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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4151 Stories in the Alabama language with interlinear English
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4151
- Creators:
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Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
- Dates:
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1906-1913?
- Languages:
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InAlibamuwith interlineal translation
- Physical Description:
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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
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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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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