Music Recording (Collection)George Herzog and Harry Hoijer collection of Navajo cylinder recordings
Main title
- George Herzog and Harry Hoijer collection of Navajo cylinder recordings [sound recording].
Published/Created
- 1929.
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Description
- 682 sound cylinders (34 hours) ; 4 in.
- 132 sound cylinders ; 4 in.
Rights advisory
- Duplication of sound recordings may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Access advisory
- Collection is open for research. Access to recordings may be restricted. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact
Local shelving no.
- RKF 2449-3130 (cylinders)
- RKF 4378-4509 (duplicate cylinders)
- LWO 8830 r 1-16, 2A
- AFS 21294-21309; AFS 21317
- AFC 1972/049
Related names
Performer
- Various singers and speakers.
Summary
- Collection of field recordings of Navajo Creation and Nightway songs, originally recorded by George Herzog and Harry Hoijer in 1929. The first 110 cylinders in the series are songs by Klah, who was recorded in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, by George Herzog, in September 1929. The cylinders were received by exchange from the Mary C. Wheelwright Museum in 1972. Cylinders identified as 110b through 549 are songs from the Creation series recorded by Herzog and Harry Hoijer; the remainder are songs of the Navajo Nightway. In addition to their numerical sequence, many of the cylinders are incised with the numbers of the songs contained in the recording. The original cylinders were sent to Berlin for copying in the 1930s; these cylinders constitute some of the copies made there. The cylinders were received by exchange from the Mary C. Wheelwright Museum in 1972.
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Notes
- Library of Congress duplication project, 1980s, Federal Cylinder Project. Originals on 682 sound cylinders, 4 in., some cylinders broken. An additional 132 sound cylinders are duplicates and were not copied onto preservation tape reels.
- Recorded at Pagosa Springs, Colorado by George Herzog in September 1929.
- George Herzog's papers are in the Archives of Traditional Music, Indiana University, Bloomington.
- In Navajo.
- Federal Cylinder Project (Washington, D.C.: American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, 1984), volume 1, p. 76.
Acquisition source
- Mary C. Wheelwright Museum; Exchange; 1972.
Cite as
- George Herzog and Harry Hoijer collection of Navajo cylinder recordings (AFC 1972/049), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Additional formats
- Preservation tape reels LWO 8830 r 1-16, 2A. Washington, D.C. Library of Congress, 198u. 17 sound tape reels ; analog, 7 1/2 ips, mono. ; 10 in.
LCCN
- 2014655592
Language code
- nav
Geographic area code
- n-us-co n-ust--
Repository
- Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
Type of material
- Music Recording (Collection)
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- American Folklife Center (Jefferson, LJG53)
