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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2025 Truman Michelson's Penobscot linguistic and ethnological notes
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2025
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
- Dates:
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1923
- Languages:
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InEnglishandPenobscot.
- Physical Description:
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57 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Penobscot vocabulary and ethnological notes, most likely from Truman Michelson's field work in Maine. One of the people he interviewed in the notes is Alexander Sapil (possibly Sapiel), identified by Michelson as Passamaquoddy.
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
Digital surrogates are available online.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 2025, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2025
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Penobscot -- language | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Linguistics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Ethnology | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Field notes | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Vocabulary | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Penobscot | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Passamaquoddy | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Northeast | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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