Counts (David and Dorothy) Collection on West New Britain

JOURNALS

Scope and Content of Series

Series 1) JOURNALS: Original journals, including field notes and diaries written on notepads, along with typed transcriptions edited and completed later by David and Dorothy Counts. Materials are arranged in approximate chronological order of the content, beginning in 1966 and concluding in 1985. When the creator of the journal is known, it is noted in the folder title. Notebooks have supporting material in the DIGITAL FILES series, particularly in the folder "WNB Journals."

Box 1, Folder 1

Journal indexes 1966, 1971, 1975

General note

Includes short undated excerpt (typescript).

Box 1, Folder 2

Journal 1966 September 23-October 5

Box 1, Folder 3-4

Field journal transcript (David) 1966 October-1967 June

Box 1, Folder 5-6

Field journal transcript (Dorothy) 1966 October-1967 June

Box 1, Folder 7-8

Daily notebooks 1-11 (David) 1966 October-1967 June

Box 2, Folder 1-2

Daily notebooks 1-9 (Dorothy) 1966 October-1967 March, and undated

Box 2, Folder 3-5

Daily notebooks 1-10 1971 May 16-August 6

Box 2, Folder 6

Notes and journal 1 (David) 1971 June-July

Box 2, Folder 7

Daily notebooks (David) 1975 July 27-November

Box 3, Folder 1

Daily notebooks, including stories (Dorothy) 1975 July 5 -October

Box 3, Folder 2

Journal index 1981

Box 3, Folder 3

Daily notebooks (Dorothy) 1981 June-July

Box 3, Folder 4-5

Journal typescript 1981

Box 3, Folder 6

Daily notebook (Dorothy) 1985 July 12-August 14

Box 3, Folder 7

Field journal transcript 1985

General

Written by both David and Dorothy Counts in the summer of 1985 during their trip to the village of Kandoka in Papua New Guinea. This collaborative journal is derived from field notes from both David and Dorothy that were combined chronologically. It also contains kinship charts, scanned photographs, and an index. A digital version is available.

MYTHS & ORAL TRADITIONS

Scope and Content of Series

Series 2) MYTHS AND ORAL TRADITIONS: Materials collected by the Counts to document and translate indigenous myths and stories. The first subseries contains drafts used in the publication of the work The tales of Laupu: ol stori bilong Laupu (1982). The second subseries includes other notes, drafts and transcriptions, that may include some duplicative content. Myths and oral traditions are also strongly represented in the SOUND RECORDINGS, FILMS, and DIGITAL FILES series, which includes original recordings, and typescript drafts of translations, papers and books on the topic of myth.

Tales of Laupu (Draft Versions)

