National Anthropological Archives

MS 2008-23 Journal kept by Lewis Ketchum, a Penobscot

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS2008-23
Creators:
Ketchum, Lewis
Dates:
circa 1837-1879
Languages:
Materials in
Penobscot
dialect of
Eastern Abnaki
and
English
.
Physical Description:
1 Book
3 1/4 x 5 inches
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
19th century manuscript book kept by Lewis Ketchum (Penobscot), mostly written in the Penobscot dialect of Eastern Abenaki with some notes in English. The manuscript descended through the Ketchum family and documents tribal matters from 1837 to 1879, including charity, marriages, births, and customs.

Digital Content


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Conditions Governing Access
Due to preservation concerns, access is restricted to digital surrogates.
Citation
Manuscript 2008-23, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 2008-23


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Language and languages -- Documentation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Penobscot -- language Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Journals (accounts) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Penobscot Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Northeast Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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