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Title: Max Italio's Love Song; to tl'uknaXAdi-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:6946; APSdigrec_1045; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 07
Description: "The song is addressed to his girl friend, Mrs. Ned James, Sheldon James Senior's mother. The second verse is said properly to have been addressed to one of the shaman, gutcda's, daughters."; Recording ends with Frederica de Laguna's idenitification of this song and the five previously recorded song. See Related Recordings.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-04-25

Title: Blind Dave Dick's Song, rebuking his brother's wife, to teqwedi-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:6932; APSdigrec_1050; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 12
Description: A song addressed to Mrs. Jack Peterson, accusing her of backsliding as a Christian, because she had quarreled with Blind Dave, her brother-in-law. Recording concludes with an explanation of the song in English by Minnie Johnson.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-04-29

Title: Killerwhale Drum Song of teqwedi sib
Identifier(s): audio:6971; APSdigrec_1042; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 04
Description: Sung with Nick Milton on the drum, Olaf calling the words, and Katy Dixon and Louise Peterson assisting. Olaf Abraham speaks in Tlingit about the song. Helen Bremner then translates Olaf's words. "It is an old [song], belonging to the Teqwedi, and was sung at potlatches, when the Killerwhale Drum was beaten. The drum was made at diyagnuaEt on Lost River and was last seen in 1921. A member of the opposite moiety was hired to beat it."; This song was later re-recorded with correction. (For later version, see first item under Related Recording.) Recording identified by Frederica de Laguna at end of subsequent recording. (See second item under related Related Recording.)
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-04-25

Title: Thunder Blanket Song
Identifier(s): audio:6934; APSdigrec_1053; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 15
Description: Recording ends with identification of this song and the song recorded prior to it by Frederica de Laguna. For other song, see Related Recording.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-06-10

Title: Dry Bay Chief George's Song to his young girl friend
Identifier(s): audio:7030; APSdigrec_1076; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 05
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-06-10

Title: Blind Dave's Song when his brother & nephew died
Identifier(s): audio:6945; APSdigrec_1034; Recording Number: 03; Program Number: 18
Description: A song composed by Blind Dave of Dry Bay when his younger brother and his nephew were poisoned by whisky in one day.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-05-23

Title: Song for the Haven Post
Identifier(s): audio:6954; APSdigrec_1031; Recording Number: 03; Program Number: 15
Description: "It is a very old [song] belonging to the tl'uknaXAdi."
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-05-17

Title: Emma Ellis' Own Song; to teqwedi-yAtxi'i and kagwantan-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:6958; APSdigrec_1022; Recording Number: 03; Program Number: 06
Description: "Emma Ellis introduces the song in Tlingit. She composed it in 1907 when she was 11 years olds, when her father and mother drowned. The first stanza refers to her father's death; the second stanza is addressed to her dead husband and was composed about 1913; the third stanza was improvised on the spot and sung to FdeL."
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-05-11

Title: Jenny Jack's Own song, to kagwantan-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:6953; APSdigrec_1058; Recording Number: 06; Program Number: 02
Description: "This song was composed in 1939 when George Bremner, her husband's nephew, was drowned in Ankaw."
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-05-10

Title: Thunder Blanket Song, cInkuqedi
Identifier(s): audio:6957; APSdigrec_1052; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 14
Description: "Mrs. C. Johnson introduces the song in Tlingit. It was composed before her mother was born.... Only one stanza is sung. Mrs. C.J. didn't want to record the second."; Song identified by Frederica de Laguna at the end of the subsequently recorded song. See Related Recording.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-06-10

Title: Mrs. Chester Johnson's Song to teqwedi-yAtx'i, yAnyedi-yAtx'i, and cAnkuqedi-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:6960; APSdigrec_1047; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 09
Description: "[Song] was composed in 1942 when her first husband died, and she had to go to Juneau for an operation. The secord verse is addresed to Maggy Harry who was also undergoing an operation." Recording ends with identification song and previously recorded song. See Related Recording.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-04-29

Title: Dry Bay George's Song, to gIneX-qwan-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:7004; APSdigrec_1074; Recording Number: 06; Program Number: 18
Description: "This was composed by tlIngit-ani-kina, the brother of Dry Bay Chief George."; Recording cuts off before completion of program.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-05-17

Title: F de L's Tlingit song
Identifier(s): audio:6940; APSdigrec_1038; Recording Number: 04; Program Number: 03
Description: Song composed by Frederica de Laguna, with help from native consultants, inspiried by the song of the golden-crowned sparrow.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-05-21

Title: Fanny William's Song; to tl'uknaXadi-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:6948; APSdigrec_1023; Recording Number: 03; Program Number: 07
Description: "Louise Peterson introduces the song. It is said to have been composed in Sitka, and later introduced to Yakutat about 1916. Louise's 'cousin' Fanny Williams sang the song a few hours before she died."
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-05-16

Title: B.A. Jack's Song
Identifier(s): audio:6956; APSdigrec_1059; Recording Number: 06; Program Number: 03
Description: A song composed by B A Jack when he was lonesome on a hunting trip near Mt. St. Elias. He gave her the song when he died. He died about 1948. The song was composed about 1909. The song is explained by Sarah Williams in Tlingit.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-05-10

Title: Seltin's Marriage Song
Identifier(s): audio:6928; local: APSdigrec_1018; local: 03; local: 02
Description: Introduction in Tlingit. Words to song in Tsimshian.
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music; Marriage
Date: 1954-03-27

Title: Song to FdeLaguna
Identifier(s): audio:6933; APSdigrec_1056; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 18
Description: "Mrs. Chester Johnson sings 1 stanza, just composed by herself, to an old tune, addressed to FdeL; to tcicqedi-yAtx'i."; Recording ends with identification of song by Frederica de Laguna.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-06-10

Title: Mrs. Chester Johnson's Song to cAnkuqedi-yAtx'i and teqwedi-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:6969; APSdigrec_1046; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 08
Description: "[Song] was composed when her first husband, Clarence Peterson, died."; Recording identified by Frederica de Laguna at end of subsequent recording. See Related Recording.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-04-29

Title: Frank Italio's Song for the First Mrs. Frank Dick; to cAnkuqedi-yAtx'i and kagwantan-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:7047; APSdigrec_1073; Recording Number: 06; Program Number: 17
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-05-17

Title: Kitty Martin's Song; to tl'uknaXAdi-yAtx'i and gIneXqwan-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:6963; APSdigrec_1040; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 02
Description: "The song was composed by Kitty Martin, sister of Louise Peterson & Mary Thomas, just before her death in 1920. It is addressed--at least the 2 first verses are--to Sheldon James Sr., with whome she was kin love, but who married another woman."; Recording identified by Frederica de Laguna at end of subsequent recording. See Related Recording.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-04-25