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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4238 J.P. Harrington replies to inquiries
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4238
- Creators:
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Harrington, John Peabody, 1884-1961Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938Merrill, Robert Valentine, 1892-1951Leveque, Ernest J.Wright, C. H. C. (Charles Henry Conrad), 1869-1957Ford, J. D. M. (Jeremiah Denis Matthias), 1873-1958Launay, Jean L.Briggs, William A.
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Concerns the origin of the word: Tassinong. The Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico gives it as "probably a Potawatomie place name." Replies from the following are cited: Truman Michelson, Robert V. Merrill (2), Ernest J. Leveque, C. H. C. Wright, J. D. M. Ford, Jean L. Launay, W. A. Briggs (Gary, Indiana), and J. P. Harrington.
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Citation
Manuscript 4238, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4238
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Names, place -- Potawatomi ? | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Potawatomi | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Northeast | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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