Voices International Archive of Cahuilla Materials
Jon M. Fletcher
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
901 E Tahquitz Canyon Way Ste C-204
Palm Springs, California 92262
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Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. All rights reserved.
Voices International Archive of Cahuilla Materials
Accession number: A2006.029
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
ACCM Archives
Palm Springs, California
- Processed by:
- Jon M. Fletcher
- Date Completed:
- 04/09/2007
- Encoded by:
- Jon M. Fletcher
(c) 2009 Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Voices International Archive of Cahuilla Materials
Dates: 1979-1983
Accession number: A2006.029
Creator:
Frost, Everett
Collector:
Voices International
Collection Size:
6.7 linear feet
Repository:
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Palm Springs, California 92262
Abstract: Audio recordings collected from the Morongo Indian Reservation and Malki Museum (Banning, California) between 1979 and 1983
for use in the production of radio programs describing oral traditions as a means to understanding traditional and contemporary
Cahuilla culture. Included are the Voices International radio productions The Old Ways Are Gone and The Cahuilla Creation
Myth. Supplementary materials include production transcripts, ethnological notes of Arthur Harrington (surrogates) pertaining
to Perfecto Segundo's 1937 recordings of the Cahuilla creation story, materials pertaining to Katherine Siva Saubel's translations
of the Perfecto Segundo recordings, and production/program ephemera. Program consultants and participants included: Katherine
Siva Saubel, Mariano Saubel, Alvino Siva, Robert Levi, Ernest Siva, Marianne Andreas, Lowell John Bean. With additional assistance
from: Harry Lawton, Matt Pablo, Esther Levi, Tom Blackburn, June Siva.
Physical location: Stored off site. Advance notice required for access.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Cahuilla
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication/Reproduction Rights
Ownership of the physical collection belongs to the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. Other rights, including copyright and cultural
rights, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds these
rights and pursue the rights owner[s] or his or her heir[s] for permission to publish or reproduce content where the Agua
Caliente Cultural Museum does not hold such rights.For research purposes only.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Voices International Archive of Cahuilla Materials, A2006.029, Agua Caliente Cultural Museum.
Acquisition Information
Donation.
Biography / Administrative History
Production Agency: Voices International. Production partner, WDR, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Cologne, Germany. Co-Producers
- Everett Frost and Faith Wilding, Director - Everett Frost, Recording and Production Engineers: Audio Engineering Associates,
Pasadena: Wes Dooley, Sarah Beebe, Pitt Kinsolving. Peter Sutheim, David Rapkin, Stephen Erickson. Major funding for the project
was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities, with additional funding from the California Arts Council and the
City of Los Angeles Bicentennial Commission. Distributed 1987 - 1995 by National Public Radio and the Pacifica Program Service.
Broadcast in Germany via WDR as "NachKlang" in 1985. Materials collected between the years 1979-1983.
Scope and Content of Collection
Audio recordings collected from the Morongo Indian Reservation and Malki Museum (Banning, California) between 1979 and 1983
for use in the production of radio programs describing oral traditions as a means to understanding traditional and contemporary
Cahuilla culture. Included are the Voices International radio productions The Old Ways Are Gone and The Cahuilla Creation
Myth. Supplementary materials include production transcripts, ethnological notes of Arthur Harrington (surrogates) pertaining
to Perfecto Segundo's 1937 recordings of the Cahuilla creation story, materials pertaining to Katherine Siva Saubel's translations
of the Perfecto Segundo recordings, and production/program ephemera. Originally recorded on reel-to-reel; all materials have
been transferred to digital format.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Malki Museum
Voices International
National Public Radio
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Banning
Morongo Indian Reservation
Levi, Robert
Siva, Ernest
Frost, Everett
Saubel, Katherine Siva
Andreas, Mary Ann
Bean, Lowell John
Lawton, Harry
Pablo, Matt
Levi, Esther
Blackburn, Thomas C.
