Historical information:Leanne Hinton is Professor Emerita in the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley and a former Director of the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages. She received a Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego in 1977. Her doctoral dissertation was a study of Havasupai songs. She has done research on various languages of the Southwest, Mexico, and California, and she has been a leading figure in the study of endangered languages and language revitalization.
Scope and content:The Papers consist primarily of Leanne Hinton's notes and related documents and recordings from linguistics field methods classes held at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, San Diego. This includes materials for Navajo, Quechua, Ashaninka Campa, Hopi, Q'anjob'al, K'ichean, Mixtec, Yowlumne Yokuts, Paraguayan Guaraní, and Yucatec Maya. Also included are materials related to the Yahi Translation Project.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Leanne Hinton. Leanne Hinton Papers on Indigenous Languages of the Americas, Hinton, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/collection/26.
Associated materials:Audio recordings associated with the Papers are in the Berkeley Language Center, Berkeley, California (LA 161, LA 177, LA 189).
Scope and content:Linguistic field recordings: linguistic data; songs/chants
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Suggested citation: Derrik N. Lehmer. The D.N. Lehmer collection of American Indian sound recordings, PHM 45, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/collection/11045.
Scope and content:Linguistic field recordings: linguistic data; ethnographic data. English glosses provided. Digitization supported by NEH Preservation/Access Grant.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Glympia Rubatto and Guy Tyler. The Guy Tyler collection of Navajo sound recordings, LA 215, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/collection/10186.
Scope and content:Linguistic field recordings: untitled texts. Digitization supported by NEH Preservation/Access Grant.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Ralph Roanhorse and Harry Hoijer. The Harry Hoijer collection of Navajo sound recordings, LA 123, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/collection/10161.
Scope and content:Linguistic field recordings: linguistic data; songs/chants
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Suggested citation: J. Walter Fewkes. The J. Walter Fewkes collection of Hopi and Navajo sound recordings, PHM 58, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/collection/11058.
Scope and content:Linguistic field recordings: songs/chants
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Suggested citation: Laura Boulton. The Laura Boulton collection of Southwest Indian sound recordings, PHM 16, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/collection/11016.
Scope and content:Linguistic field recordings: stories; linguistic data; songs/chants
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Suggested citation: Leanne Hinton. The Leanne Hinton collection of Southwest Indian sound recordings, PHM 19, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/collection/11019.
Scope and content:Linguistic field recordings: linguistic data. Some English glosses provided. Digitization supported by NEH Preservation/Access Grant.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Mary Walters, Bessie Wilson, and Mary Woodward. The Mary Woodward collection of Navajo sound recordings, LA 137, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/collection/10031.
Scope and content:Linguistic field recordings: linguistic data; story. Some English glosses provided. Digitization supported by NEH Preservation/Access Grant.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Frank Burnside and William Ewan. The William Ewan collection of Navajo sound recordings, LA 59, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/collection/10150.
Availability: Digital content is not available. Please write to pahma-mediapermissions@berkeley.edu. Please specify as much information as possible about the recordings you are interested in, including the Item number (24-2573).
Description:Keeling catalog note: "Additional information relating to these Navajo recordings is in a letter to Richard Keeling from Charlotte Frisbie (Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville), in the Accession File (Envelope #400)." Original cylinder 14-2369. 180 speed.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Suggested citation: "Ntah" Summer Dance Song of the Squaw Dance, 24-2573, in "The D.N. Lehmer collection of American Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13676.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Animal wordlist. Includes mammals, insects, birds, and fish., LA 59.003, in "The William Ewan collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/18784.
Availability: Digital content is not available. Please write to pahma-mediapermissions@berkeley.edu. Please specify as much information as possible about the recordings you are interested in, including the Item number (24-2589).
Description:Museum (14- Catalogue) note: "Sung so softly as to be scarcely audible. Singer was perhaps afraid to sing it aloud, as it is a winter song. One [other] refuses to sing it because it is a winter song." Keeling catalog note: "Additional information relating to these Navajo recordings is in a letter to Richard Keeling from Charlotte Frisbie (Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville), in the Accession File (Envelope #400)." Original cylinder 14-2386. 180 speed.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Suggested citation: Bluebird Song, 24-2589, in "The D.N. Lehmer collection of American Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13692.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Collector comments on the linguistic consultants, LA 215.017, in "The Guy Tyler collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/19680.
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Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Continued elicitation of domestic objects. Also with phrases regarding the weather, animals, and body parts., LA 215.002, in "The Guy Tyler collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/19665.
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Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Continued elicitation. Includes animals, plants, and nature terms., LA 215.020, in "The Guy Tyler collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/19683.
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Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Discussion about a Navajo gathering, LA 215.012, in "The Guy Tyler collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/19675.
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Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Discussion about consultant's childhood, LA 215.005, in "The Guy Tyler collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/19668.
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Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Discussion about face and sand painting and maintaining traditions, LA 215.008, in "The Guy Tyler collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/19671.
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Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Eliciation of simple words and phrases. Includes "morning" and "afternoon.", LA 215.018, in "The Guy Tyler collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/19681.
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Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Elicitation of agricultural terms, LA 215.007, in "The Guy Tyler collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/19670.
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Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Elicitation of basic words and phrases. Includes pronouns, possessive phrases, and a discussion on politeness., LA 215.015, in "The Guy Tyler collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/19678.
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Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Elicitation of color and weaving terms and others, LA 215.010, in "The Guy Tyler collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/19673.
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Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Elicitation of color terms. Includes discussion of how to describe colors., LA 137.001, in "The Mary Woodward collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/18789.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Elicitation of lexical items, especially adjectives, LA 137.003, in "The Mary Woodward collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/18791.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Elicitation of lexical terms. Includes help and dead., LA 137.011, in "The Mary Woodward collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/18799.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Elicitation of miscellaneous words and phrases like "train," "saddle," and "beads", LA 215.016, in "The Guy Tyler collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/19679.
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Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Elicitation of miscellaneous words and phrases such as "my heart", LA 137.005, in "The Mary Woodward collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/18793.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Elicitation of nature terms and lexical items dealing with finances, LA 215.019, in "The Guy Tyler collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/19682.
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Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Elicitation of numbers, LA 59.004, in "The William Ewan collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/18785.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Elicitation of random words and phrases including weather terms, foodstuffs, and sports terms, LA 215.022, in "The Guy Tyler collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/19685.
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Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Elicitation of several words and phrases including "It's a very hot day" and "This is my ring", LA 215.014, in "The Guy Tyler collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/19677.
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Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Elicitation of simple words and phrases. Includes kinship terms and greetings., LA 215.021, in "The Guy Tyler collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/19684.
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Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Elicitation of various words and phrases including "cold," "adobe," and "bread", LA 215.003, in "The Guy Tyler collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/19666.
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Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Suggested citation: Elicitation of various words and phrases such as spoon, soft, and strong, LA 137.002, in "The Mary Woodward collection of Navajo sound recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/18790.
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