Schinhan (Jan Philip) Research Archive - Papagos (Tohono O始odham) and Yurok Music, 1931-1937

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Creators:
Jan Philip Schinhan
Abstract:
Extent:
One (1) box of archival documentation DOC1937.1, associated with accessions Acc.400AA, Acc.400Z, Acc.4246 and sound recordings.
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Preferred citation:

Schinhan (Jan Philip) Research Archive - Papagos (Tohono O始odham) and Yurok Music. UC Berkeley, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology

Background

Scope and content:

The Jan Philip Schinhan Research Archive DOC1937.1 collection contained in one (1) box, includes the research, manuscript, and drafts for a paper Schinhan presented at the American Musicological Society Conference on November 9, 1935. Schinhan's manuscript research is focused on the culture of the Papagos (Tohono O始odham) and Yurok, the music theory behind each musical tradition, a cross-cultural analysis of theory, and a song-by-song breakdown of technique. The contents of this collection provide a technical understanding of the recordings held in the Hearst Museum鈥檚 collections, as well as the state of the field of study at the time that the recordings were made. Sound recordings associated with Schinhan's research include catalog numbers #24-10 to 24-26; 24-27 to 24-36; 24-42 to 24-44. Accessions: Acc.400AA, Acc.400Z, Acc.4246 unpublished doctoral dissertation "The Music of the Papago and Yurok" (Die Musik der Papago and Yurok. Ein Beitrag zum Studium der Kultur des Sudens and Nordens der Pazifischen Kuste), University of Vienna, 1937 based on recordings of songs by Juan Dolores and Robert Spot in Berkeley in 1931-1932. Dolores and Spot were important informants for Alfred L. Kroeber.

Biographical / historical:

Jan Philip Schinhan (1887-1975) born in Vienna, Austria, arrived in the United States 1913 as an opera conductor, and became the head of the organ department at the San Francisco Conservatory in the 1920s and was also the organ soloist at the San Francisco Symphony. He received two degrees from the University of California then returned to Vienna in 1934 to receive his Ph.D. from the University of Vienna. He was a faculty member in the Music Department at University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill from 1935-1958. After retiring from UNC, Schinahn was a visiting professor of music at Davidson College. While a professor, he taught organ, piano, and composition. Throughout his career he worked in the capacity of conductor, musician, composer, and ethnomusicologist. His career and research was focused on folkloric music of all aspects of local tradition. Schinhan, along with Dr. Frank C. Brown, organized the North Carolina Folklore Society in 1913, interviewing individuals and collecting texts and notes over 40 years.

Acquisition information:
Schinhan鈥檚 research was donated by Stan Giliam, Director of Media Services at Gilford College, on behalf of the late Dr. Jan Philip Schinhan on July 16, 1987.

Access and use

Restrictions:

For archive and accession access please see https://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu/request-a-research-visit/ For access to sound recording, please see the California Language Archive: https://cla.berkeley.edu/collection/?collid=11025=The%20Jan%20Philip%20Schinhan%20collection%20of%20American%20Indian%20sound%20recordings

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish any photographs must be submitted in writing to the museum's media permissions division, see https://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu/media-permissions/ for policy and procedure to request media permission.

Preferred citation:

Schinhan (Jan Philip) Research Archive - Papagos (Tohono O始odham) and Yurok Music. UC Berkeley, Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology

Location of this collection:
103 Anthropology and Art Practice Building
Berkeley, CA 94720-3712, US
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