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Anne Goodfellow papers, 1995

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Goodfellow, Anne
Title
Anne Goodfellow papers
Dates
1995 (inclusive)
Quantity
.42 cu. ft. (1 box); 75 photographs; 8 sound cassettes
Collection Number
2696-097 (Accession No. 2696-097-01)
Summary
Field notes, audiocassette tape recordings, data cards and photographs from research on the Kwaḱwala language
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, Kwak'wala
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Historical Note

Kwaḱwala is part of the Northern Wakashan language spoken by the Kwakwakaʼwakw in Western Canada. The language in this collection (both spoken and written) is in the Kingcome Inlet and Quatsino dialects. Goodfellow also collected potlach songs in Kwaḱwala from a family in Quatsino. Songs, dances, and ceremonial paraphernalia belong to First Nation families in various regions of British Columbia and it is important they be treated as treasured cultural property and not as objects for personal exploitation. Researcher Anne Goodfellow states, “To violate this would offend the sensibilities of the family involved,” which she would like to avoid even after their death.

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Content Description

Field notes, cassette tapes, data cards, and photographs from research undertaken by Anne Goodfellow mostly in August 1995 on the current state of the Kwaḱwala language (Kwakiutl).

Earliest field notes and recordings date from 1993, when the research was initiated. The photographs were taken during a field trip in August 1995 in the northern Vancouver Island area, where Kwaḱwala is spoken. Some tapes are not transcribed, which is noted on individual tapes. Field research on the Kwaḱwala language involved a number of informants from the following areas: three people in Vancouver, British Columbia, three people from Quatsino (a small hamlet of 91 people located in Quatsino Sound on Northern Vancouver Island), and two people from Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia. The informants do not necessarily represent the most fluent speakers of the language; the purpose of the research is to compare speech across three different generations. Ages and backgrounds of speakers are given in the field notes.

The research was officially approved by the Band Council.

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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

Arrangement

The field notes, tapes, and data cards are meant to be used together. Numbers in the field notes correspond to the numbers on the tapes. Lexical items have been further broken down on the data cards, as the aim of the research is to examine the use of various suffixes. Numbers on the cards correspond to the book/page number/item number in the field notes. For example, 1/23/99 would be book 1, page 23, item 99. Each speaker's cards have been separated and bundled separately. Reference to the citation “Boas 1910” indicates that a form of this stem or suffix can be found in Kwakiutl: An Illustrative Sketch by Franz Boas (Washington: Government Printing House 1910).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Description: Field notes on the Kwaḱwala language (Kwakiutl)
    field notes
    Dates: 1993 - 1995
    Container: Box/Folder 1/1
  • Description: Spruce Wamiss of Kingcome Inlet
    1 audio cassette

    Written record in Spruce Wamiss notebook (lexical items only). Contents include lexical items and narratives in Kwak'wala and English. Side A only.

    Dates: August 15, 1995
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Dorothy Speck - Narratives in English and Kwak'wala
    1 audio cassette

    Written record in Dorothy Speck narratives notebook (Kwak'wala only). Contents include elicited narratives in Kwak'wala and English personal narratives. Side A and side B.

    Dates: March 1994 - July 1995
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Wallas family - Quatsino Kwak'wala
    1 audio cassette

    Side A: Dawn Williams, Flora Wallas, Ruth Seaweed, Sonny Wallas. Side B: Sonny Wallas (continued). Written record in Wallas family book. Contents include lexical items, Quatsino dialect - two generations.

    Dates: August 1995 - September 1995
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Dorothy Speck - Kwak'wala, Kingcome Inlet [Tape 1]
    1 audio cassette

    Tape 1 of 2. Written record in Speck notebook. Contents include lexical items. Side A and side B.

    Dates: October 1993 - April 1994
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Dorothy Speck - Kwak'wala, Kingcome Inlet [Tape 2]
    1 audio cassette

    Tape 2 of 2. Written record in Speck notebook. Contents include lexical items. Side A and side B.

    Dates: April 1994 - February 1995
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Wamiss family songs - Quatsino [Tape 1]
    1 audio cassette

    Tape 1 of 2. Wamiss family songs sung by Spruce Wamiss and sons Tom and Bill. No written record. Side A and side B.

    Dates: August 21, 1995
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Wamiss family songs - Quatsino [Tape 2]
    1 audio cassette

    Tape 2 of 2. Wamiss family songs sung by Spruce Wamiss and sons Tom and Bill. No written record. Side A and side B.

    Dates: August 21, 1995
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Book 1 - Dorothy Speck (Kwak'wala - English lexicon)

    Data card set

    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Book 1 - Sonny Wallas, Wallas family book (Kwak'wala - English lexicon)

    legal name: David Hanuse data card set

    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Book 1 - Flora Wallas, Wallas family book (Kwak'wala - English lexicon)

    Data card set

    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Book 1 - Ruth Seaweed, Wallas family book (Kwak'wala - English lexicon)

    Data card set

    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Book 1 - Dawn William, Wallas family book (Kwak'wala - English lexicon)

    Data card set

    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Photos from field trip to northern Vancouver island area, British Columbia.

    Photographs taken during field trip in the northern Vancouver Island area, where Kwaḱwala is spoken. Each photo includes a caption written on the back.

    Dates: August 1995
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2
  • Description: Pole at shoreline park at Campbell River, British Columbia
    7 photographs
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 1-7
  • Description: House posts at shoreline park at Campbell River, British Columbia
    1 photograph
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 8
  • Description: Damaged house posts open structure at shoreline park at Campbell River, British Columbia
    1 photograph
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 9
  • Description: Open structure with house posts at shoreline park, Campbell River, British Columbia
    2 photographs
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 10-11
  • Description: Arch from old Quatsino village, British Columbia now housed at University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology
    2 photographs
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 12-13
  • Description: Post and bench from old Quatsino village, British Columbia now housed at the University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology
    2 photographs
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 14-15
  • Description: Looking southeast from Coal Harbour, British Columbia
    6 photographs
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 16-21
  • Description: Coal Harbour, British Columbia looking east
    1 photograph
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 22
  • Description: New house being constructed at Coal Harbour, British Columbia
    1 photograph
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 23
  • Description: Example of clearcut logging on road to Coal Harbour, British Columbia
    1 photograph
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 24
  • Description: Looking southeast from near west end of Quatsino, British Columbia towards Port Alice
    2 photographs
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 25-26
  • Description: Looking south from near west end of Quatsino, British Columbia
    1 photograph
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 27
  • Description: Looking southwest from near west end of Quatsino, British Columbia
    1 photograph
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 28
  • Description: Bear Cover, British Columbia
    1 photograph
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 29
  • Description: Port Hardy from Bear Cove looking west across Hardy Bay, British Columbia
    2 photographs
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 30, 32
  • Description: Looking northwest from Bear Cove across Hardy Bay, British Columbia
    1 photograph
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 31
  • Description: Seaplane at Port Hardy, British Columbia
    5 photograph
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 33-37
  • Description: Fishing boats at Port Hardy, British Columbia
    1 photograph
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 38
  • Description: Gardens at White Settlement, Quatsino British Columbia
    3 photographs
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 39-41
  • Description: House at White Settlement, Quatsino British Columbia
    1 photograph
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 42
  • Description: Old Quatsino village, British Columbia
    1 photograph
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2, Item 43

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Goodfellow, Anne (creator)

    Corporate Names

    • Jacobs Research Funds (creator)
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