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Biogeographical Region:

78 - Southeastern U.S.A.  Search this

Collector:

G. C. Haas  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

open field  Search this

Place:

Mitchell Street, Arkansas, United States, North America

Collection Date:

20 Jun 1932

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Asterales Campanulaceae Campanuloideae

Published Name:

Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl.

Barcode:

03470208

USNM Number:

3735349

See more items in:

Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3584fcc01-a9cd-46df-8986-c7140b94f95e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14920088

Biogeographical Region:

78 - Southeastern U.S.A.  Search this

Collector:

G. C. Haas  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

open field  Search this

Place:

Mitchell Street, Arkansas, United States, North America

Collection Date:

20 Jun 1932

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Asterales Campanulaceae Campanuloideae

Published Name:

Triodanis perfoliata var. biflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Bradley

Barcode:

03470209

USNM Number:

1654367

See more items in:

Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/315b2002d-13bc-485b-b077-7782da2a764a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14920091

Creator:

Friends of the National Zoo  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-06-23T17:52:01.000Z

YouTube Category:

Pets & Animals  Search this

Topic:

Zoology;Animals  Search this

See more by:

Friends of the National Zoo

Data Source:

Friends of the National Zoo

YouTube Channel:

Friends of the National Zoo

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_AiK_ZtrQ72g

Creator:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2021-11-22T17:42:30.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

Topic:

Cultural property  Search this

See more by:

smithsonianfolklife

Data Source:

Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianfolklife

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_dA4lYTB5IEI

Creator:

National Zoo  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-05-19T20:48:59.000Z

YouTube Category:

Pets & Animals  Search this

Topic:

Zoology;Animals;Veterinary medicine;Animal health  Search this

See more by:

SmithsonianNZP

Data Source:

National Zoo

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNZP

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_CZgQ9iI0Qwc

Creator:

Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this

Belgarde, Mary  Search this

Groesbeck, Bruce  Search this

Allen, Grover  Search this

Kachicum, Louise  Search this

Azure, Patrick  Search this

Masta, Flora  Search this

Morse, Dorothy  Search this

Names:

United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.)  Search this

Extent:

43 Pages

Culture:

Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this

Algonquin (Algonkin)  Search this

Cree  Search this

Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this

Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this

Abenaki (Abnaki)  Search this

Kickapoo  Search this

Potawatomi  Search this

Menominee (Menomini)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Field notes

Vocabulary

Date:

1911-1912

Scope and Contents:

Truman Michelson's handwritten linguistic notes on various Algonquian languages from his work with students at Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania during the winter of 1911-1912. The notes include information about the students he worked with, vocabulary, grammar, and an Arapaho text. Mary Belgarde and Patrick Azure provided information on Turtle Mountain Chippewa (which Michelson determined is Cree); Dorothy Morse on Northern Chippewa (near Duluth); Flora Masta on Abenaki; Grover Allen (a Kickapoo) on Potawatomi; Louise Kitchikum (likely Kachicum) on Menominee; and Bruce Groesbeck on Northern Arapaho.

Arrangement:

Notes are organized by language.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 2703

Local Note:

Title changed from "Materials relating to various Algonquian languages" 4/15/2014.

Topic:

Cree language  Search this

Ojibwa language  Search this

Abenaki language  Search this

Potawatomi language  Search this

Menominee language  Search this

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Linguistics  Search this

Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this

Genre/Form:

Field notes

Vocabulary

Citation:

Manuscript 2703, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

Identifier:

NAA.MS2703

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw30530495f-5af9-404b-8f66-0f0086463d01

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2703

Collector:

Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this

Extent:

57 Pages

Culture:

Penobscot -- language  Search this

Penobscot  Search this

Passamaquoddy  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Field notes

Vocabulary

Date:

1923

Scope and Contents:

Penobscot vocabulary and ethnological notes, most likely from Truman Michelson's field work in Maine. One of the people he interviewed in the notes is Alexander Sapil (possibly Sapiel), identified by Michelson as Passamaquoddy.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 2025

Topic:

Linguistics  Search this

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Ethnology  Search this

Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this

Genre/Form:

Field notes

Vocabulary

Citation:

Manuscript 2025, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

Identifier:

NAA.MS2025

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3770d91a7-7162-4f4b-a467-cd34f1fc2b28

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2025

Collector:

Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this

Extent:

75 Pages

Culture:

Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Field notes

Narratives

Folklore

Vocabulary

Place:

L'Anse (Mich.)

