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Zdeněk Salzmann Arapaho Indian research papers, 1851-1986

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Salzmann, Zdeněk
Title
Zdeněk Salzmann Arapaho Indian research papers
Dates
1851-1986 (inclusive)
1949-1986 (bulk)
Quantity
9.25 cubic ft. (22 boxes)
Collection Number
10396
Summary
Collection contains published background material on Arapaho and North American Indians, Zdeněk Salzmann’s research notes, a card file for an English-Arapaho dictionary, and 21 reel-to-reel and 92 audio cassette tapes of musical performances and interviews with members of the Arapaho tribe concerning their language and culture.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English and , Arapaho
Sponsor
The creation of the EAD-version of this finding aid was made possible through a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission.
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Historical Note

Zdeněk Salzmann, a leader in the field of anthropological linguistics, was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, on October 18, 1925. He was educated at Charles University in Prague receiving a degree in 1948. He then moved to the United States to attend Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, where he secured an MA in 1949 and a PhD in 1963. His fields of study were linguistic anthropology and Czech and Slovak studies.

For the greater part of his academic career, Dr. Salzmann has been employed as an anthropology professor at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts. He has been associated with that university since 1968, becoming a full professor in 1974. Prior to that, he was the executive director of the Verde Valley School in Arizona, 1963-1966, and head of the anthropology program at the Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire, 1966-1968.

His primary research interests focus on American Indian linguistics, Czech and Slovak languages and cultures, and Czech settlements in Romania. Many of his works may be borrowed from Coe Library or viewed at the American Heritage Center as part of the Hebard Collection. (See Appendix 2 for a complete listing of his publications.)

His study of the Arapaho language began in 1949, when a faculty member in the Sociology Department at Indiana University suggested it for Salzmann's thesis work. Salzmann traveled to the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming for the summers of 1949, 1950, 1952, 1961, and 1962 where the project was conducted. In 1963 he finished his thesis entitled "A Sketch of Arapaho Grammar."

During his distinguished career, Professor Salzmann has received numerous grants from the American Philosophy Society, International Research and Exchange Building, National Endowment for the Humanities, and National Institute of Mental Health. He was a visiting professor at the University of Freiburg in Germany in 1970, and taught for Semester at Sea in 1982. He has also been a consultant for the National Bilingual Materials Development Center located at the University of Alaska in Anchorage. He lead Arapaho language and Cultural Workshops at the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming and was a Fulbright Hays Scholar.

Dr. Salzmann is married and has three children.

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Content Description

The Zdeněk Salzmann Arapaho Indian research papers, 1851-1986, include photocopied materials from United States and foreign published journals and books, personal notes and research cards, cassette tapes, and film reels that document Dr. Salzmann's research and life's work on Native American cultures and languages. There is no private correspondence of any sort. Much of the material covers various Native American Tribes and aspects of their culture.

The collection is of value to linguists, historians, students, and Native American peoples.

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Use of the Collection

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Copyright Information

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Zdeněk Salzmann Arapaho Indian research papers, 1851-1986, Collection Number 10396, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Existence and Location of Copies

Digital reproductions of select material from this collection are available at http://digitalcollections.uwyo.edu/luna/servlet/uwydbuwy~29~29.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

Related Materials

For more information on Salzmann's published work, see the catalog of the Coe Library at the University of Wyoming. For other works at the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming, see:

Hebard Collection

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

The Zdeněk Salzmann Arapaho Indian research papers were given to the American Heritage Center by the University of Wyoming Libraries September 1, 1995. The papers were donated by Professor Salzmann with the aid of Professor Anne Slater, who is employed by the University of Wyoming. The papers were received in good condition and in good order.

Processing Note

Processing Information

The collection was processed by McKinley Sielaff in October 1995. Professor Salzmann's original arrangement has been maintained. Two cubic feet of printed materials and one cubic foot of empty file folders were separated from the collection. Of those three cubic feet, two cubic feet of books, pamphlets, and other such published materials were transferred to the University of Wyoming Libraries.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Processed by McKinley Sielaff
2006

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