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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4132-a Choctaw legend of origin of corn
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4132A
- Creators:
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Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958Halbert, Henry S. (Henry Sale), 1837-1916
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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3 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
(2 versions) Copied from "Halbert Manuscript." (probably Henry S. Halbert of the Alabama State Department of Archives and History).(1928-1930 ?) Includes: Unidentified Choctaw text (from "Halbert Manuscript." (1928-1930 ?) Typescript document. 1 page. Unidentified Choctaw text (from Halbert Manuscript ?) (1928-1930 ?) Typescript document. 2 pages. "Notes on some Choctaw Animal and Vegetable Names," with evidences of linguistic borrowing from European nations. (from Halbert Manuscript ?). (1928-1930 ?) Typescript document. 2 pages.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Swanton worked with the Choctaw in 1928-1930, according to Bureau of American Ethnology-AR 46, page 3; and AR 47, page 2.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 4132-a, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4132-a
Local Note
Local Note
Typescript document with a. notations
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Choctaw | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Southern states | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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