Baraga (Mich.)

Date:

undated

Scope and Contents:

Notebook containing linguistic, ethnological, and anthropometric notes on the Chippewa collected by Truman Michelson in L'Anse and Baraga in Michigan. His notes include Chippewa words and phrases with glosses in English, stories, and anthropometric measurements.

See MS 7230 for translations of stories.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 1830

Local Note:

Title changed from "Linguistics and ethnology" 3/13/2014.

Topic:

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Linguistics  Search this

Ethnology  Search this

Ojibwa language  Search this

Indians of North America -- anthropometry  Search this

Physical anthropology  Search this

Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this

Genre/Form:

Field notes

Narratives

Folklore

Vocabulary

Citation:

Manuscript 1830, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

Identifier:

NAA.MS1830

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw30da59dba-0433-444e-a182-89d4aaf7560c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms1830

Creator:

Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this

Monroe, Mabel  Search this

Extent:

25 Items (slips )

Culture:

Blackfoot  Search this

Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this

Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Folklore

Narratives

Field notes

Vocabulary

Date:

1910

Scope and Contents:

Handwritten notes on the Piegan Blackfoot language from Truman Michelson's work with Mabel Monroe, whose mother was Piegan. Includes lexical and grammatical notes, text (concerning Trickster) with free translation, and kinship terms.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 2813-a

Local Note:

Title changed from "Piegan Blackfoot linguistic notes 1910" 4/7/2014.

Topic:

Kinship  Search this

Linguistics  Search this

Siksika language  Search this

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Tricksters  Search this

Genre/Form:

Folklore

Narratives

Field notes

Vocabulary

Citation:

Manuscript 2813-a, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

Identifier:

NAA.MS2813A

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw382855432-0612-42d0-b6d2-d3e637088f96

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2813a

Creator:

Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this

Informant:

Badger, circa 1848-  Search this

Bull Thigh, circa 1829-  Search this

Medicine Top  Search this

Somers, William Abe, circa 1865-  Search this

Tall Bull, circa 1853-  Search this

Extent:

300 Items (ca. pages ca. 300 pages)

Culture:

Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this

Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Folklore

Narratives

Manuscripts

Field notes

Place:

Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation (Mont.)

Date:

1910 August 25-September 8

Scope and Contents:

Cheyenne and Sutaio stories and notes collected by Truman Michelson from his work with Badger, Bull Thigh, Medicine Top, William Somers, and Tall Bull at the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana. The notes include information about war and medicine societies and Cheyenne and Sutaio history.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 2828

Local Note:

Title changed from "Cheyenne Stories and Narratives August 25- September 8, 1910" 5/13/2014.

Topic:

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Ethnology  Search this

Social structure  Search this

Cheyenne Indians -- History  Search this

Genre/Form:

Folklore

Narratives

Manuscripts

Field notes

Citation:

Manuscript 2828, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

Identifier:

NAA.MS2828

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3163d7ac4-a20d-459d-9202-a857d9a9d8ee

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2828

Creator:

Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this

Duvall, David C., 1877-1911  Search this

Little Young Man  Search this

Mountain Chief, 1848-1942  Search this

Pablo, George  Search this

Thomas, Norah  Search this

Vielle, James  Search this

White Swan, Julie  Search this

Extent:

150 Pages (Approximate)

Culture:

Blackfoot  Search this

Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)  Search this

Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this

Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Vocabulary

Field notes

Date:

1910 June-July

Scope and Contents:

