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Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl.

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
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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

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

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
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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

Explore Beyond Your Door - Episode 5: Exploring the Five Senses

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
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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

Shishmaref

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

#NatZooZen: Prairie Dogs Are Ecosystem Engineers!

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

MS 2703 Notes on Algonquian languages collected by Truman Michelson at Carlisle Indian Industrial School

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
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
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MS 2025 Truman Michelson's Penobscot linguistic and ethnological notes

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
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
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MS 1830 Chippewa notes collected by Truman Michelson in L'Anse and Baraga, Michigan

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
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
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MS 2813-a Piegan Blackfoot linguistic notes collected by Truman Michelson from Mabel Monroe

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
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
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MS 2828 Cheyenne and Sutaio stories and notes collected by Truman Michelson

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
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
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MS 2827 Truman Michelson field notes on Piegan Blackfoot

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
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
Online Media:

MS 2776 Truman Michelson field notes from the Munsee in Kansas and the Delaware in Oklahoma

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
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

MS 1329 Kickapoo linguistic notes from Joseph Murdock

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
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
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MS 1774 Shawnee linguistic notes collected by Truman Michelson

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
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
Online Media:

MS 2684-a Truman Michelson notes on Cheyenne and Sutaio

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
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
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MS 2707 Arapaho ethnological and linguistic notes collected by Truman Michelson

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
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
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MS 4800 James O. Dorsey papers

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.
Restrictions:
The James O. Dorsey Papers are open for research. Access to the James O. Dorsey Papers requires an appointment
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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
Sermons
Manuscripts
Obituaries
Correspondence
Newspaper clippings
Citation:
Manuscript 4800 James O. Dorsey papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS4800
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MS 2746 Ojibwa linguistic notes from William Potter

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
Identifier:
NAA.MS2746
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National Anthropological Archives
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MS 2340 A Condolence Council for installing Cayuga Chiefs in 1945

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
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
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MS 2135 Franz Boas notebook concerning the Nisga'a

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.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
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Genre/Form:
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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
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw37f2ce19a-2c13-48e8-8e0f-e3a35f90df70
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