National Anthropological Archives

MS 2681 Malecite and Nascapi field notes collected by Truman Michelson

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS2681
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Dates:
1923
Languages:
In
English
, Naskapi (Davis Inlet), and Maliseet.
Physical Description:
84 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Anthropometric, linguistic, and ethnographic notes on the Maliseet (Malecite) and Naskapi (Nascapi). These were collected by Truman Michelson during his 1923 fieldwork in Canada among the Maliseet at "Indian Village," 14 miles from Fredericton, New Brunswich and the Naskapi and other Indians from Davis Inlet, Ungava, and Northwest River while lodged at a Hudson Bay Company post at Northwest River in Newfoundland and Labrador. Michelson added additional notes at a later period.

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 2681, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 2681

Local Note

Local Note
Title changed from "Linguistics; some physical anthropology; general ethnology" 4/7/2014.


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Indians of North America -- anthropometry Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Physical anthropology Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Passamaquoddy language Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Naskapi language Topical 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
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Maliseet (Malecite) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Subarctic Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Naskapi Innu Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Northeast Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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