1890 Passamaquoddy Phonograph Recordings
1890 Passamaquoddy Phonograph Recordings
This collection features the original Fewkes/Passamaquoddy phonograph recordings and associated fieldnotes, primary materials, and related journal articles.
These are the recordings made during Jesse Walter Fewkes' research trip to Maine in March of 1890. The trip was undertaken so he could test the Edison Phonograph in field conditions, and bring back sample recordings to various groups and universities in Boston before his trip to the Southwest later that year. These recordings were the first ethnographic phongraph recordings ever made, and were pivotal to further fieldwork with the Edison phonograph. After Fewkes' work with the Passamaquoddy, he went on to publish many journal articles and transcriptions of Passamaquoddy stories, which can also be found in this collection.
In this collection
- 1890 Passamaquoddy Phonograph Recordings
Items in Collection:
Digital Heritage
Community
PassamaquoddyCategory
Dances, SongsSummary
Trading Dance/SongDigital Heritage
Community
PassamaquoddyCategory
SongsSummary
Polansuwe Susehp Neptan is the Passamaquoddy translation of Chief Francis Joseph Neptune. This was recorded by Jesse Walter Fewkes as an unidentified song, and later a war song, March 17, SR 18Digital Heritage
Community
PassamaquoddyCategory
Cultural Life, Historic Events, Songs, StoriesSummary
The song of remembrance is the first song on wax cylinder #17 sung by Peter Selmore and recorded by J. Walter Fewkes on the 16 March 1890 in Calais Maine. Digital Heritage
Community
PassamaquoddyCategory
VocabularySummary
Numbers and days of the week spoken by Noel Joseph in 1890 and in 2018 by Dwayne Tomah. SR 08Digital Heritage
Community
PassamaquoddyCategory
Cultural Life, VocabularySummary
Speech, vocabulary items spoken by Noel Joseph and translated by Dwayne Tomah SR 09Digital Heritage
Community
PassamaquoddyCategory
Cultural Life, Vocabulary, StoriesSummary
Passamaquoddy Words of Spirits and other BeingsDigital Heritage
Community
PassamaquoddyCategory
Cultural Life, Stories, SongsSummary
Two versions of the snake dance were recorded by Fewkes. This is SR 05Digital Heritage
Community
PassamaquoddyCategory
Cultural Life, Stories, SongsSummary
Story of the Fisher and the Sable told by Peter Selmore in Calais Maine. SR 14Digital Heritage
Community
American Folklife Center Library of CongressCategory
Dances, SongsSummary
Jesse Walter Fewkes collection of Passamaquoddy cylinder recordings SR04Digital Heritage
Community
American Folklife Center Library of CongressCategory
Dances, SongsSummary
Jesse Walter Fewkes collection of Passamaquoddy cylinder recordings SR05Digital Heritage
Community
American Folklife Center Library of CongressCategory
Dances, SongsSummary
4251:AFC 1972/003: SR20Digital Heritage
Community
American Folklife Center Library of CongressCategory
Dances, SongsSummary
Jesse Walter Fewkes collection of Passamaquoddy cylinder recordings SR26Digital Heritage
Community
American Folklife Center Library of CongressCategory
StoriesSummary
Jesse Walter Fewkes collection of Passamaquoddy cylinder recordings SR31Digital Heritage
Community
American Folklife Center Library of CongressCategory
StoriesSummary
Jesse Walter Fewkes collection of Passamaquoddy cylinder recordings SR10Digital Heritage
Community
American Folklife Center Library of CongressCategory
StoriesSummary
Title given by Fewkes in JAF: Tale of Leux and Hespens; Jesse Walter Fewkes collection of Passamaquoddy cylinder recordings SR11Digital Heritage
Community
American Folklife Center Library of CongressCategory
StoriesSummary
Title given by Fewkes in JAF: Tale of Leux and Hespens; Jesse Walter Fewkes collection of Passamaquoddy cylinder recordings SR15Digital Heritage
Community
American Folklife Center Library of CongressCategory
SongsSummary
Jesse Walter Fewkes collection of Passamaquoddy cylinder recordings SR12Digital Heritage
Community
American Folklife Center Library of CongressCategory
StoriesSummary
Jesse Walter Fewkes collection of Passamaquoddy cylinder recordings SR22Digital Heritage
Community
American Folklife Center Library of CongressCategory
StoriesSummary
Jesse Walter Fewkes collection of Passamaquoddy cylinder recordings SR13Digital Heritage
Community
American Folklife Center Library of CongressCategory
StoriesSummary
Jesse Walter Fewkes collection of Passamaquoddy cylinder recordings SR17Digital Heritage
Community
American Folklife Center Library of CongressCategory
StoriesSummary
Jesse Walter Fewkes collection of Passamaquoddy cylinder recordings SR23Digital Heritage
Community
American Folklife Center Library of CongressCategory
StoriesSummary
Jesse Walter Fewkes collection of Passamaquoddy cylinder recordings SR25Digital Heritage
Community
American Folklife Center Library of CongressCategory
SongsSummary
Jesse Walter Fewkes collection of Passamaquoddy cylinder recordings SR27Digital Heritage
Community
American Folklife Center Library of CongressCategory
Stories, SongsSummary
Jesse Walter Fewkes collection of Passamaquoddy cylinder recordings SR14