Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: . Alice Shepherd Papers on Yukian Languages, Shepherd, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/collection/11077.
Associated materials: Audio recordings associated with the Papers are in the Berkeley Language Center, Berkeley, California (LA 113, LA 152).
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).
Historical information: Jesse O. Sawyer (1918-1986) received his Ph.D. in English and Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley in 1955. From 1957-1962 he was the director of the English Program for Foreign Students in the Department of Speech at UC Berkeley, then a Senior Lecturer in linguistics from 1962 until his death in 1986. From 1961 onwards he was also the Director of UC Berkeley's Language Lab, now the Berkeley Language Center. Over the course of his career he worked on a variety of topics related to the indigenous languages of California, especially the documentation of Wappo in close cooperation with speaker Laura Fish Somersal.
Scope and content: The Papers document Sawyer's nearly three decades of research on indigenous languages of California, especially members of the Yukian family. The collection includes Wappo field notes collected from the late 1950s to the 1980s and derived materials such as vocabulary files and descriptive and comparative articles. His principal Wappo consultant was Laura Fish Somersal, with additional data provided by Jack Wobo. Sawyer's Yuki consultants were Minnie Fulwider, Arthur Anderson, and Leland Fulwider. The collection also includes Sawyer's notes and linguistic data from other languages of California taken from various published and unpublished sources.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Laura Somersal and Jesse O. Sawyer. Jesse O. Sawyer Papers on Yukian Languages, Sawyer, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X2PC309Q.
Associated materials: Audio recordings associated with the Papers are in the Berkeley Language Center, Berkeley, California (LA 56, LA 88, LA 90, LA 102).
Collection number: 2014-21
Relations to this collection:Jacobsen replaced by this Collection; 2018-32 derives from this Collection
Catalog history: The Materials replace SCL Jacobsen, the "William H. Jacobsen Papers on Indigenous Languages of North America"
Historical information: William H. Jacobsen (1931-2014) was born on November 15, 1931 in San Diego, CA to Cmdr. William H. Jacobsen, USN ret., and Julie Froatz Jacobsen. He graduated from Point Loma High School, San Diego, in 1949, and went on to graduate from Harvard University in 1953. Jacobsen then pursued graduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley where he engaged in fieldwork on Salinan and Washo under the auspices of the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages. While at UC Berkeley, he also worked on an early machine language translation project. He received his Doctoral Degree from UC Berkeley in 1964 with a thesis entitled “A Grammar of the Washo Language”, supervised by Mary Haas, which endures as the most complete grammar of Washo published to date. He also worked as an assistant professor of anthropology (1961-1962) and linguistics (1962-1964) at the University of Washington, spending many of his summers in Neah Bay, WA, working with Makah elders to record their language. Most of Jacobsen’s academic career was spent as a professor of linguistics at the University of Nevada, Reno where he taught for thirty years (1965-1994). Throughout his academic career Jacobsen was a prolific and versatile scholar, devising writing systems, creating materials for teaching tribal members Washo and Makah, and publishing many papers on linguistic topics. Jacobsen was an active contributor within the Americanist linguistic community not only through his research, which touched upon a diverse array of languages from Hokan to Wakashan and beyond, but also through steady correspondence and collaboration with colleagues and students. In addition to his work on indigenous languages of North America, Jacobsen was well-known for his extensive work on Basque, which he engaged in through his involvement in the Center for Basque Studies at UNR. Altogether, Jacobsen was familiar with all the main Romance languages and Sanskrit in addition to being a specialist in Washo, Makah, Salinan, Nez Perce, Nootkan, and Basque. He served as president of the Society for the Study of Indigenous Languages of the Americas, received the Outstanding Researcher Award from the University of Nevada, and received the Nevada Humanities Award. Jacobsen officially retired from UNR in 1994 but continued to engage with the linguistics community as an emeritus professor. Jacobsen passed away on August 18, 2014 in Reno, NV, at age 82.