Box 4, Folder 1

Story of Gavu, as told by Jacob Mua 1967

Box 12, Folder 9

Story of Gavu (fragments) 1967

Box 4, Folder 2

Akro and Gagandewa 1966-1975

Box 4, Folder 3

Alulu: Spirits' passage 1966-1975

Box 4, Folder 4

Karanga Asosonga and the men of Uligiu 1966-1975

Box 4, Folder 5

Moro 1966-1975

Box 4, Folder 6

Story of Pig and Frog 1966-1975

Box 4, Folder 7

Story of Lizard and Man 1966-1975

Box 4, Folder 8

Ignorant husband 1966-1975

Box 4, Folder 9

Origin of coconuts 1966-1975

Box 4, Folder 10

Akono and Silimala 1966-1975

Box 4, Folder 11

Akono: The origin of the Tumbuan 1966-1975

Box 4, Folder 12

Akono Tuna and Galolo 1966-1975

Box 4, Folder 13

Iriao Mili and Saparesing 1966-1975

Box 4, Folder 14

Brothers who married coconut women 1966-1975

Box 12, Folder 10

Iriao Mesa and the fifty galiki 1966-1975

Box 4, Folder 15

Katimu 1966-1975

Other Collected Stories

Box 4, Folder 16

Kaliai short stories (various) 1966-1976

Box 12, Folder 11

Kolia traditional history undated

Box 4, Folder 17

Gura ca. 1967

Box 4, Folder 18

The story of Aragas, by Tuki of Danga 1971 June

Box 4, Folder 19

Moro and Gura (Anem version), by Lukas Suksuk of Bolo 1975 August

Box 4, Folder 20

Titikolo (Anem), by Suksuk of Bolo 1975 August

Box 4, Folder 21

The evil birth 1975 November

Box 5, Folder 1-2

Notebooks with stories 1975-1976

Box 5, Folder 3

Navoio songs 1976 February

Box 5, Folder 4

Galiki and Ruku the ghoul 1976 February

Box 5, Folder 5

Origin of spear fighting 1981 August

Box 5, Folder 6

Nde and Obe in Kaliai 1981

Box 5, Folder 7

Death visions/out of body experiences 1981

Box 5, Folder 8

Gigile and Aole 1985

Box 5, Folder 9

Short stories from Bakove 1985

General note

30 short stories on topics ranging from customary marriages, children's stories, personal histories, and histories of the island.

Box 5, Folder 10

West New Britain stories 1985

Box 5, Folder 11

Death of Bruno ca. 1985

Box 5, Folder 12

Isumagit undated

Box 5, Folder 13

Stories by ex-sergeant Ngaloko undated

Box 5, Folder 14

Origin of fire undated

Box 5, Folder 15

The young man who drank tuva undated

Box 5, Folder 16

Ninipunga undated

Box 12, Folder 12

Basikyan/Tuna, by Walasway undated

Box 6, Folder 1-2

Kaliai legends 1966-1976

Box 6, Folder 3-4

Kilenge stories 1971-1976

CORRESPONDENCE, RESEARCH & WRITINGS

Scope and Content of Series

Series 3) CORRESPONDENCE, RESEARCH & WRITINGS: Approximately one box of correspondence relating to the Counts' professional work and visits to Papua New Guinea, arranged chronologically, followed by miscellaneous research materials and writings. This series includes paper drafts, maps of research areas, personal histories of informants, and other primary source material. The notebooks in this series contain notes on specific topics (such as language, and genealogy), as opposed to the daily accounting of events found in the journals in Series 1.

Correspondence

Box 12, Folder 1

undated

Box 12, Folder 2-8

1966-2004

Miscellaneous

Box 6, Folder 5

Area maps 1960-2000

Box 12, Folder 13

Village maps 1975

Box 6, Folder 6

Ngaloko: Life history undated

Box 6, Folder 7

Personal history of Kolia undated

Box 6, Folder 8

Personal history/Biography of Camulus Kolia 1966 December

Box 6, Folder 9

Kaliai genealogy 1966-1985

Box 6, Folder 10

Genealogy 1966-1985

Box 6, Folder 11

Sorcery 1966-1985

Box 6, Folder 12

Kandoka village census and inventory of western and traditional goods 1966 November

Box 6, Folder 13

Miscellaneous research materials 1967-1976

Box 12, Folder 14

Recording of a meeting, Kandoka village, between Gogola, Kandoka and Kiap (transcription) 1967 February 20

General note

Topic is establishment of local government council in the area.

Box 7, Folder 1

Lusi language word list 1967

Box 7, Folder 2

Kalia lectures the Bibling people - Notes 1967 April 17

Box 7, Folder 3

Aerial photos and maps undated

Box 7, Folder 4

Notes on adoption undated

Box 7, Folder 5

Notes on films undated

Box 7, Folder 6

Saparesing and Mili / English notebook ca. 1975

Box 7, Folder 7

Counts, Dorothy. To be 'nothing but a woman' law and women's rights in Papua New Guinea (article) 1976 December

Box 7, Folder 8

Kilenge notebooks 1976

General note

Subjects include elicitation, food taboos.

Box 7, Folder 9

Constitution of West New Britain Provincial Government (Trinity Press) ca. 1978

Box 7, Folder 10

Gifts and reciprocity notebook 1981

Box 7, Folder 11

Kandoka maps 1981

Box 7, Folder 12

Counts, David. 'Water' comes to Kaliai: The institution of beer in a Northwest New Britain Society (article) 1981 September

Box 7, Folder 13

Counts, Dorothy. Reproduction, family planning and the value of children in Kaliai, West New Britain (paper) 1981

General note

Presented at "People and Resources: Planning for the Future in West New Britain" (workshop in PNG).

