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MS 3220 Southern Cheyenne personal narratives and legends collected by Truman Michelson

Summary

Southern Cheyenne personal narratives and legends collected by Truman Michelson
Southern Cheyenne personal narratives and legends collected by Truman Michelson
Collection ID:
NAA.MS3220
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Lame Bull (Cheyenne)
Slow Bull (Cheyenne)
Haag, Mack
Medicine Woman
White Buffalo (Cheyenne)
Dates:
1931-1932
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
96 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Southern Cheyenne personal narratives and stories in English collected by Truman Michelson in Oklahoma. The stories were handwritten by Mack Haag and another person. Contents include: "Medicine Woman. 55 years old. Cheyenne" (written by Mack Haag.), 37 pages; "The Unknow[n] Greyhound" (writer unidentified.), 7 pages; "Plum Man" (writer unidentified), 2 pages; The Stuff[ed] Bear" 3 pages; "The Spider and the Rat" (writer unidentified), 5 pages; "Tipi Decorator. White Buffalo [daugther of Black Kettle]. 43 years old. Cheyenne" (writer unidentified), 17 pages; "The Beaded back tipi" (writer unidentified), 8 pages; "Lame Bull. True Story" (writer unidentified), 4 pages; "The Buffalo Robe" (writer unidentified), 4 pages; and "Slow Bull. (Cheyenne age 60). 1931" (written by Mack Haag), 9 pages.

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

Southern Cheyenne personal narratives and legends collected by Truman Michelson
Southern Cheyenne personal narratives and legends collected by Truman Michelson

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Southern Cheyenne personal narratives and legends collected by Truman Michelson
MS 3220 Southern Cheyenne personal narratives and legends collected by Truman Michelson
MS 3220 Southern Cheyenne personal narratives and legends collected by Truman Michelson

Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 3220, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 3220

Bibliography

Bibliography
A slightly edited version of Medicine Woman's story was published in Truman Michelson's "The Narrative of a Southern Cheyenne Woman," Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 87(5), 1932.

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