Tuscarora Indian Material

Mss.Rec.9

Date: 1950-1951 | Size: 6 reel(s)

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Abstract

Recorded at the Tuscarora Reservation in Niagara County, New York from December 1950 to January 1951. Consists of Tuscarora vocabulary, paradigms, and stories regarding tribal history told in Tuscarora only.

Digital objects note

This collection contains digital materials that are available in the APS Digital Library. Links to these materials are provided with context in the inventory of this finding aid. A general listing of digital objects may also be found here.

Collection Information

Physical description

6 sound tape reels (3 hr., 14 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono ; 7 in.

Provenance

Donated by William Reyburn in 1951. This material was recorded with the assistance of a Phillips Fund grant.

Processing information

Collection digitized and cataloged by Brian Carpenter during the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funded audio digitization project, 2008-2014.

Related material

Translations and transcriptions can be found in the ACLS Collection (Mss.497.3.B63c), item I1f.1.

Indexing Terms

Genre(s)

Sound recordings

Subject(s)

Indian Defense League of America
Indians of North America -- Migrations
Migration, Internal -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Military service, Voluntary -- United States
Six Nations -- History
Tuscarora Indians -- History
Tuscarora language

Detailed Inventory

Tape 1			Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
01-01 Reyburn, William D.. Johnson, Arthur. Tuscarora vocabulary	1950-12-24	1 .mp3 ; 00:32:15	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Sound tape reel) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording. General physical description: 00:32:15 Geographic Name(s): Tuscarora Nation Reservation (N.Y.) Subject(s): Tuscarora language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:4142
Tape 2			Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
02-01 Rickard, Clinton, 1882-1971. Reyburn, William D.. Tuscarora vocabulary and paradigms [1 of 4]	1950-12-27	1 .mp3 ; 00:33:19	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Sound tape reel) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording. General physical description: 00:33:19 Geographic Name(s): Tuscarora Nation Reservation (N.Y.) Subject(s): Tuscarora language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:4135
Tape 3			Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
03-01 Rickard, Clinton, 1882-1971. Reyburn, William D.. Tuscarora vocabulary and paradigms [2 of 4]	1950-12-27	1 .mp3 ; 00:33:23	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Sound tape reel) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording. General physical description: 00:33:23 Geographic Name(s): Tuscarora Nation Reservation (N.Y.) Subject(s): Tuscarora language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:4132
Tape 4			Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
04-01 Rickard, Clinton, 1882-1971. Reyburn, William D.. Tuscarora vocabulary and paradigms [3 of 4]	1951-01-01	1 .mp3 ; 00:28:20	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Sound tape reel) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording. General physical description: 00:28:20 Geographic Name(s): Tuscarora Nation Reservation (N.Y.) Subject(s): Tuscarora language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:4136
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05-01 Rickard, Clinton, 1882-1971. Reyburn, William D.. Tuscarora vocabulary and paradigms [4 of 4]	1951-01-04	1 .mp3 ; 00:33:21	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Sound tape reel) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording. General physical description: 00:33:21 Geographic Name(s): Tuscarora Nation Reservation (N.Y.) Subject(s): Tuscarora language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:4133
Tape 6			Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
06-01 Rickard, Clinton, 1882-1971. Reyburn, William D.. A Tuscarora text	1951-01-08	1 .mp3 ; 00:07:43	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Topic of text unclear from documentation. May be about the Salt War in New York State. In Tuscarora only. Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Sound tape reel) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording. General physical description: 00:07:43 Geographic Name(s): Tuscarora Nation Reservation (N.Y.) Subject(s): Tuscarora language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:4144
06-02 Rickard, Clinton, 1882-1971. Reyburn, William D.. The participation of the Tuscaroras in the War of 1812	1951-01-08	1 .mp3 ; 00:06:26	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
In Tuscarora only. Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Sound tape reel) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording. General physical description: 00:06:26 Geographic Name(s): Tuscarora Nation Reservation (N.Y.) Subject(s): United States -- History -- War of 1812; Tuscarora Indians -- History; Tuscarora language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:4141
06-03 Rickard, Clinton, 1882-1971. Reyburn, William D.. The enlistment in Philadelphia of a group of Tuscarora soldiers	1951-01-08	1 .mp3 ; 00:03:19	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
In Tuscarora only. Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Sound tape reel) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording. General physical description: 00:03:19 Geographic Name(s): Tuscarora Nation Reservation (N.Y.) Subject(s): Military service, Voluntary -- United States; Recruiting and enlistment; Tuscarora language; Tuscarora Indians -- History Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:4143
06-04 Rickard, Clinton, 1882-1971. Reyburn, William D.. The trip of the Tuscaroras to Kansas and the subsequent activities of the informant's grandfather and Captain Kyusik with a group of Sioux Indians following the Mexican War	1951-01-08	1 .mp3 ; 00:07:17	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
Narrative told in Tuscarora only. Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Sound tape reel) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording. General physical description: 00:07:17 Geographic Name(s): Tuscarora Nation Reservation (N.Y.) Subject(s): Migration, Internal -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Tuscarora language; Tuscarora Indians -- History; Dakota Indians; Indians of North America -- Migrations Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:4140
06-05 Rickard, Clinton, 1882-1971. Reyburn, William D.. How Washington appealed to the Iroquois Nation to aid the Thirteen Colonies in the Revolutionary War; Promises made by General Washington to the Six Nations	1951-01-08	1 .mp3 ; 00:03:14	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
In Tuscarora only. Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Sound tape reel) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording. General physical description: 00:03:14 Geographic Name(s): Tuscarora Nation Reservation (N.Y.) Subject(s): Six Nations -- History; Tuscarora language; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783; Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Relations with Indians Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:4134
06-06 Rickard, Clinton, 1882-1971. Reyburn, William D.. The story of the Indian Defense League of America	1951-01-08	1 .mp3 ; 00:05:29	Request File for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this File
The speaker was a Grand President of the Indian Defense League of America. In Tuscarora only. Location of originals: This file is a compressed, digitized version of the original. The APS Library maintains the original format (Sound tape reel) as well as an uncompressed digitized version of this recording. General physical description: 00:05:29 Geographic Name(s): Tuscarora Nation Reservation (N.Y.) Subject(s): Indian Defense League of America; Tuscarora Indians -- History; Tuscarora language Access digital object: http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/fedora/repository/audio:4145