John Berquist collection


Summary Information
Title: John Berquist collection
Inclusive Dates: 1978-2016

Creator:
  • Berquist, John
Unique Identifier: mml031

Quantity: Collection includes: color, and black and white negatives; photograph prints; audiotape reels; audiotape cassettes; CDs; LPs; maps; VHS videocassette tape; color slides
  • 6 Linear Feet
  • 10 document boxes, 1 half document box, 1 record carton, 1 LP box, 1 oversize folder

Repository:
Archival Location:
UW-Madison Libraries, Mills Music (Map)

Abstract:
The collection comprises Berquist's work documenting the cultural heritage and folk music of Iron Range communities, and his work performing music and organizing folk music festivals in Chicago and Minnesota.

Language: English .

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mus-mml031

Arrangement

Organized into six series: I. School Materials, II. Organizational Materials, III. Slovenian Button Box Project Materials, IV. Subject Files, V. Music Materials, VI. Media. Series VI, Media, is further arranged by three subseries: 1. Sound recordings, 2. Slides, 3. Video.

Biographical / Historical

John Berquist was a folklorist, musician and storyteller who worked primarily in Minnesota and Chicago. Born in 1947, Berquist studied cultural geography at Macalester College and, as a graduate student, at University of Minnesota. He worked as the Folk Arts Coordinator for the Minnesota State Arts Board and served as a consultant to the Smithsonian Institution's Folklife Program, music consultant for the Cousteau Society, hosted the folk music radio program Jackpine Jamboree, and produced several public radio documentaries. He was a scholar of Iron Range history, as well as Finnish American, Slovenian Button Accordion, lumberjack and union musical traditions. As a musician, Berquist wrote folk songs about miners, lumberjacks and the early Scandinavian and Slavic settlers in the Iron Range. In the 1970s, he composed "I like it in Duluth," which has been covered by several other bands. He performed in many groups including the Moose Wallow Ramblers, Nodding Wild Onions, South Side Swedes, Chicago Swedish Men's Choir, St. Paul Swedish Men's Choir, and the Heritage Company. He was active in the storytelling communities in Chicago and Minnesota, specializing in the telling of Ole and Lena jokes. Berquist helped organize numerous ethnic heritage festivals, including Laskiainen Festival, International Button Box Festival, and Ethnic Days at Ironworld USA (now Minnesota Discovery Center). As a labor organizer, he was active in the Chicago Local of the Industrial Workers of the World. He died May 12, 2016 in Eveleth, Minnesota.

Conditions Governing Access

Portions of this collection are in a format that is not currently accessible. The Mills Music Library does not have playback equipment for 1/4" audio tape. Please consult Mills Music Library staff prior to access.

Conditions Governing Use

Collection materials may be subject to laws governing rights. Researchers are solely responsible for determining the rights status of the materials they use. Permission may be required for some uses such as publication or reproduction.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of John Berquist.

General

Collection materials are in English. Some songs lyrics in Series V, Music Materials, in Norwegian, Finnish, Slovenian or Swedish.

Preferred Citation

[Title of item], John Berquist collection. Mills Music Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Related Materials

Select items from this collection: John Berquist Slovenian recordings collection [Online]

Collection guide to the Down Home Dairyland collection [Online]

Scope and Contents

Series I, School Materials includes papers pertaining to Berquist's graduate studies and student teaching positions at the University of Minnesota in 1985 and 1986, much of which formed the basis for his Slovenian Button Box Project. Series II, Organizational Materials, documents Berquist's work with various folk and community organizations, and musical groups. Series III, documents the Slovenian Button Box Project, which grew out of Berquist's graduate studies, and resulted in a large body of papers, maps, research materials, sound recordings and photographs documenting Slovenian accordion players mainly from the Iron Ranges of northeastern Minnesota. Much of the materials from this project are available online as the "John Berquist Slovenian recordings collection." Series IV, Subject Files, includes information about Minnesota folk culture, musicians, musical instruments and local history. Series V, Music Materials, contains sheet music, lead sheets, lyric sheets, song lists and set lists organized by genre or by musical groups of which Berquist was a member. Among the music files are some of Berquist's original songs. Photographs are interspersed with respective files. Series VI, Media, comprises multiple formats from projects by Berquist, and others' projects he was involved with. The audiotape reels are the original source tape interviews and musical performances Berquist recorded for the Slovenian Button Box project. Slides include images from 1984 and 1985 for Slovenian Button Box Project, images of folkcraft artists, Scandinavian Folkfest in Detroit Lakes, Duluth Folk Festival, and an Ojibwe tribal gathering in Duluth, MN. The series includes a 2004 VHS videotape recording of Berquist performing with the South Side Swedes at the University of Chicago Folk Festival; a CD of songs performed by Phil Nusbaum; audiocassettes and LP of Berquist with various ensembles or solo performances.

