete Seymour, [Madeline] Desautel Text and Dora Desautel Text, and multiple grammatical lesson plans and handbooks of the Okanogan language. Additionally, he helped start the Colville Confederated Tribes Language Program in 1995. From a plaque presented to Mattina in 2018 by the Language Program: "The impact of Dr. Mattina's work is unfathomable, and his work will continue to have a significant impact on tribal members and descendants for generations to come."
Sources:
Tribal Tribune, "Tribal Language Program honors Dr. Anthony Mattina for more than 50 years of language preservation work", tribaltribune.com, accessed August 13, 2025.
Colville Confederated Tribes Language Preservation Program, "About Us", cct-lan.com, accessed August 13, 2025.
Content Description
Consult the scope and content information for each of the accessions listed below.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Consult the restrictions governing reproduction and use for each of the accessions listed below.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Organized into 5 accessions.
- Accession No. 1835-040, Anthony Mattina papers, 1968-1971
- Accession No. 2696-003-01, Anthony Mattina papers, 1975
- Accession No. 2696-003-02, Anthony Mattina papers, [Information not available]
- Accession No. 2696-003-03, Anthony Mattina papers, 1991
- Accession No. 2696-003-04, Anthony Mattina papers, 1968-2001
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Accession No. 1835-040: Anthony Mattina papers, 1968-1971
66 sound tape reels (3 3/4" speed); 2 microfilm reels.Scope and Content: Tape recordings and microfilmed field notebooks, 1968-1971.
Linguistic research by Mattina on the Colville language. Research was conducted at Kewa, Inchelium, Sayler Valley, Marcus, and Colville (all in Wash.) and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info: No source or date given
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Description: Anthony Mattina papersContainer: Box 1835-001 Box 6
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Accession No. 2696-003-01: Anthony Mattina papers, 1975
Scope and Content: Notes of work with Colville Indians, 1975 (Photocopies).
Documents Mr. Mattina's work as a Jacobs Fund grant recipient.
Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info: Anthony Mattina, 1977-02-23
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Description: Anthony Mattina papersContainer: Box 2696-003-01 Box 1
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Accession No. 2696-003-02: Anthony Mattina papers, approximately 1960s-1970s
0.63 cubic feet, (2 boxes)Scope and Content: 18 reel-to-reel tapes, notebook pages 1-325, notebooks 18 and 18-9 of ongoing project on Colville dictionary.
Tapes are numbered 1-21 (tapes no. 11, 13, 15 were not received)
Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info: Anthony Mattina, 1980-02-20
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Description: Anthony Mattina papersContainer: Box 2696-003-02 Box 1
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Description: Anthony Mattina papersContainer: Box 2696-003-02 Box 2
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Accession No. 2696-003-03: Anthony Mattina papers, 1991
0.19 cubic feet, (1 box)Scope and Content: Field notes (photocopies), final research report; 1991.
Field research in Okanagan oratory includes transcriptions of texts by Okanagan speakers, grammar, and lexical notes.
Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
Acquisition Info: Anthony Mattina, 1991-11-14
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Description: Anthony Mattina papersContainer: Box 2696-003-03 Box 1
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Accession No. 2696-003-04: Anthony Mattina papers, 1968-2001
9 boxes, (containing 144 magnetic tapes and 10 cds)29.2 gigabytes, (5,956 files)Scope and Content: Original notebooks, open reel audio recordings of interviews, and digitized audio files.
Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.
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Series 1: Series 1, Physical Files
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Notebooks
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Description: Box 1
Scope and Content: Box containing 27 notebooks of manuscript notes, mostly in the Colville language.
Dates: 1968-1991Container: Box 2696-003-04 Box 1
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Magnetic Tapes and CDs
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Description: Box 2
Scope and Content: Includes 10 CDs and 1 magnetic tape of interviews with Mrs. Helen Toulou; 2 tapes labeled "Okanagan Alphabet Tape 1" and "Tape 2"; 4 tapes of interviews with Mr. Peter Seymour; 4 tapes of interviews with Dora Desautel; 1 tape of interviews with Madeline Desautel; 2 tapes of interviews with Madeline Desautel and Julia Quintasket; 1 tape of interviews with Dora and Madeline Desautel and Pete Seymour; and 1 tape labeled "Geo. Lezard presents Queen Eliz. w/ peace pipe (Sismey tape)."
Dates: 1968-1981Container: Box 2696-003-04 Box 2 -
Description: Box 3
Scope and Content: Includes 10 magnetic tapes of interviews with Mrs. Helen Toulou; 1 tape with interview of Nellie Toulou; and 11 tapes with interviews of Mr. Pete Seymour.
Dates: 1968-1969Container: Box 2696-003-04 Box 3 -
Description: Box 4
Scope and Content: Includes 6 magnetic tapes of interviews with Mrs. Helen Toulou; 3 tapes of interviews with Edna Jack; 1 tape with interview of Mr. Pete Seymour; 1 tape with interview of Mrs. McDonald; 4 tapes of interviews with Harry Robinson; 2 tapes of interviews with Tommy Gregory/Gregoire; and 1 tape of interview with Charlie Quintasket.
