Historical information: Hans Jørgen Uldall (1907-1957) was a Danish phonetician and a leading proponent of the Glossematic theory of linguistic structure. Early in his career, Uldall spent two years as a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley (1930-1932), during which time he conducted research on a number of California languages, notably Nisenan (a.k.a. Southern Maidu) and also including Achumawi, Eastern Pomo, and Karuk. This research led to the publication of descriptions of the phonetics and phonology of Achumawi (1933) and Maidu (1954). After leaving Berkeley, Uldall spent a year as an instructor in phonetics at Columbia university before returning to Denmark. In the late 1930s he worked closely with Loius Hjelmslev to lay the foundation for Glossematic theory. Uldall subsequently worked for the British Council, holding appointments at Edinburgh University (1951-1952) and the University of Ibadan (1954-1957).
Scope and content: The Papers document Uldall's research on languages of Northern California based on fieldwork conducted while a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley from 1930-1932. Although the word "Maidu" appears in the titles of many items in the collection, Uldall worked primarily on Nisenan (Southern Maidu) with speaker William Joseph, and it is likely that these materials are based on Nisenan rather than the language commonly known as Maidu today (i.e., Northeastern or Mountain Maidu). The bulk of the collection consists of Uldall's notes and drafts of a grammar of Maidu (Nisenan) and a collection of Nisenan texts that were eventually published through the efforts of William Shipley. Also included in the collection are Uldall's original field notes on Achumawi, a set of Karuk texts, notes on the phonology of Eastern Pomo and a short Nez Perce text. His Achumawi consultants were Jack Folsom, Artie Griffith, and a speaker identified only as "Jessie"; a speaker "Hattie" is identified in his Karuk notes.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: William Joseph and Hans Jørgen Uldall. Hans Jørgen Uldall Papers on the Nisenan Language, Uldall, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X21V5BXM.
Associated materials: Audio recordings associated with the Papers are in the Berkeley Language Center, Berkeley, California (LA 230).
Collection number: 2014-12
Relations to this collection:Aoki replaced by this Collection
Catalog history: This collection replaces SCL Aoki, "Haruo Aoki Papers on the Nez Perce Language".
Historical information: Haruo Aoki, Nez Perce scholar, was born on April 1st, 1930 in Kunsan, Japan (now South Korea). He attended Hiroshima University from 1949 – 1953, where he completed an undergraduate degree in English; then in 1953 he received a Fulbright Scholarship and moved to Lost Angeles to complete a Masters Degree in English at UCLA. In 1958, Aoki moved to Berkeley to begin a PhD in Linguistics, working with graduate advisor Murray B. Emeneau and dissertation advisor William F. Shipley. He began working on Nez Perce when Mary Haas, who was department chair at the time, came to his office and asked whether he was interested in working on the language, and he said yes. Aoki began his fieldwork on Nez Perce in the summers of 1960-1961 under the auspices of the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages. He then continued to do fieldwork intermittently in 1962 to 1964 between visits to Japan to teach in a Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. He received his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 1965 with a dissertation entitled "Nez Perce Grammar" and continued to work on Nez Perce oral narratives up until 1972, publishing a book entitled "Nez Perce Texts" in 1979. In 1989, under a National Science Foundation grant, he co-authored "Nez Perce Oral Narratives" with Deward E. Walker, a publication containing transcriptions of Nez Perce texts with interlinear and free translations. In 1994, he published a comprehensive dictionary on the language entitled "Nez Perce Dictionary", and in 2014 published an autobiography entitled "Stories from My Life".