Notes and texts collected by Truman Michelson during his field work among the Piegan Blackfoot in Montana in 1910. The materials consist primarily of stories in English and ethnographic notes covering topics such as Crazy Dog society, Sun Dance, and other ceremonies and societies. There are also notes on Piegan vocabulary and Chippewa Sun Dance and Medicine Dance. Michelson obtained information from various people, including David Duvall, who also served as an interpreter; Mountain Chief; George Pablo; Little Young Man; Norah Thomas; James Vielle; and Julie White Swan.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 2827

Local Note:

Title changed from "Field notes concerning Piegan Blackfoot ethnography, including ceremonials and societies, with some linguistic notes June-July, 1910" 5/13/2014.

Topic:

Rites and ceremonies  Search this

Social structure  Search this

Ethnology  Search this

Linguistics  Search this

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Dance -- North America  Search this

Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this

Genre/Form:

Vocabulary

Field notes

Citation:

Manuscript 2827, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

Identifier:

NAA.MS2827

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw319dc57ab-2fc4-478b-8dce-27f0b0026301

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2827

Creator:

Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this

Informant:

Longbone, Silas  Search this

Elk Hair  Search this

Veix, Mr.  Search this

Veix, Mrs.  Search this

Caleb, Mr  Search this

Plake, Mrs  Search this

Eliot, Mr.  Search this

Caleb, Rufus  Search this

Samuel, Joab  Search this

Spooner, Mrs.  Search this

Extent:

170 Pages

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Correspondence

Field notes

Folklore

Narratives

Manuscripts

Date:

1912-1913

Scope and Contents:

Ethnological and linguistic notes collected by Truman Michelson during his fieldwork among the Munsee in Kansas and the Delaware in Oklahoma in 1912. Also letters received in 1913 from Silas Longbone, one of the Delaware with whom Michelson worked closely. The majority of the notes are on the Delaware, and include Delaware stories in English. According to Ives Goddard, most of the information was provided by Elk Hair, the last great Delaware ceremonialist. Longbone served as an interpreter.

Contents of Delaware files: F.1) Letters from Silas Longbone, Dewey. Oklahoma, January 10, 1913. 5 pages; F.2) Ethnological notes. Longbone, informant. 3 pages; F.3) Legend. 8 pages; F.4) Doll Dance. 11 pages. Notes on small sheets, 2 pages; F.5 ) Delaware linguistic notes. 4 unnumbered pages. Text with interl. translation. 8 pages. Notes on small sheets, 5 pages. (17 pages total); F.6) Notes from Elk Hair. December 12 [1912] 11 pages; F.7) [Story of Delawares and White People] 10 pages; F.8) "Doctoring. Otter Skin Dance, ritualistic origin." 9 pages. Plus small sheet numbered "2". (10 pages.); F.9) Story of Wehixamokas, "the Delaware Sampson." Possibly from Longbone, with comments at end by Silas and Elkhair. 21 pages; F.10) Delaware Meeting House. Elk Hair, age 62. English text. 18 and 1 page (Also 3 pages notes on small sheets, possibly unrelated.); F.11) Miscellaneous ethnological and linguistic notes, apparently Delaware of Oklahoma. 8 pages.

Contents of Munsee files: F.12) "Munsee notes," ethnological and linguistic. Informants: Mr and Mrs Veix, Mr Caleb, Mrs Plake, Mr Eliot, Rufus Caleb, Joab Samuel, Mrs Spooner. 6 and 6 and 1 plus 3 pages. (16 pages total); F.13) [Munsee. Mrs Plake mentioned as 1 inft.] Text with interlinear English translation. 10 pages. Vocabulary and other linguistic notes, 9 unnumbered pages and pages numbered 2-8. (26 pages, total)

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 2776

Topic:

Delaware language  Search this

Munsee language  Search this

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Linguistics  Search this

Ethnology  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence

Field notes

Folklore

Narratives

Manuscripts

Citation:

Manuscript 2776, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

Identifier:

NAA.MS2776

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw398d8c44c-0a60-4aa5-909a-5d0300f1377c

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2776

Collector:

Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this

Informant:

Murdock, Joseph  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (6 pages)

Culture:

Kickapoo  Search this

Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Field notes

Vocabulary

Place:

Shawnee (Okla.)