Dates: 1968-1982Container: Box 2696-003-04 Box 4 -
Description: Box 5
Scope and Content: 11 tapes (labeled 1-12, with tape 3 missing) of interviews with Dora Desautel; 1 tape with interview of Mrs. Mary Lemery; 1 tape with interview of Cecilia Smith; 2 tapes of interviews with Larry Pierre; 1 tape labeled "Lakes (Lemery) II"; and 1 tape of interview with Mrs. Mary Louise Power.
Dates: 1968-1979Container: Box 2696-003-04 Box 5 -
Description: Box 6
Scope and Content: 3 magnetic tapes of interviews with Madeline Desautel; 3 tapes with interviews of Dora Desautel; 3 tapes with interviews of Dora and Madeline and Tony. 3 tapes with interviews of Pete Seymour; 2 tapes of "Chicken House Recordings/Readings"; 1 tape with J. Armstrong; 1 tape with Eva Orr; 1 tape labeled "Mattina letter to Charlie"; 1 tape labeled "Charlie Lezard/E. [Edna] Jack; and 1 tape labeled "En'owkin Reader".
Dates: 1974-2001Container: Box 2696-003-04 Box 6 -
Description: Box 7
Scope and Content: 1 magnetic tape of interview with Pete Seymour; 2 tapes of interviews with Pete Seymour and Cecilia Andrews; 3 tapes of interviews with Mrs. Edna Jack and Mrs. Mary Power; 2 tapes of the 1988 Colville Hatchery Groundbreaking; 4 tapes of interviews with Dora Desautel; 1 tape of interview with Dora and Madeline Desautel; 3 tapes from the 1985 Okanagan Language Conference; 1 tape labeled "En'owkin Group Disc 1; 1 tape of interview with Eva Orr; 4 tapes from the 1981 Okanagan Symposium; 1 tape labeled "1991 Wd List"; and 1 tape of interview with CJ Boneball [spelling approximate].
Dates: 1969-1981Container: Box 2696-003-04 Box 7 -
Description: Box 8
Scope and Content: Includes 1 tape of the 1994 Hist. Symposium; 1 tape of interview with Martin Louie; 1 tape of the ICSL presentation; 3 tapes of interviews with Edna Jack, Clara Jack, Mary Power, and Alice Martin; 4 tapes of interviews with Pete Seymour, Nelly Toulou, M. Lemery, G. Quintasket, A. Inswinger [Enswinger], and Madeline Desautel; 2 tapes of interviews with Madeline Desautel; 1 tape of interview with Dora Desautel; 1 tape with interview of Madeline and Dora Desautel; 1 tape of interview with Madeline Desautel and Pete Seymour; 6 tapes of interviews with Pete Seymour; 1 tape of interview with Cecilia Smith; and 1 tape of interview with Helen Toulou.
Dates: 1969-1994Container: Box 2696-003-04 Box 8 -
Description: Box 9
Scope and Content: Includes 1 tape labeled "Penticton En'owkin - Lg. Assn Meeting"; 1 tape of interviews with Martin Louie and Millie Armstrong; and 4 tapes of interviews with Pete Seymour.
Dates: 1971, 1994Container: Box 2696-003-04 Box 9
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Series 2, Electronic Files
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Notebooks
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Description: 1978Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1989-SummerContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1992-07JulContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1992-08AugContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1992-10OctContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1992-11NovContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1992-12DecContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1993-01JanContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1993-02FebContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1993-03MarContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1993-04AprContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1993-05MayContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1993-06JunContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1993-09SepContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1993-10OctContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1993-11NovContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1993-12DecContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1994-01JanContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1994-02FebContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1994-03MarContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1994-04AprContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: 1994-05MayContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: EnowkinContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk04Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk05Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: NBk12Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk06Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk07Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk08Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk09Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk10Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk11Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk12Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk13Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk14Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk15Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk16Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk17Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk18Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk19Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk20Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk21Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk22Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk23Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk24Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk25Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk26Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Nbk27Container: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: NespelemContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: YELLOWContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Unfoldered FilesContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Sound Files
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Description: CharlieQuintasketContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: ConversationsContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: DoraDesautelContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: EdnaJackContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: EvaOrrContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: GeorgeLezardContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: HelenToulouContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: HermanEdwardsContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: LottieContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: MadelineContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: MartinLouieContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: McDonaldContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: McGinnisContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: PronunciationDrillsContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: RobinsonHarryContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: SelinaTimoyakinContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: SeymourContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: SimpsonMaryAnnContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: SongsContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: WilliamCharleyContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Description: Unfoldered FilesContainer: Electronic file Electronic_File
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Andrews, Celia (interviewee)
- DeSautel, Dora Noyes, 1902-1982 (interviewee)
- DeSautel, Madeline, (interviewee)
- Inswinger, A (interviewee)
- Lemery, Mary (interviewee)
- Mattina, Anthony--Archives
- McDonald, Mrs (interviewee)
- Quintasket, G (interviewee)
- Quintasket, Julia (interviewee)
- Seymour, Peter J., 1896-1979 (interviewee)
- Smith, Cecilia (interviewee)
- Toulou, Helen (interviewee)
- Toulou, Nelly (interviewee)
Corporate Names
- Jacobs Research Fund (creator)
- Jacobs Research Funds (creator)
- Northwest Linguistic Collection (creator)