Box 7, Folder 14

Kandoka feeder school 1981

Box 7, Folder 15

Research project proposal and forms 1985

Box 7, Folder 16

Domestic violence educational materials 1990

General note

Graphic poster and booklet.

Box 7, Folder 17

Counts, Dorothy. Kaliai women of power: examples from life and oral literature (paper) 2000

General note

Prepared for session on Mythology, University of Waterloo and Okanagan University.

Box 7, Folder 18

Counts, Dorothy and David. The Roman Catholic mission and the death of youth in Kaliai (paper) ca. 2003

Box 7, Folder 19

Counts, Dorothy and David. Paga's ordeal (paper) 2004

General note

Prepared for a Survival at Sea Conference.

Box 7, Folder 20

Curriculum vitae 2006

Box 7, Folder 21

Counts, David - Assorted manuscripts drafts undated

SLIDES AND PHOTOGRAPHS

1966-1967 slides

Box 8, Folder 1-20

Binder 1 - Pages 1-19, plus index 1966-1967

Box 8, Folder 21-40

Binder 2 - Pages 20-38, plus index 1966-1967

Box 9, Folder 1-12

Binder 3 - pages 39-49, plus index 1966-1967

1971 slides

Box 9, Folder 13-30

Binder (unnumbered) - Pages 52-68, plus index 1971

1975-1976 slides

Box 10, Folder 1-27

Binder 1 - Pages 69-94, plus index 1975-1976

Box 10, Folder 28

Binder 2 - Pages 95-106, plus index 1975-1976

West New Britain slides, prints and negatives

Box 11, Folder 1-4

Slide binder (unnumbered) - Pages 1-19, plus index 1981

Box 11, Folder 5

Slide binder (unnumbered) - Pages 1-8 1985

Box 11, Folder 6-8

Photographs and negatives album - Pages 1-68, plus index 2003

Box 11, Folder 9

Photograph album 1985

SOUND RECORDINGS

Reel-to-Reel

5" reels 1966-1967

Box 13, Folder 1

Story: "Ninipuga" Sapanga, Mua 1966 November 24

Box 13, Folder 2-3

Sing-sing Rabaul 1967 July 5

General note

Kandoka village, west New Britain. Children aged 8-18 singing "borrowed" songs from the towns, in their native language. 2 copies.

Box 13, Folder 4

Lamogai; 200 word list + sample sentences

Box 13, Folder 5

Catholic Mass, Kaliai Mission, New Britain 1967 January 1

Box 13, Folder 6

Sing-sing recorded at Kilenge, New Britain 1966 October 14

Box 13, Folder 7

Instruction from Kalia to the children of Kandoka following the death of Bruno from sorcery 1967 May 28

Box 13, Folder 8

Kombei swadesh list, Gori of Kapo

Box 13, Folder 9

Kilenge language; biblical texts

Box 13, Folder 10

Local government educ. - Elias Topukur, Kandoka 1967 July 15

Box 13, Folder 11

Attention ETU! Lizette Bilodean

7" reels 1974

Box 12, Folder 15

Radio international - Dr. Counts

Box 12, Folder 16

Akro and Gagandewa reading of myth and conversation

5" reels ca. 1975-1976

Box 13, Folder 12

Kandoka children; Christmas song

Box 13, Folder 13

Aplem crying

Box 13, Folder 14

Tuvura (bullroarer)

General note

See 16mm #32-000-2000

Box 13, Folder 15

Alulu and Enieni

Box 13, Folder 16

Anêm - dictations (Sakail, Hendrik)

Box 13, Folder 17

Conversation of Dao, Kota, Totu, Suraur re: myths and ninipugas

Box 13, Folder 18

Akro and Gagandewa, part 3

Box 13, Folder 19

Taveliai ololo 1975 August 23-24

Box 13, Folder 20

Atetegu - Anêm and Tok Pisin

Box 13, Folder 21

Dub of Kolias singing Ketiko; Solou; Palai and the man and other stories

Box 13, Folder 22

Mua - the origin of coconuts; Vohoku and the bumblebee; Popona sasi; Titikolo, and others