Scope and content: These papers document the linguistic work of Haruo Aoki on the Nez Perce language, including materials related to his original fieldwork as well as materials he derived from other researchers’ recordings of Nez Perce. Aoki conducted fieldwork on Nez Perce during the summers of 1960 through 1972 at Kooskia and Kamiah, Idaho, during which time his primary consultants were Harry Wheeler, Ida James Wheeler, and Elizabeth P. Wilson. Included in this collection are Aoki’s original field notes and notebooks from this time period, containing vocabulary and elicited sentences; also included are grammatical notes, word lists, and research articles he derived from these materials. The collection also includes Haruo Aoki’s transcriptions, with glosses, of Nez Perce texts that were originally recorded by Sven Liljeblad and Deward E. Walker in 1966-1967. The primary consultants for these texts were Agnes Moses, Sam Watters, and Elizabeth P. Wilson. In addition to original work on Nez Perce, a range of other materials related to Aoki’s professional activities, personal life, and linguistic interests are also included in the collection. Of biographical relevance, the collection includes Aoki’s autobiography, correspondence relating to some of Aoki’s professional activities, and papers Aoki wrote on non-linguistic topics, specifically English and English literature and critical writing concerning Japanese cultural heritage (in Japanese). As well, the collection includes a large amount of material that was gathered from outside sources such as museums, societies, and libraries by Aoki throughout his research on various language families. These obtained materials include: papers, photocopies of notebooks, and historical documents on Nez Perce and other Sahaptian languages; primary materials on Molalla; Edward Sapir’s Takelma note cards; and materials concerning comparative work on Na-Dene and Sino-Tibetan. Finally, the collection includes Aoki’s work on a previously undescribed Nagasaki dialect of Japanese, including a set of notebooks and a research manuscript.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Agnes Moses, Sam Watters, Harry Wheeler, Ida James Wheeler, Elisabeth P. Wilson, and Haruo Aoki. Haruo Aoki Papers on the Nez Perce Language, 2014-12, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X2JS9NMS.
Associated materials: Audio recordings associated with the Papers can be accessed online through the California Language Archive website. In particular, audio recordings are located in "The Haruo Aoki collection of Nez Perce sound recordings" (LA 70), "The Deward Walker collection of Nez Perce sound recordings" (LA 231), and "The Sven Liljeblad collection of Nez Perce sound recordings" (LA 234).
Scope and content: Linguistic field recordings: linguistic data; stories; ethnographic data; songs; conversation; reminiscences; untitled texts. Some portions have English glosses. For stories, 1-5, 18-25, 29-48, 51-75, 78, 80-91, and 98-101, see: "Nez Perce narratives".; Digitization supported by NEH Preservation/Access Grant
Repository: Berkeley Language Center
Preferred citation: Sam Watters, Elisabeth P. Wilson, Deward Walker, and Haruo Aoki. The Deward Walker Collection of Nez Perce Sound Recordings, LA 231, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/collection/10032.
Scope and content: Linguistic field recordings: linguistic data; stories; ethnographic data; songs; additional ethnographic or ethnohistorical texts; conversation; reminiscences; untitled texts. Some portions have English glosses.; Digitization supported by NEH Preservation/Access Grant
Repository: Berkeley Language Center
Preferred citation: Harry Wheeler and Haruo Aoki. The Haruo Aoki Collection of Nez Perce Sound Recordings, LA 70, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/collection/10151.
Scope and content: Linguistic field recordings: linguistic data; ethnographic data; conversation. English glosses provided.
Repository: Berkeley Language Center
Preferred citation: Corbett Lawyer and Marcus Ware. The Marcus Ware Collection of Nez Perce Sound Recordings, LA 232, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/collection/10204.
Associated materials: Other sound recordings and related paper materials are available in the Marcus Ware Manuscript Collection via the National Park Service: https://history.sd.gov/archives/forms/collection%20care/NEPE%20Marcus%20Ware%20Collection.pdf.
Scope and content: Linguistic field recordings: stories; ethnographic data; songs; additional ethnographic or ethnohistorical texts; conversation; reminiscences; untitled songs. Some portions have English glosses.; Digitization supported by NEH Preservation/Access Grant
Repository: Berkeley Language Center
Preferred citation: Agnes Moses, Elisabeth P. Wilson, and Sven Liljeblad. The Sven Liljeblad collection of Nez Perce sound recordings, LA 234, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/collection/10073.
