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"550 cord" (Parachute cord/paracord)

Culture/People:
Non-Indian; used by Native people of the Southeast  Search this
Donor:
Sergeant Debra K. Mooney, Choctaw Nation Of Oklahoma  Search this
120th Engineer Combat Battalion  Search this
Previous owner:
120th Engineer Combat Battalion  Search this
Object Name:
"550 cord" (Parachute cord/paracord)
Media/Materials:
Nylon cord, cardboard
Techniques:
Commercially produced/manufactured
Dimensions:
20 x 16.5 cm
Object Type:
Materials: Prepared
Place:
USA
Date created:
2000-2004
Catalog Number:
26/5141
Barcode:
265141.000
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Non-Indian
Southeast
Materials: Prepared
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a71d1acb-f36e-4763-9a07-b18b1a60a3a8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_281336
Online Media:

"Ch-"

Collection Creator:
Norrell, Thomas, 1899-1985  Search this
Container:
Box 79, Folder 29
Type:
Archival materials
Graphic Materials
General:
Charleston and Savannah Railway

Chesapeake Beach Railroad

Chesapeake, Ohio, and Southwestern Railroad

Cherokee Railroad

Cheshire Railroad

Choctaw, Oklahoma, and Gulf Railroad
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the negatives are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Special arrangements required to view negatives due to cold storage. Using negatives requires a three hour waiting period. Some glass plate negatives are broken and may require special handling care.Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Copyright status unknown, though most images are in the public domain.
Collection Citation:
Thomas Norrell Railroad Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Thomas Norrell Railroad Photographs Collection
Thomas Norrell Railroad Photographs Collection / Series 2: Photographic Prints / 2.1: North American Railroad Companies
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88ac2cfd2-1c87-4997-994e-58eaa7a6bd8d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1174-ref1218

"Choctaw Indian, daughter of the 3rd Chief Wabasatchy or the big scalp man"

Extent:
1 Photograph (5x8 in)
Culture:
Choctaw  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
JUN 30 1875
Local Numbers:
OPPS NEG.1102 H
Local Note:
Black and white copy negative
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Southern states  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
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Bureau of American Ethnology negatives
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Additional Materials / ANONYMOUS
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw397ce0e96-0c2d-4494-a70f-129d8efadac8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref7554

"Choctaw Savages painted as Warriors, carrying Scalps"

Creator:
De Batz, A.  Search this
Extent:
1 Photograph (8x10 in)
Culture:
Choctaw  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1732-1735
Scope and Contents:
Bushnell (SMC 80:5) thinks the man at far right, with feather headdress may be a Natchez chief.
Local Numbers:
OPPS NEG.42325
Local Note:
Black and white copy negative
Topic:
Indians of North America -- Southern states  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
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Bureau of American Ethnology negatives
Bureau of American Ethnology negatives / Additional Materials / De Batz, A.
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw366ea0b9f-5ae1-47b4-bc04-ed042383709c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-176-ref7556

"Choctaw camp"

Creator:
Smith, O. C.  Search this
Collection Collector:
Allen, George V.  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (7 x 3.5 in.)
Culture:
Choctaw  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Scope and Contents:
Camp scene with Choctaw. In the background is the pole frame for a hip-roofed structure. The item is number 299 in an unidentified series.
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.09847600
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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Topic:
Indians of North America -- Southern states  Search this
Collection Citation:
Photo Lot 90-1, George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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George V. Allen collection of photographs of Native Americans and the American frontier
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw34b445fd8-cbd0-4239-b196-10a9b4aca6df
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-90-1-ref777
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"Linguistic Papers, Also 'C Am. Indian Linguistics,' Choctaw School Study"

Collection Creator:
Medicine, Beatrice  Search this
Container:
Box 53
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
bulk 1983-1996
Collection Restrictions:
Materials relating to student grades, letters of recommendation, and evaluations have been restricted.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Beatrice Medicine papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
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Beatrice Medicine papers
Beatrice Medicine papers / Series 20: Publications: Journals, Magazines, Monographs, Newspapers, and Newsletters / Journals, Magazines, Monographs, and Newspapers
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3fff0cdf5-630d-4f56-a585-9c261a2e5360
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-1997-05-ref1239

"Modern Choctaw Vocabulary"

Collection Creator:
Rankin, Robert Louis, 1939-  Search this
Container:
Box 21
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
The Robert Rankin papers are open for research.

Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

Computer disks are currently restricted due to preservation concerns.

Access to the Robert Rankin papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Robert Rankin papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Robert Rankin papers
Robert Rankin papers / Series 4: Subject and correspondence files / 4.6: Filed alphabetically / T. Dale Nicklas:
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3ceb3fb99-4373-4827-bdba-406f38239ea6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2014-16-ref241

"Phases of Choctaw Contact and Culture Change: Internal/External Articulation Model"

Collection Creator:
Medicine, Beatrice  Search this
Container:
Box 8
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1996
Collection Restrictions:
Materials relating to student grades, letters of recommendation, and evaluations have been restricted.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Beatrice Medicine papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
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Beatrice Medicine papers
Beatrice Medicine papers / Series 1: Native American Culture and History
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3cef3d455-d035-4ad7-aa7e-eb808c78b4a9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-1997-05-ref188

"Songs of the Choctaw and Seminole for L P 10, side A"; "Songs of the Seminole by Frances Densmore for use on L P 10, side B"

Collection Creator:
Densmore, Frances, 1867-1957  Search this
Extent:
26 Pages (typed)
Container:
Box 2, Item 34
Type:
Archival materials
Pages
Date:
1951 November
Collection Restrictions:
The Frances Densmore papers are open for research.

Access to the Frances Densmore papers requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Manuscript 4250 Frances Densmore papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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MS 4250 Frances Densmore papers
MS 4250 Frances Densmore papers / MUSIC RECORDING TECHNIQUES AND PRESERVATION OF INDIAN MUSIC:
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw30b284c92-d8a5-457c-ac6f-69af5c46a4c8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-ms4250-ref60

"Wa-"

Collection Creator:
Norrell, Thomas, 1899-1985  Search this
Container:
Box 80, Folder 68
Type:
Archival materials
Graphic Materials
General:
Wagner Parlor Car

Warrenton Railroad

Washington and Choctaw Railroad
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the negatives are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Special arrangements required to view negatives due to cold storage. Using negatives requires a three hour waiting period. Some glass plate negatives are broken and may require special handling care.Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Copyright status unknown, though most images are in the public domain.
Collection Citation:
Thomas Norrell Railroad Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Thomas Norrell Railroad Photographs Collection
Thomas Norrell Railroad Photographs Collection / Series 2: Photographic Prints / 2.1: North American Railroad Companies
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8274f9cbb-6277-4325-97f2-c942f33975b9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1174-ref1750

1 – 999

Type:
Archival materials
Date:
Dec. 1867–Apr. 1868
Collection Restrictions:
Freedmen's Bureau Digital Collection, 1865–1872, is a product of and owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Copyright for digital images is retained by the donor, FamilySearch International; permission for commercial use of the digital images may be requested from FamilySearch International, Intellectual Property Office, at: cor-intellectualproperty@ldschurch.org.
Collection Citation:
Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Identifier:
NMAAHC.FB.M798, File 4.4.1
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Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869 / Series 4: Letters Received / 4.4: Entered in Register 4
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3b173f1a8-240d-4082-a46b-93201aaa30d8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-fb-m798-ref37
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1000 – 2099

Type:
Archival materials
Date:
Apr.–Aug. 1868
Collection Restrictions:
Freedmen's Bureau Digital Collection, 1865–1872, is a product of and owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Copyright for digital images is retained by the donor, FamilySearch International; permission for commercial use of the digital images may be requested from FamilySearch International, Intellectual Property Office, at: cor-intellectualproperty@ldschurch.org.
Collection Citation:
Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Identifier:
NMAAHC.FB.M798, File 4.4.2
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Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869 / Series 4: Letters Received / 4.4: Entered in Register 4
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3b17de2f6-4473-4465-a87b-1c864ffc432a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-fb-m798-ref38
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10c Washington on cover

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 2
Printer:
Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink / handwritten; handstamped; engraved
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 8.3 x 14cm (3 1/4 x 5 1/2in.)
Type:
Covers & Associated Letters
Place of Origin:
Doaksville (Choctaw Nation), Arkansas
Place of Destination:
New Orleans, Louisiana
Date:
June 13, 1850
Topic:
Covers & Letters  Search this
Object number:
2003.2019.7
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm856f072f8-a32a-461a-94c3-490fc9ca9a76
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2003.2019.7
Online Media:

