http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8kd1zx0 No online items Finding Aid to the Margaret Langdon Papers, 1957-2001 Finding Aid written by Janice Otani The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ © 2007 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Finding Aid to the Margaret BANC MSS 2005/238 1 Langdon Papers, 1957-2001 Finding Aid to the Margaret Langdon Papers, 1957-2001 Collection Number: BANC MSS 2005/238 The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Finding Aid Written By: Janice Otani Date Completed: May 2013 © 2013 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Collection Summary Collection Title: Margaret Langdon papers Date (inclusive): 1957-2001 Collection Number: BANC MSS 2005/238 Creators : Margaret Langdon Extent: Number of containers: 29 cartons, 63 boxesLinear feet: 48.85 Repository: The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ Abstract: The Margaret Langdon papers contain correspondence; proposals and projects, primarily the Comparative Dictionary of Yuman Languages consisting of correspondence, contracts, evaluations, data entries, and drafts. Also included are Langdon's conference and workshop presentations along with numerous articles published in professional journals. The bulk of the collection contains research materials of Langdon and other anthropologists, linguists, language consultants, and students. They include correspondence, papers, workshop handouts, grammar notes, transcriptions, student papers, language lessons, articles, and notes. The research concentrates mainly on Native American languages such as Cocopa, Diegueño, Karuk, Kumeyaay, Mohave, Paipai, Yavapai, Yuman; from the areas of Southern California, Baja California, the Southwest, and Northwest Mexico. Included are the research of James Crawford, Judy Crawford, Ted Couro, Leanne Hinton, Abraham Halpern, Judith Joel, and Pamela Munro. Many unpublished field notes and language slips/notes were moved by Langdon from the University of California, San Diego archive collections of Yuman languages to The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley. There are some biographical information for Langdon and her class notebooks from the University of California at Berkeley, a few under the name of Margaret Hoffman. Langdon's teaching materials include mainly courses in Linguistics and Anthropology at the University of California at San Diego from 1965-1991. Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See: Finding Aid to the Margaret BANC MSS 2005/238 2 Langdon Papers, 1957-2001 http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Margaret Langdon Papers, BANC MSS 2005/238, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Alternate Forms Available There are no alternate forms of this collection. Separated Material Photographs have been transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library, BANC PIC 2005.186. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Langdon, Margaret, 1926-2005--Archives Historical linguistics Indians of North America--California--Languages Linguistics--Congresses Yuman languages Hokan languages Kumiai language Indians--Languages Proto-Yuman language Indians of North America--Arizona Diegueño Indians Yuman Indians Indians of Mexico Paipai language Karok language Mohave language Cocopa language Field notes. Halpern, Abraham M. (Abraham Meyer), 1914- Munro, Pamela Hinton, Leanne Joël, Judith Online Archive of California Acquisition Information The Margaret Langdon Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Loni Langdon on May 17, 2005. Accruals No additions are expected. System of Arrangement Arranged to the folder level. Processing Information Processed by Janice Otani in 2013 Biographical Information Margaret Langdon was born in Belgium and immigrated to the United States where she attended the University of California at Berkeley, receiving her doctoral degree in 1966. For her dissertation, she did her fieldwork deciphering the spelling and grammar of Mesa Grande's Diegueño dialect in the San Diego area and worked with elders, Ted Couro and Christina Hutcheson, to create the first local Indian dictionary. During her years of teaching at the University of California at Finding Aid to the Margaret BANC MSS 2005/238 3 Langdon Papers, 1957-2001 San Diego from 1965 to 1991, her contributions also included numerous publications on the native languages of Southern California and the Southwest. Langdon, professor emeritus of linguistics, was the primary expert in Kumeyaay, Northern Diegueño (Ipai) and Luiseño dialects. She was the leading figure in Hokan Studies and a founding member of the Society for the Study of Indigenous Languages of the Americas, serving as their president in 1985. Langdon died at the age of 79 in 2005. Scope and Content of Collection The Margaret Langdon papers contain correspondence; proposals and projects, primarily the Comparative Dictionary of Yuman Languages consisting of correspondence, contracts, evaluations, data entries, and drafts. Also included are Langdon's conference and workshop presentations along with numerous articles published in professional journals. The bulk of the collection contains research materials of Langdon and other anthropologists, linguists, language consultants, and students. They include correspondence, papers, workshop handouts, grammar notes, transcriptions, student papers, language lessons, articles, and notes. The research concentrates mainly on Native American languages such as Cocopa, Diegueño, Karuk, Kumeyaay, Mohave, Paipai, Yavapai, Yuman; from the areas of Southern California, Baja California, the Southwest, and Northwest Mexico. Included are the research of James Crawford, Judy Crawford, Ted Couro, Leanne Hinton, Abraham Halpern, Judith Joel, and Pamela Munro. Many unpublished field notes and language slips/notes were moved by Langdon from the University of California, San Diego archive collections of Yuman languages to The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley. There are some biographical information for Langdon and her class notebooks from the University of California at Berkeley, a few under the name of Margaret Hoffman. Langdon's teaching materials include mainly courses in Linguistics and Anthropology at the University of California at San Diego from 1965-1991. Series 1 Professional activities 1963-2001 Physical Description: Cartons 1-5; Carton 6, Folders 1-6. Arrangement Arranged chronologically. Scope and Content Note Contains correspondence with colleagues; proposals for projects, particularly the Comparative Dictionary of the Yuman Languages; conference materials, including programs, presentations, workshop handouts; writings consisting of articles, typescript drafts, reprints, photocopies, handwritten notes, and background materials. Carton 1, Folder Correspondence 1963-1970, 1977-2001 1-16 Proposals/projects Carton 1, Folder Yuman Languages of the Southwest: Reconstruction of Proto-Yuman (principal 17 investigator) National Science Foundation (NSF) Washington, D.C. 1974-1977 Collection and Analysis of Data on Selected Languages of the Pomoan Family (principal investigator with Abraham M. Halpern) NSF and University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Carton 1, Folder Proposal 1983-1985 18 Carton 1, Folder Correspondence 1983-1987 19 Descriptive Grammar of Sumu (principal investigator with Susan Norwood) NSF Carton 1, Folder Proposal 1984-1987 20 Carton 1, Folder Correspondence 1984-1990 21 Comparative Dictionary of the Yuman Languages (principal investigator) NSF Carton 1, Folder Proposal 1984-1986 22 Carton 1, Folder Supplement to Comparative Dictionary of the Yuman Languages proposal 23 1986-1987 Carton 1, Folder Correspondence 1983-1988 24-26 Finding Aid to the Margaret BANC MSS 2005/238 4 Langdon Papers, 1957-2001 Series 1Professional activities 1963-2001 Carton 1, Folder Summary descriptions of center contracts and grants 1984-1987 27 Carton 1, Folder Comparative Dictionary of the Yuman Languages: Pitfalls, Lessons, Rewards by 28 Langdon undated Carton 1, Folder Evaluations 1987 29 Carton 1, Folder Finances 1985-1987 30 Carton 1, Folder Data entry and uploading information 1984-1990 31-34 Carton