Scope and content: Linguistic field recordings: linguistic data. English glosses provided.; Digitization supported by NEH Preservation/Access Grant
Repository: Berkeley Language Center
Preferred citation: Harry Wheeler, Ida James Wheeler, and Zoa Swayne. The Zoa Swayne collection of Nez Perce sound recordings, LA 233, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/collection/10033.
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Item number: 2014-12.002.008
Date: 1962
Relations to this item:Aoki.003 replaced by this Item
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: A Grammatical Sketch of Nez Perce, 2014-12.002.008, in "Haruo Aoki Papers on the Nez Perce Language", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/22410.
Item number: 2014-12.002.082
Date: 1966
Relations to this item:LA 231.087 is a source of this Item
Description: Transcribed and glossed Nez Perce text; links with the audio file [LA231.087.001]. A description at the top of the first page reads, “how the young boy who is naughty is abandoned by the people and after being abandoned lives on food left by his grandmother and eventually marries a mermaid whom he catches at the end of a line one day. His character changes and people return and accept him once again as a member of society with his new personality. He is no longer a naughty difficult boy to live with.”
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: A Naughty Boy Marries a Mermaid, 2014-12.002.082, in "Haruo Aoki Papers on the Nez Perce Language", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X29S1P8H.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: A Note on Sahaptian-Klamath Linguistic Affiliation, 2014-12.002.006, in "Haruo Aoki Papers on the Nez Perce Language", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/22408.
Description: Undated verifax copy of a comparative Nez Perce grammar, original dated 1935. Includes letter written in German from Velton to Boas.
Collection: Miscellaneous papers from the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: A brief comparative analysis of Nez Perce grammar, Velton.001, in "Miscellaneous papers from the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/1800.
Item number: 2014-12.002.027
Date: 28 Jan 1967
Relations to this item:LA 231.096 is a source of this Item
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Adventures of Piss-Ant, 2014-12.002.027, in "Haruo Aoki Papers on the Nez Perce Language", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X23J3B5H.
Preferred citation: Biting oneself, LA 70.003, in "The Haruo Aoki Collection of Nez Perce Sound Recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/18806.
Digital assets in this Item (not available for download): LA70.003.001.wav (68641034 bytes)
Item number: LA231.082
Date: 29 Dec 1966
Relations to this item:2014-12.002.063 derives from this Item
Preferred citation: Blind-Worm Killer, LA 231.082, in "The Deward Walker Collection of Nez Perce Sound Recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/20267.
Digital assets in this Item (not available for download): LA231.082.001.wav (135360130 bytes)
Item number: 2014-12.002.056
Date: 1967
Relations to this item:LA 231.073 is a source of this Item
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Bluejay and Well Behaved Maiden, 2014-12.002.056, in "Haruo Aoki Papers on the Nez Perce Language", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X2BV7DS6.
Item number: LA231.073
Date: 02 Mar 1967
Relations to this item:2014-12.002.056 derives from this Item
Preferred citation: Bluejay and the Well-Behaved Maiden, LA 231.073, in "The Deward Walker Collection of Nez Perce Sound Recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/20258.
Digital assets in this Item (not available for download): LA231.073.001.wav (122652130 bytes)
Item number: 2014-12.002.051
Date: 1967
Relations to this item:LA 231.070 is a source of this Item
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Bobcat and Pine Squirrel's Daughter, 2014-12.002.051, in "Haruo Aoki Papers on the Nez Perce Language", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X20P0X7R.
Item number: LA231.070
Date: 01 Mar 1967
Relations to this item:2014-12.002.051 derives from this Item
Preferred citation: Bobcat and Pine Squirrel's Daughter, LA 231.070, in "The Deward Walker Collection of Nez Perce Sound Recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/20255.
Digital assets in this Item (not available for download): LA231.070.001.wav (304632130 bytes)
Description: Typed document written in English with Nez Perce names written throughout. It describes a gathering place and some of the activities that occurred there.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Bruce's Eddy (Story for Radio), April, 1959, Harry Wheeler, 2014-12.002.095, in "Haruo Aoki Papers on the Nez Perce Language", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X2N29V54.
