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Brenda Beck collection from Tamil Nadu, India, 1964-2017

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Series 3: Performances and songs, 1965; 1975 (continued)
Ramacamy and Karuppan- unfinished (continued)
Transcript of the recording of Ramacamy and Karuppan performing Annanmar. Kaurppan is an alternate singer who sometimes sang alone but sometimes under the leadership and direction of Ramacamy. He was a potter by caste whereas Ramacamy and Palani were barbers. These two communities have a (roughly) similar status locally, but they are definitely different. Sound recordings on 5-inch reel to reel. Includes all the recordings of the Annanmar tale.
Annanmar
Tape IDs: AFC 2017/050: SR11-SR20, SR24
Extent: 14 sound tape reels ; analog ; 5 in.
Recorded by Brenda Beck, 1965.
BOX-FOLDER 15/8 Annanmar story singers— biographical information
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 15/9 - 16/2 Ramacamy basic dictation
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript of Ramacamy singing the story of Annanmar. Beck uses this version in her book, The three twins: the telling of a South Indian Folk 1982, where she discusses the difference between oral tradition versus when it is written down.
BOX-FOLDER 16/3 Story Opening A
Extent: Manuscript
Includes Annanmar story opening.
BOX-FOLDER 16/4 Story Opening B
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 16/5 Story Opening C
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 16/6 Story Opening D
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 16/7 Story Opening E
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 16/8 H version (The three twins, 1982) book
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 16/9 F version (The three twins, 1982) book
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 16/10 Caktikannal version
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 16/11 Periya KaaNTi version
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 16/12 Kummi songs, Nadar house 22
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
Chettiar and other short stories and songs
Tape ID: AFC 2017/050: SR30
Extent: 1 sound tape reel ; analog ; 5 in.
Recorded by Brenda Beck, 1966.
BOX-FOLDER 16/13 Kummi songs for Valliamman
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
Chettiar and other short stories and songs
Tape ID: AFC 2017/050: SR30
Extent: 1 sound tape reels ; analog ; 5 in.
Recorded by Brenda Beck, 1966.
BOX-FOLDER 16/14 "Cami Padal," lullaby song, August 2, 1966
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 16/15 "Cami Padal," kavadi song, August 2, 1966
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
Kovalan and other short stories
Tape IDs: AFC 2017/050: SR31, SR34
Extent: 2 sound tape reels ; analog ; 5 in.
Recorded by Brenda Beck, 1966.
Series 4: Family histories, 1965-1966
Subseries 1: Caste
The following transcripts and recordings have digital content that can be accessed on request on digital carrier afc2017/050_cf11.
Caste stories
BOX-FOLDER 17/1 "Cenkuta Mutaliyar" story
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 17/2 "Maamari Naataar" story
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 17/3 "Mutaliyar" (caste) story
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 17/4 "Mutaliyar sub castes split-up" story
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 17/5 "Olapalayam Kannakapillai" story
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 17/6 "Ookacaadi Pandarams"
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 17/7 "Palani Mutaliyar" story
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
BOX-FOLDER 17/8 "Veettuva Gounder" story
Extent: Manuscript
Transcript.
Caste interaction charts
BOX-FOLDER 17/9 Caste to caste food exchange
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 17/10 Food exchange in Olapalayam—charts
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 17/11 Nilakkotai ranking and social information
Extent: Manuscript
Subseries 2: Olapalayam and neighborhood census
BOX-FOLDER 17/12 Houses 1-10B
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 17/13 Houses 10C-21B
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 17/14 Houses 22-36
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 17/15 Houses 37-52
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 17/16 Houses 53-68
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 17/17 Houses 71-87
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 17/18 Houses 88-100
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 17/19 Gannapuram kiramam hamlet list and map
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 17/20 Hamlet household counts by kulam and caste
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 17/21 Household survey Olapalayam houses 18, 93, 94 and 40c
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 17/22 Kadai vidi household survey
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 17/23 Koluncikaattuvalasu households
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 17/24 Maataari hamlet households—Pusarivalasu
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 17/25 Maataari hamlet households—Sangangadu
Extent: Manuscript
BOX-FOLDER 17/26-28 Coimbatore House-to-house caste survey
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