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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.
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.
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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
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.
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.
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.