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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2681 Malecite and Nascapi field notes collected by Truman Michelson
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2681
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
- Dates:
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1923
- Languages:
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InEnglish, Naskapi (Davis Inlet), and Maliseet.
- Physical Description:
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84 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Anthropometric, linguistic, and ethnographic notes on the Maliseet (Malecite) and Naskapi (Nascapi). These were collected by Truman Michelson during his 1923 fieldwork in Canada among the Maliseet at "Indian Village," 14 miles from Fredericton, New Brunswich and the Naskapi and other Indians from Davis Inlet, Ungava, and Northwest River while lodged at a Hudson Bay Company post at Northwest River in Newfoundland and Labrador. Michelson added additional notes at a later period.
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 2681, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2681
Local Note
Local Note
Title changed from "Linguistics; some physical anthropology; general ethnology" 4/7/2014.
Keywords
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