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National Anthropological Archives
Guide to the Frederic G. Cassidy papers and sound recordings concerning Jamaican language, 1951-1991
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2008-22
- Creators:
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Cassidy, Frederic Gomes, 1907-
- Dates:
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1951 -1991bulk 1951-1952
- Languages:
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Jamaican;Creole;English
- Physical Description:
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1 Linear foot15 Sound tape reels
- Repository:
The Frederic G. Cassidy papers contain sound recordings and partial transcriptions; drafts of manuscripts and conference papers; and one map, all relating to his work on Jamaican and Creole lanugages.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Of primary interest in the Frederic G. Cassidy papers are his 1952 sound recordings of everyday Jamaican people. The recordings are itemized and described according to a typed inventory found among the papers. There are partial handwritten notes and transcriptions of some of the recordngs as well as a map of Jamaica which Cassidy used in his field work. The papers also contain drafts of articles and conference papers on Jamiacan and Creole languages. It is not clear which, if any, of these drafts were published.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Frederic Gomes Cassidy (1907-2000) was a Jamaican-born lexicographer who is best known as a long time editor and director of the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) Project at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he was a professor of English. In 1951 Cassidy received a Fullbright Research Fellowship to go back to Jamaica to interview people about their daily lives. These recordings became the source for Jamaica Talk (1961) and the Dictionary of Jamaican English (1967) which he co-authored with R.B.LePage.
Administration
Author
Daisy Njoku
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to the National Anthropological Archives by Claire M. Cassidy and Michael Cassidy in 2008.
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by Daisy Njoku 2017.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Manuscript 2008-22 Frederic G. Cassidy papers concerning Jamaican language, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Conditions Governing Use
Contact repository for terms of use.
Conditions Governing Access
The Frederic G. Cassidy papers and sound recordings are open for research. Access to the Frederic G. Cassidy papers and sound recordings requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Digital surrogates of the sound recordings are also held by the Dictionary of American Regional English at the University of Wisconsin and at the University of the West Indies Archives in Kingston, Jamaica.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Jamaica | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Caribbean | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Creole dialects | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Rastafari | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Gullah | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Pidgin languages | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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