UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Melville Jacobs recordings (Melville Jacobs Coos Recordings)

UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Melville Jacobs recordings (Melville Jacobs Coos Recordings), 1932-1934

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Jacobs, Melville, 1902-1971
Title: UW Ethnomusicology Archives audio recordings: Melville Jacobs recordings (Melville Jacobs Coos Recordings)
Dates: 1932-1934 (inclusive)
19321934
Quantity: 3 optical media : WD - 3 compact discs (digital, stereo); Duration: 2:33:36; Guide to Jacobs collection and additional notes.
Collection Number: 2001017
Summary: Originally recorded by M. Jacobs on wax cylinder or disc; Frank Drew and James Buchanan recorded in Florence, OR (1932); Annie Miner Peterson recorded in Empire, OR (1933) and Charleston, OR (1934).
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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Melville Jacobs (1902-1971) was an anthropologist and teacher from New York City who is known for his work with the indigenous populations of the Pacific Northwest. He graduated from the College of the City of New York in 1922 with his BA, from Columbia University in 1923 with his MA in American history, and from Columbia again in 1931 with his PhD in anthropology. He taught at the University of Washington from 1928 to 1971 while he studied the music, languages, cultures, and traditions of the indigenous people of Oregon State. During his studies, Jacobs worked with the Clackamas Chinook, Tillamook Salish, Alsea, Hanis and Miluk Coos, Upper Umpqua and Galice, Creek Athabaskan, Sahaptin, Molale, and Kalapuya peoples. His work focused on music, traditional stories, and grammatical paradigms. He collected various materials during his field studies, including sound recordings, baskets, and dolls.

Annie Miner Peterson (1860-1939) was a storyteller and basketmaker from Willanch (now part of Cooston, Oregon). Her mother was part of the indigenous Coos tribe in Willanch. Miner Peterson was one of the last people to grow up in the traditional Coos culture, and, as a result, anthropologist Melville Jacobs took an interest in her knowledge of the Coos' languages and cultures. Miner Peterson was fluent in Hanis and Miluk--the latter of which was thought to have been an extinct language. She helped Jacobs with the written preservation of Coos stories and traditions. A detailed biography of her life was published posthumously by University of Oklahoma Press in 1997.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Glenn Sage completed the digital transfer of wax cylinders and RCA pregrooved discs containing Coos, Siuslaw, Lower Umpqua, Upper Coquille, and Tututni songs 1/2001 at the request of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (the Tribes and the UW Libraries have additional CD copies).

Total duration: 2:33:36.

Contents:

2001-17.1 WD - Coos, Siuslaw, and Lower Umpqua songs recorded by Melville Jacobs, 1932-1933. From Melville Jacobs Collection, Cylinders 14574, 14575, 14576, 14578 (Jacobs guide, p.56), University of Washington Libraries, University of Washington, Seattle. Contents: 1 - 14574 (4 bands) - Frank Drew (1932, Florence, Oregon) (3:16) 2 - 14575 (12 bands) - Frank Drew, James Buchanan (1932, Florence, OR) (6:47) 3 - 14576 (11 bands) - James Buchanan, Frank Drew (1932, Florence, OR) (6:35) 4 - 14578 (18 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1933, Empire, OR) (6:06) Total duration: 22:53

2001-17.2 WD - Coos, Siuslaw, Lower Umpqua, and Upper Coquille songs recorded by Melville Jacobs, 1932-1934. From Melville Jacobs Collection, Cylinders 14577, 14579-14582; Discs 14601-14607 (Jacobs guide, p.57-60), University of Washington Libraries, University of Washington, Seattle. Contents: 1 - 14577 (7 bands) - Frank Drew, James Buchanan (1932, Florence, OR) 2 - 14579 (14 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1933, Empire, OR) 3 - 14580 (13 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1933, Empire, OR) 4 - 14581 (13 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1933, Empire, OR) 5 - 14582 (12 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1933, Empire, OR) 6 - 14601 (5 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 7 - 14602 (5 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 8 - 14603 (7 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 9 - 14604 (3 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 10 - 14605 (4 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 11 - 14606 (4 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 12 - 14607 (13 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) Total duration: 71:04

