Plateau Center for American Indian Studies

Finding American Indian Collections at WSU

 

Nez Perce Music Archive, 1897-1974 (listening copy).

 

Department Location at WSU

Kemble Stout Music Listening Library
Kimbrough Music Building, Room 360
P.O. Box 645300
Pullman, WA 99164-5300

Music Library home page: http://libarts.wsu.edu/music/facilities/ksmll.htm
Phone: 509-335-3308
Description

These cassettes were produced from original recordings in various formats, including wax cylinders, discs, reel-to-reel audio tape, and audio cassette.

A published guide is available for this collection: Olsen, Loran. Guide to the Nez Perce Music Archive: an annotated listing of songs and musical selections spanning the period 1897-1974. Pullman, WA: Washington State University School of Music and Theatre Arts, 1989. The full text of this guide is available electronically through the Washington State University Research Exchange in .pdf format at http://hdl.handle.net/2376/1023 (choose "View/Open" to open the .pdf file).
Subjects or Keywords

Nez Perce Indians--Music
Nez Perce Indians--social life and customs
Indians of North America--Music
Alice C. Fletcher Collection, 1897 and 1900
H. J. Spinden Collection, 1907
Edward S. Curtis Collection, 1909
Thurlow Lieurance Collection
M. R. Harrington Collection, 1929
Sam Morris Collection, 1909-1912
Willard Rhodes Collection, 1947
LaMonte West Collection, 1956
Marcus Ware Collection, 1960
Anthony Thomas Collection, 1962
William Elmendorf Collection, 1962
Sven Liljeblad Collection, 1961
Type of Material

Audio cassettes (sound recordings).
Collection Number (when available)

C265
Extent/volume (linear feet, number of items, etc.)

17 audio cassettes.
Source or Provenance


More Information

An information sheet about the Nez Perce Music Archive is available here: http://hdl.handle.net/2376/1960
Access Use and Information

This collection is available for research use. For information about access to these recordings, please contact the Kemble Stout Music Listening Library.

Restriction: reproduction is not permitted.
Related Collections (when available)

Related materials, including some of the original recordings, field notes, and research materials, are available in Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections:

Judy Jones. Nez Perce Music Fieldwork Materials, 1988-1995; Cage 636
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cg636.htm

Loran Olsen. Papers, 1960-1993; Cage 658
http://www.wsulibs.wsu.edu/holland/masc/finders/cg658.htm

The Sam Morris Collection was issued on two compact discs by the Northwest Interpretive Association in 1995. These are available through Media Materials and Reserves, WSU Libraries, on the ground floor of the Terrell Library. See the Griffin online catalog for more information.

 


 

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