Separated Materials

See paper collection records.

Subject Terms
AccordionButton-key accordionFinnish AmericansFolk musicFolk music festivalsFolk songsFolkloreMinnesotaNorwegian AmericansScandinavian AmericansSlovenian AmericansSwedish AmericansBellman, Carl Michael, 1740-1795; Bogdanich, Joe; Bull, Ole, 1810-1880; Densmore, Frances, 1867-1957; Gersich, Frank; Hietala, Alex; Melgaard, Leif; Nusbaum, Phil (Bluegrass musician); Zakrajsek, Laudomar; Ameriikan Poijat (Musical group); Border Lakes Guides Association; Chicago Swedish Glee Club; Chicago Swedish Men's Chorus; Danebod Folk School (Tyler, Minn.); St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center (Duluth, Minn.). Community Services Department; Festival Finnlandia; Finnaffair; Finnish Day; Finnish Laskiainen Festival; Heritage Company (Musical group); International Button Box Festival; Industrial Workers of the World; Iron Range Historical Society; Ironworld USA (Chisholm, Minn.); Mesabi Button Box Club; Mesaba Park Cultural Committee (Minn.); Midsommar Festival; Minnesota Bluegrass Festival; Minneapolis Folk Festival; Minneapolis Folklore Society; Minnesota Folk Festival; Minnesota State Arts Board; Scandinavian Days; South Side Swedes (Musical group); West Range Tamburitzans
Contents List
Series: School Materials
Volume [89078492444]   1
Notebooks
Physical Description: 4 Volumes
: 16 x 25 cm  
folder [89078492444]   1
  folder 1
Student materials
folder [89078492444]   1
  folder 2
Teaching materials
Series: Organizational Materials
folder [89078492444]   1
  folder 3
Ameriikan Poijat
folder [89078492444]   1
  folder 4
Boarding House Project
Volume [89078492485]   10
Calendars, 1979-1992
folder [89078492444]   1
  folder 5
Chicago Swedish Men's Chorus
folder [89078492444]   1
  folder 6
Correspondence
folder [89078492444]   1
  folder 7
Depot Community Services, 1984-1988
folder [89078492477]   2
  folder 1
Festival Finnlandia, 1997-1999
folder [89078492477]   2
  folder 2
Fieldwork guides
folder [89078492477]   2
  folder 3
Finnish Day, 1990-1991
folder [89078492477]   2
  folder 4
Finnish Laskiainen Festival, report 1979
folder [89078492477]   2
  folder 5
Finnish Laskiainen Festival, slide and tape index 1979
folder [89078492477]   2
  folder 6
Folklife Project, field notes
folder [89078492477]   2
  folder 7
Folklife Project, logs
folder [89078492477]   2
  folder 8
Folklife Project, miscellaneous
folder [89078492477]   2
  folder 9
Folklife Project, recommendations
folder [89078492477]   2
  folder 10
Folklife Project, report materials
folder [89078492477]   2
  folder 11
Folklife Project, workshops
folder [89078492477]   2
  folder 12
Humanities Project
folder [89078492477]   2
  folder 13
Immigrant Room Project
folder [89078492477]   2
  folder 14
Industrial Workers of the World
folder [89078492501]   3
  folder 1
International Button Box Festival, 1997-2000
folder [89078492501]   3
  folder 2
Iron Range Historical Society, tape notes
folder [89078492501]   3
  folder 3
Midsommar Festival, 1991
folder [89078492501]   3
  folder 4
Minneapolis Folk Festival, 1980-1981
folder [89078492501]   3
  folder 5
Minnesota Folk Festival, 1993-1998
folder [89078492501]   3
  folder 6
Minnesota State Arts Board
folder [89078492501]   3
  folder 7
Promotional materials
folder [89078492501]   3
  folder 8
Scandinavian Days, 1989-1997
folder [89078492501]   3
  folder 9
Scandinavian Folk Dancing Workshop, 2000-2002
folder [89078492501]   3
  folder 10
South Side Swedes
Series: Slovenian Button Box Project Materials
folder [89078492501]   3
  folder 11
Agreement forms
folder [89078492501]   3
  folder 12
Article in progress
folder [89078492501]   3
  folder 13
Bibliographies
folder [89078492501]   3
  folder 14
Button box players
folder [89078492501]   3
  folder 15
Census data
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 1
Contacts
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 2
Correspondence
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 3
Gersich, Frank
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 4
Grant applications
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 5
Interview forms
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 6
Maps
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 7
Mesabi Button Box Club
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 8
Notes on "Americans from Yugoslavia"
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 9
Notes on "Ethnic communities of Cleveland"
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 10
Notes on "In unity is strength"
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 11
Notes, miscellaneous
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 12
Notes on "Yugoslav migrations to America"
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 13
Radio documentary
Oversize folder [89109112680]   1
Selected Slovenian organizations in the United States, 1984 1984
Physical Description: 1 drawing (1 oversize folder)
: 45 x 67 cm  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Laminated outline map of the US locating Slovenian button accordion clubs, performance halls and clubrooms, and cultural groups.

folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 14
"Slovenian-American button accordion tradition on Minnesota's Iron Range"
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 15
Tape inventories
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 16
Tape notes
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 17
Tape notes, drafts
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 18
Working papers
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 19
Zakrajsek, Laudomar
Series: Subject Files
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 20
Accordion
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 21
Beyond School Walls
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 22
Bogdanich, Joe
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 23
Border Lakes Guides Association
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 24
Bull, Ole
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 25
Concertina
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 26
Cornish
folder [89078492535]   4
  folder 27
Croatians
folder [89078492568]   5
  folder 1
Danebod Folk School
folder [89078492568]   5
  folder 2
Densmore, Frances
folder [89078492568]   5
  folder 3
Finnaffair, 1981
folder [89078492568]   5
  folder 4
Finnish folk songs
folder [89078492568]   5
  folder 5
Finnish Laskiainem, history
folder [89078492568]   5
  folder 6
Folk dance, Yugoslavia
folder [89078492568]   5
  folder 7
Folk life of the Upper Midwest, 1986-1989
folder [89078492568]   5
  folder 8
Iron Range
folder [89078492568]   5
  folder 9
Italians
folder [89078492568]   5
  folder 10
Hietala, Alex
folder [89078492568]   5
  folder 11
Lumberjack songs
folder [89078492568]   5
  folder 12
Melgaard, Leif
folder [89078492485]   10
  folder 1
Memorial, 2016
folder [89078492592]   6
  folder 1
Mesaba Park Cultural Committee
folder [89078492592]   6
  folder 2
Minnesota Bluegrass Festival
folder [89078492592]   6
  folder 3
Minneapolis Folklore Society, 1978-1981
folder [89078492592]   6
  folder 4
Slovenians
folder [89078492592]   6
  folder 5
Survey of the ethnic craftspeople in Minnesota, 1982
folder [89078492592]   6
  folder 6
Swedish
folder [89078492592]   6
  folder 7
Tamburitzans
Series: Music Materials
folder [89078492592]   6
  folder 8
Barbershop
folder [89078492592]   6
  folder 9
Bellman, Carl Michael
folder [89078492592]   6
  folder 10
Brogren fiddle tunes
folder [89078492592]   6
  folder 11
Campfire songs
folder [89078492592]   6
  folder 12
Chicago Swedish Glee Club
folder [89078492592]   6
  folder 13
Chicago Swedish Men's Chorus
folder [89078492592]   6
  folder 14
Children's songs
folder [89078492626]   7
  folder 1
Christmas
folder [89078492626]   7
  folder 2
Cornish
folder [89078492626]   7
  folder 3
Danish
folder [89078492626]   7
  folder 4-6
Finnish folk songs
folder [89078492626]   7
  folder 7
French
folder [89078492626]   7
  folder 8
Halloween
folder [89078492626]   7
  folder 9
Hardanger fiddle
folder [89078492626]   7
  folder 10
folder [89078492428]   8
  folder 1
Heritage Company
folder [89078492428]   8
  folder 2
Jug band
folder [89078492428]   8
  folder 3
Labor
folder [89078492428]   8
  folder 4
Lumberjack
folder [89078492428]   8
  folder 5
Maypole
folder [89078492428]   8
  folder 6
Minnesota history
folder [89078492428]   8
  folder 7
Nordic choir
folder [89078492428]   8
  folder 8
Norwegian
folder [89078492428]   8
  folder 9
Nursing home
folder [89078492428]   8
  folder 10
"Prairie grasses"
folder [89078492428]   8
  folder 11
Say what; Tomatoes
folder [89078492428]   8
  folder 12
Scandinavian
folder [89078492428]   8
  folder 13-14
Scandinavian button box tunes
folder [89078492451]   9
  folder 1
Serbo-Croatian
folder [89078492451]   9
  folder 2
Set lists
folder [89078492451]   9
  folder 3
Slovenian
folder [89078492451]   9
  folder 4
Songs
folder [89078492451]   9
  folder 5
Songs A-G
folder [89078492451]   9
  folder 6
Songs H-M
folder [89078492451]   9
  folder 7
Songs N-Z
folder [89078492451]   9
  folder 8
Swedish
folder [89078492451]   9
  folder 9
Tangos
folder [89078492451]   9
  folder 10-11
West Range Tamburitzans
Series: Media
Subseries: Audiotape reels
Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB01
Jim Karish, 1 of 3 1984-04-11
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4 inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Jim Karish of Biwabik, Minnesota; tape SBB01 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB02
Jim Karish, 2 of 3 1984-04-11
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Jim Karish of Biwabik, Minnesota; tape SBB02 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB03
Jim Karish, 3 of 3 1984-04-11
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Jim Karish of Biwabik, Minnesota; tape SBB03 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB04
Fritz Mishmash and Louis Sherek, 1 of 2 1984-04-12
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Fritz Mishmash and Louis Sherek of Aurora, Minnesota; tape SBB04 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB05
Fritz Mishmash and Louis Sherek, 2 of 2 1984-04-12
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Fritz Mishmash and Louis Sherek of Aurora, Minnesota; tape SBB05 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB06
Frank Smoltz, 1 of 2 1984-05-04
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Frank Smoltz of Chisholm, Minnesota; tape SBB06 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB07
