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Patricia H. Partnow papers, 1992

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Partnow, Patricia H., 1949-
Title
Patricia H. Partnow papers
Dates
1992 (inclusive)
Quantity
approximately .42 cubic feet (10 audio cassettes)
Collection Number
2696-075 (Accession No. 2696-075-01)
Summary
Tape recorded field research, field notes and transcripts associated with the tapes, final research report; 1992 for linguistic research in Alutiiq at Chignik Lake, Perryville, and Ivanof Bay, Alaska.
Repository
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

Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Patricia H. Partnow, Ph.D. is an anthropologist who has worked in Alaska schools, museums and cultural institutions since the 1970s, cultivating more than 40 years of academic study in ethnohistory, culture, and oral tradition. Her research specializes in participant observation, archival investigation, and oral history. She has conducted research for the National Park Service, the Alaska Humanities Forum, the Native American Rights Fund, and others. Partnow holds degrees from Brown University (Phi Beta Kappa, Magna cum Laude), Northwestern University, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

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Historical Background

The Alutiiq / Sugpiaq people are one of eight Alaska Native peoples. They have inhabited the coastal environments of south-central Alaska for over 7,500 years. Their traditional homelands include Prince William Sound, the outer Kenai Peninsula, the Kodiak Archipelago, and the Alaska Peninsula. Here people lived in coastal communities and hunted sea mammals from skin-covered boats.

Alutiiq people share many cultural practices with the other coastal peoples, particularly the Unangan / Aleut of the Aleutian Chain and the Yup’ik of the Bering Sea coast. Anthropologists believe these cultural similarities reflect a distant but common ancestry. At the time of European colonization, there were distinct regional groups of Alutiiq / Sugpiaq people, each speaking a slightly different dialect of the Alutiiq language.

“ Alutiiq ” is a contemporary term describing the indigenous people of the area stretching from Chignik Lagoon on the Alaska Peninsula up to the outer Kenai coast and extending to Prince William Sound. It stems from “ Aleut ”, (meaning “coastal dweller”) used by Russians encountering coastal Alaskans in the 1740s. Today, Kodiak’s Native people use a variety of self-designators. There is no one correct term. Many Elders prefer Aleut, a term they were taught as children. Today, others choose Alutiiq or Sugpiaq . (Source: Alutiiq Museum and Archaeological Repository . Web. Date Accessed: 02/22/2023)

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Content Description

Tape recorded field research, field notes and transcripts associated with the tapes, final research report; 1992. Linguistic research in Alutiiq at Chignik Lake, Perryville, and Ivanof Bay, Alaska. Consultants include Polly Shangin, Ralph A. Phillips, Olga Kalmakoff, Joe Kalmakoff, Christine Martin, Ignatius Kosbruk, Frieda Kosbruk.

“Starring songs” (similar to caroling songs) were recorded in Chignik Lake, Alaska during the Christmas season (Russian Orthodox) and a tape of Alutiiq songs and stories was made. Six additional tapes were recorded between March and April in Perryville, Alaska. Conversations with Ralph A. Phillips and Polly Shangin recounted personal and regional history; conversations with Ignatius and Frieda includes anecdotes about memorable people as well as traditional unigkuat (traditional stories). Field research conducted at Ivanof Bay yielded tapes (in English) that documented the family and oral histories of Olga Kalmakoff and her son, Joe. With the help of local bilingual elders, Patricia was able to obtain translations of all Alutiiq texts and began the process of transcribing the texts in Alutiiq.

Researcher’s note on transcriptions: “Some have not been checked against dictionary spellings; in some cases, the texts contained words not in the small dictionaries that exist for the language; and all g’s and r’s, whether voiced or voiceless, are written as single letters (the notation for voiced sounds).”

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Other Descriptive Information

Forms part of the Jacobs Research Fund Collection

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Patricia Partnow, Anchorage, 1992-05-04

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Description: Final Research Report and Tape List

    Researcher's write-up of final research project. Includes a list of tapes and reports.

    Container: Box/Folder 1/1
  • Description: Field Notebook: Section A

    Photocopies of handwritten notes derived from researcher's notebook. Pages 1-45; Access to be restricted; Location: Chigniq Lake, Alaska

    Dates: January 1992
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2
  • Description: Field Notebook: Section B

    Photocopies of handwritten notes derived from researcher's notebook. Relating to Alutiiq and Russian cassette tape. Access unrestricted; Location(s): Chignik Lake and Perryville, Alaska

    Dates: January 1992
    Container: Box/Folder 1/3
  • Description: Field Notebook: Section C

    Photocopies of handwritten notes derived from researcher's notebook; pages 1-8. Relates to Alutiiq songs and stories. Access unrestricted.Informant(s): Christine Martin Location: Chignik Lake, Alaska

    Dates: January 1992
    Container: Box/Folder 1/4
  • Description: Field Notebook: Section D

    Photocopies of handwritten notes derived from researcher's notebook; pages 1-84. Access to be restricted; Location: Perryville and Ivanof Bay, Alaska

    Dates: March - April 1992
    Container: Box/Folder 1/5
  • Description: Field Notebook: Section D (continued)

    Photocopies of handwritten notes derived from researcher's notebook; pages 85-176. Access to be restricted; Location: Perryville and Ivanof Bay, Alaska

    Dates: March - April 1992
    Container: Box/Folder 1/6
  • Description: Field Notebook: Section E

