Recordings at Yakutat, Alaska

Culture:
Tlingit includes: Lingit, Łingit, Tlinkit
Language: English | Eyak | Tlingit
Date: 1952
Contributor: De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004 | Italio, Frank | Johnson, Annie | Johnson, Minnie | McClellan, Catharine | Reed, Jack | White, Charley | White, Jenny | Williams, Sarah
Subject: Alaska--History | Folklore | Music | Social life and customs | Yukon--History
Type: Sound recording
Genre: Songs | Stories
Extent: 7 sound tape reels (4 hr., 9 min.) : DIGITIZED
Description: Recorded by Frederica de Laguna in the field at Yakutat, Alaska in 1952. Contains various types of Tlingit songs, including mourning songs, drinking songs, love songs, personal songs, and 3 Dene songs, most likely Southern Tutchone. Includes Raven and other stories with some translations. (NOTE: This material has been digitized and can be accessed online for free by users not physically at the APS Library through a login and password. Please see our Audio Access Page for information on how to request these materials.)
Collection: Recordings at Yakutat, Alaska Mss.Rec.19