Box 1

Scope and Contents This recording begins with an introduction in English by an unidentified male speaker. The speaker indicates that the tape includes a number of recordings made by Ed Ladd in 1953, most of them with “Old Man Edaakie”, Mr. Ladd’s grandfather. The first recording is of a coyote story. The second is an account by Mr. Edaakie of the last battle with the Box S Ranch Rustlers--in the 1880s or 1890s--involving Zunis, Anglos and Mexicans. The story is recounted with humor and singing...

Scope and Contents Zuni corn grinding songs sung by Mr. Edaakie. This type of song is usually sung during the winter months in preparation for a religious ceremony. Total running time 20:12. The original tape reel is labeled R2 T2.

Scope and Contents Zuni language instruction. The recording begins with an unidentified man speaking Zuni. At approximately 1:46, an unidentified man says in English: “Instructions number two, Zuni.” At about 3:06, the man says in English: “Instructions, three, Zuni.” At about 3:31, the same man says in English, "Instructions, four, Zuni." Total running time: 3:42. Note: there are two pages of notes in Folder 1 that correspond to the instructions identified here as parts two and...

Scope and Contents This tape begins with an unidentified man introducing the recording as “Acoma, spoken by Mrs. Joe C. Ray, December 27, 1954”. What follows is the unidentified man saying a word or phrase in English and Mrs. Ray providing the translation in the Acoma Keres language. Total running time of 4:44. The original tape box is labeled “Keres-Acoma (from Wyck Miller) 6/27/55". The original tape reel is labeled R4 T4.

Scope and Contents Includes one page of typed and handwritten words and phrases in both Shiwiʼma and English, under the heading of “Coyote Story told by Old Man Edaakie, 1953”; one page of typed and handwritten words and phrases in both Shiwiʼma and English labeled “Instructions 2—Zuni”; one page of typed and handwritten words and phrases in both Shiwiʼma and English labeled “Instructions 3—Zuni”; ten 4x6-inch notecards with language and recording notes; a eulogy/biography of Edmund Ladd,...