    Photocopies of handwritten notes derived from researcher's notebook; pages 1-15. Access unrestricted; Location: Perryville, AlaskaInformant: Ignatius KosbukTranscription by Partnow, Kosbruk, and Ralh A. Phillips

    Dates: March 23, 1992
    Container: Box/Folder 1/7
  • Description: Field Notebook: Section F

    Photocopies of handwritten notes derived from researcher's notebook; pages 1-54. Contains rough English translations and Alutiq transcriptions. Relates to Alutiq stories. Access unrestricted; Informant(s): Ignatius KosbukTranscription by Partnow, Kosbruk, and Ralph A. Phillips

    Dates: March 1992
    Container: Box/Folder 2/1
  • Description: Field Notebook: Section G

    Photocopies of handwritten notes derived from researcher's notebook. Contains rough English translations and Alutiq transcriptions. Access unrestricted; Informant(s): Ignatius Kosbruk, Frieda KosbrukLocation: Perryville, AlaskaTranscription by Partnow, Kosbruk, and Ralh A. Phillips

    Dates: March - April 1992
    Container: Box/Folder 2/2
  • Description: Field notebook: Section H

    Photocopies of handwritten notes derived from researcher's notebook. Relates to Polly's life story. Access unrestricted; Informants: Polly Shangin, Ralph Phillips; Translation: Ignatus Kosbruk

    Dates: March 1992
    Container: Box/Folder 2/3
  • Description: Field Notebook: Section I

    Photocopies of handwritten notes derived from researcher's notebook. Partial rough transript and complete rough translation. Access unrestricted; Informants: Polly Shangin, Polly Yagie; Translation by: Ralph A. PhillipsLocation: Perryville, Alaska

    Dates: March 31, 1992
    Container: Box/Folder 2/4
  • Description: Field Notebook: Section J

    Photocopies of handwritten notes derived from researcher's notebook. Rough transcript and translation. Relates to Katmai and hunting stories; Informant: Ralph A. PhillipsTranscription by: Partnow and Ignatius Kosbruk;Location: Perryville, Alaska

    Dates: March 1992
    Container: Box/Folder 2/5
  • Description: Consent Forms

    Interview consent forms signed by Polly Shangin, Ralph A. Phillips, Olga Kalmakoff, Joe Kalmakoff, Christine Martin, Ignatius Kosbruk, Frieda Kosbruk

    Container: Box/Folder 2/6
  • Description: Tape #1
    audio cassette

    Alutiiq and Russian; described and partially transcribed in notebook section BLocation: Chiqnik Lake and Perryville, Alaska; Recorded by: Patricia Partnow

    Recorded on both sides of tape

    Dates: January 1992
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Tape #2
    audio cassette

    Alutiiq songs and stories; transcribed in notebook section CInformant: Christine Martin; Location: Chignik Lake, Alaskaone side; Recorded by: Patricia Partnow

    Recorded on one side of tape

    Dates: January 1992
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Tape #3
    audio cassette

    Ignatius on Simeon and Ana Takak. Described in notebook sesction E; Language: Alutiiq; Informants: Ignatus Kosbruk; Location: Perryville, Alaska; Recorded by: Patricia Partnow

    Recorded on slow speed; one side

    Dates: March 23, 1992
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Tape #4
    audio cassette

    Alutiiq stories; transcribed in notebook section F; Informant: Ignatius Kosbruk; Location: Perryville, Alaska; Recorded by: Patricia Partnow

    Recorded on both sides of tape

    Dates: March 1992
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Tape #5
    audio cassette

    Alutiiq stories; transcribed in notebook section GInformant: Ignatius Kosbruk, Frieda KosbrukLocation: Perryville, AlaskaRecorded by: Patricia Partnow

    Recorded on both sides of tape

    Dates: March - April 1992
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Tape #6
    audio cassette

    Life stories; translated in notebook section H; Language: Alutiiq; Informant: Polly Shangin, Ralph Phillips; Location: Perryville, Alaska; Recorded by: Patricia Partnow

    Recorded on both sides of tape

    Dates: March 1992
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Tape #7
    audio cassette

    Life stories; partially transcribed and translated in notebook Section I;Language: Alutiiq;Informant: Polly Shangin, Polly Yagie; Location: Perryville, Alaska; Recorded by: Patricia Partnow

    Recorded on both sides of tape

    Dates: March 31, 1992
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Tape #8
    audio cassette

    Katmai and hunting stories; Partially transcribed in notebook Section J; Language: English and Alutiiq; Informant: Ralph A. Phillips; Location: Perryville, Alaska; Recorded by: Patricia Partnow

    Recorded on one side of tape

    Dates: March 1992
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Tape #9
    audio cassette

    Family historyLanguage: EnglishInformants: Joe Kalmakoff, Olga KalmakoffLocation: Ivanof Bay, AlaskaRecorded by: Patricia Partnow

    Recorded on both sides of tape.

    Dates: April 1992
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Tape #10
    audio cassette

    Family history (continued); Language: English; Informants: Joe Kalmakoff, Olga Kalmakoff; Location: Ivanof Bay, Alaska; Recorded by: Patricia Partnow

    Recorded on both sides of tape

    Dates: April 1992
    Container: Box 2

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Partnow, Patricia H., 1949- (creator)

    Corporate Names

    • Jacobs Research Funds (creator)


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