WAUSeaburgWilliamR1835_2696-004_6371.xmlGuide to the William R. Seaburg Papers 1935-2004Seaburg (William)Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries©2014 (Last modified: 4/1/2022)
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Finding aid written in English.Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard).University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections1835-043, 2696-004, 6371Seaburg, William RWilliam R. Seaburg papers1935-200411.53 cubic feet (32 boxes including 192 sound reels, 45 CDs, 43 cassettes, 26 microfiche, and 1 microfilm reel)Collection materials are in English.Recordings and field notes of research into Native American languages

William R. Seaburg has researched Native American languages extensively and has also written about anthropologists Melville and Elizabeth Jacobs. He is the co-author of Coquelle Thompson, Athabaskan Witness: A Cultural Biography and co-editor of Badger and Coyote were Neighbors: Melville Jacobs on Northwest Indian Myths and Tales (OSU Press). He is the retired associate professor of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at the University of Washington, Bothell. He lives in Seattle.

Organized into 13 accessions.

Accession No. 1835-043, William R. Seaburg papers, 1971Accession No. 2696-004-01, William R. Seaburg papers, 1976-1977Accession No. 2696-004-02, William R. Seaburg papers, 1977Accession No. 2696-004-03, William R. Seaburg papers, 1977-1978Accession No. 2696-004-04, William R. Seaburg papers, 1977-1978Accession No. 2696-004-05, William R. Seaburg papers, 1979Accession No. 2696-004-06, William R. Seaburg papers, 1979Accession No. 2696-004-07, William R. Seaburg papers, 1980Accession No. 2696-004-08, William R. Seaburg papers, 1980Accession No. 2696-004-09, William R. Seaburg papers, 1981Accession No. 2696-004-10, William R. Seaburg papers, 1981Accession No. 2696-004-11, William R. Seaburg papers, 1982Accession No. 6371-001, William R. Seaburg papers, 1935-2004

Field notes, dictionaries, and recordings from the Haida, Athabaskan, Tlingit, Yurok, Nooksack, Coast Salish, Lummi, Tolowa, Chilliwack, Sooke, Songish, Wailaki, and Kalapuya tribes, as well as interviews in English about Melville Jacobs's fieldwork.

Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

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

Alexander, AngelineCelestine, AureliaCharles, AlRichards, EdSeaburg, William RJacobs Research FundNorthwest Linguistic CollectionPersonal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)Language and LanguagesNative AmericansSound Recordings

 

Accession No. 1835-043: William R. Seaburg papers, 197115 sound tape reels (3 3/4 speed); 1 microfilm reel.

Scope and Content: Tape recordings and microfilmed field notebooks, 1971.

Linguistic research by Seaburg on the Lummi language; conducted at the Lummi Reservation in Bellingham, Wash.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

Acquisition Info: [Information not available]

Accession No. 2696-004-01: William R. Seaburg papers, 1976-19773 microfiches; 8 sound tape reels (3 3/4 ips)

Scope and Content: Field notes and tape recordings of work with Tolowa (Smith River) Athabaskan language, 1976-1977.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

Acquisition Info: William Seaburg, 1977-04-05

Accession No. 2696-004-02: William R. Seaburg papers, 19772.5" linear, including 7 sound cassettes.

Scope and Content: Field notes and tape recordings of work with Tolowa (Smith River) Athabaskan language, 1977.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

Acquisition Info: William R. Seaburg; 1/78 and 2/78, 1978-01-01

Accession No. 2696-004-03: William R. Seaburg papers, 1977-19789 microfiches; 9 sound tape reels (5")

Scope and Content: Field notes to linguistic research in the Tolowa Athabaskan language, 1977-1978.

Tapes document research done in Mar and Jun 1978.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

Acquisition Info: William R. Seaburg, 4/14 and 6/78., 1978-04-14

Accession No. 2696-004-04: William R. Seaburg papers, 1977-19782.5" linear, including 7 sound tape reels; 4 microfiches.

Scope and Content: Field notes to linguistic research in the Tolowa Athabaskan language, 1977-1978.

Tapes document research done in Mar and Jun 1978.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

Acquisition Info: William R. Seaburg, 1978-10-09

Accession No. 2696-004-05: William R. Seaburg papers, 19792.5" linear (three 5" sound tape reels)

Scope and Content: Reel to reel tapes documenting research on the Tolowa (Smith River) Athabaskan language, 1979.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

Acquisition Info: William R. Seaburg, 1980-05-15

Accession No. 2696-004-06: William R. Seaburg papers, 19794 microfiches; notes.

Scope and Content: Four microfiches and field notes on Tolowa (Smith River) Athabaskan Indians, 1979.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

Acquisition Info: William Seaburg, 1980-06-01

Accession No. 2696-004-07: William R. Seaburg papers, 19804 sound tape reels (5")

Scope and Content: Reel to reel tapes documenting research on Tolowa (Smith River) Athabaskan language, lexical items and grammatical paradigms, recorded at Crescent City, Calif., summer and Sept 1980.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

Acquisition Info: Bill Seaburg, 1980-10-15

Accession No. 2696-004-08: William R. Seaburg papers, 19803 microfiches.

