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Sound recordings in various languages. Manuscripts in English.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
Organized into the following series: 1. Manuscripts; 2. Sound Recordings; 3. Graphic Images; 4. Moving Images. The materials are organized by the African countries Hanna visited in 1963.
Judith Lynne Hanna; 2013.
The collection was processed by Addie Heyer with the assistance of Valda Morris.
The Judith Hanna Collection, Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, College Park, Maryland. The collection consists of research materials, subject materials, writings, photographs, video and audio recordings, newspaper clippings, correspondence, interview transcripts, and materials from numerous, varied organizations. Finding aid is available online: http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/19429
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Judith Lynne Hanna collection (AFC 2010/021), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Judith Lynne Hanna was born September 21, 1936, in St. Louis, Missouri. Hanna earned her
doctorate in anthropology from Columbia University in 1976, preceded by two separate
master's degrees in anthropology from Columbia University in 1975 and political science
from Michigan State in 1962 respectively. In 1963, Hanna and her husband, William John
Hanna, traveled to Africa under a Michigan State University-Ford Foundation Grant, where
they conducted field research in Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda. This fieldwork resulted in
her 1979 book To
Field research collection of silent film, sound recordings, color slides, and manuscripts documenting African dance and events in Nigeria, Uganda, and Kenya recorded in 1963 by Judith Lynne Hanna and William John Hanna. 12 rolls of black-and-white film were shot in Ibadan and Umuahia Province, Nigeria; 28 rolls of black-and-white and color film were shot in Kenya, which includes footage of the Kenyan independence from Great Britain celebration, December 12, 1963, and Ethiopia's Haile Selassie I Folklore Ensemble, in Nairobi, Kenya; 14 rolls of film were shot at various locations in Uganda, including National Theater: a Pageant of Uganda, September 12, 1963. Audio recordings document music accompanying the dances and other events. Color slides were taken in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, and Kenya in 1963. Manuscripts include clippings, programs, and research articles by Judith Lynn Hanna (dated 1965-2009) and Hanna's description of the film footage and related materials.
Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/2013655492
Items described by donor, Judith Lynne Hanna. See Hanna's Inventory
See Box 6 for oversize matierals.
Log of recorded dances performed by the Ubakala tribe.
Translated song text with handwritten sheet music and information on musical instruments.
History of the Ubakala clan gathered from elders within the group. Photocopies.
Transcripts of dance steps and body movements of various tribal dances documented on film.
Photocopies of various newspaper clippings about local events, dances, festivals, and other topics including the opening of a local bridge.
Newspaper clippings, programs, and minor correspondence about the Ugandan dance company, The Heartbeat of Africa. Some of the items are in French. Photocopies.
Newspaper clippings, programs, and correspondence about the Ugandan dance company, The Heartbeat of Africa. Some of the items are in French. Originals.
Newspaper clippings, programs, and minor correspondence about the Ugandan dance company, The Heartbeat of Africa. Some of the items are in French. Originals.
Newspaper clippings mostly about local dances, and other events local to Uganda.
Clippings and a booklet about Kenya's tribes, including translated programs from an Ethiopian folk festival, and Kenya's Independence day celebrations.
Includes articles and book chapters about African dance. The articles and chapters were either written by Hanna or in collaboration with other scholars.
Includes articles and book chapters about African dance. The articles and chapters were either written by Hanna or in collaboration with other scholars.
The following recordings have been digitized: SR06-SR009. Audio recordings were synced to create sound during film digitization of the 16 mm film. See Series 4: Moving Images.
A recording of a Yoruba opera.
Yoruba opera continued along with a recording of a blind Hausa beggar.
A recording of a Ilorin festival.
Umuahia township Easter celebrations featuring masqueraders. Recording also includes Niger and Oba girls’ dance groups.
A recording featuring the Odimara orchestra, Oboro clan, and the women (mothers) and men dancing at the bridge launching.
A recording of the Uko orchestra, Umunwa village, and the Umuopara clan. It features nine graduated drums, ekpete, one mother drum, nne-ekpete, and one ekere.
A recording containing the Aba waking ceremony, an extemporaneous men's group, and the continuation of the Uko orchestra.
