Songs, 1935-1955, of the Nootka Indians of Western Vancouver Island 1935-1955

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Songs, 1935-1955, of the Nootka Indians of Western Vancouver Island 1935-1955

This collection is music for 97 songs, written by Helen Roberts and Morris Swadesh. Also includes an analytic chart.

0.25 Linear feet, 48 items

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SNAC Resource ID: 6631313

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Swadesh, Morris, 1909-1967

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James M. Crawford was a linguist who mainly studied Native American languages, including Cocopa, Yuchi, and Mobilian trade language. He came to the field of linguistics halfway through his lifetime after pursuing a career in forestry in the West and Southwest. After receiving his PhD in 1966 from the University of California at Berkeley, he returned to his birthplace, Georgia, where he taught in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Georgia at Athens. From the guide to t...

Roberts, Helen H. (Helen Heffron), 1888-1985

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Roberts (1888-1985) was an ethnomusicologist and a pioneer in ethnographic field documentation. From the description of Helen Heffron Roberts collection, 1929-1949. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37992655 Helen Heffron Roberts was a songwriter. From the description of Songs, 1935-1955, of the Nootka Indians of Western Vancouver Island. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173466206 From the guide to the Songs, 1935-1955, of the Nootka Indi...