Jim Steiner-Tony Isaacs collection of sound recordings of Ponca and other Indian songs, 1961-1965
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: 1961 - 1965
Language
These materials are predominantly in Ponca.
Access
This material is open for research use by any registered reader.
Use and Copyright
This material is owned by the University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections. Unpublished materials are under copyright to the heirs of the performers. Therefore, permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from both the repository and the copyright holder.
In adherence to Ponca custom, the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma holds exclusive rights to all Ponca music and the license authority for control of its use by its sovereign authority. The inherent copyright held by the tribe is protected by trust agreement with the United States Congress. The University of Tulsa will not reproduce any portion of the Steiner-Isaacs Ponca song collection without permission of the tribal council.
Extent
6 boxes (44 reels and accompanying compact discs in 6 cd boxes. )
Physical Location
Collection shelved on the 3rd floor.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase
Source
- Isaacs, Tony (Person)
- Steiner, Jim (Person)
Topical
- Indians dance -- North America.
- Indians of North America -- Great Plains -- Music.
- Indians of North America -- Music.
- Indians of North America -- Oklahoma -- Music
- Peyote.
- Peyotism -- Songs and music.
- Ponca Indians -- Music.
- Ponca dance.
- Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Tony Isaacs - Jim Steiner collection.
- Title
- Jim Steiner-Tony Isaacs collection of sound recordings of Ponca and other Indian songs, 1961-1965
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sidney F. Huttner
- Date
- 1986 July
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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