2001-17.3 WD - Coos, Siuslaw, Lower Umpqua, Upper Coquille, and Tututni songs recorded by Melville Jacobs, 1934. From Melville Jacobs Collection, Discs 14608-14615, 14617-14618 (Jacobs guide, p.60-63), University of Washington Libraries, University of Washington, Seattle. Contents: 1 - 14608 (5 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 2 - 14609 (7 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 3 - 14610 (8 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 4 - 14611 (8 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 5 - 14612 (10 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 6 - 14613 (5 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 7 - 14614 (9 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 8 - 14615 (7 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 9 - 14617 (2 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 10 - 14618 (2 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) Total duration: 59:39

Documentation: See Jacobs file under NE3/71-1 for notes by Glenn Sage

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Description	Dates
2001017-0001 1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 45 Glenn Sage completed the digital transfer of wax cylinders and RCA pregrooved discs containing Coos, Siuslaw, Lower Umpqua, Upper Coquille, and Tututni songs 1/2001 at the request of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (the Tribes and the UW Libraries have additional CD copies). Contents:2001-17. 1 WD - Coos, Siuslaw, and Lower Umpqua songs recorded by Melville Jacobs, 1932-1933. From Melville Jacobs Collection, Cylinders 14574, 14575, 14576, 14578 (Jacobs guide, p. 56), University of Washington Libraries, University of Washington, Seattle. Contents: 1 - 14574 (4 bands) - Frank Drew (1932, Florence, Oregon) (3:16) 2 - 14575 (12 bands) - Frank Drew, James Buchanan (1932, Florence, OR) (6:47) 3 - 14576 (11 bands) - James Buchanan, Frank Drew (1932, Florence, OR) (6:35) 4 - 14578 (18 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1933, Empire, OR) (6:06) Total duration: 22:53 For more detailed contents information see Jacobs file under NE3/71-1 for notes by Glenn Sage; Guide to Jacobs collection and additional notes.	1932-1933
2001017-0002 1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 12 Glenn Sage completed the digital transfer of wax cylinders and RCA pregrooved discs containing Coos, Siuslaw, Lower Umpqua, Upper Coquille, and Tututni songs 1/2001 at the request of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (the Tribes and the UW Libraries have additional CD copies). Contents:2001-17. 2 WD - Coos, Siuslaw, Lower Umpqua, and Upper Coquille songs recorded by Melville Jacobs, 1932-1934. From Melville Jacobs Collection, Cylinders 14577, 14579-14582; Discs 14601-14607 (Jacobs guide, p. 57-60), University of Washington Libraries, University of Washington, Seattle. Contents:1 - 14577 (7 bands) - Frank Drew, James Buchanan (1932, Florence, OR) 2 - 14579 (14 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1933, Empire, OR) 3 - 14580 (13 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1933, Empire, OR) 4 - 14581 (13 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1933, Empire, OR) 5 - 14582 (12 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1933, Empire, OR) 6 - 14601 (5 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 7 - 14602 (5 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 8 - 14603 (7 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 9 - 14604 (3 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 10 - 14605 (4 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 11 - 14606 (4 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 12 - 14607 (13 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) Total duration: 71:04 For more detailed contents information see Jacobs file under NE3/71-1 for notes by Glenn Sage; Guide to Jacobs collection and additional notes.	1932-07-17-1934-07-17
2001017-0003 1 optical media : CD - unpublished; Tracks: 10 Glenn Sage completed the digital transfer of wax cylinders and RCA pregrooved discs containing Coos, Siuslaw, Lower Umpqua, Upper Coquille, and Tututni songs 1/2001 at the request of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (the Tribes and the UW Libraries have additional CD copies). Contents:2001-17. 3 WD - Coos, Siuslaw, Lower Umpqua, Upper Coquille, and Tututni songs recorded by Melville Jacobs, 1934. From Melville Jacobs Collection, Discs 14608-14615, 14617-14618 (Jacobs guide, p. 60-63), University of Washington Libraries, University of Washington, Seattle. Contents:1 - 14608 (5 bands) – Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 2 - 14609 (7 bands) – Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 3 - 14610 (8 bands) – Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 4 - 14611 (8 bands) – Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 5 - 14612 (10 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 6 - 14613 (5 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 7 - 14614 (9 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 8 - 14615 (7 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 9 - 14617 (2 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) 10 - 14618 (2 bands) - Annie Miner Peterson (1934, Charleston, OR) Total duration: 59:39 For more detailed contents information see Jacobs file under NE3/71-1 for notes by Glenn Sage; Guide to Jacobs collection and additional notes.	1934-07-17

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Subject Terms

American Indian
Ethnomusicology
NW Coast Indians

Geographical Names

North America
United States

Other Creators

Personal Names
- Peterson, Annie Miner, 1860-1939 (performer)

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