Sub-series MS-2768.B - Research records

Ida Halpern Ida Halpern Ida Halpern Ida Halpern Ida Halpern Ida Halpern Nuyumbalees Cultural Centre Nuyumbalees Cultural Centre Nuyumbalees Cultural Centre Nuyumbalees Cultural Centre Nuyumbalees Cultural Centre Nuyumbalees Cultural Centre Interview with Ida Halpern

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MS-2768.B

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  • 1939-1987 (Creation)

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6.5 m. of textual records
725 graphic images.

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(July 17, 1910 - February 7, 1987)

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The records document Halpern's intensive research and writing concerning the principles and significance of First Nations' music created and performed across the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in indigenous communities of the North West Coast of North America. The records are exclusively textual. They are organized by activities including writing on publications of sound recordings, academic articles, research into individual songs arranged by performer, and biographies of performers. The song indexes (boxes 69-71) relate the research material (transcriptions, translations, electronic analysis, biographical research) to the song recordings on disks and tapes. Each song has a unique identification number. Halpern also arranged her research by types of songs and performer. As a classical music scholar from Vienna, Halpern did not have a thorough knowledge of indigenous societies on the West Coast. In particular, her knowledge of local languages was not strong. Often her titles of songs, performers, ceremonies and other cultural descriptions were phonetic renditions of indigenous vocabulary.

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