Creator:

Whiting, Alfred F., 1912-1978  Search this

Names:

Hambruch, Paul, 1882-1933  Search this

Collection Creator:

Whiting, Alfred F.  Search this

Whiting, Marjorie Grant  Search this

Extent:

9 Sound recordings

Culture:

Ponapean  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Sound recordings

Interviews

Place:

Pohnpei Island (Micronesia)

Date:

ca.1951-1954, undated

Scope and Contents:

Miscellaneous recordings of interviews etc. Some tapes are in German Alfred F. Whiting served as district anthropologist for the Ponape District of United Trust Territory of the Pacific, 1951-1954. During that time he made sound recordings of Ponapean language in interviews, readings, and the Story of Namkero. Included are readings in German from the work of Paul Hambruch with translation. Hambruch made a detailed survey of Nan Matol on Ponape Island in 1910 and conducted archaeological excavations there in 1936.

Collection Restrictions:

The Alfred F. Whiting papers are open for research. Access to the Alfred F. Whiting papers requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

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Topic:

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Archaeology -- Ponape, Nan Matol  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Collection Citation:

Alfred F. Whiting papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.1976-37, Series 13

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Alfred F. Whiting papers

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3a03a9441-f098-48b2-8167-59381de89e71

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-1976-37-ref13