Languages Represented: The collection materials are in Kiowa and English.
Extent: 86 items
Collection Date Range: 1942 – 1997
Creators: Davetta Geimausaddle
Collection Identifier: DGE
Abstract: The Davetta Geimausaddle Collection is an audio collection of Kiowa stories, songs, sermons and meetings recorded throughout the 1940s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
Acquisition Information: These records came to the Sam Noble Museum in three deposits from Davetta Geimausaddle, with the initial deposit occurring in 2010 and subsequent deposits in 2011 and 2016.
Access Restrictions: The materials are open for research. Contact the NALC at (405) 325-3332 or language.samnoblemuseum@ou.edu.
Cite As: [title], [catalog number], Davetta Geimausaddle Collection, Sam Noble Museum Department of Native American Languages.
Collection Scope and Contents: Davetta Geimausaddle is a member of the Kiowa tribe and author of the book, “The Process of Revising the Kiowa Constitution.” For more than 15 years she served as an academic counselor in the department of psychology at the University of Oklahoma, her alma mater. She received her master of arts degree in Native American studies and has held memberships in the American War Mothers and Kiowa Chapter 18 Societies, as well as the Grass Roots Kiowa Indian Council.
During her time at OU she periodically worked with the Native American Languages Collection (NALC) at the Sam Noble Museum to have her collection of Kiowa audio recordings preserved. The Davetta Geimausaddle Collection features audio recordings of stories, songs, sermons and meetings in the Kiowa language. Originally collected by Davetta’s father on audiocassette and handed down to his daughter later in life, the recordings were restored by the NALC prior to each deposit.
With the exception of “Old Man Horse, 06/16/1942,” the recordings date from 1973 – 1994 and feature the voices of Kiowa elders Marion Leatrice Doyete, Walter Geionety, Nina Storz, Joe Tapesett and Bill and Ellis Lone Wolf. The recordings were made in the town of Hulbert, Oklahoma, Hobart in Kiowa County, southwest Oklahoma, and other unidentified locations.
The contents of the collection reflect the original arrangement of the collector.
| Catalog # | Title |
|---|---|
| DGE-001 | Kiowa prayer song featuring Bill Lone Wolf, 1982 |
| DGE-002 | Kiowa hymns/prayer songs, featuring Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lone Wolf |
| DGE-003 | Bill Lone Wolf: Kiowa church songs 1977 - 1978 |
| DGE-004 | Kiowa prayer song |
| DGE-005 | Bill Lone Wolf: Kiowa songs finished Sept. 6, 1982 |
| DGE-006 | Bill Lone Wolf: church songs, Jan. 20, 1978 |
| DGE-007 | Mr. & Mrs. Bill Lone Wolf: Old and new church songs, Dec. 12, 1982 |
| DGE-008 | New song 78 |
| DGE-009 | Audio recording of a Kiowa meeting |
| DGE-010 | 2 new songs / At the start |
| DGE-011 | Kiowa prayer songs, featuring Bill Lone Wolf, plus some Kiowa radio broadcasting information |
| DGE-012 | Nina Storz: Kiowa story, March 31, 1994; Bill Lone Wolf: Kiowa prayer singing |
| DGE-013 | Kiowa hymns, church and prayer songs |
| DGE-014 | Kiowa group and solo prayer songs |
| DGE-015 | Church songs and sermon and Kiowa prayer song |
| DGE-016 | Audio recording featuring a conversation between Kiowa elders concerning court cases and money issues |
| DGE-017 | Kiowa church song, by Bill Lone Wolf |
| DGE-018 | Bill Lone Wolf: Kiowa church song |
| DGE-019 | Kiowa peyote song 1976 |
| DGE-020 | Audio recording of a Kiowa meeting |
| DGE-021 | Kiowa gourd and prayer songs |
| DGE-022 | Audio recording of a discussion (possibly a court hearing) about Bill and Ellis Lone Wolf's land with a focus on the years 1884 - 1935; Kiowa church sermon |
