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Vi Hilbert papers, 1916-2002

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hilbert, Vi
Title
Vi Hilbert papers
Dates
1916-2002 (inclusive)
Quantity
13.46 cubic feet (14 boxes including 29 sound cassettes, 10 sound tape reels, 9 (neg.) and 7 microfiches)
Collection Number
5401
Summary
Papers of a translator, transcriptionist, and teacher of the Lushootseed language and traditional stories
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

Open to all users, but access to portions of the papers is restricted. Contact repository for details.

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Languages
English, Lushootseed
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Biographical Note

Vi Hilbert (1918-2008) was born near Lyman, Washington. Her parents, Charlie and Louise Anderson, frequently moved along the Upper Skagit River in search of work and taught Vi to speak Lushootseed, a Puget Salish language. She later learned to read and write Lushootseed during her work with Thomas Hess, who was transcribing and translating early Lushootseed recordings. She spent years transcribing and translating the Lushootseed recordings captured by Leon Metcalf in the 1950's. Vi has continued her work to preserve the Lushootseed language through her teaching and story-telling at the University of Washington and service on local boards, including the Seattle Art Museum, the Burke Museum, United Indians of All Tribes, and Tillicum Village. She has also co-authored Lushootseed grammars and dictionaries and published books of stories, teachings, and place names.

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Content Description

Correspondence, course files, research files, conference files, transcription notebooks, exhibition files, publications, subject files.

Subject files include correspondence, clippings, stories, transcriptions, speeches and writings, artwork, awards, interviews and related materials documenting Hilbert's efforts to preserve the Lushootseed language and culture.

An index to taped interviews of Vi Hilbert prepared by Margaret Peggy Dunn, July 1993 (6 pp.) plus Transcription of interviews (16 pp.) is available as VF2808 (Accession No. 5401-002).

Also included in this collection is research collected by Hilbert funded by the Jacobs Research Fund, and sound recordings that form part of the UW Special Collections Laurence C. Thompson subgroup of the Northwest Linguistic Collection.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Some restrictions exist on copying, quotation or publication. Contact repository for details.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized into 5 accessions.

  • Accession No. 5401-001, Vi Hilbert papers, 1916-2002 (bulk 1950-2000)
  • Accession No. 5401-002, Index to taped interviews of Vi Hilbert, 1993
  • Accession No. 2696-008-01, Vi Hilbert research materials collected through the Jacobs Research Fund, 1971-1979
  • Accession No. 2696-008-02, Vi Hilbert research materials collected through the Jacobs Research Fund, 1971-1979
  • Accession No. 1835-039, Vi Hilbert sound recordings, 1955-1956

Processing Note

Processing Level 1.

Related Materials

The repository also holds one sound recording that forms part of the Washington Women's Heritage Project (Acc. #3416-001-48).

Audio and video recordings that are part of the Vi Hilbert Collection in the University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives can be accessed online at https://guides.lib.uw.edu/vihilbert

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Subject Terms

  • Indians of North America--Trials, litigation, etc
  • Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Puget Sound
  • Lady Louse (Legendary character)
  • Makah Indians
  • Makah language
  • Nooksack Indians
  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
  • Puget Sound Salish Indians
  • Puget Sound Salish Indians--Research
  • Puget Sound Salish languages
  • Puget Sound Salish languages--Research
  • Puyallup Indians--Language
  • Salish language--Research
  • Sauk Indians--Research
  • Stillaquamish Indians--Research

Personal Names

  • Hilbert, Vi--Archives

Geographical Names

  • Nooksack Tribe of Washington

Titles within the Collection

  • Faith of a Coast Salish Indian

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Broselow, Ellen I., 1949- (creator)
    • Carlson, Barry F (creator)
    • Dundes, Alan (creator)
    • Hillaire, Pauline, 1929- (creator)
    • Jenness, Diamond, 1886-1969 (creator)
    • Montler, Timothy (creator)


2005 (Last modified: 10/18/2024)

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