Historical information:Eero Vihman (1927-2000) was a linguist who specialized in the study of Pomoan languages. He left his native Estonia in 1944, arriving in the United States in 1952. In 1964 he joined the graduate program in linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, conducting fieldwork on Northern and Central Pomo in 1966-1967.
Scope and content:The Papers document Vihman's research on Pomoan languages from the mid-1960s to the mid-1970s, notably field notes from his 1966-1967 work on Northern Pomo. His main Northern Pomo consultants were Annie Lake and Edna Guerrero, with some additional material provided by Angelina Campbell; he also collected Central Pomo material from Frances Jack. Also included in the collection are Vihman's comparative notes on other Pomoan languages compiled from a variety of sources, and several draft chapters of a grammar of Northern Pomo.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Edna Guerrero, Annie Lake, and Eero Vihman. Eero Vihman Papers on the Northern Pomo Language, Vihman, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X26W9803.
Associated materials:Audio recordings associated with the Papers are in the Berkeley Language Center, Berkeley, California (LA 25). Some materials are copies of notebooks included in the Abraham M. Halpern Papers on Pomoan Languages (MSS Halpern).
Historical information:Robert Louis Oswalt, Pomoan language scholar, received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1964. His fieldwork on Kashaya (Southwestern Pomo) began in 1957 and led to his dissertation, A Kashaya Grammar, and the publication of the book Kashaya Texts in 1964. Dr. Oswalt continued to work on Pomoan languages until 2005, conducting fieldwork on Kashaya, Southern Pomo, Northeastern Pomo, Northern Pomo, and Central Pomo and exploring the historical relationships within the Pomoan family. The Kashaya and Southern Pomo dictionaries that Dr. Oswalt compiled during his decades of fieldwork on those languages were never published.
Scope and content:These Papers document the linguistic work of Robert Oswalt, including his fieldwork on Pomoan languages and Yuki, Kru-Gbato, Aleut, and Bribri, his research on historical linguistics and other linguistic topics, and his professional activities. The papers include field notebooks containing vocabulary and elicited sentences for Kashaya, Southern Pomo, Northeastern Pomo, Northern Pomo and Central Pomo, with additional longer texts in Kashaya and Southern Pomo, vocabulary file slips for Kashaya, Southern Pomo, and Central Pomo, as well as notes on grammar and Pomoan cognates. His primary consultants for Kashaya were Essie Parrish and Bernice Scott Torrez, and his Kashaya consultants also included David Antone, Violet Parrish Chappelle, Gladys James Gonzales, Allen James, Herman James, Mary James, Milton (Bun) Lucas, Vana Lawson, Kate Marando, Julia Pinola Marrufo, Sidney Parrish, Laura Fish Somersall, and Vivian Wilder. His primary consultants for Southern Pomo were Elsie Allen and Elizabeth Dollar and his Southern Pomo consultants also included Olive Fulwilder Effie Mabel Luff, Lucy Andrews Macy, and Laura Fish Somersall. His Northeastern Pomo consultants included Oscar McDaniel and Sharky Moore, his Northern Pomo consultants included Annie Lake and Edna Guerrero, and his Central Pomo consultants included Salome Bartlett Alcantra, Frank Luff, and Clara Williams. He conducted Aleut fieldwork with consultant Kathryn Seller and Bribri fieldwork with consultant Guillermina Nelson-Rodrigues. His consultants for Yuki included Arthur Anderson and Bill Frank. The Papers include oral histories collected from linguist Abraham Halpern and Pomoan language consultants Essie Parrish, Elizabeth Dollar, Elsie Allen as well as photocopies of Kashaya and Southern Pomo genealogical and census records and other documents and material related to Pomoan languages, ethnography, and history. Research notes and photocopies of materials on methods for historical linguistics and several other linguistic topics are also contained in the Papers. Drafts of manuscripts and conference handouts created during Dr. Oswalt's career, including incomplete drafts of his Kashaya dictionary, are also included in the collection.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Elsie Allen, Elizabeth Dollar, Edna Guerrero, Achora Hanyava, Annie Lake, Milton "Bun" Lucas, Oscar McDaniel, Sharky Moore, Essie Parrish, Bernice Scott Torrez, Clara Williams, and Robert L. Oswalt. Robert Louis Oswalt Papers on Pomoan Languages, Oswalt, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X2C24TDG.
Associated materials:Audio recordings associated with the Papers are in the Berkeley Language Center, Berkeley, California (LA 98).
Historical information:Samuel Alfred Barrett (1879-1965) was born in Conway, Arkansas. He studied Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley and became the first student to complete a doctorate under Alfred Kroeber in 1908. During his time as a graduate student (circa 1902-1908) Barrett conducted ethnographic and linguistic fieldwork among several California communities. After graduating, he accompanied the George G. Heye expedition and conducted fieldwork among the Cayapa of Ecuador. Barrett held the position of Curator of Anthropology at the Milwaukee Public Museum from 1909-1920, and subsequently served as the museum's director from 1920-1940.