Scope and content: These materials document the linguistic work of William H. Jacobsen on various indigenous languages of North America, especially Washo, Makah, and Salinan, as well as on other languages and linguistic topics Jacobsen came into contact with throughout his academic career. The collection includes Jacobsen’s original field notebooks from work on Washo, Makah, and Salinan, as well as smaller aggregates of field notes on Diegueño, Northern Paiute, Kwak’wala, and Cowichan. In addition to original field notes, the collection includes derived research notes; many of these derived materials were organized by Jacobsen into separate folders by topic, and have been catalogued as they were found in order to reflect Jacobsen’s own organization. These research notes encompass work on Washo, Makah and other Southern Wakashan languages, Salinan, Yana and other Hokan languages, other Californian languages, and other topics related to general linguistic theory. A set of finished or near-finished manuscripts and handouts is also included, in many cases constituting completed work derived from Jacobsen’s research notes. Also included are transcriptions of texts and conversations in Washo and Makah, notes from collaborative work with Grace Dangberg on Washo texts, and materials Jacobsen developed in order to teach both Washo and Makah. Original file slips from Jacobsen’s work in organizing lexical material from Washo, Makah, Salinan, comparative Wakashan and Hokan, and Tagalog are also included. In addition to materials from Jacobsen’s original fieldwork and research, the collection includes a wealth of materials that Jacobsen obtained from other researchers. These obtained materials include an extensive collection of original Washo field notebooks originally belonging to Grace Dangberg, Gordon Marsh, Walter Dyk, Phillip Barker and William Shipley, and Brooke Mordy. In addition, the collection includes file slips and derived field notes from various sources. On Washo, these materials include Gordon Marsh’s file slips, research notes from Grace Dangberg and Walter Dyk, and photocopies of various vocabulary lists obtained from the Smithsonian Institution; on Wakashan, this includes a set of file slips from an unknown source; and on Yana, this includes a variety of research notes and a box of file slips obtained from Bruce Nevin, along with various photocopied materials on Yana obtained from museums. Other obtained materials include derived work on Washo texts by Brooke Mordy and on Yahi by T. T. Waterman, a collection of rare, unpublished, or difficult to obtain manuscripts concerning various North American indigenous languages, and published curricular materials on Washo and Makah. Various materials related to Jacobsen’s academic, scholarly, and teaching activities are catalogued as a separate series in the collection, in addition to being scattered throughout Jacobsen’s research notes. Finally, the collection includes a set of sound recordings that were discovered in Jacobsen’s possession but are not otherwise catalogued in earlier CLA collections. These recordings include recordings of Washo, Makah, Bella Coola, Ibo, Abaza, and at least one other unidentified language; some of the recordings were made by Jacobsen with various identified consultants, while others were obtained from colleagues including Brooke Mordy, Laura Fillmore, and Warren d’Azevedo, among possible others.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: William H. Jacobsen. William H. Jacobsen Materials on Indigenous Languages of North America, 2014-21, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X2028PGT.
Associated materials: Audio recordings associated with the Materials can be accessed online through the California Language Archive. In particular, audio recordings are located in The William H. Jacobsen, Jr. collection of Antoniaño Salinan sound recordings (LA 69), The William H. Jacobsen, Jr. collection of Washo sound recordings (LA 53), and the William H. Jacobsen, Jr. collection of Makah sound recordings (LA 52).
Description: Miscellaneous notes related to a variety of California Indian languages, including: a handout by Bill Elmendorf entitled, “Yukian Pronouns (AAA, 11/21/1969)”; newspaper articles from the 1960’s concerning Indian affairs in California; a manuscript entitled “Notes on Indian Languages of California” by William Bright (8 pages); a map entitled “Native tribes, groups, dialects, and families of California in 1770”; printed notes entitled “schemata of California Indian Tribes”, accompanied by tables depicting properties of particular words; miscellaneous vocabulary from a wide range of languages.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: California Indian Languages, 2014-21.002.059, in "William H. Jacobsen Materials on Indigenous Languages of North America", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/23030.