Siva, June
Wilding, Faith
Segundo, Perfecto
Harrington, Arthur
Marcus, Lloyd
Creation Story
Cahuilla
Chumash
Peon
Malki Fiesta
Bird Singing
Bird Songs
Series 1: Technical Recording Notes and Promotional Materials
1979-1983
Physical Description: 0.5 linear ft.
Scope and Content Note
Technical notes on individual audio recordings (reels), promotional materials, photographs, and a transcript pertaining to
a series of audio recordings and productions created by Everett Frost / Voices International.
Box 001: Folders 1-1 through 3B-13
Technical Notes
Scope and Content Note
Technical notes on corresponding reel-to-reel recordings.
Box 001: Folder 4-1
Radio Production Brochures
Scope and Content Note
"Stories from the Spirit World: The Myths and Legends of Native Americans"
Box 001: Folder 4-2
Promotional Materials
Scope and Content Note
Stories from the Spirit World promotional sheets (2), brochures, promotional photographs featuring Katherine Siva Saubel with
headphones translating Perfecto Segundo's Creation Story recordings (2), brochure artwork, Stories from the Spirit World program
summaries, National Public Radio press release, fact sheet on productions, additional press releases.
Box 001: Folder 4-3
Brochure/Catalog
Scope and Content Note
"Voices International from SoundPlay 1991-1992".
Box 001: Folder 4-4
Transcript, Ephemera
Scope and Content Note
"The Old Ways Are Gone" (transcript), production brochure.
Box 001: Folders SS-2 through SS-4
Technical notes
Scope and Content Note
Technical notes on corresponding reel-to-reel recordings.
Series 2: Scripts, Transcripts, and Production Ephemera
1979-1983
Physical Description: 0.5 linear ft.
Scope and Content Note
Scripts, transcripts, and paper materials pertaining to a series of audio recordings and productions created by Everett Frost
/ Voices International.
Box 002: Folder 4-5
Press Releases, Correspondence
Scope and Content Note
National Public Radio program descriptions and synopses, promototional activities diary, brochure texts, log sheet, cassette
tags, and press releases for Stories from the Spirit World.
Box 002: Folder 4-6
Script
Scope and Content Note
"The Old Ways Are Gone: The Creation Myth and Rituals of the Cahuilla Indians of Southern California -- a radio feature by
Everett Frost (duplic. master)".
Box 002: Folders 4-7, 4-8
Notes
Scope and Content Note
Logs for Katherine Saubel translation of Perfecto Segundo version of the Cahuilla creation story. Cahuilla duplicating masters.
Box 002: Folders 4-9 through 4-11
Transcripts
Scope and Content Note
Katherine Saubel translates the 1937 recordings of Perfecto Segundo telling the Cahuilla creation story. Recorded May 26-30,
1983 on the Morongo Indian Reservation. Interview with Katherine Siva Saubel with Tom Blackburn and Everett Frost (1982),
Translation Reel 1 (Mostly Interviews). Interview with Lowell John Bean (1982), unedited
Box 002: Folders 4-12 through 4-16
Scripts
Scope and Content Note
Lead-in Part II, Credits Part I, Cahuilla credits, Cahuilla promos ("master"), Cahuilla promos, Generic. "Nachklang: Die Schopfungsmythe
und eine Fiesta der Cahuilla Indianer von Sud-Kalifornien von Everett Frost," "Nachklang: English Translation of WDR script
(duplicating master)," "The Cahuilla Creation Myth" (2nd draft)," "The Cahuilla Creation Myth" compiled by Everett Frost (1982,
master)," Script for Ernest Siva and Robert Levi (AEA recording, 5/15/1983).
Box 002: Folder 4-17
Notes
Scope and Content Note
Arthur Harrington's notes (surrogates) on the 1937 Perfecto Segundo recordings with ethnographic notes, transliterations,
and translations.
Series 3: Ethnographic Reports and Technical Recording Notes
1979-1983
Physical Description: 1 linear ft.
Scope and Content Note
Ethnographic reports donated as part of the Voices International Archive materials. Technical notes on reel-to-reel recordings.
