Hill (Don) collection

Series 1. Postcards

Scope and Content

This series contains a large assortment of postcards depicting cultural scenes from Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Diverse and unique, the ethnographic postcards serve as a window into cultural representations of specific locations. They have been organized into geographical region and genre (topical and music-related, and oversized).

Shoebox 1

Americas - Topical

Canada

USA

Mexico

Central America

Bahamas

Caribbean et. al. [empty]

Bermuda

Cuba

Haiti

Cayman Islands

Jamaica

Puerto Rico

Virgin Islands

Antigua

Nevis - St. Kitts

Guadeloupe

Martinique [empty]

Dominica

Montserrat

St. Lucia

St. Vincent

Grenada

Barbados

Trinidad, Tobago

Curacao

Guyana, Surinam, Fr. Guiana

Argentina

Guyana [empty]

Shoebox 2

Americas - Music

Trinidad

West Indies

Barbados

French Antilles

Virgin Islands

Jamaica

Cuba

Mexico

Central America

South America

Caribbean, Atlantic

Miscellaneous

Shoebox 3

Old World - Topical

England

Spain

France

Italy

Netherlands

Balkans

(Austro) - Hungary

Soviet Russia

Estonia

Levant/Arabia

North Africa

West/Central Africa

Southern Africa

East Africa

Samoa

India

Southeast Asia

Philippines

China/Mongolia

Japan

Family

Miscellaneous

Shoebox 4

Old World - Music

Germany Austria

Hungary

Czech-Slovak Bohemian

Eastern Europe

Russia-Ukraine Soviet et. al.

Balkans

Romania

Greece

Turkey

Levant

North Africa

East Africa

Southern Africa

West Africa

Australia - New Zealand

South Pacific

Hawaiian Islands

Southeast Asia [empty]

Philippines

India

Tibet

China

Korea

Shoebox 2

USA - Americas - Topical

Shoebox 5

USA - Music

USA

Shoebox 6

Unfiled

Scope and Content

Scanned postcards, unfiled.

Series 2. Field Notes

Scope and Content

This series contains typed field notes upon notebook card stock, detailing scenes of everyday life from the locations and regions Hill visited during his professional career. These also include Catholic baptism, confirmation, marriage, and funeral records, migration data, island star data, folklore and folk tradition articles, questionnaires with handwritten answers, maps, and various island publications and newspapers.

Box 7

Field Notes 1970 April

Box 7

Field Notes 1970 May

Box 7

Field Notes 1970 June

Box 8

Field Notes 1970 June

Box 8

Field Notes 1970 July

Box 8

Field Notes 1970 August

Box 8

Field Notes 1970 September

Box 9

Field Notes 1970 September

Box 9

Field Notes 1970 October

Box 9

Field Notes 1970 November

Box 9

Field Notes 1970 December

Box 9

Field Notes 1971 January

Box 9

Field Notes 1971 February

Box 10

Field Notes 1971 February

Box 10

Field Notes 1971 March

Box 10

Field Notes 1971 April

Box 11

Field Notes 1971 April

Box 11

Field Notes 1971 May

Box 11

Field Notes 1971 June

Box 11

Field Notes 1971 July

Box 11

Field Notes 1971 August

Box 12

Field Notes 1971 October

Box 12

Field Notes 1971 November

Box 12

Field Notes 1971 September

Box 12

Catholic Marriage Records

Box 12

Field Notes 1971 August

Box 13

Catholic Marriage Records

Box 13

Catholic Funeral Records

Box 13

Catholic Confirmation Records

Box 13

Carriacou Misc Statistics

Box 13

Questionnaires

Box 14

Migration and demographic questionnaire

Box 14

Island Star Data

Box 14

Journal Notes 1970 February

Box 14

Journal Notes 1970 March

Box 14

Journal Notes 1970 April

Box 14

Journal Notes 1970 May

Box 15

Carriacou field notes

Box 15

Journal Notes 1970 June

Box 15

Journal Notes 1970 July

Box 15

Journal Notes 1970 August

Box 15

Journal Notes 1970 September

Box 15

Journal Notes 1970 October

Box 15

Journal Notes 1970 November

Box 15

Journal Notes 1970 December

Box 15

Journal Notes 1971 January

Box 15

Journal Notes 1971 February

Box 15

Journal Notes 1971 March

Box 15

Journal Notes 1971 April

Box 15

Journal Notes 1971 May

Box 15

Journal Notes 1971 June

Box 16

Catholic Baptism Records

Box 17A

Carriacou - Letters (1)

Box 17A

Temporary Residents Questionnaires

Box 17A

Shops in Hillsborough Questionnaire

Box 17A

Carriacou - Maps

Box 17A

Carriacou - Letters (2)

Box 17A

Questionnaires - Handwritten Answers

Box 17A

Carriacou - Basic Tables for Dissertation

Box 17A

Ch 1: The Big Drum Dance

Box 17A

Carriacou - Newspaper Notices (18th & 19th Century)

Box 17A

Tables, etc.

