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National Anthropological Archives
MS 1784 Miscellaneous Papers Collected by W.N. Fenton
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1784
- Creators:
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Fenton, William N. (William Nelson), 1908-2005Blatchford, Samuel, 1767-1828McIlwraith, T. F. (Thomas Forsyth), 1899-1964
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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22 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Contents: 1.) Dr Blatchford's address to the Oneida Indians, September 24, 1810. Typescript, 1 page and pencil Manuscript on reverse, 1 page. 2.) Superstitions and Traditions among the Six Nations of the Grand River: Canada/Thunder and Lightning. 2 page typescript written on back of Christmas Pastoral letter, C. of E., 1902, on same typewriter as Number 1. 3.) Unsigned letter in Mohawk script, with translation ["writer possibly Joseph Brant."--Fenton] 12 pages. 4.) Mohawk vocabulary (trees, animals, reptiles, birds). 5 page manuscript and 1 page typescript copy. 4 pages covering correspondence between McIlwraith and Fenton.
Administration
Custodial History
Originally received in the old Ontario Provincial Museum from Mrs Barefoot, 81 Medland Crecent [Toronto] and forwarded to the Bureau of American Ethnology by T. F. McIlwraith through W. N. Fenton.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 1784, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 1784
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Iroquois | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Northeast | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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