Description: Two photocopies of a paper published in the Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology. Includes correspondence from Elmendorf to Jesse Sawyer dated October 6, 1981. From Sawyer's collection.
Collection: Miscellaneous papers from the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Features of Yukian pronominal structure, Elmendorf.003, 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/356.
Description: Undated photocopy of lists of comparative Wappo and Northern Yukian root correspondences. Original dated June 17, 1986.
Collection: Miscellaneous papers from the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Root structure in Yukian, Elmendorf.009, 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/376.
Description: Undated photocopy of a handwritten wordlist prepared for the Haas Festival in Santa Cruz, California, original dated June 26, 1986.
Collection: Miscellaneous papers from the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Some Utian-Yukian resemblant forms, Elmendorf.008, 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/373.
Description: Handout for Group in American Indian Languages talk titled "Yukian Compounds and Affixes." Flyer advertising talk is also included.
Collection: Miscellaneous papers from the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Yukian Compounds and Affixes, Elmendorf.011, 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/14707.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: [Aoki-Elmendorf Correspondence] , 2014-12.003.002, 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/22529.
Description: Photocopy of a handwritten list of lexical comparisons arranged alphabetically by English gloss. Includes letter from Elmendorf to Alice Schlichter dated November 11, 1981.
Collection: Miscellaneous papers from the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: [Comparative Wappo and Northern Yukian lexicon], Elmendorf.002, 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/352.
Description: Materials related to comparative Wappo and Yuki. Working paper dated 4/30/78 with title "Wappo agreements with Northern Yukian"; paper read at 1977 AAA meeting with title "Wappo and Yuki: A genetic and nongenetic relationship"; handout from 1977 AAA meeting. Includes a letter from Elmendorf to J. Sawyer dated May 27, 1978.
Collection: Miscellaneous papers from the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: [Comparative Wappo and Yuki materials], Elmendorf.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/350.
Description: Elmendorf's correspondence with Jesse Sawyer, including discussion of issues in the comparison of Wappo and Yukian languages.
Collection: Miscellaneous papers from the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: [Correspondence between William Elmendorf and Jesse Sawyer], Elmendorf.010, 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/377.
Description: Photocopy of extensive notes, sorted by English gloss, on correspondences between Wappo, Proto-Northern Yukian, Yuki, Huchnom, and Coast Yuki vocabulary, including grammatical elements.
Collection: Miscellaneous papers from the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: [Correspondence sets between Wappo, Proto-Northern Yukian, Yuki, Huchnom, and Coast Yuki], Elmendorf.014, 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/14710.
Description: Contains materials by various authors related to the writing and publication of “Another Look at Wappo-Yuki Loans” in Anthropological Linguistics. The materials include photocopies of Elmendorf’s preparatory notes; correspondence between Eleanor Elmendorf and David Rood, between Alice Shepherd and Douglas Parks, and a letter from Alice Shepherd to William Elmendorf; handwritten lists by Alice Shepherd comparing Yuki vocabulary to that of Northern Pomo, Yurok, Esselen, and Yana; other miscellaneous notes and a handout by Elmendorf; five drafts of the manuscript, including one edited by Catherine Callaghan; correspondence related to the paper’s publication in Anthropological Linguistics; and a draft of an obituary for William Elmendorf which was intended for publication in the SSILA newsletter.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: [Drafts and correspondence related to “Another Look at Wappo-Yuki Loans”], Shepherd.002.009, in "Alice Shepherd Papers on Yukian Languages", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/14721.
Description: Contains an abstract of a paper submitted to the Haas Festival Conference (June 1986); one typed and one handwritten draft with editing; correspondence with Jesse Sawyer about the paper; notes related to the paper; a copy of the draft and original letters sent to Alice Shepherd; and an offprint of the published paper.
Collection: Miscellaneous papers from the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: [Drafts, notes, and correspondence about "A Preliminary Analysis of Yukian Root Structure"], Elmendorf.012, 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/14708.
