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National Anthropological Archives
MS 3765 Letter to Henry Wetherbee Henshaw
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3765
- Creators:
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Hoffman, Walter James, 1846-1899
- Dates:
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August 22, 1890
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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4 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letter transmits "a short story relating to the origin of maple sugar" and "some words relating to the maple trees, etc.," giving an account of the Mid'e ceremonies among the Menominee Indians. Also "Notes [vocabulary] relating to Maple Sugar." 1890. Manuscript document. 2 pages.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 3765, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 3765
Local Note
Local Note
The maple sugar story has not been located.
Local Note
autograph letter signed
Bibliography
Bibliography
Ref.: W.J. Hoffman, "The Menomini Indians," 14th Bureau of American Ethnology AR, part 1 (1892-93) contains the "maple sugar story": "The Origin of Maple Sugar and of Menstration," pages 173-175.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Religion -- Menominee | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Maple sugar -- Menominee | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Menominee (Menomini) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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