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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2811 Cheyenne stories and historical accounts collected by Truman Michelson
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2811
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938She-Bear, circa 1842-White Bull, circa 1835-White Eagle, circa 1853-Somers, William Abe, circa 1865-Duster, Albert, circa 1889- (interpreter)
- Dates:
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1910 August
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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56 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
English texts of Cheyenne stories and historical accounts collected by Truman Michelson at the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana. The stories were provided by She-Bear, White Eagle, and White Bull and translated and written down in English by Albert Duster and William Somers. One of the texts is an account by White Eagle on George Custer and battles during the Great Sioux War. Also includes information about the storytellers and Somers and some ethnological notes.
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 2811, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2811
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Cheyenne Indians -- Wars | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Cheyenne Indians -- History | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ethnology | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation (Mont.) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Narratives | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Manuscripts | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Folklore | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Great Plains | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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