National Anthropological Archives

MS 4151 Stories in the Alabama language with interlinear English

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS4151
Creators:
Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
Dates:
1906-1913?
Languages:
In
Alibamu
with interlineal translation
Physical Description:
277 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
"First set." A. D. 138 pages. "Second set." A. D. 127 pages. Additional stories. T. and A. D. 6 pages. A. D. 6 pages. Manuscript pages are fragile and difficult to read. They have been copied by hand with annotations in Manuscript 7360. All stories in the first set, most in the second set, and the additional stories are published in J. R. Swanton, "Myths and Tables of the Southeastern Indians," Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 88, Washington, D.C., 1929. Additional stories: "Alabama Story." ["The Owl Wives."] T. and A. D. 4 pages "The Elephant and the Rabbit." T. and A. D. 2 pages "The Four Brothers," same as the last part of story in "second set," pages 30-41. A. D. 3 pages "Story of two men that married owls." ["The Owl Wives."] A. D. 3 pages.

Administration

Custodial History
Previously titled "Stories."

Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 4151, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Other Archival Materials

Other Archival Materials
Related Collection: Manuscript 2435
Other Archival Materials
Related Collection: Manuscript 7360
Other Archival Materials
Related Collection: Manuscript 7361

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 4151

Local Note

Local Note
Swanton worked with the Alibamu in Texas and Oklahoma between 1906 and 1913,according to BAE-AR 28, page 12; AR 30, page 18; AR 32, page 18; AR 33, p;age 18; and AR 34, page 12-13.

Other Title

Other Title
The Owl Wives
Other Title
The Elephant and the Rabbit
Other Title
The Four Brothers
Other Title
Story of two brothers who married owls
Other Title
Alabama Story


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Language and languages -- Documentation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Alibamu Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Folklore Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Alabama Indians Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Southern states Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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