Date:

1929

Scope and Contents:

Truman Michelson conducted research among the Kickapoo in 1929 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. During this time, he worked with Joseph Murdock, a Mexican Kickapoo and former student at Carlisle Indian Industrial School. These notes contain information from Murdock and include phonetic transcriptions of vocabulary, a list of gentes, and some personal names.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 1329

Local Note:

Title changed from "Texts 1929" 3/12/2014.

Topic:

Kickapoo Indians -- Kinship  Search this

Names, Personal -- Kickapoo  Search this

Kickapoo language  Search this

Linguistics  Search this

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this

Genre/Form:

Field notes

Vocabulary

Citation:

Manuscript 1329, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

Identifier:

NAA.MS1329

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3ad61e58e-c715-445b-b898-09504e634e8f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms1329

Collector:

Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this

Creator:

Switch, Charley  Search this

Extent:

1 Notebook (20 pages)

Culture:

Shawnee  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Notebooks

Field notes

Vocabulary

Date:

1929

Scope and Contents:

Shawnee linguistic notes collected by Truman Michelson, most likely during his fieldwork in Oklahoma. The notes may be from Michelson's work with Charley Switch, whose name appears on the top of the first page. Notes consist of Shawnee terms and phrases with English glosses.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 1774

Topic:

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Shawnee language  Search this

Linguistics  Search this

Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this

Genre/Form:

Field notes

Vocabulary

Citation:

Manuscript 1774, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

Identifier:

NAA.MS1774

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw399d6dec7-8e69-43d7-9cc4-4d5c27a9cf69

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms1774

Creator:

Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this

Wolf Chief, circa 1851  Search this

Bull Thigh, circa 1829-  Search this

Wrapped Hair, circa 1836-  Search this

Whiteman, Milton  Search this

Extent:

50 Pages

Culture:

Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this

Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Folklore

Field notes

Vocabulary

Place:

Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation (Mont.)

Date:

1913 August 11-15

Scope and Contents:

Cheyenne and Sutaio notes collected by Truman Michelson from Wolf Chief, Bull Thigh, and Wrapped Hair, with Milton Whiteman as interpreter. Subjects include: Sutaio-Cheyenne history, Cheyenne relationship terms, joking relationship, English-Cheyenne-Sutaio vocabulary, Cheyenne soldier societies (Red Hoof society, Dog Soldiers, Elk society, Fox soldiers), Sutaio tales (Everybody starving, Prairie chicken), Sutaio customs, Cheyenne customs, and berdaches. According to the BAE catalog card, these notes were collected in Clinton, Oklahoma, which is most likely incorrect. His 1913-1914 correspondence in the Records of the BAE and the 35th BAE Annual Report indicate that he conducted fieldwork on the Sutaio during this period at Tongue River Reservation in Montana.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 2684-a

Local Note:

Title changed from "Notes on Cheyenne and Sutaio. August 11-15, 1913" 4/7/2014.

Topic:

Kinship  Search this

Joking relationships  Search this

Social structure  Search this

Two-spirit people  Search this

Cheyenne language  Search this

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Cheyenne Indians -- History  Search this

Genre/Form:

Folklore

Field notes

Vocabulary

Citation:

Manuscript 2684-a, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

Identifier:

NAA.MS2684A

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3cd6ba6eb-d61b-4798-bbeb-65886da563c9

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2684a

Creator:

Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this

Goggles, John  Search this

Informant:

Wolf Bear  Search this

Sun Road  Search this

Little Shield  Search this

Names:

Fitzpatrick, Thomas, 1799-1854  Search this

Friday (Arapaho Indian)  Search this

Extent:

98 Pages

Culture:

Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this

Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Field notes

Vocabulary

Date:

1910

Scope and Contents:

