Friday night, parts 1 and 2. Singers: Albert Waters, Lamont Brown, Harry Buffalohead, Louis Fan Fan, Therman Waters, Doug No Ear, Morris Lookout, Adam LeClair, Meta Collins, Alice Fan Fan, Zore Buffalohead, Alice Little Cook, Edith Waters, Bessie LeClair, Jemmy Collins, Joe Rush, Joe Pratt. (Mono/90 minutes).
Scope and Contents
Sound recordings of Ponca and other Native American songs collected by Tony Isaacs and Jim Steiner while making a documentary film about the Poncas. Includes recordings of peyote and other religious ceremonies. All of the recordings are on seven-inch tape reels, recorded monaural at 7 1/2 inches per second, on one or both sides. Nine of the reels record a June 1965 Grey Horse ceremony; six reels are of a Pawhuska meeting later the same month; six reels record Memorial Day dances in May of 1965; and three reels are of a Ponca Peyote meeting. the remainder of the reels are varied and include songs from other plains Indian tribes.
Dates
- Creation: Jul 1986; rev. Jul 1992; rev. Jul 1997.
Language
These materials are predominantly in Ponca.
Access
This material is open for research use by any registered reader.
Extent
From the Collection: 6 boxes (44 reels and accompanying compact discs in 6 cd boxes. )
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
2933 E. 6th St
Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
(918) 631-2496
speccoll@utulsa.edu