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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4658 Field notes and ethnographic material on Alabama, Choctaw, and Koasati (latter incomplete), plus a partial Southeast comparative ethnology of southeastern U.S.
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4658
- Creators:
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Taylor, Lyda Averill
- Dates:
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1936-1940 (part)
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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3 Boxes
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Shelf list: Box 1. Alabama, Choctaw, and Koasati field notes. Box 2. Ethnographic material on Alabama and Koasati, plus incomplete manuscript on ethnography of southeastern U.S. Box 3. Miscellaneous notes on Alabama and Koasati. Detailed list of contents accompanies main catalog card.
Arrangement
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Divided into 15 series:
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(1) Alibamu field notes, miscellaneous subjects July 2 - August 27, 1940;
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(2) Alibamu field notes, miscellaneous subjects June 7 - July 28,
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(3) Choctaw field notes on native medicinal practices. July 12 - July 17,
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(4) Choctaw (at least in part) field notes on medicinal plants July - July 27,
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(5) Alabama, Choctaw, Koasati?? field notes, miscellaneous notes from published sources, and questions,
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(6) Alibamu? field notes on folktales July 31 - August 11,
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(7) Questions,
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(8) Alabama ethnographic material ,
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(9) Koasati culture summary,
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(10) Comparative Southeast ethnographic material ,
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(11) Linguistic notes,
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(12) Tribal names and kinship charts,
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(13) Lyda Averill Taylor Photographs,
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(14) Miscellaneous notes,
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(15) Indian artifacts from Harrington, Texas,
Administration
Custodial History
Received by John M. Goggin from Walter W. Taylor, after death of Lyda A. Taylor, 1960. Deposited by Goggin in B.A.E., October, 1962.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 4658, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4658
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Alibamu | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Field notes | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Choctaw | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| American Indian -- Southeast | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Coushatta (Koasati) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Alabama Indians | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Southern States | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Repository Contact
National Anthropological Archives
Museum Support Center
4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, Maryland 20746
naa@si.edu
