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Overview of the Collection | |
Creator: | Black, Robert |
Title: | Robert Black collection, |
Inclusive Dates: | [195?]-1971, |
Inclusive Dates: | 1982-1987, |
Inclusive Dates: | 1996 |
Quantity: | 76 7-inch reels, 69 CDs, 31 DAT cartridges, 14 compact cassettes, 11 5-inch reels, 3 cm textual records |
Identification: | MS-154 |
Language: | Audio materials are in English or Hopi, textual transcriptions are in English. Interviews with Pabanale are in English.English and Hopi |
Repository: |
Museum of Northern Arizona 3101 N. Fort Valley Rd. Flagstaff, AZ 86001 928-774-5211 ext. 256 or 269 library@mna.mus.az.us |
Robert Black (1927-2003) grew up in New York City; it was here he received his undergraduate degree. Shortly afterwards he graduated from a masters program from the University of Illinois. In the mid-1950s, while pursuing a PhD in Anthropology from Indiana University, Black was persuaded by Carl Voegelin – Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Indiana University – to come to the Southwest and work with the Hopi as a way of narrowing a topic for his dissertation. He and fellow student Roy Albert – a Hopi – began their work in 1957 doing ethnographies throughout the reservation. This would continue for many summers. Black became quite close with the Albert family, and found acceptance amongst many Hopi. He was given a Hopi name – Letayhoya – meaning Little Grey Fox.
By 1966, Black had developed a close relationship with Tewa potter Edith Nash and her husband. Nash spoke fondly of her father, Irving Pabanale, and suggested that Black record his story for posterity. The following four summers, Black returned and interviewed Pabanale, but did not pursue any particular publication based on the recordings for over thirty years. During this time, Black published other works based on his research and time spent with the Hopi, whom he continued to visit most summers for the remainder of his life. In 1985, while teaching at the University of California, Berkeley, Black was approached by a friend who encouraged him to publish a book based on Pabanale’s life, so he spent many of the following summers drafting and editing a text. He retired from U.C. Berkeley in 1995. The manuscript complete by 1996, the publication was not released until 2001. Robert Black, then-Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at U.C. Berkeley, died two years later in November 2003.
Records consist of a large amount of audio recordings of interviews and songs of individual Hopi community members from the late 1950s through the 1980s, as well as a brief series of textual transcriptions of a selection of the recordings. A group of recordings that precipitate and anticipate the writing of Black’s book about Irving Pabanale form a unique series; included in this series is a photocopy of the original unpublished manuscript. Many original reels have been transferred to new media, which are also part of the collection.
Most of this material contains culturally sensitive information that is restricted for those without permission for access. The only item not subject to restriction is the transcript of an oral interview between Robert Black and Susan Olberding in 1996 (Series 3). The restriction was placed by staff at the Hopi Cultural Preservation Office (HCPO). Please contact the MNA Archivist for more information and to obtain permission for viewing these materials.
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
The DAT cartridges require the use of a technology that is unavailable at MNA.
Materials were in the custody of the creator – Robert Black – until their donation to the MNA Archives.
Robert Black collection, MS-154 [Box Number]. Museum of Northern Arizona. Flagstaff, Arizona.
The first accession of material was received from Robert Black in 1970. It was assigned accession # MS-154 by the MNA Library. An accrual (MS-291) was made in 1987 by Black. A further accrual was made by MNA staff member Susan Olberding in 1996. The last accrual to this collection was received from Robert Black in 2002.
Processed in November of 2008.
No further accruals are expected.
Earlier inventory listings of this material provided additional information about the content of some recordings, but were the result of later analysis and transcription of the recordings by individuals unassociated with the original creator (Black). As such, the present finding aid only provides descriptions using those titles and annotations ascribed by Robert Black at the time of their creation. Additional descriptions by other individuals are found in this collection’s textual material, which requires permission for viewing. Former inventory listings are found in this collection’s accession file.
