legacy materials

[phil cash cash]

Good question Shannon!  Linguists seem to be fairly parochial on how 
to access
legacy resources.  Maybe someday (in the near future) we can have a
comprehensive resource whereby legacy materials on endangered language
materials are indexed and searchable so that endangered language communities
can gain access to critical information and resources.  At the moment, we are
all are on our own. 
Phil
UofA

Quoting "s.t. bischoff" :

> Hi all,
>
> I was wondering if anyone might know of some good resources for finding out
> about various legacy materials in museums, archives, garages, etc. I'm
> wondering if anyone has sat down and done a survey of all the linguistic work
> that has been done on indigenous languages. For example, I've heard that Boas
> left hundreds if not thousands of pages of material on indigenous languages.
> Also, Harrington has quite a reputation for having left field notes 
> in various
> places. Has anyone done a systematic "inventory" of these types of materials,
> or has anyone proposed some way to do such an inventory? Is anyone 
> aware of any
> archives that have field notes or recordings that are not be utilized?
>
> Thanks,
> Shannon
> PS Ives Goddard has a nice survey of linguistic work done in the 
> Americas with
> excellent references in the Handbook of American Indians 17, for those
> interested in these things.
>
> __________________________
>
>
> "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly, 
> one begins
> to wish facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts."
>
> --Sherlock Holmes, A Scandal in Bohemia

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