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Title: Tlingit song
Identifier(s): audio:6848; APSdigrec_0592; Recording Number: 01; Program Number: 02
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Recordings at Yakutat, Alaska, 1952. (Mss.Rec.19);
Subject: Tlingit language; Indians of North America--Alaska; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1952-06-21

Title: Drinking Song
Identifier(s): audio:6842; APSdigrec_0598; Recording Number: 01; Program Number: 08
Description: "Minnie Johnson says a few words.... Minnie Johnson sings drinking song, using the banjo as drum, but forgetting to hold down the strings... Whistle.... Jack Reed is urged to sing too, but refuses.... Minnie Johnson translates the song...."
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Recordings at Yakutat, Alaska, 1952. (Mss.Rec.19);
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music; Drinking songs--Alaska
Date: 1952-07-04

Title: Story about the culture hero, qakeqw'tE, who taught the Athabaskans at Dry Bay to catch oelachens
Identifier(s): audio:6873; APSdigrec_0596; Recording Number: 01; Program Number: 06
Description: "Story about the culture hero, qakeqw'tE, who taught the Athabaskans at Dry Bay how to catch oelachens.... Jack Reed sings the song composed by the hero of the story, when the grateful Athabaskans gave him a wife. It end with the spoken words hutc awa ('that's all'). Jack Reed resumes the story.... Explanation of the above story in English by Minnie Johnson."
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Recordings at Yakutat, Alaska, 1952. (Mss.Rec.19);
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska; Athapascan Indians; Tlingit Indians--Folklore; Fishing
Date: 1952-07-04

Title: Mourning song
Identifier(s): audio:6841; APSdigrec_0591; Recording Number: 01; Program Number: 01
Description: "1. Introductory remarks in broken English by Jack Reed of the song he is going to sing. 1:40 minutes. Whistle at 1:46. 2. Mourning song, compossed by Dry Bay Chief George, and sung by Jack Reed. There is a pause from 1:55 to 2:37, before Jack Reed begins singing. The song, followed by a few remakrs in Tlingit, lasts from 2:37 to 4:35 minutes. Whislte at 4:35. Break and pause to 5:05 minutes. 3. Identification of the above by F. de Laguna, 5:05 to 5:25."
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Recordings at Yakutat, Alaska, 1952. (Mss.Rec.19);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music; Mourning customs--United States--Alaska; Indians of North America--Alaska
Date: 1952-06-20

Title: How the Russians gave whiskey to Raven
Identifier(s): audio:6854; APSdigrec_0593; Recording Number: 01; Program Number: 03
Description: "Charley White tells the story in Tlingit of how the Russians gave whiskey to Raven. ([Around 2:20 mark] his foot can be heard tapping.) Story lasts [approx. 4 minutes]. Without a break, Charley White, Jack Reed (who beats banjo with ruler wrapped in cloth as a drum), Jennie White and Minnie Johnson sing the song referring to the story, which was composed by Dry Bay Chief George. Song from [approx 4:00 to 6:30]. Final remarks by Charley White."
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Recordings at Yakutat, Alaska, 1952. (Mss.Rec.19);
Subject: Tlingit language; Indians of North America--Alaska; Tlingit Indians--Folklore; Raven (Legendary character)--Legends; Whiskey; Russians--Alaska; Tlingit mythology
Date: 1952-06-21

Title: Speeches in Tlingit
Identifier(s): audio:6866; APSdigrec_0597; Recording Number: 01; Program Number: 07
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Recordings at Yakutat, Alaska, 1952. (Mss.Rec.19);
Subject: Tlingit language; Indians of North America--Alaska; Speeches, addresses, etc.
Date: 1952-07-04

Title: How Raven deceived the Sea Otters in order to get medicine (plants) from them
Identifier(s): audio:6858; APSdigrec_0595; Recording Number: 01; Program Number: 05
Description: "Story lasts to 1:32, followed by song connected with the story, starting at 1:55. "Jack Reed (with banjo as drum), Charley White (who soon takes over as song leader), Jennie White and Minnie Johnson sing.... The song ends with the spoken words hutc eya ('that's all').... Final remarks by Charley White.... Identification of the two preceding songs by F. de Laguna."; De Laguna's closing comments also summarize prior recording, APSdigrec_0594.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Recordings at Yakutat, Alaska, 1952. (Mss.Rec.19);
Subject: Tlingit language; Indians of North America--Alaska; Sea otter--Folklore; Raven (Legendary character)--Legends; Tlingit Indians--Medicine; Tlingit mythology
Date: 1952-06-21