Historical information:Kenneth Whistler received a bachelor's degree from Stanford University (1972) and a doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley (1980). His research focused on the Penutian languages of California, chiefly Patwin.
Scope and content:The Papers primarily document Whistler's fieldwork on Patwin and Nomlaki. Whistler's Patwin consultants included Harry Lorenzo (Rumsey Hill Patwin, Brooks, California), Oscar McDaniel (Kabalwen Patwin, Stonyford, California) and Jennie Regalado (Colusa River Patwin, Colusa, California). Whistler's Nomlaki consultants included Joe Freeman (Paskenta Hill Nomlaki, Los Molinos, California). In addition to Whistler's field notes, the Papers contain drafts of a paper on Pomo prehistory by Whistler, notes on Yokuts reconstructions, and a preliminary dictionary of Barbareño Chumash.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Joe Freeman, Oscar McDaniel, Jennie Regalado, and Kenneth W. Whistler. Kenneth W. Whistler Papers on California Indian Languages, Whistler, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X2CV4FPF.
Associated materials:Audio recordings associated with the Papers are in the Berkeley Language Center, Berkeley, California (LA 105).
Description:Digital images of field notebook D. (The digital files associated with this Item include a series of scanned images from original physical objects. These images are aggregated at lower resolution in the file Whistler.005.004.pdf. The original full resolution scans are collected in Whistler.005.004.zip. Metadata pertaining to each scanned image is compiled in the tab-separated text file Whistler.005.004-image_metadata.txt.)
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: [Patwin Notebook D], Whistler.005.004, in "Kenneth W. Whistler Papers on California Indian Languages", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X2WS8R6C.
Availability: Paper materials available in person. Please email us at scoil-ling@berkeley.edu to schedule a visit, or to see if we can scan it for you.
Extent:2 binders, approximately 800 pp.
Description:Undated photocopies of field notebooks, originals dated 1975-1979. First volume labeled "Notebooks A, B, C", 2nd volume labeled "Notebooks D, E, F, G". Scanned images of the original notebooks are available as items labeled Whistler.005.001 through Whistler.005.007.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: [Patwin and Nomlaki field notes], Whistler.002, in "Kenneth W. Whistler Papers on California Indian Languages", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/1992.
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