National Anthropological Archives

MS 4933 Alibamu stories

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS4933
Creators:
Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
Dates:
1906-1913?
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
30 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Autograph notation by Swanton, which is filed with manuscript number 1806 and reads, "Alibamo [sic] Notes obtained in Texas," refers ro these.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Some stories are published in J. R. Swanton, "Myths and Tales of the Southeastern Indians," BAE-B 88, Washington, D.C., 1929. Swanton worked with the Albamu between 1906 and 1913, according to BAE-AR 28, page 12; AR 30, page 18; AR 32,page 18; AR 33, page 18; AR 34, pages 12-13.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
The Alibamu texts with interlinear English translation for some of these stories is included in Manuscript number 4151.

Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 4933, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 4933

Local Note

Local Note
Autograph document

Place

Place
Texas


Keywords

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