Materials in this collection were used for the following publications, which are found in the MNA library:
Series 1: Hopi Music Tapes [195?] 76 7-inch reels, 69 CDs, 31 DAT cartridges, 0.6 cm textual records | |||||||||||
Series consists of audio recordings of songs and interviews collected by Robert Black in the mid-to-late 1950s. Most recordings have been migrated to new media. Transcripts of many recordings are also available. Also included is biographical information on many of Black’s informants. | |||||||||||
This finding aid lists the locations for the original 7 inch reels (the first location listed) and for the access copy CDs (the second location listed). | |||||||||||
ReelBox | CDBox | ||||||||||
1 | 4.1.5 | Audio recordings from S1 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.5 | Audio recordings from S2 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.6a, 4.1.6b | Audio recordings from S3 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.6a, 4.1.6b | Audio recordings from S4 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.6a, 4.1.6b | Audio recordings from S5 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.7 | Audio recordings from S6 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.7 | Audio recordings from S7 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.7 | Audio recordings from S8 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.8a, 4.1.8b | Audio recordings from S9 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.8a, 4.1.8b | Audio recordings from S10 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.8a, 4.1.8b | Audio recordings from S11 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.10 | Audio recordings from S12 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.10 | Audio recordings from S13 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.11 | Audio recordings from S14 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.11 | Audio recordings from S15 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.11 | Audio recordings from S16 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.12 | Audio recordings from S17 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.12 | Audio recordings from S18 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.13 | Audio recordings from S19 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.13 | Audio recordings from S20 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.13, 4.1.14 | Audio recordings from S21 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.13, 4.1.14 | Audio recordings from S22 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.15 | Audio recordings from S23 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.15 | Audio recordings from S24 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.16 | Audio recordings from S26 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.16 | Audio recordings from S27 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.17 | Audio recordings from S28 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.17 | Audio recordings from S29 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.17 | Audio recordings from S30 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.18 | Audio recordings from S31 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.18 | Audio recordings from S32 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.19a, 4.1.19b | Audio recordings from S33+S34 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.19a, 4.1.19b | Audio recordings from S35 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.19a, 4.1.19b | Audio recordings from S36 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.20 | Audio recordings from S37 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.20 | Audio recordings from S38 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.21 | Audio recordings from S39 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.21 | Audio recordings from S40 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.22 | Audio recordings from S41 pt. 1 | |||||||||
1 | 4.1.22 | Audio recordings from S41 pt. 2 | |||||||||
Box | Box | ||||||||||
2 | 4.1.22 | Audio recordings from S42 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.23 | Audio recordings from S43+S44 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.23 | Audio recordings from S45+S46 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.23 | Audio recordings from S47 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.24 | Audio recordings from S48 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.24 | Audio recordings from S49 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.24 | Audio recordings from S50+S51 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.25 | Audio recordings from S52+S53 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.25 | Audio recordings from S54 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.26 | Audio recordings from S55A | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.27a, 4.1.27b | Audio recordings from S55B | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.27a, 4.1.27b | Audio recordings from S56 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.27a, 4.1.27b | Audio recordings from S57 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.28a, 4.1.28b | Audio recordings from S58 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.28a, 4.1.28b | Audio recordings from S59 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.28a, 4.1.28b | Audio recordings from S60 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.28a, 4.1.28b | Audio recordings from S61 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.29 | Audio recordings from S62 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.29 | Audio recordings from S63 | |||||||||