Box 13, Folder 23

Independence 1975 September 16-17

Box 13, Folder 24-27

4 recordings of Kilenga/Kalian myths 1975-1976

General note

Extensive liner notes

Cassettes

Micro-cassettes

Box 13, Folder 28-32

Bakove 1-10 (5 cassettes)

Box 13, Folder 33

Bulwara 1-2

Box 13, Folder 34

Sapanga Biokit, story of Akivlik

Box 13, Folder 35-38

Baloko - personal history, stories, etc. (4 cassettes) ca. 1985

General note

Includes Solivoling (gender changeling story); "the child who blew away."

Box 13, Folder 39

Kumavavo 1-2

Box 13, Folder 40

Mua 1 - origin of fire, Clement songs

Audiocassette tapes

Box 14, Folder 1

Church singing, spear fighting mua 1981 August 30

Box 14, Folder 2

Mua /Akono's and the coconut girls 1975 November 25

Box 14, Folder 3

Banis tambaran mua, Kapkaoo ceremony

Box 14, Folder 4

Kota: pirao, vogi+ Kalingalaga (?) kuvu Tok pisin , Kuro Tule 1976

Box 14, Folder 5

Isumagit death vision 1981 August 5

Box 14, Folder 6

Akono and Vohoku

Box 14, Folder 7

Tomas Nakala, Akono Sogo, Aokal, Paisile

General note

Pelunga

Box 14, Folder 8

Anem myths-Subruk (?) of Bolo 1975 August 3

Box 14, Folder 9

Ason Palang's death vision

Box 14, Folder 10

Land meeting - Kandoka

Box 14, Folder 11

Myths 1975 December, 1976 January

General note

Solou, the flying fox bros., the fifty akonos, Maria aseve, etc.

Box 14, Folder 12

Mua-ninipuna; the suicide and generous plus stingy

Box 14, Folder 13

Titikolo

Box 14, Folder 14

Bali 1975 November 19

Box 14, Folder 15

Church services Kandoka

Box 14, Folder 16

Myths

General note

The women who married dogs, a siassi story, a siassi song, story of god, ninipunga, etc.

Box 14, Folder 17

Stories told by man from Potne 1976 March 14

Box 14, Folder 18

Soloum interview and song of wallaby 1975 November 16

Box 14, Folder 19

Movie soundtrack, Akro and Gagandewa

Box 14, Folder 20

Gilau

Box 14, Folder 21-22

Mua-mamugo; Ulerin in Tok Pisin

Box 14, Folder 23

Solou-ninipuga, the vohoku's kampag, Maria - the man who went fishing

Box 14, Folder 24

Wedding bruhaha 1981 July 25

Box 14, Folder 25

Palai and man (solou)

Box 14, Folder 26

Maria of atalu (?) 1976 December 10

Box 14, Folder 27

Children's songs

Box 14, Folder 28-29

Oskar Dao's story, with translation 1975 November 27

Box 14, Folder 30

Ualis (?) vision

Box 14, Folder 31

Kilenge 1976 February 23

Box 14, Folder 32

Kota - Evikalu, names, origin of fire 1975 December 7

Box 14, Folder 33

Kilenge 1976 February

Box 14, Folder 34

Sapaga - Kolia: Kaogo, Kaluvia, Kukulipon 1975 November

Box 14, Folder 35-36

CBC radio international interview + Akro + Gagandewa 1974

Box 14, Folder 37

Maoki, Maria 1976 January 18

Box 14, Folder 38

Solua, Pelunga - the man who hunted crayfish + the ghost 1975 November, 1976 January

