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Leo J. Frachtenberg Audiotapes, 1986
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- American Folklife Center
- Title
- Leo J. Frachtenberg Audiotapes
- Dates
- 1986 (inclusive)19861986
- Quantity
- 0.02 cubic feet, including 4 cassette tapes
- Collection Number
- OrSlTCC Frachtenberg
- Summary
- The collection contains four cassette copies of wax cylinder recordings of traditional Shasta, Tututni, and Upper Umpqua songs.
- Repository
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Confederated Tribes of the Siletz, Tribal Cultural Collections
402 Government Hill Rd
Siletz, OR
97380
Telephone: 5414442450
robertk@ctsi.nsn.us - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- Collection materials are in English.
- Sponsor
- Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant rewarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Leo Joachim Frachtenberg was born in 1883 and graduated with a PhD from Columbia University in 1910. Frachtenberg started his fieldwork with Siletz languages soon after. Frachtenberg contributed to the Bureau of American Ethnology Handbook of American Indian Languages. In August 1915, Frachtenberg visited the Siletz Reservation and recorded 40 traditional Shasta, Tututni, and Upper Umpqua songs. He met his wife, an Oklahoma Native American girl, at the Siletz Agency where she worked. He maintained friendships with his Siletz associates.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains four cassette copies of seventeen wax cylinder recordings of Shasta, Tututni, and Upper Umpqua songs. Performers include Hoxie Simmons, Klamath Billie, and Archie Johnson.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Leo J. Frachtenberg Audiotapes, Siletz Tribal Cultural Collections, Siletz, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Location of Originals
The original wax cylinder recordings are located at the American Folklife Center of Library of Congress.
Acquisition Information
The audiotapes were received on August 11, 1986 from the American Folklife Center of Library of Congress.
Related Materials
Additional collections pertaining to traditional music associated with western Oregon tribes include the Rogue River Gambling Song Collection and Hoxie Simmons and Miller Collins Cassette Tapes.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Siletz Indians--Music
Personal Names
- Cook, Joe
Geographical Names
- Siletz Indian Reservation (Or.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Audiotapes
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Billie, Klamath (creator)
- Frachtenberg, Leo J., 1883-1930 (creator)
- Johnson, Archie (creator)
- Orton, Bensell (creator)
- Sampson, Billie (creator)
- Simmons, Hoxie (creator)
- Washington, Isaac (creator)
- West, Jack (creator)
Finding aid prepared by Erin Clark
2013
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
