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Date(s)
- 1987 (Creation)
Extent
1 MP4 file.
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Scope and content
Interview with Major Sam Beck and Lula Blue Beck conducted by Dr. Thomas J. Blumer in 1987.
System of arrangement
Unarranged.
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Conditions governing access
Access to the digital files is restricted to enrolled tribal members of the Catawba Indian Nation. Please contact the Catawba Nation Archives for more information.
Physical access
The original recordings on magnetic audio cassettes are held by the University of South Carolina at Lancaster's (USCL) Native American Studies Center Archives.
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Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
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Custodial history
The oral history interviews were part of Dr. Thomas J. Blumer's personal collection and were donated to the Native American Studies Center at USC-Lancaster by Dr. Blumer.
Immediate source of acquisition
Digital files for the Catawba Nation Archives were made at the Native American Studies Center Archives by request of the Catawba Nation Archives, and were accessioned by the CNA in 2016.
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Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
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Existence and location of originals
Original recordings are located in the Native American Studies Center Archives at USC-Lancaster, as part of the Thomas John Blumer Collection on the Catawba Nation, Series III: Thomas J. Blumer Oral History Interviews 1971 - 2004.
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Archivist's note
Record created by Ensley F. Guffey, 2022 February 09.