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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4971 Notes on the Manners and Customs, Beliefs and Superstitions of Soo-Boo' -Soo's Band of the Maydoo Indians, Formerly inhabiting Yuba, and parts of adjoining counties, in California
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4971
- Creators:
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Harris, Wyatt
- Dates:
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1884
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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49 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Includes brief Maidu vocabulary and biographical note on Chief Soo-Boo'-Soo (died 1852). Also note by J. Owen Dorsey to Director, Bureau of American Ethnology recommending retention of the manuscript and enclosing an outline of its contents. February 9, 1885. Typescript document. 2 pages.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Based on Harris' observations while engaged as a placer miner, ca. 1852 - ca. 1860.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Included with Wyatt Harris correspondence on microfilm of Bureau of American Ethnology letters received (selected correspondents).
Custodial History
Sent to Bureau of American Ethnology by the author January 25, 1885; transmittal letter in Bureau of American Ethnology Letters Received; Manuscript removed and separately catalogued, 5/1971.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 4971, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4971
Local Note
Local Note
manuscript document
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Biography -- Soo-Boo'-Soo, Chief | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Maidu Indians | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Religion | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Maidu | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- California | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Soo-Boo'-Soo, Chief | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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