Recording containing an Ubakala festival.
Recording of the Ubakala festival with Joseph Okoro's group and the Umuakam-Ohuhu.
Recording containing a Bunyole (five finger piano orchestra) in Bukedi District, Uganda August 24, 1963, an UPC Song for Dr. Milton Obote, August 26, 1963, and the Pabo Acholi dance competition featuring two songs, August 29, 1963.
Recording containing a variety of dances and songs including dingidingi,
larakaraka, olunyege, and otoli dances and
Recording of Ugandan music and dance, the National Theater featuring original modern compositions, and the dance and music exhibition held in Kampala, Uganda.
Recording containing music from Chinke’s reception, the Odimara orchestra, and Kenya's Independence celebration. It also includes the Ethiopian Flower Picking Song (in Nairobi).
Recording containing audio of the Ethiopian Dance Company and other folk dances including the Gondar, Arussi, and Somail folk dances.
Recording containing audio from the Kenya Independence celebration and the Ethiopian Dance Company.
Recording featuring audio from the Ethiopian Dance Company featuring the Flower Picking Song, the Arussi folk dance, the Almaz song, and other performances.
PH001-PH212 contains a variety of images captured by Hanna during her one year visit to Africa in 1963. The slides are arranged chronologically by year and region.
PH213-319 are arranged chronologically. PH320-PH416 are not arranged chronologically. The inclusive months are January; March-July; September-October, and December 1963.
PH417-PH434 contains a variety of images captured by Hanna during her one year visit to Africa in 1963. The inclusive months are January; March-July; September-October, and December. The slides are not in chronological order.
Original films are silent. Sound recordings made at the time of filming on 1/4 –inch reel-to-reel were used to create and sync the soundtrack during film digitization. See Series 2: Sound Recordings for original audio recordings.
1 video file (10:24 min.): digital, sound; black and white.
Nigeria: girls and boys from different groups perform on "Face the Nation" dance program. Efik girls’ abang dance from Calabar; girls’ umunna erico dance from Orlu; girls’ egwu amala-bu-ugu (#3 winner); older boys’ ugeolomo dance (#1 winner); Ijaw boys’ sereme igelenge dance; etilobu dance from Onitsha, and Abakaliki girls’ dance.
1 video file (35:55 min.): digital, sound; black and white.
Ethiopia: performance celebrating Kenya's Independence. The performance includes a series of folk music and dances: Flower Picking Song; Gurage folk dance; Buna coffee plantation song dances; Issa & Ougaden folk dance; Gondor folk-song; Arussi folk dance; Swahili Amharic dance; Gemu Gofa weavers; Wolamo folk dance for men and women, and the Tigre folk dance.
1 video file (14:00 min.): digital, sound; black and white.
King’s market: group of drummers & their hangers-on; boys from secondary school returning from a church service at their school; ladies society; women from Benin dance to propitiate the Goddess of the Sea, Olokun.
1 video file (19:55 min.): digital, sound; black and white.
Different tribes perform outdoors in the stadium. These include the Giriama, Luo, Wacuria, Kipsigis, Wakamba, Kikuyu, Nandi, Samburu, Wakamba, Suk, Turkana, Thoraka, and the Embu.
1 video file (23:47 min.): digital, sound; black and white.
Continuation of previous recording also includes the Kenyan flag raising ceremony including fireworks.
1 video file (5:55 min.): digital, sound; color.
Tribal dancers include the Giriama, Luo, Malagory, Wacuria, Coastal girls and the Turkana.
1 video file (35:55 min.): digital; black and white color.
Recording begins with a few frames from Ethiopia. The remaining footage contains dancers and masqueraders from different tribes in Nigeria. It also includes the Igbo celebration of S.O. Chinke, the bridge launching, the Okoro clan market day, and a special festival.
1 video file (27:50 min.): digital, sound; black and white.
Acholi District dance competitions August 29-30, 1963, A Pageant of Uganda, Baganda tribe dance and culture, tribes from Northern and South Western Uganda, Bugisu District Council Inauguration, September 20, 1963, and other tribal dances.
black and white; silent
Includes originals and other oversized materials from Subseries B: Field research
materials