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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4685 Material on the Dakotas
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4685
- Creators:
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Herman, EddieHerman, VeraGarnett, William, 1855-1928McGillycuddy, Valentine, 1849-1939
- Dates:
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1922-1950
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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25 Pages1 Photograph
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Includes biographical data on Yellow Horse, Northern Oglala, and the murder of John Richard, Jr., Autograph document signed, 7 pages. "A Prayer of the Lakota" (poem), Typescript document 1 page. "Tepee Creek Legend, Carbon typescript, 1 page. Ten letters from Valentine T. McGillycuddy to William Garnett, one from Garnett to McGillycuddy, Carbon typescript, 17 pages. (published in mimeographed form in pamphlet entitled "Odds and Ends" by Fred Hackett, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1950?). Photograph captioned "Yellow Horse, Northern Oglala."
Administration
Custodial History
Deposited by Frank H.H. Roberts, Jr., 6/64. He received this material from Eddie Herman, a Cheyenne Indian married to a Sioux, who worked for a R.B.S. archaeological party about 1950.-- Information from old catalog card.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 4685, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4685
Other Title
Other Title
A Prayer of the Lakota
Other Title
Tepee Creek Legend
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Biography -- Dakota | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Religion -- Dakota | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Folklore -- Dakota | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sioux | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sioux | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Great Plains | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Richardson, John Jr | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Yellow Horse | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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