Carol F. Jopling, a librarian and an anthropologist, conducted fieldwork among the Zapotec in Yalalag, Oaxaca, Mexico (1969-1971). She received a Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts after completing a dissertation entitled Women Weavers of Yalalag: Their Art and Its Process (1973).
She has long been interested in art, having taught courses in primitive and pre-Columbian art at Catholic University and American University in Washington D.C. She also edited an anthology of articles entitled Art and Aesthetics in Primitive Societies (E.P. Dutton, 1971).
Mrs. Jopling is a former librarian for the Bureau of American Ethnology and the Smithsonian/Tropical Research Institute in Panama.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of Carol F. Jopling relate to her work as an instructor of primitive and Pre-Columbian art as well as her fieldwork in Yalalag, Oaxaca for her doctorate in Anthropology. The materials cover the years 1966-1975, the bulk being 1968-69. The collection can be divided into two sections. The first and smaller part contains correspondence relating to the publication of the book edited by Jopling in 1971. The second portion and bulk of the collection contains the materials relating to her work in Yalalag. This material contains correspondence, fieldnotes, photographs, color slides and cassette tape recordings. The majority consists of her fieldnotes and forms recording family history interviews and the results of the Welsh Figure Preference test. The fieldnotes often explain events which were photographed as well as describing the community life in Yalalag.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Arrangement:
Series 1: Art and Aesthetics Correspondence, 1966-1972 (Bulk 1968)
Series 2: Yalalag Correspondence, 1968-1975
Series 3: Yalalag Weavers Welsh Figure Preference Tests and Family History Interviews
Series 4: Yalalag Weavers Miscellaneous Folders
Series 5: Fieldnotes on Yalalag Weavers
Series 6: Yalalag Tape Recordings
Series 7: Yalalag Photographs
Series 8: Negatives of Yalalag Photographs
Series 9: Color Slides of Yalalag
Series 10: Miscellany
Series 11: Maps
Biographical Note:
Carol F. Jopling received her doctorate in Anthropology in 1973 from the University of Massachusetts after completing her dissertation entitled Women Weavers of Yalalag; Their Art and Its Process. Prior to the field work for her dissertation, she visited Yalalag, Oaxaca in 1969 in order to study the art of the Zapotec people. She has long been interested in art, having taught courses in primitive and pre-Columbian art at the Catholic and American Universities in Washington, D.C. She also edited an anthology of articles about primitive art. It was published by E.P. Dutton in 1971 and titled, Art and Aesthics in Primitve Societies. Mrs. Jopling was a librarian for the Bureau of American Ethnology and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama.
Topic:
Language and languages -- Documentation Search this
Citation:
Carol F. Jopling papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Five boxes containing sixty-four 5 inch and fifteen 7 inch open reel tapes recorded primarily by American herpetologist Charles M. Bogert from 1953-1965. This collection has two parts: the first focusing mainly on traditional music and liturgical music from several regions in Mexico: Oaxaca, Jalisco, Nayarit. Also included is music recorded in the Southwestern United States. The second portion of the collection contains amphibian, bird, and insect calls and choruses, mostly from these same regions in Mexico, the Southwestern, Western, and Southern United States, and Sri Lanka.
Scope and Contents:
The collection is divided into 2 series. Series 1 contains forty-three 5 inch and twelve 7 inch open reel tapes of musical performances by groups and individuals Bogert recorded throughout Mexico, South America, and the southwestern United States between 1952 and 1965. Series 2 contains twenty-one 5 inch and 3 7 inch open reel tapes of field recordings made by Bogert in natural settings in Mexico, Southwestern United States, and Sri Lanka. Sounds include amphibian choruses, mating calls and warnings, bird calls, and insect communication.
Arrangement:
Tapes are arranged into two series. Series 1: Musical Performances, 1953-1965, and Series 2: Field Recordings of Amphibians, Birds, and Insects, 1954-1964. Within each series, tapes are arranged by size, followed by chronological order, with undated tapes placed at the end of each sequence.
Biographical / Historical:
Charles Mitchill Bogert (June 4, 1908–April 10, 1992) was an American herpetologist, researcher, and curator of herpetology for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and a notable early ethnomusicologist. Bogert was a major figure in twentieth century herpetology, as a researcher and as administrator at the American Museum of Natural History for 25 years, as well as a folksong collector. Bogert traveled widely--including to Sri Lanka, Central America, the Southwestern United States, Florida, and the Bahamas--in search of experimental settings and samples of indigenous frog species. He would also use these travels to record the local folk music, usually performed by informal groups and in church celebrations.
He felt especially at home in Mexico, where in addition to conducting faunal surveys he made recordings of traditional music that were later commercially released on Folkways Records. In 1955, he was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for a year's research; a portion of his results are in the collection.
In 1960, he became a lecturer at the University of Colorado, and began an extensive study of the Oaxaca region of Mexico. In 1966, he was given an honorary LLD from UCLA. In 1978, he became a consultant at the Los Alamos National Environmental Research Park for a year. Afterwards, he continued to travel and conduct further studies, until his death in 1992 in his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Folkways Records Releases
1954 -- FX 6122, Sounds of the American Southwest
1958 -- FX 6166 (SFW45060), Sounds of North American Frogs FW 8867, Tarascan and Other Music of Mexico: Songs and Dances of the Mexican Plateau
1960 -- FW 8870, Mariachi Aguilas de Chapala
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Doce Cascabeles (3:42) -- Small girl full of fire (2:53) -- Pretty bird, do me a favor (2:43) -- Far away from my land of sunshine (3:21) -- From her window she bids me sing (1:52) -- Again to have your kisses (3:06) -- Bright morning star, step slowly (3:46) -- Who will it be who will love me? (2:40) -- Susanna is pretty as she runs towards me (2:55) -- Green eyes (3:18) -- The girls in San Marcos are brown and darling (3:00) -- Bewitching Rode (3:37) -- La Llorona (5:46).
102. Small Girl Full of Pride / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico.
103. Pretty Bird, Do Me a Favor / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico.
104. Far from My Land of Sunshine / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico.
105. Again to Have Your Kisses / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico.
106. Bright Morning Star / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico.
201. Who Will it it Be Who Will Love Me / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico.
202. Susanna is Pretty / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico.
203. Green Eyes / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico.
204. The Girls in San Marcos are Brown and Darling / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico.
205. Bewitching Rose / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico.
206. La Llorona / Alonzo Cruz. Guitar. Spanish. Mexico-Oaxaca,Mexico.
Local Numbers:
Cook.5019
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Norwalk, CT, Cook 1956
Participant or Performer Note:
Alonzo Cruz, tenor, with guitar.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in Oaxaca, Mexico, by John Goldston.
General:
Accomapnied by notes (1 p.) to music.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access.
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Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 30, 1991.
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Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
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