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DeCamp (David) collection of Jamaican creole tape recordings
MSS.MEDIA.0002
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Language of Material:
Creoles and pidgins, English-based
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: David DeCamp collection of Jamaican creole tape recordings
source:
Walters, Keith
Creator:
DeCamp, David, 1927-1979
Creator:
Ayuso, A. L.
Creator:
Le Page, R. B. (Robert Brock), 1920-2006
Creator:
Leach, MacEdward, 1896-1967
Identifier/Call Number: MSS.MEDIA.0002
Identifier/Call Number: 8293
Physical Description:
4 item(s)
Four 7" reel-to-reel tapes
Physical Description:
.5 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1957-1959
Abstract: Small collection of audio recordings of Creole speech and song collected or recorded by linguist David DeCamp in Jamaica and
Belize.
DeCamp was an American linguist, particularly interested in Pidgins and Creoles. He taught at the University of Texas at Austin
from 1959 until his untimely death in 1979.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Keith Walters, 2004. Accession 2004-019.
Open for research. Tapes have been digitized.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not
an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission
or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
[identification of item], David DeCamp collection of Jamaican creole tape recordings (MSS MEDIA 002). Dept. of Special Collections
and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
The Jamaican Creole tape recordings is a collection of songs, stories and interviews recorded by the American linguist David
DeCamp from 1957-1959. These recordings document DeCamp's research interests in the Pidgins and Creoles of Jamaica and British
Honduras.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Linguistics.
Pidgin languages
Creole dialects -- Jamaica
Lingua francas -- Belize
Lingua francas -- Jamaica
Rastafari movement
Jamaica -- History
Walters, Keith