Ethnological and linguistic notes collected by Truman Michelson on the Arapaho. Michelson obtained ethnological information from Little Shield, Sun Road, and Wolf Bear, with John Goggles serving as interpreter. Topics include games and accounts of Friday and Bad Arm (Thomas Fitzpatrick). Also among the ethnological notes are Michelson's observations of a peyote lodge ceremony with comparisons to Alfred Kroeber's descriptions. The linguistic notes are more extensive and include vocabulary and grammar notes from Goggles and other sources.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 2707

Local Note:

Title changed from "Miscellaneous ethnological notes; linguistic notes; vocabulary Apparently 1910; certain pages dated 1910" 4/15/2014.

Topic:

Rites and ceremonies  Search this

Peyotism  Search this

Games  Search this

Arapaho language  Search this

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Linguistics  Search this

Ethnology  Search this

Genre/Form:

Field notes

Vocabulary

Citation:

Manuscript 2707, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

Identifier:

NAA.MS2707

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw34249f299-1f4b-4a54-954e-6c779366932b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2707

Creator:

Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895  Search this

Names:

Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this

Bushotter, George, 1864-1892  Search this

Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel), 1832-1907  Search this

Hewitt, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton), 1859-1937  Search this

Mooney, James, 1861-1921  Search this

Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902  Search this

Riggs, Stephen Return, 1812-1883  Search this

Extent:

30 Linear feet (70 boxes, 1 oversized box, 20 manuscript envelopes, 4 rolled maps, and 23 map folders)

Culture:

Indians of North America -- Subarctic  Search this

Athapascan Indians  Search this

Catawba Indians  Search this

Minitari (Hidatsa)  Search this

Numakiki (Mandan)  Search this

Biloxi Indians  Search this

Tutelo  Search this

Iowa  Search this

Chiwere  Search this

Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this

Oto  Search this

Quapaw Indians  Search this

Osage  Search this

Sioux  Search this

Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this

Dhegiha Indians  Search this

Assiniboine (Stoney)  Search this

Ponca  Search this

Omaha  Search this

Tututni (Tutuni)  Search this

Kaw (Kansa)  Search this

Siletz  Search this

Coos (Kusan)  Search this

Yaquina (Yakwina)  Search this

Arctic peoples  Search this

Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America  Search this

Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this

Indians of North America -- Southeast  Search this

Takelma (Rogue River Indians)  Search this

Klikitat  Search this

Chasta Costa (Chastacosta)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Field notes

Drawings

Vocabulary

Folklore

Sermons

Manuscripts

Obituaries

Correspondence

Newspaper clippings

Place:

Siletz Indian Reservation (Or.)

Date:

circa 1870-1956

bulk 1870-1895

Summary:

Reverend James Owen Dorsey (1848-1895) was a missionary and Bureau of American Ethnology ethnologist who conducted extensive research on Siouan tribes and languages.The papers of James Owen Dorsey comprise mostly ethnographic and linguistic materials on various tribes of the Siouan language family as well as tribes from Siletz Reservation in Oregon. These materials include texts and letters with interlineal translations; grammar notes; dictionaries; drawings; and his manuscripts. In addition, the collection contains Dorsey's correspondence, newspaper clippings, his obituaries, and reprints.

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains James O. Dorsey's research and writings as a BAE ethnologist, as well as his earlier work as a missionary among the Ponca. The vast majority of the collection pertains to his research on Siouan-Catawban languages, including the Dakota and Dhegiha languages, Chiwere, Winnebago, Mandan, Hidatsa, Tutelo, Biloxi, and Catawba. His research on Athapascan, Kusan, Takilman, and Yakonan languages from his field work at Siletz Reservation are also present, as well as some notes on the Caddoan languages. Dorsey's research files include linguistic and ethnological field notes, reading notes, stories and myths, vocabularies, drawings, and unpublished and published manuscripts. The collection also contains Omaha, Ponca, Quapaw, and Biloxi dictionaries that he compiled and materials relating to his work editing Steven Riggs' Dakota-English Dictionary. Additional noteworthy materials in the collection are Teton texts and drawings from George Bushotter and drawings by Stephen Stubbs (Kansa), Pahaule-gagli (Kansa), and George Miller (Omaha). The collection also contains Dorsey's correspondence, newspaper clippings, obituaries, and his collection of reprints.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized into 6 series: 1) Siouan; 2) Siletz Reservation; 3) Caddoan; 4) General Correspondence; 5) Personal Papers; 6) Miscellaneous & Reprints.