Frank Smoltz, 2 of 2 1984-05-04
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Frank Smoltz of Chisholm, Minnesota; tape SBB07 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB08
Willy Verant, 1 of 3 1984-05-04
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Willy Verant of Chisholm, Minnesota; tape SBB08 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB09
Willy Verant, 2 of 3 1984-05-04
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Willy Verant of Chisholm, Minnesota; tape SBB09 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB10
Willy Verant, 3 of 3 1984-05-04
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Willy Verant of Chisholm, Minnesota; tape SBB10 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB11
Joe Deslich and Frank Wadnal, 1 of 3 1984-05-05
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Joe Deslich and Frank Wadnal of Chisholm, Minnesota; tape SBB11 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB12
Joe Deslich and Frank Wadnal, 2 of 3 1984-05-05
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Joe Deslich and Frank Wadnal of Chisholm, Minnesota; tape SBB12 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB13
Joe Deslich and Frank Wadnal, 3 of 3 1984-05-05
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Joe Deslich and Frank Wadnal of Chisholm, Minnesota; tape SBB13 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBNB14
Tony Poderzay, 1 of 3 1984-05-18
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Tony Poderzay of Soudan, Minnesota; tape SBB14 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB15
Tony Poderzay, 2 of 3 1984-05-18
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Tony Poderzay of Soudan, Minnesota; tape SBB15 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB16
Tony Poderzay, 3 of 3 1984-05-18
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Tony Poderzay of Soudan, Minnesota; tape SBB16 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB17
Ed Kutzler, 1 of 2 1984-05-018
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Ed Kutzler of Buhl, Minnesota; tape SBB17 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB18
Ed Kutzler, 1 of 2 1984-05-18
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Ed Kutzler of Buhl, Minnesota; tape SBB18 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB19
Frank Frol, 1 of 2 1984-05-19
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Frank Frol of Virginia, Minnesota; tape SBB19 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB20
Frank Frol, 2 of 2 1984-05-19
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Frank Frol of Virginia, Minnesota; tape SBB20 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB21
Button box jam session, 1 of 4 1984-05-19
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Musical performances recorded at Slovenian National Home in Ely, Minnesota; tape SBB21 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB22
Button box jam session, 2 of 4 1984-05-19
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Musical performances recorded at Slovenian National Home in Ely, Minnesota; tape SBB22 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB23
Button box jam session, 3 of 4 1984-05-19
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Musical performances recorded at Slovenian National Home in Ely, Minnesota; tape SBB23 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB24
Button box jam session, 4 of 4 1984-05-19
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Musical performances recorded at Slovenian National Home in Ely, Minnesota; tape SBB24 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB25
Paul and Julia Sersha, 1 of 2 1984-05-29
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Paul and Julia Sersha of Virginia, Minnesota; tape SBB25 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB26
Paul and Julia Sersha, 2 of 2 1984-05-29
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Paul and Julia Sersha of Virginia, Minnesota; tape SBB26 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB27
Ed and John Snidarich, 1 of 2 1984-05-22
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Ed and John Snidarich of Eveleth, Minnesota; tape SBB27 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB28
Ed and John Snidarich, 2 of 2 1984-05-22
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Ed and John Snidarich of Eveleth, Minnesota; tape SBB28 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB29
Tony Poderzay and Len Poderzay, 1 of 2 1984-05-28
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape  
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Tony Poderzay of Soudan, Minnesota and Len Poderzay of Virginia, Minnesota; tape SBB29 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB30
Tony Poderzay and Len Poderzay, 1 of 2 1984-05-28
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Tony Poderzay of Soudan, Minnesota and Len Poderzay of Virginia, Minnesota; tape SBB30 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB31
Mary Gotchnik, 1 of 2 1984-06-09
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Mary Gotchnik of Ely, Minnesota; tape SBB31 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
  reel SBB32
Mary Gotchnik, 2 of 2 1984-06-09
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Interview with Mary Gotchnik of Ely, Minnesota; tape SBB32 of the Slovenian Button Accordion Project; corresponding slides indicated on tape box.

