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Later, he associated with noted anthropologist Clark Wissler who commissioned Walker to record the songs and dances of the Oglala. Using a cylinder phonograph, Walker made several wax cylinder recordings of George Sword and others in 1906, 23 of which survive to the present. The history of the phonograph from its in invention in 1877 was important to understand in order to properly operate and evaluate both equipment and recordings. Also, an understanding of issues regarding their manufacture, use and other technical matters were necessary to properly transfer the recordings without damaging them. While transfers of these recordings have been made in the past, all were accomplished using acoustical means on original equipment. It was decided to utilize electronic pickups to gain the best transfer of the recordings while limiting ambient noise and other difficulties associated with acoustical playback. A digital transfer of the recordings allowed for the preservation of the original material as well as providing the ability to edit and apply modern sound restoration techniques to the recordings for use by modern scholars. The cylinders were transferred March-April 2007 and copies made available to the Colorado Historical Society and many members of the modern Lakota Tribe.\u003c/p\u003e"]}},{"label":{"en":["Language"]},"value":{"en":["English"]}},{"label":{"en":["Publisher"]},"value":{"en":["Association for Recorded Sound Collections"]}},{"label":{"en":["Rights Statement"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eCopyright Association for Recorded Sound Collections\u003c/p\u003e"]}}],"summary":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eDr. James R. Walker (1849-1926) was a medical doctor and amateur ethnologist when he began studying the Oglala Lakota on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota sometime after 1896. There he cultivated a relationship with many of the Native Americans on the reservation, most especially George Sword. Later, he associated with noted anthropologist Clark Wissler who commissioned Walker to record the songs and dances of the Oglala. Using a cylinder phonograph, Walker made several wax cylinder recordings of George Sword and others in 1906, 23 of which survive to the present. The history of the phonograph from its in invention in 1877 was important to understand in order to properly operate and evaluate both equipment and recordings. Also, an understanding of issues regarding their manufacture, use and other technical matters were necessary to properly transfer the recordings without damaging them. While transfers of these recordings have been made in the past, all were accomplished using acoustical means on original equipment. It was decided to utilize electronic pickups to gain the best transfer of the recordings while limiting ambient noise and other difficulties associated with acoustical playback. A digital transfer of the recordings allowed for the preservation of the original material as well as providing the ability to edit and apply modern sound restoration techniques to the recordings for use by modern scholars. 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