Box 003: Folders 1-4
Ethnographic Reports
Scope and Content Note
"Cultural Resources and the High Voltage Transmission Line from San Onofre to Santiago Substation and Black Star Canyon" (1979),
"Persistence and Power: A Study of Native American Peoples in the Sonoran Desert and the Denvers-Palo Verde High Voltage Transmission
Line"(1978).
Box 004: Folders
Technical notes
Scope and Content Note
Technical notes on reel-to-reel recordings.
Series 4: Audio Recordings and Radio Productions
1979-1983
Physical Description: 4.7 linear ft.
Scope and Content Note
Audio recordings collected from the Morongo Reservation and Malki Museum, Banning, California between 1979 and 1983 for use
in production of radio programs devoted to oral traditions as a means of presenting traditional and contemporary Cahuilla
culture. Includes final versions of radio productions.
Recordings # 004a + 004b
Radio Production
Scope and Content Note
"The Old Ways Are Gone" (90 min program) - Discs A and B.
Recordings # 005, 033
Audio Recordings
Scope and Content Note
Chumash music.
Recordings # 006, 23a-23b, 053 through 055
Audio Recordings
Scope and Content Note
Peon games.
Recordings # 007a, 007b
Radio Production
Scope and Content Note
The radio production "The Old Ways Are Gone." 90 mins. Consists of Programs 1, 2, and 3 edited into a continuous 90 min version.
Recordings # 008a, 008b
Radio Production
Scope and Content Note
The Old Ways Are Gone (Three 30 Min Programs Distributed by National Public Radio).
Recording # 011, 012
Audio Recordings
Scope and Content Note
Recording of Alvino Siva singing bird songs.
Recording # 013
Audio Recording
Scope and Content Note
Audio recording of an interview of Lloyd Marcus. Subject discussed is peon gaming.
Recording # 014
Audio Recording
Scope and Content Note
Audio recording of Ernest Siva singing at Memorial Day festivities in 1983.
Recordings # 015, 016
Audio Recordings
Scope and Content Note
Rapkin tones, Cahuilla Dolby tones.
Recordings # 017 through 019
Radio Production
Scope and Content Note
Radio production "The Cahuilla Creation Myth" produced by Voices International. Dramatizes the Cahuilla Creation Story for
a radio audience. (017: Protection Copy 1983, 018: A Code Master 1982, 019: Music Tracks - Protection Copy). Program consultants
and participants included: Katherine Siva Saubel, Mariano Saubel, Alvino Siva, Robert Levi, Ernest Siva, Marianne Andreas,
Lowell John Bean. With additional assistance from: Harry Lawton, Matt Pablo, Esther Levi, Tom Blackburn, June Siva.
Recordings # 020a, 020b
Radio Production
Scope and Content Note
German-language version of the radio production "The Old Ways Are Gone" produced in partnership with Westdeutscher Rundfunk
(WDR).
Recordings # 021, 022
Audio Recordings
Scope and Content Note
Cahuilla bird songs and interview with Katherine Saubel. Montage elements.
Recording # 024
Audio Recording
Scope and Content Note
Reservation and desert ambiances (1983).
Recordings # 025, 032, 034
Audio Recordings
Scope and Content Note
Interviews with Lowell John Bean and Katherine Siva Saubel speaking, bird songs, and Katherine Siva Saubel interview excerpt.
Recordings # 026 through 032
Audio Recordings
Scope and Content Note
Reel C out-takes, Reel C Aztec dancers, Cahuilla (O-Tone) Memorial Day, Reel E, Cahuilla music AEA
Recordings # 035 through 048
Audio Recordings
Scope and Content Note
Katherine Siva Saubel translating and interpreting Perfecto Segundo's 1937 Cahuilla creation story audio recording.
Recordings # 049, 050
Audio Recordings
Scope and Content Note
Final outs in cutting program to time (Nachklang, Old Ways 1/2 Hours).
Recordings # 051, 052
Audio Recordings
Scope and Content Note
Haydu: various narrative cuts, mixed Cahuilla credits. Reel A.
Recordings # 056 through 060
Audio Recordings
Scope and Content Note
Cahuilla music, bird songs.