Preferred citation: Buffalo Weyekin song, LA 231.005, in "The Deward Walker Collection of Nez Perce Sound Recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/20190.
Digital assets in this Item (not available for download): LA231.005.001.wav (46989442 bytes)
Preferred citation: Buffalo Weyekin song, LA 231.023, in "The Deward Walker Collection of Nez Perce Sound Recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/20208.
Digital assets in this Item (not available for download): LA231.023.001.wav (88358398 bytes)
Preferred citation: Buffalo Weyekin song (includes explanation), LA 231.025, in "The Deward Walker Collection of Nez Perce Sound Recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/20210.
Digital assets in this Item (not available for download): LA231.025.001.wav (121884802 bytes)
Item number: 2014-12.002.076
Date: 1966
Relations to this item:LA 231.086 is a source of this Item
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Cannibal, 2014-12.002.076, in "Haruo Aoki Papers on the Nez Perce Language", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X23776X4.
Item number: LA231.086
Date: 30 Dec 1966
Relations to this item:2014-12.002.076 derives from this Item
Preferred citation: Cannibal, LA 231.086, in "The Deward Walker Collection of Nez Perce Sound Recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/20271.
Digital assets in this Item (not available for download): LA231.086.001.wav (380980450 bytes)
Preferred citation: Cannibal (includes a song), LA 70.012, in "The Haruo Aoki Collection of Nez Perce Sound Recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/18815.
Digital assets in this Item (not available for download): LA70.012.001.wav (206784044 bytes)
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Chief Coyote Avenges His Father, 2014-12.002.073, in "Haruo Aoki Papers on the Nez Perce Language", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X247482X.
Description: Two copies of a typed text in Nez Perce, with an English translation underneath. The text is Elizabeth P. Wilson’s recounting of the commencement speech Chief Joseph gave to the 1904 graduating class at Carlisle, of which she was a member. The text is also published in "Nez Perce Texts" (Aoki, 1979, pp. 125-126, ISBN: 0-520-09593-6).
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Chief Joseph's speech at the 1904 commencement at Carlisle, 2014-12.002.094, in "Haruo Aoki Papers on the Nez Perce Language", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X2RV0KX4.
Item number: LA231.021
Date: 02 Jan 1967
Relations to this item:2014-12.002.012 derives from this Item
Preferred citation: Cixcixicim Boy, LA 231.021, in "The Deward Walker Collection of Nez Perce Sound Recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/20206.
Digital assets in this Item (not available for download): LA231.021.001.wav (675504130 bytes)
Item number: LA231.031
Date: 29 Dec 1966
Relations to this item:2014-12.002.061 derives from this Item
Preferred citation: Cixcixicim Boy, LA 231.031, in "The Deward Walker Collection of Nez Perce Sound Recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/20216.
Digital assets in this Item (not available for download): LA231.031.001.wav (319644130 bytes)
Item number: 2014-12.002.012
Date: 02 Jan 1967
Relations to this item:LA 231.021 is a source of this Item
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Cixcixicim Boy [Pet Dog Grizzly Bear] , 2014-12.002.012, in "Haruo Aoki Papers on the Nez Perce Language", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X21R6NQ0.
Item number: LA231.065
Date: 01 Mar 1967
Relations to this item:2014-12.002.047 derives from this Item
Preferred citation: Cold and Warm Brothers Wrestle, LA 231.065, in "The Deward Walker Collection of Nez Perce Sound Recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/20250.
Digital assets in this Item (not available for download): LA231.065.001.wav (258121858 bytes)
Preferred citation: Content undetermined (probably story fragment), LA 231.033, in "The Deward Walker Collection of Nez Perce Sound Recordings", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/20218.
Digital assets in this Item (not available for download): LA231.033.001.wav (187892704 bytes)
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