1954-3 Yakutat
name: label: Collection Creator
content: De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004
label: Collection Creator
content: McClellan, Catharine
label: Collection Creator
content: Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
label: Collection Creator
content: Guédon, Marie Françoise
label: Collection Creator
content: Emmons, George Thornton
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content: Frederica de Laguna papers
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content: Frederica de Laguna papers / Series 12: Sound Recordings
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content: March 27-May 23, 1954
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content: Reel 8
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content: National Anthropological Archives
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content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Yakutat

Emma Ellis

Tlingit. Yakutat Alaska. 1954-3

Reel 3, Side 1 (full)

Not transcribed A. Kagwantan mourning song (men killed in war with cX'At‛qwan)

Emma Ellis 3/27/54 (later said by her to be incorrect)

Not transcribed B. S'ełt‛in's Marriage Song, given to kawantan

Emma Ellis 3/27/54

C. tłukwaXAdi Song --sung after passing safely under Alsek Ice.

Emma Ellis 3/27/54

D. Corrected Version of Kagwantan Mourning Song [A]

Emma Ellis 4/17/54

E. Song composed by Gutcda's Song, qacdjaq, to kagwantan-yAtx'i

Emma Ellis 4/17/54

F. Emma Ellis' Own Song to teqwedi-yAtx'I, with third verse just then composed to FdeL.

E. E. 5/11/54

G. Fanny Williams, cawAt x'it's, song to tł'uknaXAdi-yAtx'i

Louise Peterson 5/16/54

Side 2

A. Peace Song for Frank Italio 5/7/54

B. Coming-in Song of cankuqedi

Frank Italio 5/7/54

C. Dance Song of cAnkuqedi --Frank Italio 5/7/54

D. Similar Song

E. Sitting Down song --cAnkuqedi --Same as Side 1, C.

F. Sitting down song --cAnkuqedi --frank Italio 5/7/54

G. Sitka Peace Song, to Xas'hItan-yAtx'I (a) and t‛inedi-yAtx'I (b)

Frank Italio 5/7/54

H. tłUknaXAdi song for Raven House Post

Mrs. Frank Dick 5/17/54

I Teasing Song for a boy-- about Raven women.

Minnie Johnson 5/23/54

J. Teasing Song for a girl --referring to Leslie Milton & Susie Abraham, because sung for Minnie's grandchildren, Beverley & Becky Bremner, who are also kagwantan-yAtx'i

Minnie Johnson 5/23/54

K. blind Dave's Song when Annie George's Brother died

Annie George 5/23/54

L. Pet song for their children, Mr. and Mrs. Sam George

Annie George 5/23/54