regrets and thoughts

[David Kaufman]

Hi Meredith,

I think setting aside at least half an hour would be good, maybe later in
the day after other presentations.  Others might have different thoughts,
but that should be a good start.

Dave

David Kaufman
Linguistic Anthropology PhD candidate, University of Kansas
Director, Kaw Nation Language Program


On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 12:27 PM, Meredith Johnson <
mer.anne.johnson at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Yes, we are certainly open to setting aside some time at the conference
> for the Festschrift. We had previously asked about how much time would be
> needed, but never heard anything back. If anyone has any preferences on how
> much time or when in the schedule to put it, please let us know by tomorrow
> night. We are finalizing a tentative schedule tomorrow night, and will
> circulate it to the list by Monday at the latest.
>
> All the best,
> Meredith
>
>
> On Apr 11, 2014, at 1:12 PM, David Kaufman <dvkanth2010 at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> Hi David and all,
>
> Sorry to hear David that you won't be able to make it to the SCLC this
> year.
>
> I know we have talked about doing a Festschrift in Bob's honor, and this
> is certainly something we can discuss at the meeting.  Hopefully our
> organizers can set aside some time on the schedule so we can all
> participate in this discussion.
>
> As for the CSD, I think it's a great idea to have it finalized and
> published in some form, either electronically or in print, or both.
>
> As concerns Bob's unpublished papers and computer files, Carolyn, Bob's
> wife, and I have been in touch fairly regularly.  Even before Bob's death,
> she said that she and Bob had discussed it and thought it would be best
> that I come up to their house and "clean out" his garage full of files,
> books, etc.  Also, I plan to take a USB drive and download as much of his
> computer files as possible, at least some of which I know pertain to Kaw.
>  I'll be happy to distribute whatever I find pertaining to other Siouan
> languages to those of you who want it.  I'm hoping to go up and do this in
> the next couple of months, possibly in early June or so before it gets too
> hot.  I know Carolyn is thinking about selling the house and moving up to
> be with family in Wisconsin, so this cleaning out will have to be done
> fairly soon anyway.
>
> Anyway, I'll keep everyone posted as plans for these things become more
> concrete.  Things are a bit crazy for me right now as I work full-time for
> the Kaw Nation and try to finish my dissertation without yet having another
> committee member to substitute for Bob.  I hope to defend in May, but I'm
> still awaiting final word on a new committee member and date from my
> advisor.
>
> Dave
>
> David Kaufman
> Linguistic Anthropology PhD candidate, University of Kansas
> Director, Kaw Nation Language Program
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 11, 2014 at 12:27 PM, ROOD DAVID S <david.rood at colorado.edu>wrote:
>
>> Hi, everyone,
>>         My family schedule for at least part of the summer has finally
>> settled down, and I regret that it precludes me from attending the SCLC
>> again this year.  The earliest I could get to Madison would be
>> mid-afternoon on Saturday, hardly the appropriate time for participating in
>> the meeting.
>>
>>         I am very much interested in what is decided about honoring Bob
>> Rankin, however, and in what might be done to make his huge contribution to
>> the history of Siouan and the structure of Dhegiah part of a permanent
>> record.  I know he has many papers that have never been published, as well
>> as many that are published here and there in places we don't always know
>> about.  As early as 1984, at the workshop that launched the Comparative
>> Dictionary project, I proposed a "collection of papers" volume that would
>> be a place for his work (and others), but that has never materialized.
>>         Moreover, for the last few years Bob was the major player in the
>> evolution of the Comparative Dictionary.  As most of you know, Iren
>> Hartmann at the MPI-Leipzig is working on creating a usable digital verson
>> of the CSD.  Of the original 5 participants (John Koontz, Wes Jones, Dick
>> Carter, Rankin and me) in the project, I guess I'm the only one who is
>> still interested and available, so I'm going to work with Iren to see if
>> that can't be finalized and formalized.  There is quite a bit of urgency
>> here, because as many of you know, the structure of the MPI in Leipzig will
>> change dramatically in May of 2015, and they will likely no longer be
>> interested in supporting Iren's work.
>>
>>         If any of you have any thoughts on how best to move forward with
>> either Bob's legacy or the CSD, please discuss them at the meeting and keep
>> me informed.  I don't feel like I know Carolyn well enough to approach her
>> about any of this; perhaps one of you would be willing to help with that.
>>
>>         Best wishes to all for a fruitful and fun meeting.
>>
>>         David
>>
>> David S. Rood
>> Dept. of Linguistics
>> Univ. of Colorado
>> 295 UCB
>> Boulder, CO 80309-0295
>> USA
>> rood at colorado.edu
>>
>
>
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