[United States, Louisiana, St. Martin, French Creole, 1953-1957] / collected by Raleigh Morgan, Jr.
Sections
- Alma Jean-Baptiste - respondant (age 85), and Raleigh Morgan Jr. - interviewer. United States, Louisiana, St. Martin Parish. ca. 1955
- Alma Jean-Baptiste - respondant (age 85), and Raleigh Morgan Jr. - interviewer. United States, Louisiana, St. Martin Parish. ca 1955
- 1. Narrative: Fom ki travay dan kio (approximate). (03:54)
- 2. Narrative: Amusements in St. Martin. (02:26)
- 3. Poem. (01:58)
- 4. Narrative: Floods and high waters of 1882 and 1927; Church and school activities. (06:58)
- 5. Narrative: Compere Bouki et Compere Lapin. (03:54)
- 6. Narrative: Aunt Jemima. (03:06)
- 7. Chicken gumbo recipe. (01:59)
- 8. Fev o ri (approximate) recipe. (02:36)
- Alma Jean-Baptiste - respondant (age 85), and Raleigh Morgan Jr. - interviewer. United States, Louisiana, St. Martin Parish. ca 1955
- 1. Narrative: Why the sea is salty. (03:23)
- 2. Song: "Maman dit oui papa dit non." (01:23)
- 3. Song: "M. Boucher." (01:00)
- 4. Song: "Papa me defend aller dans bois." (01:22)
- 5. Autobiographical story (attaque de panique and cure by seven bottles of ven kordiyu). (06:07)
- 6. Farming methods. (06:16)
- 7. Her children; work she has done. (06:54)
- 8. Evangeline Park. (00:47)
- 9. Evangeline Oak. (01:18)
- Philippe Wiltz - respondant (age 83), and Raleigh Morgan Jr. - interviewer. United States, Louisiana, St. Martin Parish. ca. 1955
- Philippe Wiltz - respondant (age 83), C.J. Robertson - respondant, and Raleigh Morgan Jr. - interviewer. United States, Louisiana, St. Martin Parish. ca. 1955
- [unidentified performers]. [unknown location]. ca. 1955
- Philippe Wiltz - respondant (age 83), Raleigh Morgan Jr. - interviewer. United States, Louisiana, St. Martin Parish. ca. 1955
- United States, Louisiana, St. Martin Parish. ca. 1955
- Caroline Ledet - respondant, Leonard Ledet - respondant, and Raleigh Morgan Jr. - interviewer.
- Caroline Ledet - respondant, and Raleigh Morgan Jr. - interviewer.
- United States, Louisiana, St. Martin Parish. ca. 1955
- Caroline Ledet - respondant, and Raleigh Morgan Jr. - interviewer.
- Leonard Ledet - respondant, Caroline Mason-Ledet - voice, and Raleigh Morgan Jr. - interviewer
- Aunt Ledet (90 years old) - respondant and vocals, and Raleigh Morgan Jr. - interviewer
- Aunt Ledet (90 years old) - respondant and vocals, [Caroline Mason-Ledet - respondant?], and Raleigh Morgan Jr. - interviewer
- United States, Louisiana, St. Martin Parish. ca. 1955
- Juliet Martin Ledet (85 years old) - respondent, and Raleigh Morgan Jr. - interviewer
- [unidentified performer (Juliet Martin Ledet's grandson)], and Raleigh Morgan Jr. - interviewer
- C.J. Robertson - respondant, and Raleigh Morgan Jr. - interviewer. United States, Louisiana, St. Martin Parish. ca. 1955
- Date
1953
- Main contributor
See Other Contributors
- Contributors
Morgan, Raleigh, Jr., 1916-; Voegelin, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1906-1986; Voegelin, F. M. (Florence Marie), 1927-1989.; Indiana University, Bloomington. Archives of the Languages of the World.
- Subjects
Creole dialects, French; Songs, Creole; Tales
- Location
Louisiana
- Collection
Archives of Traditional Music Field and Broadcast Collections
- Unit
Archives of Traditional Music
- Language
Creoles and Pidgins, French-based (Other)
- Physical Description
10 sound tape reels : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 1 track, mono. ; 7 in.
- Notes
Deposited by F.M. Voegelin at the Archives of Traditional Music in 1985, as part of the C.F. and F.M. Voegelin Archives of the Languages of the World, under option 1.
Louisiana French Creole linguistic material.
Related publications: Morgan, Raleigh, Jr. "A Structural Sketch of St. Martin Creole," in Anthropological Linguistics 1:8.20-24, 1959; Morgan, Raleigh, Jr. "The Lexicon St. Martin Creole," in Anthropological Linguistics 2:1.7-29, 1960.
Local Note
OT 8615--8624
Performers
Alma Jean-Baptiste, Philippe Wiltz, C.J. Robertson, Caroline and Leonard Ladet, Juliette Ladet, Modeste Martin, informants.
Statement of Responsibility
collected by Raleigh Morgan, Jr.
Contents
Narratives -- Recipes -- Autobiographies -- Farming methods -- Song
Venue/Event Date
Recorded in Louisiana in the mid - 1950's by Raleigh Morgan, Jr.
- Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: 11409; OCLC: ocm21203551; Catalog Key: AAD0354BT; Collection Identifier: 85-669-F ATL 10132 --10136
Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: the public.