National Anthropological Archives

MS 3017 Shoshoni anthropometric measurements and Lemhi vocabulary collected by Truman Michelson

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS3017
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Dates:
1927
Languages:
In
English
and Lemhi dialect of Shoshoni.
Physical Description:
116 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Truman Michelson's handwritten field notes on the Shoshoni, most likely from his 1927 trip to Fort Washakie, Wyoming. The bulk of the notes consist of anthropometric measurements of Fort Washakie Shoshonis. One page contains Lemhi dialect vocabulary.

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

Citation
Manuscript 3017, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 3017

Local Note

Local Note
Title changed from "Shoshoni linguistic data and physical anthropology notes" 5/21/2014.


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Shoshoni language Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- anthropometry Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Physical anthropology Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Language and languages -- Documentation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Linguistics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shoshone Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Field notes Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Vocabulary Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shoshone Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Great Basin Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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