2 | Audio recordings from S64 | ||||||||||
2 | 4.1.30 | Audio recordings from S65+S66 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.31 | Audio recordings from S67A | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.31 | Audio recordings from S67B | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
5 | 1 | Transcription of Robert Black Hopi Music Tapes [S1-S67] (0.4 cm textual) | |||||||||
5 | 2 | Biographical Information on Informants (0.2 cm textual) | |||||||||
Box | |||||||||||
2 | Hopi Insect Songs | ||||||||||
2 | 4.1.9 | Hopi Chants | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.4a, 4.1.4b | Audio recordings from T-1A | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.4a, 4.1.4b | Audio recordings from T-1[2]B | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.1 | Audio recordings from Reel 1 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.1 | Audio recordings from Reel 2 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.1 | Audio recordings from Reel 3 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.2 | Audio recordings from Reel 4 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.2 | Audio recordings from Reel 5 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.3a, 4.1.3b | Audio recordings from Reel 6 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.3a, 4.1.3b | Audio recordings from Reel 7+8 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.3a, 4.1.3b | Audio recordings from Reel 9 | |||||||||
2 | 4.1.4a, 4.1.4b | Audio recordings from Reel 10 |
Series 2: Research Materials for Standing Flower 1967-1971, 1982-1987 14 compact cassettes, 11 5-inch reels | |||||||||||
Series consists of audio recordings of Irving Pabanale c. 1967-1971 and other Hopi community members (Dewey Healing, Sylvan Nash, Emory Sekakwaptiwa, Sam Shinoritewa, C&D Nasaftu) circa 1982-1987 that eventually led to the publication of Standing Flower in 2001. Included in this series is a photocopy of the original unpublished manuscript. | |||||||||||
Box | |||||||||||
3 | Tewa: Irving Pabanale Personal Narrative Tape I, 1967 | ||||||||||
3 | Tewa: Irving Pabanale Personal Narrative Tape II, 1967 | ||||||||||
3 | Irving Pabanale: Tewa Tape III, 1967 | ||||||||||
3 | Irving Pabanale: Tewa Tape IV, 1967 | ||||||||||
3 | Irving Pabanale: Tewa Tape V, 1967 | ||||||||||
3 | Pabanale - Life History - Tape 1, 1969 | ||||||||||
3 | Irving Pabanale - Tape 2 - SIDE A (Policeman, Trip to L.A. w/ Miss Baldwin) SIDE B (Speech at Walpi, Illness & death of Nelson, Trip to Zuni, Hopi & Tewa Shalakos), 1969 | ||||||||||
3 | Pabanale - Tape 3 - SIDE A (Two Tewa Shalako songs in Navajo, Judge at Moenkopi, Drinking) SIDE B (Meeting w/ LaForget, discussion of Religion, Becoming a Mormon, "Puppy," Stock Reduction), 1969 | ||||||||||
3 | Pabanale - Tape 4 - SIDE A (Stock Reduction, Addenda to Tewa Migration, Nelson becomes a Medicine Man, Irving becomes a Medicine Man) SIDE B (Medicine Song, Repeat of Folktale of Sunflower Girl), 1969 | ||||||||||
3 | Pabanale - Tape 5 - SIDE A (Story: Sunflower Girl Cont'd, Added Material on Judge) SIDE B (Judge Cont'd), 1969-1970 | ||||||||||
3 | Irving Pabanale Addenda - SIDE A (Folktales: Coyote & Bird, Red Eagle Bellyache, Sunflower Girl) SIDE B (The Liquor Problem, building the Church, Problem with Sheep Raising, Misc. Questions, 1971 | ||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
2 | 4 | Dewey Healing Tape I, 1982 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Dewey Healing Tape II, 1982 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Dewey Healing Tape III, 1982 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Dewey Healing Tape I, 1984 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Dewey Healing Tape II, 1984 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Dewey Healing Tape III, 1984 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Sylvan Nash Tape I, 1984 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Sylvan Nash Tape II, 1984 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Sylvan Nash Tape III, 1986 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Sylvan Nash Tape IV, 1987 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Emory S. Tape I, Comments on Pabanale, 1984 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Emory Sekakwaptiwa Tape II, n.d. | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Sam Shinoritewa, 1984 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Readings Notes, Interview: C&D Nasaftu, n.d. | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
5 | 3 | Life History of Irving Pabanale, 1987 |
Series 3: Robert Black Interview 1996 0.4 cm textual records | |||||||||||
Series consists of a transcript of an interview that took place between Robert Black and MNA staff member Susan Olberding in June 1996. | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
2 | 3 | Robert Black Interview with Susan Olberding, 1996 |