| DGE-023 | Kiowa Heaven songs, church songs |
| DGE-024 | Audio recording of Bill Lone Wolf singing Kiowa prayer songs, 1982 |
| DGE-025 | Bill Lone Wolf: new and old Kiowa songs |
| DGE-026 | Bill Lone Wolf, Dec. 31, 1973 |
| DGE-027 | Kiowa church songs by Bill Lone Wolf and featuring Ellis Lone Wolf |
| DGE-028 | Kiowa church songs and sermon, Jan. 24, 1983; Bill Lone Wolf singing Kiowa prayer songs |
| DGE-029 | Hunt |
| DGE-030 | Kiowa peyote song, June 12, 1978, and Kiowa church song |
| DGE-031 | Kiowa camp meeting with songs and sermon, Sept. 5, 1985; Kiowa church song featuring Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lone Wolf |
| DGE-032 | Kiowa church sermon and songs featuring Bill Lone Wolf, Hobart, Oklahoma |
| DGE-033 | Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lone Wolf: old, new, and Christmas songs in Kiowa |
| DGE-034 | Bill Lone Wolf and others: Kiowa prayer song |
| DGE-035 | Two Kiowa prayer songs |
| DGE-036 | Kiowa church songs |
| DGE-037 | Bill Lone Wolf: Kiowa church songs, 1980 |
| DGE-038 | Bill Lone Wolf: various Kiowa prayer songs |
| DGE-039 | Bill Lone Wolf: Kiowa prayer songs, July 1983 |
| DGE-040 | Kiowa hymns and sermon, Aug. 25, 1984 |
| DGE-041 | Kiowa radio program, Hulbert, Oklahoma; Bill Lone Wolf: Kiowa prayer songs, Feb. 7, 1981 |
| DGE-042 | Kiowa church service with prayer songs, Jan. 30, 1983 |
| DGE-043 | Kiowa tribal and church songs |
| DGE-044 | Bill Lone Wolf: Kiowa prayer songs, Feb. 4, 1984 |
| DGE-045 | Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lone Wolf: Kiowa prayer songs, duets |
| DGE-046 | Kiowa church sermon, 1981; Kiowa prayer songs by Bill Lone Wolf, July 5, 1981 |
| DGE-047 | Marion Leatrice Doyete: Kiowa hymns Oct. 25, 1992 |
| DGE-048 | Bill Lone Wolf: Kiowa church songs (1984?) |
| DGE-049 | Old Man Horse, June 16, 1942 |
| DGE-050 | Yellow Hammer |
| DGE-051 | Kiowa Singing |
| DGE-052.001 | Untitled Kiowa Ceremony, Part 1 |
| DGE-052.002 | Untitled Kiowa Ceremony, Part 2 |
| DGE-053 | Kiowa Ceremony Recording |
| DGE-054 | Ya Gi Sonne 4 Church Songs; Bintas Song 20 Eagle this side March Never Li Yi Mei |
| DGE-055 | Walter & Geo. Geionety Ind. Singing 20 Br. J. Lonewolf, July 31, 1985; Walter Geionety Singing Bell Wood Tape, Aug. 10, 1982 |
| DGE-056 | Bill Lonewolf, 13 Church Songs, December, January 1982 O.K. + 1 song |
| DGE-057 | Bill Lonewolf, Church Songs, December 1981 - January & February 1982 |
| DGE-058 | Naw Si; Church Revival |
| DGE-059 | Jan. 14, 1981 New Song; Jan. 26, 1984 New Song |
| DGE-060 | May 29, 1984 Sum. P.M. Woden Cry S-OK; Miss M's Glaw Jones |
| DGE-061 | May 28, 1984 Boone |
| DGE-062 | KTJS |
| DGE-063 | Kiowa Hymns |
| DGE-064 | Meeting Denny |
| DGE-065 | Church Hymns |
| DGE-066 | Nov. 25, 1989 Old House; Language Class, Family Get-Together |
| DGE-067 | Mr. & Mrs. B. Lonewolf, Old & New Songs; Christmas Song |
| DGE-068 | Boone March 24, 1985; Boone March 24, 1985 |
| DGE-069 | All New Songs |
| DGE-070 | 3 New Songs |
| DGE-071 | Poolaw Tape, March 21, 1997 |
| DGE-072 | Poolaw Tape, March 21, 1987 P. Meeting Nite K. Song; B |
| DGE-073 | Jeson July 16,1979, Revival & Kiowa Hymns |
| DGE-074 | Boone, Revival & Kiowa Hymns |
| DGE-075 | KTJS 10-10-1982, Kiowa Hymn Singing |
| DGE-076 | Long July |
| DGE-077 | Joe Tapesett 13 Songs |
| DGE-078 | Old Song 1977; Old Song July 16, 1977 |
| DGE-079 | Walter Geionty Incl. singing Original August 1985; BML Wolf Kiowa Song Sept. 14 |
| DGE-080 | Boone 03.24.1985 |
| DGE-081 | 6 New Songs 08.1984 G.G.S; 4 New Songs 07.27.1984 |
| DGE-082 | New Songs Dec. 5, 1984 - I Seen Another Day; Kiowa Hymns |
| DGE-083 | Kiowa Songs |
| DGE-084 | New Song Tape |
| DGE-085 | P. Meeting October 9, 1983, Here at Home; Sept. 9, 1983 |