Box 17A

Carriacou - Winston Fleary Letter & Big Drum Materisls

Box 17A

African Retentions in the Big Drum Dance of Carriacou

Box 17A

Promotional Material for the Big Drum Nation Dance Co., Inc.

Box 17B

Winston Fleary's Play about Carriacou - "Come to the Village"

Box 17B

W. Fleary - Full Copy of "Come to the Village"

Box 17B

OAS Multination Project Research Report - Carriacou's Cultural Heritage

Box 17B

Big Drum Dance and Other Social and Ritual Music of Carriacou

Box 17B

Misc Folklore and Folk Tradition Articles

Box 17B

Talkstory - Spring no. 15 1999

Box 17B

Folklore - Volume 20, no.1 1999

Box 17B

Tobago Today - Issue 16 1998 March

Box 17B

Newsday 1998 March 17

Box 17B

Karriacou Maroon - Volume 2, Issue 2 2000 February

Box 17B

The Canute Caliste Collection

Box 17B

Misc Newspapers and Newsletters

Box 17B

Misc Ephemera and Clippings

Box 17B

Misc Carriacou

Box 17B

Carriacou

Box 17B

Carriacou - Fulbright-Hays

Box 17B

Carriacou - Midwestern Consortium for International Affairs (Mucia)

Box 17B

Carriacou - Brindley Dick's Notes on Customs

Box 17B

Carriacou Historical Society - Meeting Minutes 2001

Box 17B

Newspapers

Scope and Content

Copies of he Trinidad Guardian for Wed. Feb. 18th, 1998; Tues. Feb. 24th, 1998; Fri. March 20th, 1998; and Thurs. March 26th, 1998, have been removed from Folder. These may be obtained through the library catalog.

Box 17B

Carriacou - Documents 1978 August

Flat-box 25

Newspapers

Scope and Content

Newspapers include The Bomb, Friday, March 1998; Weekend Heat, Saturday, March 21, 1998; Caribbean Week, February 3, 1998; The Torchlight, July 5, 1978; The Torchlight, August 2,1978; The Torchlight, August, 6, 1978.

Box 18-24

Series 3. Lantern Slides

Scope and Content

These are an assortment of magic lantern slides from the early 20th century, and were created to be projected during intermissions and sometimes accompanied with organ music or an orchestra. Hand painted, this collection of slides contain the lyrics to popular contemporary songs, humourous cartoon scenes relating to dating and social concerns, and crowd participation instructions. The slides are organized by publisher including 5 slides from the Quality Slide Company ( 6 East Lake, Chicago, Illinois), 9 slides from Ransley Studios (54 Randolph St., Chicago, Illinois), 7 from Song-Hit Slides (by Maurice Workstel, 117 W. 46th St., New York, New York), as well as 10 slides from an unknown publisher (containing the lyrics to a song titled "Getting Acquainted").

Unknown publisher

Scope and Content

Ten slides depicting lyrics from "Getting Acquainted."

Quality Slide Co. (6 East Lake, Chicago)

Scope and Content

Five slides depicting lyrics from "When Twilight Comes"

Ransley Studios (54 Randolph St. Chicago)

Scope and Content

Nines slides depicting limmericks with cartoons.

Song-Hit Slides (Maurice Workstel, 117 W. 46th St., New York)

Scope and Content

Seven slides, depicting limericks with cartoon.

Series 4. Paintings

Scope and Content

58 paintings (oil on board) by Canute Caliste (1914-2005), a 20th century naive painter from Grenada. The subjects of these paintings depict everyday life and political struggles on the island of Carriacou. Hill purchased many of these paintings in the 1970's while working on a doctoral thesis about the artist.