Biographical Note:

Reverend James Owen Dorsey (1848-1895) was a missionary and Bureau of American Ethnology ethnologist who conducted extensive research on Siouan tribes and languages.

Dorsey was born on October 31, 1848 in Baltimore, Maryland. He exhibited a talent for languages at an early age. At age 6 he learned the Hebrew alphabet and was able to read the language at age 10. In 1867 Dorsey attended the Theological Seminary of Virginia and was ordained a deacon of the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1871. In May of that year, Dorsey traveled to the Dakota Territory to serve as a missionary among the Ponca. Plagued by ill health, Dorsey was forced to end his missionary work in August 1873. By that time, however, he had learned the Ponca language well enough to converse with members of the tribe without an interpreter.

Dorsey returned to Maryland and engaged in parish work while continuing his studies of Siouan languages. His linguistic talents and knowledge of these languages attracted the attention of Major John Wesley Powell. Powell arranged for Dorsey to work among the Omaha in Nebraska from 1878 to 1880 to collect linguistic and ethnological notes. When the Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) was established in 1879, Powell recruited Dorsey to join the staff.

As an ethnologist for the BAE, Dorsey continued his research on Siouan tribes. His studies focused on languages but also included Siouan personal names, folklore, social organization, religion, beliefs, and customs. He conducted fieldwork among the Tutelo at Six Nations on Grand River in Upper Canada (1882); the Kansa, Osage, and Quapaw in Indian Territory (1883-1884); the Biloxi at Lecompte, Rapides Parish, Louisiana (1892); and again with the Quapaw at the Quapaw Mission (1894). He also worked with Native Americans that visited DC, including George Bushotter (Teton), Philip Longtail (Winnebago), Samuel Fremont (Omaha), and Little Standing Buffalo (Ponca). He also spent time at Siletz Reservation in 1884 to collect linguistic notes on the Athapascan, Kusan, Takilman, and Yakonan stocks.

In addition to his research, Dorsey helped found the American Folklore Society and served as the first vice-president of the association. He also served as vice-president of Section H of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

At the age of 47, Dorsey died of typhoid fever on February 4, 1895.

Sources Consulted

1st-16th Annual Reports of the Bureau of American Ethnology. 1881-1897.

Hewitt, J.N.B. 1895. "James Owen Dorsey" American Anthropologist A8, 180-183.

McGee, W.J. 1895. "In Memoriam." Journal of American Folklore 8(28): 79-80.

1848 -- Born on October 31 in Baltimore, Maryland.

1871 -- Ordained a deacon of the Protestant Episcopal Church.

1871-1873 -- Served as a missionary among the Ponca in Dakota Territory.

1878-1880 -- Conducted fieldwork among the Omaha in Nebraska.

1879 -- Joined the staff of the Bureau of American Ethnology.

1882 -- Conducted fieldwork among the Tutelo at Six Nations on Grand River in Upper Canada.

1883-1884 -- Conducted fieldwork among the Kansa, Osage, and Quapaw in Indian Territory.

1887 -- Worked with George Bushotter to record information regarding the language and culture of the Dakota.

1884 -- Conducted fieldwork at Siletz Reservation.

1892 -- Conducted fieldwork among the Biloxi at Lecompte, Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

1894 -- Conducted fieldwork among the Quapaw at the Quapaw Mission in Indian Territory.

1895 -- Died of typhoid fever on February 4th at the age of 47.

