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.
Provenance
Donated by William Reyburn in 1951. This material was recorded with the assistance of a Phillips Fund grant.
General physical description
6 sound tape reels (3 hr., 14 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono ; 7 in.
Related material
Translations and transcriptions can be found in the Franz Boas Collection of Materials for American Linguistics collection (Mss.497.3.B63c).
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
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Audio recordings | Request Series | ||
01-01. Johnson, Arthur.
Reyburn, William D..
Tuscarora vocabulary | 1950-12-24 | 1.0 .mp3 ; 00:32:15 | Request 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: | |||
02-01. Reyburn, William D..
Rickard, Clinton, 1882-1971.
Tuscarora vocabulary and paradigms [1 of 4] | 1950-12-27 | 1.0 .mp3 ; 00:33:19 | Request 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: | |||
03-01. Reyburn, William D..
Rickard, Clinton, 1882-1971.
Tuscarora vocabulary and paradigms [2 of 4] | 1950-12-27 | 1.0 .mp3 ; 00:33:23 | Request 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: | |||
04-01. Reyburn, William D..
Rickard, Clinton, 1882-1971.
Tuscarora vocabulary and paradigms [3 of 4] | 1951-01-01 | 1.0 .mp3 ; 00:28:20 | Request 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: | |||
05-01. Reyburn, William D..
Rickard, Clinton, 1882-1971.
Tuscarora vocabulary and paradigms [4 of 4] | 1951-01-04 | 1.0 .mp3 ; 00:33:21 | Request 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: | |||
06-01. Reyburn, William D..
Rickard, Clinton, 1882-1971.
A Tuscarora text | 1951-01-08 | 1.0 .mp3 ; 00:07:43 | Request 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: | |||
06-02. Reyburn, William D..
Rickard, Clinton, 1882-1971.
The participation of the Tuscaroras in the War of 1812 | 1951-01-08 | 1.0 .mp3 ; 00:06:26 | Request 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): Tuscarora Indians--History; Tuscarora language ; United States--History--War of 1812 Access digital object: | |||
06-03. Reyburn, William D..
Rickard, Clinton, 1882-1971.
The enlistment in Philadelphia of a group of Tuscarora soldiers | 1951-01-08 | 1.0 .mp3 ; 00:03:19 | Request 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 Indians--History; Tuscarora language Access digital object: | |||
06-04. Reyburn, William D..
Rickard, Clinton, 1882-1971.
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 | 1.0 .mp3 ; 00:07:17 | Request 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): Dakota Indians; Indians of North America--Migrations; Migration, Internal--United States--History--19th century; Tuscarora Indians--History; Tuscarora language Access digital object: | |||
06-05. Reyburn, William D..
Rickard, Clinton, 1882-1971.
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 | 1.0 .mp3 ; 00:03:14 | Request 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: | |||
06-06. Reyburn, William D..
Rickard, Clinton, 1882-1971.
The story of the Indian Defense League of America | 1951-01-08 | 1.0 .mp3 ; 00:05:29 | Request 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: | |||