Audio [89078492543]   12
Final mix, Slovenian squeezebox 1985-04-30
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Radio show.

Audio [89078492543]   12
Music dubs
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Dubbed excerpts from Slovenian Button Accordion Project field recordings.

Audio [89078492543]   12
Dubs/Doc.
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Radio show.

Audio [89078492543]   12
Slovenian squeezebox: The button accordion tradition on Minnesota's Iron Range
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiotape reel
: analog, stereo, 1/4-inch tape 
: 7-inch reel  Other Descriptive Data:
General

Radio show; "Class dub"--Tape box.

Subseries: Audiocassettes
Audio [89078492519]   11
Ya, sure, you bet 1985
Audio [89078492519]   11
I'm glad to be me, 1989
Audio [89078492519]   11
Music Old Timers; SISU
Audio [89078492519]   11
J.J. Bovey 81, 1; 2 1981
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiocassette Other Descriptive Data:
General

Possibly field recordings for the Jackpine Jamboree radio show recorded in Bovey, Minnesota.

Audio [89078492519]   11
JJ Bovey 81, 1981
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiocassette Other Descriptive Data:
General

Possibly field recordings for the Jackpine Jamboree radio show recorded in Bovey, Minnesota.

Audio [89078492519]   11
Jackpine showboat, 1 of 2 1982-05-21
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiocassette 
Audio [89078492519]   11
Jackpine showboat, 1 of 2 1982-05-21
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiocassette 
Audio [89078492519]   11
Jackpine, Mesaba Park, 1 of 2 1982-06-26
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiocassette Other Descriptive Data:
General

Side 1, Cloggers; side 2, Blue band

Audio [89078492519]   11
Mesaba Park JJ : 1
Audio [89078492519]   11
Jackpine Jamboree, Jan 22 '83, tape 1 of 2, Ely 1983-01-22
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiocassette Other Descriptive Data:
General

Ely, Minnesota.

Audio [89078492519]   11
Jackpine Jamboree, Jan 22 '83, sled dog weekend, Ely, T-2 1983-01-22
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiocassette Other Descriptive Data:
General

Ely, Minnesota; tape missing from cassette box.

Audio [89078492519]   11
Archie Tiegen, harding fele, S/N Banquet 1983-05-05
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiocassette 
Audio [89078492519]   11
Bemidji, 1; Bemidji 81, 4 1981
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiocassette 
Audio [89078492519]   11
Bemidji 81, 2 1981
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiocassette 
Audio [89078492519]   11
Bemidji, 81, 3; JJ BSU 81, 5 1981
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 audiocassette 
Subseries: LPs
Audio [89078492519]   11
Fire in the jackpine, 1981
Physical Description: 1 audio recording; 1 LP 
Subseries: CDs
Audio [89078492519]   11
John Berquist and the South Side Swedes
Audio [89078492519]   11
Phil Nusbaum, traditional and contemporaryOther Descriptive Data:
General

Phil Nusbaum with other musicians performing original songs and popular standards; CD-R disc; program notes inserted.

Subseries: Video
Video [89078492519]   11
John Berquist and the South Side Swedes, 2004-02-06
Physical Description: 1 videorecording; 1 VHS videocassette, Fuji T-60 Other Descriptive Data:
General

"Performance at the 44th Annual University of Chicago Folk Festival, Mandel Hall."

Volume [89078492543]   12
Subseries: Slides