Here are detailed file-by-file descriptions of the contents of specific fonds and/or links to scanned documents.
 Ben Calf Robe, 1951
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| Series 1 | Blackfoot interviews and music. -- 1956-1977 |
| Series 2 |  Photographs. - 1930s-1965 |
Inventory
| Series 1 | Blackfoot interviews and music. -- 1956-1977. -- 12 cm of textual records. -- 27 audio reels. -- 8 audio cassettes |
| M-37 | Rosie Ayoungman. -- 1969. -- 5 cm of textual records. -- Consists of transcripts of interviews with Rosie Ayoungman about the Blackfoot language and folklore. The original sound recordings are call nuimber RBT-23 and RCT-24. See below. |
| RBT-23 | Rosie Ayougnman. -- 1969. -- 2 audio reels. -- Consists of a recorded interview with Rosie Ayoungman abou the Blackfoot language. For transcript see M-37 above. |
| RBT-24 | Rosie Ayoungman. -- 1969. -- 5 audio reels. -- Consists of recorded interviews with Rosie Ayoungman, conducted by Fran Fraser at the Baker Memorial Sanatorium. For transcripts, see M-37 above. |
| M-4382 | Blackfoot songs. -- 1956-1961. -- 1 cm of textual records. -- Consists of explanations, translations and commentaries regarding Blackfoot music recorded at the Crowfoot Residential School at Cluny by Fran Fraser and George Gooderham in 1956-1957. The original sound recordings are RBT-2 & 3. See below. |
| RBT-2 & 3 | Blackfoot songs. -- 1956-1957. -- 4 audio cassettes. -- Consists of Blackfoot songs recorded at the Crowfoot Residential School at Cluny by Fran Fraser and George Gooderham. See M-4382 above for commentary. |
| RBT-29-(4, 6, 7 & 8) | Blackfoot songs., pow wow songs. -- 4 audio reels. -- Includes songs recorded by the A-1 Club in Cluny. |
| RBT-28 | Blackfoot sun dance. -- 1964. -- 3 audio reels. -- Consists of cutting hides ceremony of the Blackfoot sun dance, recorded by Fran Fraser. |
| RBT-29-12 | Blackfoot dances. -- 1 audio cassette. -- Includes women's war dance. |
| RBT-29-11 | Blood songs, Stand Off. -- 1977. -- 1 audio cassette |
| M-4361 | Mrs. Richard Brass. -- [ca. 1956]. -- 15 pages. -- Consists of an account of the Blackfoot tobacco dance ceremony by Mrs. Brass, edited by Fran Fraser. |
| RCT-25 | Ben Calf Robe. -- 1969. -- 1 audio cassette. -- Consists of a recorded interview with Ben Calf Robe, including reminiscences of the Calgary Stampede. |
| RBT-29-(3 & 4) | Joe Cat Face. -- 1960s. -- 2 audio reels. -- Consists of the story of the Blackfoot and the Crows; Ekotskina (Calf Looking wife); Blackfoot coal mines. Recorded in Blackfoot and in translation. |
| RCT-12-1 | Hugh Dann and Allan Bill. -- 1962. -- 1 audio reel. -- Consists of interviews (undertaken by Fran Fraser) with Hugh Dann and Allan Bill about Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance. |
| RBT-29-(1 & 2) | Jack Kipp and One Gun. -- 1971. -- 2 audio reels. -- Consists of coyote songs of the Blackfoot by Jack Kipp and One Gun; crazy dog ceremony and prayers for Joe Bear Robe, deceased; and transfer ceremony for Steve Many Fires and Dan Wolfleg. |
| M-4378 | Amos Leather. -- 1970. -- 11 pages. -- Consists of descriptions of Blackfoot dances, including the prairie chicken dance, hoop dance, owl dance and grass dance. |
| RBT-26-1 | Amos Leather. -- 1968. -- 1 audio reel. -- Consists of the following stories. The recording is in the Blackfoot language: Yellow Coming Down |
| RBT-26-2 | Amos Leather translations. -- 1973. -- 1 audio reel. -- Consists of translations of Amos Leather stories, including Yellow Coming Down, Ghost story re Wolf Collar, and The Swimming Skull. The translations were done by Emily Duck Chief. |
| M-4393 | Little Chief. -- 1966. -- 62 pages. -- Consists of Little Chief's manuscript on the Blackfoot tobacco dance, edited by Fran Fraser; and a version of the owl medicine story, told to Fran Fraser by Slay, owner of the Owl Lodge. |
| M-4397 | Mary Many Guns. -- 1966. -- 9 pages. -- Consists of a translation by Rosaries Red Gun of a recorded interview with Mrs. Many Guns about the legend of the Snake Lodge. The original sound recording is RBT-27-1. |
| RBT-27 | Mary Many Guns and Cyril Olds. -- 1966. -- 3 audio reels. -- Consists of recorded interviews with Mary Many Guns about Blackfoot legends and her reminiscences; and with Cyril Olds about tipi designs. |
| M-4843-94 | Old Sun Residential School studentss. -- 1969. -- 1 cm of textual records. -- Consists of a photocopy of legends written by students at Old Sun Residential School (originals are at M-2015), accompanied by comments by Fran Fraser. |
| RBT-29-9 | Louisa Scott - Story of Apik. -- 1 audio cassette. -- No details. |
| RBT-29-10 | Treaty 7 commemorative ceremony. -- [1977?]. -- 1 audio casette. -- No details. |
| RBT-26-4 | Paul Wolf Collar. -- 1969. -- 1 audio reel. -- Consists of songs and story about Crowfoot's signing of Treaty 7. |
| Series 2 | Photographs. -- 1930s-1965. -- 48 photographs Some of these photographs have been scanned.
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| PA-732 | Blackfoot sun dance. -- 1956, 1965. -- 39 photographs. -- Consists of 3 views of pupils in a classroom at Old Sun Residential School (1956); and 36 views of a sun dance (1965). |
| PA-1066 | Blackfoot views. -- [ca. 1930s-1940s]. -- 8 photographs. -- Consists of views of the sacrifice lodge, Blackfoot reserve, and Blackfoot personalities. |
| NA-1833 | Ben Calf Robe. -- 1951. -- 1 photograph. -- Consists of a view of Ben Calf Robe wearing a medicine hat and holding the buffalo shield. |