item R0207, Flat-oversize 26

Fishing in Carriacou by the Sisters Island 2000

Physical Description: 21.6 cm x 23 cm

item R0208, Flat-oversize 26

Silver Beach in Carriacou 2000

Physical Description: 33 cm x 39 cm

item R0209, Flat-oversize 26

Sailing Kites in Carriacou 2000

Physical Description: 38 cm x 38.7 cm

item R0210, Flat-oversize 26

The Maid Viewing in the Lake in Carricou 2000

Physical Description: 28 cm x 35.5 cm

item R0211, Flat-oversize 26

White is in Carriacou 2000

Physical Description: 28 cm x 35 cm

item R0212, Flat-oversize 26

Regetta Day in Carriacou 1997

Physical Description: 40.5 cm x 40.5 cm

item R0213, Flat-oversize 26

Vessel 1971

Physical Description: 31.75 cm x 40.6 cm

item R0214, Flat-oversize 26

Winaugh Yaught 1971

Physical Description: 30.4 cm x 41.3 cm

item R0215, Flat-oversize 26

Flying Sis is the Best one in all Carriacou 2000

Physical Description: 33 cm x 38 cm

item R0216, Flat-oversize 27

My Floers are so Butful by now 2000

Physical Description: 28 cm x 34 cm

item R0217, Flat-oversize 27

Dancing Cudreal in Carriacou 2000

Physical Description: 28 cm x 31.75 cm

item R0218, Flat-oversize 27

Hillsbrough Town Carriacou 1997

Physical Description: 39 cm x 49.5 cm

item R0219, Flat-oversize 28

I Am Now From Heal, I Am Now Busy For The Jackular 1996

Physical Description: 43 cm x 48 cm

item R0221, Flat-oversize 28

The is Kield with a Stark by the Boat 1990s

Physical Description: 39.3 cm x 45.7 cm

item R0222, Flat-oversize 28

Studing the Days in the Year 1997, Peace and Love to the World 1997

Physical Description: 40.6 cm x 43.2 cm

item R0223, Flat-oversize 28

The Priest Giving Holy Communion in Carriacou 1988

Physical Description: 26.7 cm x 30.5 cm

item R0224, Flat-oversize 28

White is in Carriacou 2000

Physical Description: 34.3 cm x 36.8 cm

item R0225, Flat-oversize 29

Sandy is in Carriacou 2000

Physical Description: 33 cm x 39.4 cm

item R0226, Flat-oversize 29

Regetta in Carriacou 1990

Physical Description: 34.3 cm x 39 cm

item R0227, Flat-oversize 29

Caling Kites in Carriacou 2000

Physical Description: 33 cm x 39.4 cm

item R0228, Flat-oversize 29

Coconut Tree 1971

Physical Description: 29.2 cm x 38 cm

item R0229, Flat-oversize 29

Dance on Stage 2000

Physical Description: 28 cm x 35.6 cm

item R0230, Flat-oversize 29

The Jackular in Heal circa 1991

Physical Description: 31.75 cm x 31.75 cm

item R0231

Big Drum Dance in Carriacou [Framed] 2000

Physical Description: 35.6 cm x 43.2 cm

item R0232

I am the Jackular, I am the Kind of Man, Look at me Funny Carriacou [Framed] 2000

Physical Description: 40.6 cm x 40.6 cm

item R0233

Edna David Getting Ready to Launch in Carriacou [Framed] 1998

Physical Description: 39.4 cm x 52.1 cm

item R0234

Sunday School [Framed] 1971 October

Physical Description: 38 cm x 56 cm

item R0235

Tombstone Feast [Framed] 1971

Physical Description: 38 cm x 59.7 cm

item R0236

Sloop [Framed] 1971

Physical Description: 40.6 cm x 50.8 cm

item R0237

Wedding [Framed] 1971

Physical Description: 40.6 cm x 61 cm

item R0238

Speech (Shakespeare) [Framed] circa 1971

Physical Description: 42 cm x 60 cm

item R0239

Steel Band [Framed] 1971

item R0240

Quadrillo Dance [Framed] 1971

Physical Description: 39.4 cm x 59.7 cm

item R0241

Truvutline on Fort Rupert Killing Bashup [Framed] 1987

Physical Description: 48.2 cm x 61 cm

item R0242

Boats and Vessels [Framed] 1971

Physical Description: 40.6 cm x 58.4 cm

item R0243

String Band [Framed] circa 1971

Physical Description: 40.6 cm x 52.1 cm

item R0244

Big Drum Dance [Framed] circa 1971

Physical Description: 38.1 cm x 61 cm

item R0245

Man Slater in Carriacou [Framed] 1972

Physical Description: 32.4 cm x 37.5 cm

item R0246

Lexiana Jet Express [Framed] 2000

Physical Description: 34.3 cm x 42 cm

item R0247

The Sapant Slow a Man in Carriacou [Framed] 1985

Physical Description: 33 cm x 35.56 cm

item R0248

Breaking the Barrel (titled by Don Hill) [Framed] 1971

item R0249

Fruit Trees and Workers [Framed] undated

Physical Description: 33.7 cm x 44.5 cm

item R0250

The Jackular in Heal Kill a Man in Carriacou [Framed] circa 1985

Physical Description: 31.8 cm x 33 cm

item R0251

Bilding in BB [Framed] 1977

Physical Description: 35.6 cm x 35.6 cm

item R0252

The Winer in the Regetta Carricou [Framed] undated

Physical Description: 31.1 cm x 33 cm

item R0253

Chief Malike Rest for Prison the Killer [Framed] undated

Physical Description: 31.8 cm x 40 cm

item R0254

This is the Flour Meal in Barbados is Carriacou [Framed] 1986

Physical Description: 26.7 cm x 36.8 cm

item R0255

"Bounce Me Back" is the Song Jumup on Estear Day in Carricou Road March [Framed]

