dorsey film conversion questions and estimate

[Jimm GoodTracks]

In a review of my Dorsey Chiwere vocabulary slips which I havenot looked for
a decade it seems that the roll is rather scratched up.  Some of it is from
use and then again, there's a  lot more in it than just from use. It seems
like the cellulose itself has broken down, because the patterns. But that
may be the original that's broken down, or the film I have here.  I don't
know how to tell.  And I never did get through all the slips to write them
down.
There's lots of data online about the decay of cellulose acetate film,
though it all mentions that after 1950 NAA filming was done mostly on
poly-something-or-other. The NAA SIRIS catalogue lists the "Tciwere and
Winnebago Folk-lore, including Iowa Cults" as being the first item on the
reel that also contains the slips.

I am aware that Mark, John and perhaps Bob have copies of the Dhegiha Dorsey
material and OP vocabulary slips, and wonder if they found those slips to be
in similar condition.

I also wonder if anyone else got a copy of the Chiwere Dorsey MS, and if
their section of the MicroFilm reveals a such deterioration.  At this point,
I wonder if I need to determine whether to order a new copy from NAA, or if
the film they have on hand at the NAA is in bad shape.
Any thoughts will be appreciated.
Jimm

----- Original Message -----
From: "R. Rankin" <rankin at ku.edu>
To: <siouan at lists.colorado.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: dorsey film conversion questions and estimate


> Yup, typically Dorsey typed his slips, but from time to time there are
> handwritten ones.  And many typed slips have handwritten
notations/additions,
> etc. on them.  I think you want everything that is there.
>
> Bob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>  > I'm looking a the JOD reels as I am writing this (multi tasking,
enit?). The
> > majority of the ms cards with translations appear to have been typed.
> >
> > However, I've encountered a few ms cards with translations that have NOT
> > been typed on adjoining cards.
> >
> > Also, I've encountered ms cards that appear to have been typed... but
there
> > are differences between the two.