DOME COLLECTIONS |
Institute Archives & Special Collections |
COLLECTION |
Hale Tapes |
Content |
Tapes of language sessions conducted by Ken Hale including numerous endangered languages. |
Size |
600+ tapes total |
Age |
1950s-1990s |
Source |
Institute Archives and Special Collections |
Rights |
Need to review some indiginous peoples "sacred" access |
Anticipated Audience |
For researchers studying endangered languages and aboriginal cultures, and the history of the development of linguistics practice. Improved access to the tapes will have a broader influence beyond the historical research community. Better access to the collection will allow current linguists to study Hale's pedagogical model which continues to advance the practice of field linguistics. Material in the collection will be utilized by current practicing linguists to inform projects they are developing. |
Benefits |
Preservation of and access to endangered language tapes |
Format Risk |
Very at Risk |
Format |
reel-to-reel and cassette tapes |
Metadata |
along w/ tech metadata, would also benefit from specialized descriptive metadata (languages) |
Funding |
Potential through Edgerton Foundation funding (Edgerton Center currently looking to fund digitization of films and open to other material) |
Other Comments |
related material exists in the papers of Ken Hale |
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