Box 14, Folder 39

Kilenge stories 1976 March

Box 14, Folder 40

Aoram #1

Box 14, Folder 41

Talania - origin of vakumo

Box 14, Folder 42

Ongaia + stories 1976 February

Box 14, Folder 43

Katimu, Magelo + Moroka 1975 September

Box 14, Folder 44

Pilai Gita 1975 December

Box 14, Folder 45

Kilinge - Namor and Moro

Box 14, Folder 46

Sunday Lotu, Kandoka 1975 November 2

Box 14, Folder 47-49

Message to folks + Aolu songs 1967 March, June

Box 14, Folder 50

Aolu songs, bird songs

Box 14, Folder 51

Death songs

Box 14, Folder 52

Mourning for Rosina, Barku songs, Kamilus Kolia

Box 14, Folder 53

Anem myths - suksuk of Volo 1975 August 3

Box 14, Folder 54

RF Salisbury ("the anthropologist as mediator"); Aolu songs 1971 November 16

Box 14, Folder 55

Solou - Ninipunga 1975 November 17

Box 14, Folder 56

Maria, Sapaga Bisket, Voro talk about rimir

Box 14, Folder 57

Church service in Kandoka, sing sing for traditional game, Lui playing juice harp

Box 14, Folder 58

Baloho on paganism

Box 14, Folder 59

Solou and Maria

Box 14, Folder 60

Sapaga + Sigi - Ninipuga 1975 November 9

Box 14, Folder 61

Singsing: Kandoka feeder school opening

Box 14, Folder 62

Ninipuga - suksuk of Volo 1975 August 24

Box 14, Folder 63

Murmur 1975 November 8

Box 14, Folder 64

Bird calls

FILMS

Scope and Content of Series

Series 6) FILMS: 8mm and 16mm films from the Counts' trips to New Britain in 1975-1976 and 1985. This series is arranged into two subseries: A) 8 mm Film and B) 16 mm Film.

A) 8 mm Film: Thirty-three reels of footage shot in 1985 by the Counts. The series contains reformatted versions (archival on beta, and a VHS user copy). The footage focuses on the village of Kandoka, as well as surrounding villages in New Britain.

B)16 mm Film: Eleven reels of footage, taken during the Counts' trip in 1975 and 1976, containing information about the Kaliai myths. Dorothy Counts used this footage as part of her research for the article "Akro and Gagandewa: A Melanesian Myth," published in 1980. The series also contains archival and user video copies of the footage.

8mm Films

Box 15, Folder 1

Village of Kandoka - Archival master, Part 1 and Part 2, Betacam SP 1985

Box 15, Folder 2

Village of Kandoka - User copy, Part 1 and Part 2, VHS 1985

Box 16

Reels 1-34 1985

Box 16

Reels A-E, and miscellaneous footage 1985

16mm Films

Box 15, Folder 3

Kaliai Myth - Archives master, Betacam SP

Box 15, Folder 4

Kaliai Myth - User copy, VHS

Box 17, Folder 1

Kaliai Myth - Reel 14592, Original negative 1975 August 12

Box 17, Folder 2

Kaliai Myth - Reel 14751, Dr. Allan Frost outtakes 1975 August 28

Box 17, Folder 3

Kaliai Myth - Reel 14839, Outtakes reel #4 1975 September 10

Box 17, Folder 4

Kaliai Myth - Reel 15028, Forest Research Services outtakes 1975 October 2

Box 17, Folder 5

Kaliai Myth - Reel 15123, Original negative 1975 October 15

Box 17, Folder 6

Kaliai Myth - Reel 7242 - Reel 1, Original negative 1975 November 3

Box 17, Folder 7

Kaliai Myth - Reel 7242 - Reel 2, Original negative 1975 November 3

Box 17, Folder 8

Kaliai Myth - Reel 15594, Original negative 1975 December 16

Box 17, Folder 9

Kaliai Myth - Reel 15604, Original negative 1975 December 16

Box 17, Folder 10

Kaliai Myth - Reel 16215, Original negative 1976 April 9

Box 17, Folder 11

Kaliai Myth - Reel 16400, Original negative 1976 May 18

DIGITAL FILES

Scope and Content of Series

Series 7) DIGITAL FILES: Approximately .78 GB (2,300 files) of digital content from a flash drive, with files maintained in the original directory structure in which the Counts saved them. There are six main subfolders. Click on the directory tree lists in the inventory below to peruse file titles.

Link to digital inventory - File directory report

Link to digital inventory - File directory report

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Folder 1

Myth

Folder 2

Papers

Folder 2

PNG

Folder 4

WNB 2003

Folder 5

WNB Jounal

Folder 6

WNB stories