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UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Boas Northwest Coast Collection, 1893,1897,1927,1930
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Fillmore, John Comfort, 1843-1898; Averkieva, Julie; Adamson, Thelma; Teit, James Alexander, 1864-1922; Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Boas Northwest Coast Collection
- Dates
- 1893,1897,1927,1930 (inclusive)
- Quantity
- 8 items : EC - 8 audio cassettes (Type I, stereo from mono program); WT - 8 DATs (digital, stereo); Duration: 9:00:00; photo-copies of ATM documentation; summary of transcriptions, transliterations & translations included; articles.
- Collection Number
- 1997020
- Summary
- Tapes acquired from the Indiana University Archives of Traditional Music; portions of several collections recorded by Franz Boas and others (see notes for details)
- Repository
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University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access is restricted.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Franz Boas (1858-1942) was an anthropologist from Minden, Kingdom of Prussia (modern day Germany). He earned his doctorate in physics in 1881 and then went to North America to study indigenous cultures and languages. In 1887, he emigrated to the US and became the museum curator at the Smithsonian and later a professor of anthropology at Columbia University. He is known for being a strong opponent of ideologies of scientific racism that were popular at the time and for introducing the idea of cultural relativism.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Originally recorded on wax cylinder.
Collection includes recordings from the following accessions at the Archives of Traditional Music (Indiana University):
1) 54-035-F - Boas and J.C. Fillmore (1893) or Boas and Julie Averkieva (1930); Kwakiutl - Chicago, IL, and Ft. Rupert, B.C.
2) 54-121-F - Boas and Fillmore, 1893; Kwakiutl - Chicago, IL.
3) 54-131-F - Thelma Adamson and Boas, 1927; Chehalis, WA.
4) 54-139-F - Boas and James Teit, 1897; Thompson River Indians (British Columbia)
5) 83-917-F - Boas and Fillmore (1893) or Boas and Averkieva (1930); Kwakiutl - Chicago, IL, or British Columbia.
See logsheets and documentation file for more information about individual tapes in this collection.
Documentation: Letter from Marilyn Graf at ATM
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Description |
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| 1997020-0001: New Tape for a new Collection 1 item
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- American Indian
- Ethnomusicology
- Lushootseed
- NW Coast Indians
- Northwest Salish
Geographical Names
- Kwakiutl
