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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Kiyana, Alfred, 1877-1918
Poweshiek, Horace
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undated
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146 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2023
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National Anthropological Archives
Two Meskwaki (Fox) syllabic texts by Alfred Kiyana with English translations by Horace Poweshiek. According to Ives Goddard, the translations of the titles are "Dances when war party returns" and "Childbirth and menstrual customs."
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Murdock, Joseph
Abraham, Alice
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1929, 1967
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39 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS833
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National Anthropological Archives
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 f...
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Reagan, Albert B., 1871-1936
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undated
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212 Pages
2 Maps
3 Items (musical score pages )
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1802
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National Anthropological Archives
Includes text and drawings, 2 sketch maps, 21 native drawings, 3 pages musical scores.
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Safford, William Edwin, 1859-1926
Rieman, George B.
Steinberger, A. B. (Albert Barnes)
Field, Isobel, 1858-1953
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n.d
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250 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2956
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National Anthropological Archives
Ethnographic data, principally on Samoa including: I. Samoa. geographical outline, III. History and Discovery. Arrival of missionaries. U.S. Exploring Expedition. An Episode in Samoan History, IV Regulative organization, the family, the clan, caste, division of labor, rights of property, V. Clothing, ornaments, ceremonial paraphernalia, VI. Food an...
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Lumholtz, Carl, 1851-1922
Rodriguez, Nabor
Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel), 1832-1907
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1892
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10 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4051
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National Anthropological Archives
Also includes biographical sketch of Dr Lumholtz, 1 page.
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Ketchum, Lewis
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circa 1837-1879
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1 Book (3 1/4 x 5 inches)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2008-23
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National Anthropological Archives
19th century manuscript book kept by Lewis Ketchum (Penobscot), mostly written in the Penobscot dialect of Eastern Abenaki with some notes in English. The manuscript descended through the Ketchum family and documents tribal matters from 1837 to 1879, including charity, marriages, births, and customs.
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Russell, Frank, 1868-1903
Gun-si Vi-gil
Quintana, Juan
Quintana, Reuben
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1898
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143 Pages
1 Volume
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1302A
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National Anthropological Archives
Vocabulary listed according to categories in Powellʼs printed outline with added information on culture, customs and religion.
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National Museum of American History. Division of Information Technology and Society
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1942-2001
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16 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-276
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records which document the planning, development, and installation of Science in American Life, a major permanent exhibition at the National Museum of American History (NMAH). This exhibition demonstrates how science has changed the way Americans have lived over the past 125 years. Opening on April 27, 1994, Sci...
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Dodd, Sharon Donovan
Donovan, Christine
Donovan, James F. Jr., Dr.
Donovan, Marion (Marion O'Brien), 1917-1998 (inventor)
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1949-1999
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7 Cubic feet (17 boxes, 2 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0721
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Correspondence, patents, photographs, newspaper clippings, and subject files about various inventors and ideas. Collection documents women inventors, American culture, 1950s-1970s, and products designed for women and the home. Donovan's papers offer a near complete invention record, including both successes and failures, as well as patent and trademark correspondence.
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1899-1985
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18.5 cu. ft. (37 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7310
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women’s Committee.