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Field recordings of Southwest American Indians

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Call number: *L (Special) 90-17
Physical description: 34 sound discs: analog; 10 in
Language: Materials in English
Preferred Citation: Field recordings of Southwest American Indians, Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library
Repository: Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Access to materials: Access to original items by permission only. Some items may be available as service copies. Other items which need preservation work may require advance notification for use. Refer to item descriptions in individual catalog records for more information.Restrictions apply

Field recordings made in the 1920's or 1930's of Southwest American Indian songs. The collection contains 47 songs of Hopi, Zuni, Comanche, and Navajo tribes.

Scope and arrangement

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by song title.

Using the collection

Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Third Floor

Access to materials

Access to original items by permission only. Some items may be available as service copies. Other items which need preservation work may require advance notification for use. Refer to item descriptions in individual catalog records for more information.

Access restrictions

Access to discs restricted.

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