MS 2531 James Mooney notebooks principally regarding Kiowa, Cheyenne, and Arapaho shield and tipi designs
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Mooney, James, 1861-1921
Murphy, Charles (Cheyenne)
Sweezy, Carl, 1881-1953
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bulk ca. 1903-1904
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15 Volumes (autograph documents, photographs, and graphite, ink, colored pencil, crayon, and watercolor drawings.)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2531
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National Anthropological Archives
Notes and drawings by Native artists relating to heraldry, as Mooney termed tipi and shield designs. Also some myths and linguistic data from these and other Plains tribes. The manuscript is a compilation of materials created over a period of years, assembled under the current number by the BAE archivist. Bound volumes (since disbound for laminatio...
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Van Valin, William B., 1878-
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1912-1918
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10 Film reels (black-and-white silent; 6,950 feet, 35mm)
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1986.05
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Human Studies Film Archives
Edited film shot by William Van Valin as leader of the John Wanamaker Expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska for the University of Pennsylvania Museum. The film, that later toured in a film-lecture series by Van Valin, is known under the main title TIP TOP OF THE EARTH: Alaskan Eskimo Educational Series. Series includes the titles: SCENES AT NOME, ALAS...
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Lame Bull (Cheyenne)
Slow Bull (Cheyenne)
Haag, Mack
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1931-1932
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96 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3220
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National Anthropological Archives
Southern Cheyenne personal narratives and stories in English collected by Truman Michelson in Oklahoma. The stories were handwritten by Mack Haag and another person. Contents include: "Medicine Woman. 55 years old. Cheyenne" (written by Mack Haag.), 37 pages; "The Unknow[n] Greyhound" (writer unidentified.), 7 pages; "Plum Man" (writer unidentified...
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Silver Horn, 1860-1940
Flying Out.
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circa 1904
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4 Linear feet (8 drawings : graphite, colored pencil, and ink ; 26 x 37 cm.-62 x 102 cm)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS233124
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National Anthropological Archives
Drawings on large sheets of paper, now laminated. Seven are of Cheyenne battles and one of preparations for a Kiowa ceremony. The sheets are inscribed with various notations in the hand of James Mooney, identifying some individuals depicted and naming the place and date of the fight. The Kiowa drawing (08600900) has been attributed to Silver Horn (...
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undated
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49 Prints (albumen and silver gelatin)
5 Copy prints
3 Prints (collotype)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.66F
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs of various subjects, including portraits of Native Americans made from negatives by the Bureau of American Ethnology and United States National Museum. Depicted individuals include Lamar Richards (also known as Ostin, Tonkawa) and Grant Richards (also known as Sentele, Tonkawa); Turning Hawk, Crow Dog, Spot Tail, Red Leaf, and White Th...
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Anders, Carolyn Loring
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circa 1928
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Film reels (55 minutes, black-and-white silent; 1980 feet, 16mm)
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1990.21
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Human Studies Film Archives
Footage shot in the Yoruba town of Ogbomosho, Nigeria. Mrs. Anders, who worked as the supervisor of native nurses in the local hospital, filmed various aspects of daily life including farming, weaving, pottery making, and food preparation. Footage includes scenes of masked dance ceremonies featuring different types of egungun (masked dances), the l...
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O'Hear, Ann
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1980-2015
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34 Slides (photographs) (color, 35 mm)
2 Digital images
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2016-004
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
Photographs taken by Ann O'Hear of leatherworking and pottery technology in Ilorin, Nigeria, from 1980 to 2015.
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Simmons Company
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1892-2000
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9 Film reels
88 Cubic feet (172 boxes, 16 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0731
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Series 1 includes: news articles about the company and the Simmons family; photographs of the machinery, factories, factory workers, products and showrooms; annual reports; various corporate periodicals; audit reports; patents; and materials relating to sleep research conducted by Simmons. Series 2 includes product catalogues, scrapbooks of adverti...
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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2016
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4.4 Terabytes (4050 videos, 1301 photographs, born digital)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.TNP
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Tibetan Nomad Material Culture Documentation Project collection contains 4.4 terabytes of born digital video and photographic material collected by four teams in four traditionally Tibetan counties in three provinces in Western China. The materials document traditional nomadic life: herding, gender roles, the making of household items like bas...
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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circa 1831-1937
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2.76 Cubic feet (consisting of 6 boxes, 1 folder, 2 oversize folders, plus digital images of some collection material. )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Flour
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Flour forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