Scope and Content: Field notebooks (no. 7 and 8) on fiche documenting research on Tolowa Athabaskan, Sept 1980.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

Acquisition Info: Wm. Seaburg, 1980-12-01

Accession No. 2696-004-09: William R. Seaburg papers, 19814 sound tape reels (5")

Scope and Content: Reel to reel tapes documenting research on Tolowa (Smith River) Athabaskan language, lexical items and grammatical paradigms, Sept 1981.

Informant was Ed Richards, Crescent City, Calif.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

Acquisition Info: William Seaburg, 1981-10-01

Accession No. 2696-004-10: William R. Seaburg papers, 19813 microfiches.

Scope and Content: Field notes on microfiche documenting linguistic research in the Tolowa (Smith River) Athabascan language, 1981.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

Acquisition Info: William Seaburg, 1982-08-01

Accession No. 2696-004-11: William R. Seaburg papers, 19822.5" linear (three 5" sound tape reels)

Scope and Content: Reel to reel tapes (copies) documenting research in the Tolowa (Smith River) Athabascan lexical items and grammatical paradigms, 1982.

Recorded at Crescent City, Calif. and Smith River, Calif.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

Acquisition Info: William Seaburg, 1983-04-01

Accession No. 6371-001: William R. Seaburg papers, 1935-20048.64 cubic feet (25 boxes including 139 sound reels, 45 CDs, and 36 cassettes)

Scope and Content: Field notes, dictionaries, and recordings from the Haida, Athabaskan, Tlingit, Yurok, Nooksack, Coast Salish, Lummi, Tolowa, Chilliwack, Sooke, Songish, Wailaki, and Kalapuya tribes, as well as interviews in English about Melville Jacobs's fieldwork. Collection contains 139 sound reels, 45 CDs, and 36 cassettes.

Restrictions on Access: No restrictions on access. Analog and digital media is closed until evaluated.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's copyrights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.

Acquisition Info: Donated by William R. Seaburg on November 3, 2016. Second donation of 6 notebooks donated on July 5, 2017.

Separated Material: Some material transferred to the Elizabeth and Melville Jacobs papers (6131-001) and M. Dale Kinkade papers (5108-006).

16371-001Haida Language Reels1985-1986

Scope and Content: 5 sound reels

26371-001Athabaskan Language Reels1935-1962

Scope and Content: 5 sound reels

36371-001Tlingit Language Reels1986

Scope and Content: 4 sound reels

46371-001Language Reels - Unlabeled Languages1952-1953

Scope and Content: 17 sound reels

56371-001Yurok Language Reels1982

Scope and Content: 1 sound reel

56371-001Interviews in English1986

Scope and Content: 2 sound reels, 4 CDs

66371-001Nooksack Language CDsundated

Scope and Content: 2 CDs

76371-001Coast Salish Language CDs1950

Scope and Content: 3 CDs

86371-001Lummi Cassettes1953-1992

Scope and Content: 17 cassettes

96371-001Lummi Cassettesundated

Scope and Content: 19 cassettes

106371-001Lummi Language Reels1969-1971

Scope and Content: 59 sound reels

116371-001Tolowa Language Reels and CDs1976-2004

Scope and Content: 36 CDs, 46 sound reels

126371-001Comparative PCA Noun Lexicon and PCA Comparative Verb Fileundated

Scope and Content: Language note cards

136371-001Tolowa Lexiconundated

Scope and Content: Language note cards

146371-001English-Lummi Dictionaryundated

Scope and Content: Language note cards

156371-001Tolowa and Wailaki Dictionary Cardsundated

Scope and Content: Language note cards

166371-001Southwest Oregon Athabaskan Ethnographic Notes and Tolowa/Wailaki Dictionariesundated

Scope and Content: Language note cards

176371-001Tolowa and Wailaki Dictionary Cardsundated

Scope and Content: Language note cards

186371-001Tolowa and Wailaki Dictionary Cardsundated

Scope and Content: Language note cards

196371-001Tolowa Lexicon and Kalapuya Dictionariesundated

Scope and Content: Language note cards

206371-001Wailaki Noun Lexicons with Comparative Forms and Grammatical Filesundated

Scope and Content: Language note cards

216371-001Sooke-English Dictionary and Some Songish-English Dictionaryundated

Scope and Content: Language note cards

226371-001English-Chilliwack Lexicon and Kalapuya Dictionaryundated

Scope and Content: Language note cards

236371-001English-Songish Dictionaryundated

Scope and Content: Language note cards

246371-001Tolowa Lexiconundated

Scope and Content: Language note cards

256371-001Haida, Tlingit, and Tolowa Notebooksundated

Scope and Content: Six notebooks