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MS 4930 Creek texts, with English titles and occasional English translations by John R. Swanton

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Creator:
Gouge, Earnest, approximately 1865-1955  Search this
Translator:
Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958  Search this
Extent:
173 Pages
Culture:
Muskogee (Creek)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Date:
1906-1930
Scope and Contents:
Also includes Autograph document by Swanton. 17 pages. Typed copies of texts. 129 pages. (numbered 26-30, 32-33, 35-119, 130, 137-173.)
Contents (original texts): "The Three Brothers," pages 1-11 (English translation by Swanton, 10 pages.); "Another Hunter," pages 12-18; "Tug of War of the Tie-Snakes and visit in North Country," pages 19-25 (English translation by Swanton, 6 pages); untitled text, pages 26-30; "The Stork Father," page 31 (English translation by Swanton, 1 page); untitled texts, pages 32-49; "Turtle and Wolf," pages 50-52; untitled texts, pages 53-119; "The Deer Hunter," pages 120-130; "The Big Lizard," pages 131-136; untitled text, pages 137-142; "Wolf and Deer," pages 143-160; "The Cannibal Carries Off the Woman (The Pleiades)," pages 161-173.
Biographical / Historical:
Swanton worked with the Creek in Oklahoma between 1906 and 1930, according to Bureau of American Ethnology-AR 28, page 13; AR 32, page 18; AR 33, page 18; AR 35, page 18; AR 37, pages 10-11; AR 41, page 105, and AR 47, page 2.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 4930
Local Note:
Autograph document
Other Title:
The Three Brothers
Another Hunter
Tug of War of the Tie-Snakes and visit in North Country
The Stork Father
Turtle and Wolf
The Deer Hunter
The Big Lizard
Wolf and Deer
The Cannibal Carries Off the Woman (The Pleiades)
Topic:
Folklore -- Creek  Search this
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southern states  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 4930, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS4930
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw344f6f42f-4e99-4f68-a3d9-7386cac1c349
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms4930