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MS 2714 Catawba linguistic notes and texts collected by Truman Michelson

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS2714
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Brown, John
Brown, Margaret
Harris, Ben
Harris, Sarah
Harris, Billy
Harris, Ep
George, Taylor
Harris, Robert Lee
Dates:
1913
Languages:
In Catawba and
English
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Physical Description:
121 Pages
239 Items
cards
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Catawba linguistic notes and texts collected by Truman Michelson in South Carolina. The purpose of Michelson's research on Cawtaba was to determine the resemblance between the Siouan and Muskhogean stocks. He compiled notes on the Catawba language through his work with John Brown, Margaret Brown, Robert Lee Harris, Ben Harris, Sarah Harris, Billy Harris, Ep Harris, and Taylor George. The notes include card slips of Catawba vocabulary with English translations. The texts included stories of the rabbit and terrapin; the ground squirrel and terrapin fight; and the deer and opposum in Catawba and English.

Administration

Sponsor
Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Manuscript 2714, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 2714

Local Note

Local Note
Title changed from "Catawba linguistic notes, texts, vocabularies and miscellaneous notes" 4/16/2014.


Keywords

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Catawba language Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Language and languages -- Documentation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Catawba Indians Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Southern states Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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