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Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: July 2006 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS Guide to the Huapala Collection, circa 1930 - 1970 Special Collections & ArchivesWesleyan University Middletown, CT, USA

Descriptive Summary Special Collections & Archives, Wesleyan University Huapala, 1901-1972. Huapala Collection, circa 1930 - 1970 2001-69 Material in English 14 16 For current information on the location of these materials, please consult Special Collections & Archives staff. Vivienne Mader (1901-1972), who received the name Huapala from native Hawaiian dancers, was an authority on dance and music of Hawaii. She was the first person to perform the hula on the concert stage. The collection consists primarily of recordings of Hawaiian songs and dance notations by Huapala used to teach the hula. There are several books and some printed material on Hawaiian history and culture, along with several tapas. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Copyright for Official University records is held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Huapala Collection, Special Collections & Archives, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, USA.

Acquisitions Information

Gift of David Sime, Wesleyan Class of 1953.

Processing Information

Processed by Mike Sanfilippo (Class of 2005), 2005

Encoded by Valerie Gillispie, July 2006

Biographical Note

Vivienne Mader Huapala was born on September 30, 1901 in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated from Erasmus Hall High School, and from the Connecticut College for Women, in New London, Connecticut in 1923. She died January 6, 1972 in New York. She was 71.

She studied classical and interpretive dance with Constantin Kobeleff, Ruth St. Denis, Martha Graham, Ted Shawn, and Michio Ito. She lived in Hawaii in the late 1920s where she was captivated by the native dances which were much different than the hulas seen in the United States. She studied ancient and tribal music under royal court chanters and dance instructors. Mader recorded some of the dances on film and records, and become one of the few non-natives that were permitted to record ceremonies.

From the natives, Mader was given the name Huapala after the sweetheart flower of the Hawaiian islands. In 1931 she was selected to dance for the Royal Princess Kalanianaole, and in 1934, she danced for President Roosevelt when he visited the islands.

In New York, Mader organized a Hawaiian dance group that appeared at Radio City Music Hall, the Rainbow Room, and other such places. She also gave hula concerts at Carnegie Hall, Columbia University, and the New School for Social Research.

Collection Overview

The collection consists primarily of recordings of Hawaiian songs and dance notations by Huapala used to teach the hula. There are several books and some printed material on Hawaiian history and culture, and tapas.

Collection Arrangement

Series I: Records

Series II: Dance Notations

Series III: Books, Record Jackets, and Printed miscellaneous

Series IV: Tapas

Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Huapala, 1901-1972. Hula (Dance) Hawaiians--Social life and customs. Music--Hawaii. Hawaii--History. Tapa. 45 rpm records. 78 rpm records. Phonograph records. Related Material

Huapala's Hulas, Time, May 3, 1937, p.49-50

Obituary sketch, Dance Magazine, March 1972

Hawaiian Dances Given by Huapala, New York Times, April 20, 1937, p.28

Detailed Description of the Collection Series I. Records 1-6 Records 1-267

The records are arranged numerically and an Excel spread sheet (converted into PDF) was created to provide the following information:

Field A: Box and record number. (For example, record number 55 can be found in box 1; record number 240 is in box 6.)

Field B: Side A Information. Provides names of all the artists (if listed) and the songs that are contained on side A of the record.

Field C: Side B Information. Provides names of all the artists (if listed) and the songs that are contained on side B of the record.

Field D: Record Company Number.

Field E: Notation. This lists whether or not the record matches up with any of the dance notations. For example, if A is listed in the field, that means that there is a notation that matches the song on side A. If A, B is listed, that means that there is a match to one/all of the songs on sides A and B of the record. As an example, the track on Side B of #14, Kawiahe, matches up to a dance notation, Kawiahe, so it is listed as B.

A PDF containing information about all of the records in series 1 is available at: http://www.wesleyan.edu/libr/schome/FAs/Huapala_Records.pdf

Series II: Dance Notations

Dance Notations are arranged alphabetically by song title. Almost all of the dance notations have a match with one of the records in boxes 1-6. If No Corresponding Record is noted, that means that the dance notation does not have a match.

The notations in box 10 are duplicates of the ones in boxes 7-9. these are also arranged alphabetically.

71 Alekoki - Bamboo Dance 2 A Hilo Au E 3 Alphabet Song 4 Au'Ia

No corresponding record.

5 Beyond the Reef 6 Blue Hawaii 7 Blue Lei 8 Catch a Fallen Star 9 Christmas Island 10 The Cockeyed Mayor of Kaunakakai 11 Common Dance

No corresponding record.

12 Do the Hula 13 E Kuu Tutu 14 E Lili'U E (also Liliu E) 15 Emalani 16 For You a Lei 17 The Four Islands 18 Green Rose Hula 19 Haleakala 20 Hana Chant 21 Hanohano Hanalei 22 Haole Hula 23 Hawaii

No corresponding record.

24 Hawaiian Hospitality 25 Hawaiian Wedding Song

No corresponding record.

26 He Mea I Aloha 27 He Ono 28 Heeia (He'eia) 29 Hii Lawe 30 Hilo Hanakahi 31 Hilo Hattie 32 Hoe Puna

No corresponding record.