1971 archeological investigations at Fort Towson, Choctaw County, Oklahoma [by] Kenneth E. Lewis

Author:
Lewis, Kenneth E  Search this
Physical description:
vi, 100 p. illus. 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Fort Towson (Okla.)
Date:
1972
Topic:
Antiquities  Search this
Call number:
F704.F77 L48X
F704.F77L48X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_32292

2 May Harrison Collinsville fiddler, 3 May Frank Henry Phila./Pearl River Comm. Choctaw band M2

Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Date:
1974 May 2-1974 May 3
General note:
DPA number RA.74.107.CT
Other number Z-67; M2
Collection Restrictions:
Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1974 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1974, Item FP-1974-CT-0543
See more items in:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1974 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1974 Festival of American Folklife / Series 8: Regional America / 8.1: Fieldwork
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk5bb287b56-0b00-4e58-9ca6-1d0bac26036b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1974-ref4389

2 Racquets

Donor Name:
Accession Number Unknown  Search this
Culture:
Choctaw (?)  Search this
Object Type:
Ball Game Stick
Place:
Not Given, Louisiana, United States, North America
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
000000
USNM Number:
E76800-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3181599f6-e1e7-4d55-91c4-e58739c417f5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8479871
Online Media:

2 – 672

Type:
Archival materials
Date:
Sept. 1868–Apr. 1869
Collection Restrictions:
Freedmen's Bureau Digital Collection, 1865–1872, is a product of and owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Copyright for digital images is retained by the donor, FamilySearch International; permission for commercial use of the digital images may be requested from FamilySearch International, Intellectual Property Office, at: cor-intellectualproperty@ldschurch.org.
Collection Citation:
Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Identifier:
NMAAHC.FB.M798, File 4.5.1
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Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869 / Series 4: Letters Received / 4.5: Entered in Register 5
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io325dd23b6-14cc-42d7-add9-feb749f568d8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-fb-m798-ref41
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2004-Choctaw Request for print of photo of Bike Williamson

Collection Creator:
Sturtevant, William C.  Search this
Container:
Box 22
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
2004-2005
Collection Restrictions:
Files containing Sturtevant's students' grades have been restricted, as have his students' and colleagues' grant and fellowships applications. Restricted files were separated and placed at the end of their respective series in boxes 87, 264, 322, 389-394, 435-436, 448, 468, and 483. For preservation reasons, his computer files are also restricted. Seminole sound recordings are restricted. Access to the William C. Sturtevant Papers requires an apointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
William C. Sturtevant papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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William C. Sturtevant papers
William C. Sturtevant papers / Series 1: Correspondence
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3572e0432-7c81-485e-8b21-bc9848c6442d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2008-24-ref609

2100 – 2309

Type:
Archival materials
Date:
Aug.–Sept. 1868
Collection Restrictions:
Freedmen's Bureau Digital Collection, 1865–1872, is a product of and owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Copyright for digital images is retained by the donor, FamilySearch International; permission for commercial use of the digital images may be requested from FamilySearch International, Intellectual Property Office, at: cor-intellectualproperty@ldschurch.org.
Collection Citation:
Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Identifier:
NMAAHC.FB.M798, File 4.4.3
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Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869 / Series 4: Letters Received / 4.4: Entered in Register 4
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3351781ae-09e8-4e6e-b13f-a7611beb4a69
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-fb-m798-ref39
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25c single letter rate more than 400 miles Arkansas Territory stampless cover

Medium:
paper; ink (black)
Dimensions:
Height x Width (folded): 3 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (7.94 x 13.02 cm) Height x Width (unfolded): 7 7/8 x 10 in. (20 x 25.4 cm)
Type:
Covers & Associated Letters
Place of Origin:
Arkansas
Place of Destination:
Louisiana
Date:
March 3, 1832
Topic:
National Stamp Collection  Search this
Covers & Letters  Search this
Object number:
2007.2004.6.1
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National Postal Museum Collection
On View:
Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm836e6a516-93ff-4752-993c-1e0d00c49f08
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2007.2004.6.1

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