Description: Contains 43 file slips with vocabulary, one loose sheet of handwritten notes, one typed sheet titled "The Relationships between Wappo and Yuki," a three-page handout from William Elmendorf with notes called "Yukian Pronouns," a program for the Conference on Hokan Languages, 1970 April 23-25 at University of California, San Diego, with extensive notes, two photocopied sheets with vocabulary dated 06-29-78, and a three-page handout by Charles N. Li and Sandra A. Thompson titled "The Causative in Wappo: A Special Case of Doubling."
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: [Miscellaneous notes and papers on Wappo and Yuki], Sawyer.108, in "Jesse O. Sawyer Papers on Yukian Languages", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/14705.
Description: Contains materials related to the publication of Sawyer's "Wappo Notes" as Survey Report 7, "Wappo Studies." Contains letter from Alice Shepherd to William Shipley; letter with photocopied and handwritten notes on a draft from William Elmendorf to Alice Shepherd; a letter and edited draft from Shirley Silver; and a draft edited by Elmendorf.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: [Notes, drafts, and correspondence related to "Wappo Studies," Survey Report 7], Sawyer.107, in "Jesse O. Sawyer Papers on Yukian Languages", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/14704.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: [Schlichter dissertation correspondence], Shepherd.002.007, in "Alice Shepherd Papers on Yukian Languages", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/14725.
Description: Photocopy of a comparative list of roots in Wappo and Northern Yukian languages, original dated August 1985. Includes correspondence from Elmendorf to Jesse Sawyer dated October 1, 1985. From Sawyer's collection.
Collection: Miscellaneous papers from the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: [Summary of Wappo and Northern Yukian correspondences], Elmendorf.005, 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/362.
Description: Comparative lists of roots in Wappo and Northern Yukian languages. One typescript (1 p.) dated 24 February, 1965 and photocopied pages (originals dated November 1983). Includes correspondence from Elmendorf to Jesse Sawyer dated December 6, 1983. From Sawyer's collection.
Collection: Miscellaneous papers from the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: [Summary of Wappo and Northern Yukian correspondences], Elmendorf.004, 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/358.
Description: Mimeographed list of resemblances between Yuki, Wappo, Yurok, and Wiyot.
Collection: Miscellaneous papers from the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: [Table of Yukian and Algic correspondences], Elmendorf.007, 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/369.
Description: Photocopy of two tables showing Wappo and Yuki pronominal sets.
Collection: Miscellaneous papers from the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: [Yuki and Wappo pronominal paradigms], Elmendorf.006, 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/367.
Description: Materials related to comparing vocabulary of Yukian languages to other languages and language families. Contains a map, handout, and list comparing Yukian with Ritwan; a photocopy of handwritten notes titled "Uto-Aztecan and Yukian Lexical Parallels"; a photocopy of a handout titled "Yukian Sharings" with annotations by Victor Golla and presented at the 1984 Hokan-Penutian Workshop at University of California, Berkeley; a photocopy of a handwritten draft of a handout for the 1986 Haas Festival titled "Some Utian-Yukian Resemblant Forms" by William Elmendorf and Catherine Callaghan; and a photocopy of handwritten notes titled "Resemblant Forms - Miwok : Yukian (Draft)." (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 Elmendorf.013.pdf. The original full resolution scans are collected in Elmendorf.013.zip. Metadata pertaining to each scanned image is compiled in the tab-separated text file Elmendorf.013-image_metadata.txt.)
Collection: Miscellaneous papers from the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: [Yukian comparative lists], Elmendorf.013, in "Miscellaneous papers from the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X2HD7SMK.
Description: Contains two letters from William Elmendorf to Alice Schlichter related to his paper “Features of Yukian Pronominal Structure,” of which there are two typed copies annotated by Alice Shepherd.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: [“Features of Yukian Pronominal Structure” with notes and correspondence], Shepherd.002.005, in "Alice Shepherd Papers on Yukian Languages", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/14724.
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