National Anthropological Archives

MS 2025 Truman Michelson's Penobscot linguistic and ethnological notes

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS2025
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Dates:
1923
Languages:
In
English
and
Penobscot
.
Physical Description:
57 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

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.

Administration

Sponsor
Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital surrogates are available online.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 2025, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 2025


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Penobscot -- language Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Linguistics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Language and languages -- Documentation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ethnology Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Field notes Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Vocabulary Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Penobscot Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Passamaquoddy Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Northeast Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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