Physical Description: 22.9 cm x 43.2 cm

item R0256

Carin a Death to Beread in Carricou (Tombstone Feast) [Framed] undated

Physical Description: 40.6 cm x 40.6 cm

item R0257

Lanchin in Carriacou to a Fren Dr. D Hill U.S.A. a Gift [Framed] 2000

Physical Description: 41.9 cm x 43.2 cm

item R0258

This is Regetta in Carriacou, Race in Carriacou in August Months [Framed] 1993

Physical Description: 43.2 cm x 55.9 cm

item R0260

African Houses [Framed] 1971

Physical Description: 47 cm x 59.7 cm

item R0261

Schooner [Framed] 1971

Physical Description: 48.3 cm x 59.7 cm

item R0262, Flat-oversize 30

Regetta in Carriacou (white and pink sails) 2000

Physical Description: 31.8 cm x 38.1 cm

item R0263, Flat-oversize 30

Regetta In Carriacou (Red, White, and Blue Sails) 2000

Physical Description: 31.8 cm x 38.1 cm

item R0264, Flat-oversize 30

Sandy Kee is Good to Look at 1998

Physical Description: 40.6 cm x 50.8 cm

item R0265, Flat-oversize 30

Chasting Whale 1999 July

Physical Description: 41.91 cm x 48.3 cm

item R0266, Flat-oversize 27

Silver Beach in Carriacou (Children) 1997

Physical Description: 40 cm x 41.9 cm

Series 5. 2017 Addition

Physical Description: 9.23 linear feet (2 document boxes, 1 half size document box, 7 flat boxes, 2 shoe boxes)

Scope and Content

This series contains materials added to the collection in 2017, comprising additional field notes, and photographs (slides, prints and negatives). Included among the field notes are maps, tape guides, local publications, and correspondence. Also included this series are videocassette recordings Carriacou Carnivales and Big Drum dances, interviews, brass band performances, and street scenes.

Field Notes

Box 36

"A New Life for Old Sound" (Don Hill) 1998

Box 36

"Mailboat Odyssey: A Long Day's Journey Through the Grenadines" (Ralph Blumenthal) 1975 April 27

Box 36

Carriacou "Island Star," and Miscellaneous Schooner Manuals 1942

Box 36

Carriacou, "Island Star" 1941-1949

Box 36

Carriacou Big Drum Ceremony: Notes and Transcripts

Box 36

Carriacou, Extra Notes circa 1970

Box 36

Carriacou, Maps from Dissertation

Box 36

Carriacou, Microfilm Sheet Samples

Box 36

Carriacou Occupations, Maps 1974

Box 37

Carriacou Tape Guide, Tapes 1-20 and Track Listing

Box 37

Carriacou Tape Guide, Tapes 21-54 and Track Listing

Box 36

Carriacou, Field Note Copies

Box 36

Letters of Introduction 1970

Box 36

Local Publications of Carriacou 1970

Box 36

Local Publications of Carriacou 1971-1972

Box 36

Newspapers 1979

Box 37

Recorded Tape List for Carriacou, Inventory for Reels 1-54 Plus (Note Cards for 1978 Recordings)

Box 37

Unfiled Correspondence

Box 37

Unfiled Ethnomusicology Papers (Spanish Language)

Box 17B

Unfiled Papers

Photographs

Box 38

Carriacou Landscape Photographs 1970 March-June

Box 38

Carriacou 1971 March

Box 38

Carriacou 1971 December

Box 38

Carriacou Cultural Photographs

Box 39

Slides of Carriacou/Grenada 1970 March-1971 October

Box 40

Correspondence (about photographs)

