Gertrude P. Kurath recordings of Native American songs, 1953-1954

Summary

Creator:

Kurath, Gertrude Prokosch.

Abstract:

The Kurath collection includes two field recordings entitled, "Michigan Indian Hymns" and "Michigan Indian Native Songs", produced by Gertrude P. Kurath from 1953-1954. A copy of Kurath's transcript for "Religious Customs of Modern Michigan Algonquians" is also included in the collection.

Extent:

0.2 linear feet
1 audiotape
1.92 GB (online)

Language:

English
Ojibwa

Call Number:

2008043 Aa 2

Authors:

Finding aid created by Alexa Hagen in 2016.

Background

Scope and Content:

This collection includes two field recordings, "Michigan Indian Hymns" and "Michigan Indian Native Songs", recorded by Gertrude P. Kurath from 1953-1954. It also includes a copy of the transcript for "Religious Customs of Modern Michigan Algonquians" written and researched by Kurath.

Biographical / Historical:

Gertrude Prokosch Kurath (1903-1992), was a dancer and researcher of ethnomusicology and dance ethnography conducting fieldwork within Native American communities throughout the United States and Canada. She wrote and lectured on dance and music and performed under the name "Tula". In 1962, she founded the Dance Research Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology (donor no. 9273 ), in February, 2008.

Processing information:

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Accruals:

No further additions to the collection are expected.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Related

Additional Descriptive Data:

Related Material

Kurath's archives are housed within the Cross-Cultural Center Resources Collection at Arizona State University's Herberger Institute School of Dance. The finding aid can be accessed by following this link: http://www.ccdr.org/resources.html.

Alternative Form Available:

Digitization: The Library has undertaken the digitization of a number of sound recordings within this collection. The resulting audio files are available for playback only in the Bentley Library Reading Room. Links to item images and additional information are available within this finding aid. Original sound recordings are only available for staff use.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Indians of North America -- Michigan.
Indians of North America -- Music.

Formats:

Sound recordings.

Names:

Kurath, Gertrude Prokosch.