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also includes Sawyer's notes and linguistic data from other languages of California taken from various published and unpublished sources.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).
Scope and content:Linguistic field recordings: songs/chants
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Jim Brown, Lawrence E. Dawson, and Frank Norick. The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings, PHM 11, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/collection/11011.
Scope and content:Linguistic field recordings: linguistic data; songs/chants
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Ivan Hansen and Lawrence E. Dawson. The Lawrence E. Dawson collection of Panamint and Indigenous Mexican sound recordings, PHM 24, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/collection/11024.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Another Shake-Head Song of my Grandfather's Grandfather's (Huba hu, ye'e), 24-156.8, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11203.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Ball Dance Song from my home (Lul me, lulul melu), 24-156.9, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11202.
Description:This song is also heard at Grindstone and is Wintun Style (from collector's notes). Title above is given by Brown on the tape. The collector's notes label it "Dance song for the Tuya or Bighead Dance of the Bole Ceremony." Distributed on California Indian Music Project, North-central region, tape 16, side A.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Bullhead Dance Song from Sulphur Bank, 24-156.3, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11208.
Description:Twelve pamphlets on topics related to the history, ethnography, and biography of California Indians. Issued by the Book Club of California. Includes undated letter to Sawyer from Jack Werner Stauffacher of Greenwood Press.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: California Indian keepsakes, Sawyer.105, in "Jesse O. Sawyer Papers on Yukian Languages", Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/2597.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Coming-Out Song for start of Dance (Ho'oi ho'oi ho), 24-156.7, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11204.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Dance Song (Owe henne), 24-156.12, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11227.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Dance Song (Yoi ho, ie ho), 24-156.11, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11228.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Final song for the Bole Ceremony (Nui we), 24-156.18, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11221.
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Preferred citation: Fire Song (Yu'u hule u'u), 24-156.19, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11220.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Fire Song (wile na wi), 24-156.20, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11218.
Description:The Fire Song would be accompanied by the cocoon rattle in actual context. Also, such a dance song would normally be sung by two singers who spell on another as they tire and by a group of (4-6) shouters who sing the rhythm chorus and add "how ha!" at the end of each song. The dance songs are usually accompanied by a log foot drum mounted in the dance house floor (here substituted by pounding on the kitchen table at Brown's house) as well as split-stick clappers held by the two singers. While singing this, the performer would slowly make a circle around the fire and center pole carrying and using his cocoon rattle (from collectors' notes). Meighan and Riddell (1972) is the best single source on the Bole-Maru cult, even though its focus is on more westerly versions of it. Distributed on California Indian Music Project, North-central region, tape 16, side A.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Fire Song for the Bighead Dance, 24-156.2, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11219.
Description:This was Brown's Grandfather's song (from the collectors' notes). Distributed on California Indian Music Project, North-central region, tape 16, side A.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Fire Song for the Bighead Dance (Yu'u hule u'u), 24-156.6, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11205.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Grass Game Song (Gadachi yame), 24-156.22, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11216.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Grass Game Song (Hane we howenne ya), 24-156.21, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11217.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Grass Game Song (Heai nenno wene), 24-156.24, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11214.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Grass Game Song (Ume ainea), 24-156.23, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11215.
Description:This tape was one of three cassette originals purchased by Larry Dawson while traveling in Mexico in the 1970s. It contains various musical types but no documentation.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Indian music from Tenehapa village, 24-406, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson collection of Panamint and Indigenous Mexican sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11628.
Description:This tape was one of three cassette originals purchased by Larry Dawson while traveling in Mexico in the 1970s. It contains various musical types but no documentation.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Indian music from Tenehapa village, 24-404, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson collection of Panamint and Indigenous Mexican sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11626.
Description:This tape was one of three cassette originals purchased by Larry Dawson while traveling in Mexico in the 1970s. It is currently unplayable because cassette mechanism is jammed or stuck.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Indian music from Tenehapa village, 24-405, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson collection of Panamint and Indigenous Mexican sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11627.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Six Panamint (Koso) Indian songs, 24-155, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson collection of Panamint and Indigenous Mexican sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11625.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Song for Dado dancer of Bole Ceremony (Henu yih u henu yin u), 24-156.29, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11209.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Song for Dado of Bole Ceremony, 24-156.27, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11211.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Song for Tuya dancer in Bole Ceremony (Kaiyo ha), 24-156.26, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11212.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Song for Tuya dancer of Bole Ceremony (Yule yule'e), 24-156.28, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11210.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Song for the Dado dancer in the Bole Ceremony, 24-156.17, in "The Lawrence E. Dawson and Frank Norick collection of Southeastern Pomo sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/11222.
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