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MS 833 Kickapoo texts from Joseph Murdock

Summary

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Kickapoo texts from Joseph Murdock
Collection ID:
NAA.MS833
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Murdock, Joseph
Abraham, Alice
Dates:
1929, 1967
Languages:
In
Kickapoo
and
English
.
Physical Description:
39 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Notebook containing Kickapoo syllabic texts handwritten in 1929 by Joseph Murdock, a Mexican Kickapoo residing in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Also English translations dictated by Alice Abraham of Shawnee, Oklahoma, and handwritten by her granddaugther Susan in 1967. The texts include a story of why rabbits only have fat on their shoulders and an anecdote from Murdock's courtship days. Other texts are on a virginity test, marriage and natal customs, joking relationships, and father and mother-in-law taboos. The notebook also contains 2 pages of linguistic notes in phonetic transcription with English translations.

Administration

Sponsor
Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Existence and Location of Copies
Microfilm- Sol Tax- 9/11/56; University of Michigan-Anthropology, 10/52.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital surrogates are available online.
Custodial History
English translations by Alice Abraham mailed to Paul H. Voorhis, who in turn sent them to the NAA.

Digital Content

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Kickapoo texts from Joseph Murdock
Kickapoo texts from Joseph Murdock
Kickapoo texts from Joseph Murdock
MS 833 Kickapoo texts from Joseph Murdock
MS 833 Kickapoo texts from Joseph Murdock

Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 833, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 833

Local Note

Local Note
Title changed from "Kickapoo Legends and ethnology 1929" 6/10/2014.

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