Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Augustyn, Heather, 1972-
- Abstract:
- The collection consists primarily of interviews regarding ska music and musicians conducted by Heather Augustyn. Also included in the collection are interview summaries, research files and ephemera, published books and recordings, and photographic prints and slides.
- Extent:
- 3 document cases (1.26 linear feet), 71 micro cassettes, and 82 Digital Files
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
Heather Augustyn Collection, SC 172, Archives of African American Music and Culture, Indiana University, Bloomington.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Heather Augustyn is a lecturer and journalist living in Chesterton, Indiana. A devoted fan of ska, rocksteady, and reggae music, Augustyn has authored six books: Ska: An Oral History (McFarland, 2010), Don Drummond: The Genius and Tradgedy of the World's Greatest Trombonist (McFarland, 2013), Ska: The Rhythm of Liberation (Rowman & Littlefield, 2013), Songbirds: Pioneering Women in Jamaican Music (Half Pint Press, 2014), Alpha Boys School: Cradle of Jamaican Music (Half Pint Press, 2017), and Women in Jamaican Music (McFarland, 2020). Augustyn received two bachelor of arts degrees in English and philosophy from Bradley University and a master's degree in writing from DePaul University. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Rhetoric and Composition at Purdue University West Lafayette and is a continuing lecturer in the English Department and director of the Writing Center at Purdue University Northwest.
- Scope and Content:
The collection is arranged into five series spanning 1997 until 2018. The first series contains interviews with individuals in Jamaica, the United States, and England, in the form of microcassettes, digital files, and handwritten volumes of interview summaries. The second series contains research files and ephemera related to ska music and musicians, including postcards, a comic book, magazines, and programs. The third series contains additional research recordings made by Augustyn. The fourth series contains published books and recordings, some authored by Augustyn and other collected during her research. The fifth series contains photographic prints and slides, most taken by Heather Augustyn in the United States after 1996.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated to the AAAMC by Heather Augustyn in 2020.
- Processing information:
Processed by AAAMC staff. Completed in 2022.
- Arrangement:
Arranged into 5 series:
- Series 1: Interviews
- --- Subseries 1.1: Ska: An Oral History
- --- Subseries 1.2: Don Drummond: The Genius and Tragedy of the World's Greatest Trombonist
- --- Subseries 1.3: Songbirds: Pioneering Women in Jamaican Music
- --- Subseries 1.4: Alpha Boys' School: Cradle of Jamaican Music
- --- Subseries 1.5: Operation Jump Up: Jamaica's Campaign for a National Sound
- --- Subseries 1.6: Unpublished Byron Lee & The Dragonaires Project
- --- Subseries 1.7: Unpublished Rude Girls: Women in 2 Tone and One Step Beyond
- --- Subseries 1.8: Uncategorized Interviews
- --- Subseries 1.9: Handwritten Interview Summaries
- Series 2: Research Files and Ephemera
- Series 3: Additional Research Recordings
- Series 4: Published Books and Recordings
- Series 5: Photographic Prints and Slides
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Bibliography:
Edited interview transcripts published in: Augustyn, Heather. Ska: An Oral History. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland and Company, 2010 (ML3535.8 .A84 2010). Edited interview transcripts published in: Augustyn, Heather. Don Drummond: The Genius and Tragedy of the World's Greatest Trombonist. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland and Company, 2013. Edited interview transcripts published in: Augustyn, Heather. Song Birds: Pioneering Women in Jamaican Music. Chesterton, I.N.: Half Pint, 2014.
Indexed Terms
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Use of time-based media materials (audio and video) may require production of listening or viewing copies.
Access to streaming audio, moving image, and full resolution digital image materials may currently be restricted to researchers who can authenticate with an IU account or who are physically present on campus. Remote streaming to individual researchers may be allowed with the completion of applicable forms.
For further information about access to online audiovisual materials, contact AAAMC staff at aaamc@indiana.edu.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, including but not limited to the Indiana Public Records Act (5-14-3-2 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Indiana University assumes no responsibility.
Copyright is retained by the creators/authors of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. All requests for copying and publishing materials must be submitted in writing to the Archives of African American Music and Culture, and may require the written permission of the creator(s)/author(s) or donor(s).
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Heather Augustyn Collection, SC 172, Archives of African American Music and Culture, Indiana University, Bloomington.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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Smith Research Center, Rooms 180-1812805 East 10th StreetBloomington, Indiana 47408-2601, United States
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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812-855-8547aaamc@indiana.edu