Scope and content:The Papers include field notes, texts, file slips and notes on ethnological and linguistic topics, chiefly relating to Barrett's field work in California and Ecuador. The largest amount of material relates to texts and dictionaries in several Pomoan languages. Cayapa material includes word lists and a draft of a grammar. The Papers also include vocabulary and ethnographic notes on Eskimo, Karuk, Maidu, Patwin, Tsimshian, Wappo, Wintu, Yokuts and Yuki. Consultants include Jo Bill, Josie Buck, Bill Fetch, Bill James, Jim Murphy, Bob Pat, and four consultants identified by first name: Tall River Jack, Big Dick, Idaho Pete and Fernando.
Repository: Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Preferred citation: Bill James, Jim Murphy, Bob Pat, and S.A. Barrett. Samuel Alfred Barrett Papers, Barrett, Survey of California and Other Indian Languages, University of California, Berkeley, http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7297/X2X63JTH.
Scope and content:Linguistic field recordings: stories; linguistic data; songs/chants
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: S.A. Barrett. The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings, PHM 41, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/collection/11041.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: A Siletz Song, Sung for Religious Dream Dance, Barrett #103, 24-1502, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13477.
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Description:Keeling catalog note: "This tape contains two renditions of the same song. The second of these, 24-1456b (0'53"), was actually recorded first, as the last item on cylinder 14-1031b (Barrett #37). Since the cylinder was filled before completion of the song, the item was re-recorded on 14-1033 (Barrett #39), which appears here as 24-1456a (1'16")." Original cylinders 14-1031b and 14-1033. 180 speed.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Acorn Song (lal hanp), Barrett #37, 24-1456, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13431.
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Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Acorn Song (lal hanp), Barrett #37, 24-1455, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13430.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Acorn Song (lal hanp), Barrett #38, 24-1457, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13432.
Description:Museum (14- Catalogue) note: "This was sung in the spring to provide and abundance of acorns. It was never sung with dancing and was usually sung by one person. This song is distinct from the other ceremonies refered to above." Keeling catalog note: "Whether this item was to be sung by one person alone or in the context of a collective ceremony is not clear." Distributed on California Indian Music Project, North-central region, tape 1, side A. Original cylinder 14-418. 150 speed.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Acorn Song (turva xe), 24-959, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13568.
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Description:Museum (14- Catalogue) note: "This was sung in the spring to provide and abundance of acorns. It was never sung with dancing and was usually sung by one person. This song is distinct from the other ceremonies refered to above." Distributed on California Indian Music Project, North-central region, tape 1, side A. Original cylinder 14-417. 150 speed.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Acorn Song (turva xe), 24-958, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13567.
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Description:Museum (14- Catalogue) note: "This was sung in the spring to provide and abundance of acorns. It was never sung with dancing and was usually sung by one person. This song is distinct from the other ceremonies refered to above." Distributed on California Indian Music Project, North-central region, tape 1, side A. Original cylinder 14-424. 150 speed.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Acorn Song (turva xe), 24-965, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13574.
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Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Acorn Song for Acorn Dance, Barrett #13, 24-1404, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13379.
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Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Acorn Song for Acorn Dance, Barrett #13, 24-1403, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13378.
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Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Acorn Song, Barrett #28, 24-1443, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13418.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Acorn Song, Barrett #28, 24-1444, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13419.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Acorn Song, Barrett #28, 24-1445, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13420.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Acorn Song, Barrett #29, 24-1446, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13421.
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Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Acorn Song, Barrett #29, 24-1447, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13422.
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Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Acorn Song, Barrett #7, 24-1387, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13362.
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Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Acorn Song, Barrett #7, 24-1390, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13365.
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Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Acorn Song, Barrett #7, 24-1389, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13364.
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Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Acorn Song, Barrett #7, 24-1388, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13363.
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Description:Keeling catalog note: "Song was partially recorded as last item on cylinder 14-1001 (0'26"), then recorded again as first item on 14-1002 (0'34")." Original cylinders 14-1001e and 14-1002a. 180 speed.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Acorn Song, Barrett #7 and #8, 24-1391, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13366.
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Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Acorn Song, Barrett #8, 24-1392, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13367.
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Description:Museum catalog note: "The Ball Game does not seem to be described in Barrett's study of the Hesi Ceremony (1919)." Distributed on California Indian Music Project, North-central region, tape 2, side A. Original cylinder 14-1497. 150 speed.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Ball Game speech (tuni) for Hesi Ceremony, Barrett #7, 24-1941, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13546.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Bear Song, sung by doctor over person bitten by bear, Barrett #27, 24-1440, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13415.
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Preferred citation: Big Head song, Barrett #4, 24-1377, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13352.
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Preferred citation: Big Head song, Barrett #4, 24-1378, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13353.
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Description:Museum (14- Catalogue) note: "14-1509 [24-1952] through 14-1415 [24-1957] are a series of speeches made by shaman on last day of the Hesi Ceremony, delivered from time to time during the main part of the ceremony." Keeling catalog note: "The text is described in Barrett (1919b:468-470)." Distributed on California Indian Music Project, North-central region, tape 2, side A. Original cylinder 14-1510. 150 speed.
Repository: Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Preferred citation: Bole Ho oration, Barrett #20, 24-1953, in "The Samuel Barrett collection of California Indian sound recordings", Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, http://cla.berkeley.edu/item/13560.
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