Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Kwakiutl songs, 1899
General material designation
- sound recording
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- Source of title proper: Supplied title based on content of recordings.
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1899-09-19 [date recorded] (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
6 cylinder recordings : brown wax
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Custodial history
Acquired by the BC Provincial Museum from C.F. Newcombe.
Scope and content
SUMMARY: These cylinder recordings of Kwakiutl songs, recorded by George A. Dorsey at Hope Island, B.C., on 19-Sep-1899, are thought to be the earliest extant sound recordings made in British Columbia. Original or dub cylinders.
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Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
British Columbia Provincial Museum. Ethnology Division, 1984-11-06
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Availability of other formats
A digital copy is available. Please contact staff for further information
Reference cassette copy available.
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No access restrictions apply.
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Finding aids
File contains a copy of a newspaper story about the recordings that appeared in the Daily Colonist, 27-Sep-1899.
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Accruals
General note
Accession number(s): SD0158
General note
Previously described as AAAC1642
Accompanying material
Stored in Columbia Phonograph Company containers.
Alpha-numeric designations
BCPM no. ; KWA-T-029 to 034
Credits note
performer: Tom Haimasela, sound recording: George Amos Dorsey
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Name access points
- Dorsey, George Amos, 1868-1931 (Subject)