Box 40

Slides of Carriacou 1978 August

Box 41

Slides of Carriacou 1970 November 1

Box 41

Slides of Carriacou 1971 January

Box 41

Slides of Carriacou 1971 February 23- August 6

Box 41

Slides of Carriacou 1971 March 13

Box 41

Slides of Carriacou 1971 April 25-May 16

Box 41

Slides of Carriacou 1971 May 13 - 22

Box 41

Slides of Carriacou 1971 June 2 - 19

Box 41

Slides of Carriacou 1971 July 5 -19

Box 41

Slides of Carriacou 1971 July 8 -19

Box 41

Slides of Carriacou 1971 August 6 -13

Box 41

Slides of Carriacou 1971 August 24

Box 41

Slides of Carriacou 1971 October 1

Box 42

Slides of Carriacou 1970 April 21

Box 42

Slides of Carriacou [1] 1970 June 14

Box 42

Slides of Carriacou [2] 1970 June 14

Box 42

Slides of Carriacou [3] 1970 June 14

Box 42

Slides of Carriacou 1970 June 19 -21

Box 42

Slides of Carriacou 1970 July 11 -29

Box 42

Slides of Carriacou 1970 August 1 -15

Box 42

Slides of Carriacou 1970 September 2

Box 42

Slides of Carriacou 1970 September 4 -19

Box 42

Slides of Carriacou 1970 October 11

Box 42

Slides of Carriacou 1970 November 29

Box 43

Slides of Carriacou 1971 September

Box 43

Slides of Carriacou 1971 October

Box 43

Slides of Carriacou (Unfiled)

Box 31

Slide Contents Pages

Box 31

Photograph Developer Envelopes and Labels

Box 31

Slide Sheets from Carriacou [17 pages] circa 1970-1971

Box 32

Negatives Contents Pages

Box 32

Negatives Sheets from Carriacou [40 pages] 1970 April-September

Box 33

Negatives Contents Pages

Box 33

Negatives Sheets from Carriacou [44 pages] 1970-1971

Box 34

Negatives Contents Pages

Box 34

Carriacou Negatives and Maps from Carriacou circa 1971

Box 34

Negatives Sheets [15 pages] circa 1971

Box 35

Color Slides from Carriacou circa 1990s

Videocassettes

item V9307/DVD

Celebrating the Life of Canute Calliste

item V9308/DVD

The 21st Annual Parang Festival, Carriacou Grenada 1998 December 18

item V9309/VHS

Carriacou Parang 1998

item V9310/VHS

Miss Aquaval 1998

item V9311/VHS

Big Drum Dance of Carriacou

item V9312/VHS

Bishop's College Carnivale 1 of 2 1999 February 11

item V9313/VHS

Bishop's College Carnivale 2 of 2 1999 February 11

item V9314/VHS

Carriacou Calypso Monarch Competition 1 of 2 1999 February 12

item V9315/VHS

Carriacou Calypso Monarch Competition 2 of 2 1999 February 12

item V9316/VHS

Carriacou Calypso Monarch Competition 1 of 2 1999 February 14

item V9317/VHS

Carriacou Calypso Monarch Competition (Juvay) 2 of 2 1999 February 15

item V9318/VHS

Carriacou Carnivale, Street Scenes 1999 February 15

item V9319/VHS

Speech mas, Carriacou Carnivale, Mount Royal 1 of 3 1999 February 16

item V9320/VHS

Speech mas, Carriacou Carnivale, Mount Royal 2 of 3 1999 February 16

item V9321/VHS

Speech mas, Carriacou Carnivale, Mount Royal 3 of 3 1999 February 16

item V9322/VHS

Canute Caliste 1 of 2 1999 February 19

item V9323/VHS

Canute Caliste (Sunset) 2 of 2 1999 February 19

item V9324/VHS

Big Drum Hunter 1999 February 3

item V9325/VHS

Hunter Conference, New York City 1999 February 3

item V9326/MM

Carriacou 1 2001 February 17

item V9327/MM

Carriacou 3 2001 December 19

item V9328/MM

Carriacou 4 2001 December 19

item V9329/MM

Carriacou 5 2001 December 20

item V9330/MM

Carriacou 6 2001 December 21

item V9331/MM

Carriacou 7 2001 December 22

item V9332/MM

Carriacou 8 2001 December 22

item V9333/MM

Elmina Castle Interview 1 of 2 2002 May 12

item V9334/MM

Elmina Castle interview 2 of 2 2002 May 12

item V9335/MM

Cromantin Village 1 of 2 2002 May 14

item V9336/MM

Cromantin Village 2 of 2 2002 May 14

item V9337/MM

Cape Coast Brass Band 1 of 2 2002 May 20

item V9338/MM

Cape Coast Brass Band 2 of 2 2002 May 20

item V9339/MM

Asafo Songs #5 Company Elmina 2002 May 15

item V9340/MM

Ghana Tape #1 2002 May 9

item V9341/MM

Interview with John Collins of Ghana 2002 May 23