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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)
Annanmar (continued)
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
Extent: Manuscript
Oversized materials separated to Box 46.
BOX-FOLDER 18/1 Map of Olapalayam
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