33 Hoehoe Na Waa 34 Hole Waimea 35 Holoholo Ka'a 36 Hooheno Keia No Beauty 37 Hoonanea 38 Hoopuka 39 Hu Ana Ka Makani 40 Hualalai 41 Hu'I E 42 Hukilau

No corresponding record.

43 Hula (Modern Hula, Basic Techniques) 44 Hula (Modern Hula, Intermediate Technique) 45 Hula Lady 46 Hula Lolo 847 Hula Onioni E

No corresponding record.

48 Hula Town 49 I'll See You in Hawaii 50 In a Canoe 51 I've Gone Native 52 Kaimana Hila 53 Ka' Iwa 54 Ka Laau 55 Kalakaua 56 Kaleponi 57 Kalua 58 Kama' Aina

No corresponding record.

59 Kane' Ohe 60 Kaulana O Hilo Hanakahi 61 Kaulilua 62 Kawaihae 63 Kawika 64 Kawohikukapulani 65 Ke Ano Ahiahi 66 Keep Your Eyes on the Hands 67 Keiki Hula 68 Kilakila Haleakala 69 King Kamehameha 70 Kona Hema Oka Lani 71 Kukuna O Ka La 72 Lahainaluna 73 Laupahoehoe 74 Leahi 75 Lei of Stars 76 The Little Brown Gal 77 Little Hula Hands 78 Lola O'Brien, The Irish Hawaiian 79 Lovely Hula Girl 80 Lovely Hula Hands 81 Malihini Melee 82 Manuela Boy 83 Manu 'O 'O 84 Mapuana 85 Mele Kalikamaka 86 Moku Kia Kahi 87 Moonlight and Waikiki 88 My Little Grass Shack 89 Na Kuahiwi 'Elima 90 Naka Pueo 91 Nani Kilauea 92 Nani Waialeale 93 Nani Wale Ne Hala 94 Ni'Ihau or Nohili 95 Noho Paipai 96 Out on the Beach at Waikiki 97 Panini Pua Kea

No corresponding record.

98 Papalina Lahilahi 99 Pele - Ancient Hula 100 Po La'Ila'I 101 Pohai Ke Aloha 102 Pohakalani 103 Pokii 104 Po La'I La'i 105 Pua Hala O Maleka 106 Pua Iliahi 107 Pua Mana 108 Pueo - Ipu Hula Modern Heel Slap 109 Pueo - with little ipu 110 Pueo (Beamer Interpretation) 111 Pupu A'O Niihau 112 Pupu Hinuhinu 113 Puuonioni 114 Queen Liliu E's Party

No corresponding record.

115 Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer 116 Sing Me a Song of the Islands 117 Singing Bamboo 118 A Song of Old Hawaii 119 Sophisticated Hula 120 South Sea Sadie 121 Sweet Leilani 122 Tahuahuwai

No corresponding record.

123 That's the Hawaiian in Me 124 Tiny Bubbles 125 To You, Sweetheart, a Lei 126 Tropic Trade Winds 127 Uhuehene

No corresponding record.

128 Ula No Weo 129 Ulili E 130 Wahine Holo Lio 131 The Wahine with the Luahula Hat 132 White Christmas 133 White Ginger Blossoms 10 Duplicate Dance Notations Series III: Books, Record Jackets, and Printed Miscellaneous 111 Musical score to Songs of Hawaii: Huapala and miscellaneous printed material 2 Roberts, Helen H. Ancient Hawaiian Music. (New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1967) 2 General Information Regarding the Territory of Hawaii. (Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1941) 2 Starzecka, Dorota Czarkowska. Hawaii, People and Culture. (London: Bishop Museum, 1975) 2 Pukui, Mary Kawena and Samuel H. Elbert. Hawaiian-English Dictionary. (Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press, 1957) 2 Short biographical piece on Don Blanding signed by D.M. Blanding 3-5 Record jackets Series IV: Tapas

Tapa, also known as barkcloth, is made from the inner bark of shrubs or trees that have been softened and expanded into thin sheets by a process of soaking or beating.

12 3 tapas

Large flat box containing 3 tapas:

(1) 72 in. wide x 7 ft. printed

(2) 58 in. wide x 5 ft. 2 colors—brown and brown ink pattern

(3) 17 in. x 24 in. natural with small linear with decorations on it.

13 3 tapas

Large flat box containing 3 tapas:

(4) 76 in. x 9 ft. natural, no pattern, 18 in. "C" shaped tear. [red label marked 13.216?]

56 in. x 6 ft. heavy, yellow dyed cloth with printed brown and black pattern. Slight damage on one corner.

(6) 39 in. x 26 in.

14 Tapa

Long roll box containing a tapa rolled, 42 in. x 6.5 ft. natural with a yellowish coloring. Some insect damage.

15 Tapa

Long roll box containing a tapa rolled, 36 in. x 7 ft. natural with [red?] stamping. Deckled, torn edge. Could be half or piece with roll 3.

16 Tapa

Long roll box containing a tapa rolled, 29 in. x 7 ft.