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Collector:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this
Creator:
Finley, George W.  Search this
Skye, Bill  Search this
Stand, Nancy  Search this
Extent:
259 Pages
Culture:
Shawnee  Search this
Peoria  Search this
Miami  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Folklore
Narratives
Manuscripts
Place:
Illinois
Date:
1916
Scope and Contents:
Shawnee and Peoria linguistic and ethnographic notes and stories collected by Truman Michelson during his fieldwork in Oklahoma. Individuals that Michelson worked with include George Finley, Bill Skye, and Nancy Stand.The stories are primarily in English, but there are some texts in Shawnee and Peoria with interlineal English translations. A couple of the stories are marked Miami.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2721
Local Note:
Title changed from "Linguistic notes; ethnology; legend" 4/17/2014.
Topic:
Shawnee language  Search this
Miami language (Ind. and Okla.)  Search this
Linguistics  Search this
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Ethnology  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Folklore
Narratives
Manuscripts
Citation:
Manuscript 2721, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS2721
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3e51e073d-bb0a-4245-b1f9-5c804b4844c7
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2721