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Topic:

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Ethnology  Search this

Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this

Social structure  Search this

Kinship  Search this

Manners and customs  Search this

Shahaptian languages  Search this

Yakonan languages  Search this

Athapascan languages  Search this

Kusan languages  Search this

Linguistics  Search this

Siouan languages  Search this

Dhegiha language  Search this

Siuslaw Indians  Search this

Hidatsa language  Search this

Omaha language  Search this

Dakota language  Search this

Catawba language  Search this

Biloxi language  Search this

Caddoan languages  Search this

Osage language  Search this

Alsea language  Search this

Kansa language  Search this

Mandan language  Search this

Chastacosta language  Search this

Coquille language  Search this

Tutelo language  Search this

Winnebago language  Search this

Siuslaw language  Search this

Takelma language  Search this

Genre/Form:

Field notes

Drawings

Vocabulary

Folklore

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Correspondence

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Citation:

Manuscript 4800 James O. Dorsey papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Creation of this finding aid was funded through support from the Arcadia Fund. Digitization and preparation of additional materials for online access has been funded also by the National Science Foundation under BCS Grant No. 1561167 and the Recovering Voices initiative at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.

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Collector:

Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this

Informant:

Potter, William  Search this

Extent:

10 Pages

Culture:

Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Field notes

Vocabulary

Date:

1915 January

Scope and Contents:

Ojibwa linguistic notes collected by Truman Michelson from William Potter, a Gull Lake Chippewa. The notes consist mostly of vocabulary.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 2746

Local Note:

Title changed from "Vocabulary" 4/25/2014.

Topic:

Ojibwa language  Search this

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Linguistics  Search this

Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this

Genre/Form:

Field notes

Vocabulary

Citation:

Manuscript 2746, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

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NAA.MS2746

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Collector:

Fenton, William N. (William Nelson), 1908-2005  Search this

Extent:

84 Pages

Culture:

Iroquois  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Date:

1945 (1946)

Scope and Contents:

Original field notes and first draft with illustrations.-W. N. Fenton.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 2340

Topic:

Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this

Citation:

Manuscript 2340, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS2340

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National Anthropological Archives

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Creator:

Boas, Franz, 1858-1942  Search this

Extent:

1 Notebook (8 x 10.25 inches)

Container:

Box 2135

Culture:

Nisga'a (Niska)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Notebooks

Field notes

Drawings

Place:

North America

Date:

undated

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of one (1) notebook containing Franz Boas' notes on the Nisqa'a. The notebook includes a vocabulary and several pages of sketches. There are also two loose pages of notes and pages 3-6 of the newsletter of The New York Society for Ethical Culture (circa 1909).

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Biographical Note:

Franz Boas (1858-1942) was a German-American anthropologist and pioneer of modern anthropological practice. He studied physics and geography at the universities at Heidelberg and Bonn before completing a doctoral program in physical geography at Kiel in 1881. After graduation, he joined an expedition of Baffin Island (1883-1884), which influenced his decision to him to focus on cultural tradition rather than biological and physical influences. In 1885, Boas emigrated to the United States, where he took an editorial position with the journal Science and started what would become his most famous ethnographic project, working among the Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw) Indians, in 1886. Boas spent three years teaching at Clark University in Massachusetts, then took an appointment at the Field Museum in Chicago in 1892. Boas then moved to New York, where he joined the American Museum of Natural History (1895-1905) and began teaching at Columbia University in 1896. For 37 years, Boas established himself as an academic and mentored numerous future influential anthropologists, including Margaret Mead, Alfred Kroeber, Edward Sapir, and Zora Neale Hurston. He also served as one of the founders of both the American Anthropological Association and the International Journal of American Linguistics.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 2135

Variant Title:

Niska notes and sketches

Nisqa Notes

Related Materials:

The National Anthropological Archives holds additional material by Franz Boas concerning the Nisga'a in MS 348 Niska Manuscript and MS 1823 Nisqa (Niska) Dictionary.

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Citation:

MS 2135 Franz Boas notebook concerning the Nisga'a, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS2135

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

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