ELIZABETH AND HARRY LAWRENCE:
An Inventory of Their Oral History Interviews at the Minnesota Historical Society
Oral History Collection
OVERVIEW
| Title: | Oral history interviews with Elizabeth and Harry Lawrence. | |
| Dates: | 1958-1965. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Interviews with Elizabeth and Harry Lawrence that focus on Dakota life and culture. Harry Lawrence's interview includes a history of the Dakota in Minnesota, particularly their residences on the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers, reminiscences of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 and Chief Little Crow's part in it. Elizabeth Lawrence's interview includes six songs sung in the Dakota language. Elizabeth, whose Dakota name is Morning Star, was the niece of Chief Little Crow. | |
| Quantity: | 1 master audiotape reel: analog, 3 3/4 ips; 7 in., 1 master audiocassette: analog, and 2 user copy audio discs: MP3 (77.1 MB); 4 3/4 in. | |
| Location: | OH 149: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Oral History Interviews with Elizabeth and Harry Lawrence. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession number: AV2015.18
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990086468710104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| OH 149.1 | Elizabeth Lawrence interview, April 25, 1965. 1 master audiotape reel: analog, 3 3/4 ips; 7 in. and 1 user copy audio disc (23 minutes, 58 seconds): MP3 (21.9 MB). | ||||||||||
| The recording includes six songs sung in Mrs. Lawrence's native Dakota language. She explains the origin of the first song, a love song, and then sings it. The second and third songs are a Presbyterian hymn and an Episcopalian hymn, respectively. The fourth is unidentified. The fifth song, "God's Creation," she learned as a child from her father, White Spider, is about obedience and honoring father and mother. The last piece is the words of her father heard from the morning star on the morning she was born. | |||||||||||
Transcript - Digital version
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Digital version
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| OH 149.2 | Harry Lawrence interview, 1958. 1 master audiocassette: analog and 1 user copy audio disc (1 hour, 22 seconds): MP3 (55.2 MB). | ||||||||||
| History of Dakota in Minnesota, particularly their residences on the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers; reminiscences of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 and Chief Little Crow's part in it; comments by wife, Elizabeth Lawrence, a niece of Little Crow, are included. | |||||||||||
Transcript - Digital version
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Digital version -- Part 1
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Digital version -- Part 2
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CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Dakota Indians -- Anecdotes.
- Dakota Indians -- Minnesota -- History.
- Dakota Indians -- Music.
- Dakota War, Minnesota, 1862.
- Indians of North America -- Songs and music.
- Persons:
- Kane, Lucile, M., interviewer.
- Lawrence, Elizabeth, 1877-1966, interviewee.
- Lawrence, Harry, interviewee.
- Lindeke, Mary Proal, interviewer.
- Document Types:
- Audiocassettes.
- Audiotapes.
- Oral histories (document genres).
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