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Crests etc.
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 20. Indian Mythology, Ethics -- Notes) (1929) , 5 page(s)
Five slips of paper contain hand-written notes on various Native American myth themes or motifs, such as crests (clan symbols), punishment of taboos and fishing songs. Most refer to various myths of the Tsimshian people of Pacific Canada and Alaska, as related by Franz Boas in 'Thirty-First Annual Report of the Bu...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 20. Indian Mythology, Ethics -- Notes) (1929) , 5 page(s)
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Five slips of paper contain hand-written notes on various Native American myth themes or motifs, such as crests (clan symbols), punishment of taboos and fishing songs. Most refer to various myths of the Tsimshian people of Pacific Canada and Alaska, as related by Franz Boas in 'Thirty-First Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, 1909-1910' published 1916; and in 'Tsimshian Texts, Publications of the American Ethnological Society, III,...
Five slips of paper contain hand-written notes on various Native American myth themes or motifs, such as crests (clan symbols), punishment of taboos and fishing songs. Most refer to various myths of the Tsimshian people of Pacific Canada and Alaska, as related by Franz Boas in 'Thirty-First Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, 1909-1910' published 1916; and in 'Tsimshian Texts, Publications of the American Ethnological Society, III,' 1912. Upside-down at the bottom of each page, an ink stamp reads 'From the Papers of Ruth Benedict.'
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Date Written / Recorded
1929
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
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Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Songs, Taboo, Symbolism, Tsimshian
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Field Notes on 'Theft of Fire' and 'Blood Proof'
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1925) , 2 page(s)
Typed field notes from Ruth Benedict on the folklore, 'Theft of Fire' from both Northern Kwakiutl and Southern Kwakiutl perspectives. Also included is a typed line of notes on the folklore 'Blood Proof,' from the Kwakiutl perspective.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1925) , 2 page(s)
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Typed field notes from Ruth Benedict on the folklore, 'Theft of Fire' from both Northern Kwakiutl and Southern Kwakiutl perspectives. Also included is a typed line of notes on the folklore 'Blood Proof,' from the Kwakiutl perspective.
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Kwakiutl
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Kwakiutl
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 20. Indian Mythology, Ethics -- Notes) (1929) , 1 page(s)
A slip of paper contains a brief, hand-written, marginally legible note on the Kwakiutl tribe of British Columbia and an origin myth having to do with a dog or dogs and spirits, and with a reference to a nearby tribe, the Bella Bella. It may be derived from 'Ethnology of the Kwakiutl' by Franz Boas, in 'Thirty-fif...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 20. Indian Mythology, Ethics -- Notes) (1929) , 1 page(s)
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A slip of paper contains a brief, hand-written, marginally legible note on the Kwakiutl tribe of British Columbia and an origin myth having to do with a dog or dogs and spirits, and with a reference to a nearby tribe, the Bella Bella. It may be derived from 'Ethnology of the Kwakiutl' by Franz Boas, in 'Thirty-fifth annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1913-14' published 1921. At the b...
A slip of paper contains a brief, hand-written, marginally legible note on the Kwakiutl tribe of British Columbia and an origin myth having to do with a dog or dogs and spirits, and with a reference to a nearby tribe, the Bella Bella. It may be derived from 'Ethnology of the Kwakiutl' by Franz Boas, in 'Thirty-fifth annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1913-14' published 1921. At the bottom, an ink stamp reads 'From the Papers of Ruth Benedict.'
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Date Written / Recorded
1929
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
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Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
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Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Kwakiutl
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Notes on Hill-Tout
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 93], Folder 1. Concordance for Shoshone Folklore -- Notes) (1935) , 22 page(s)
Typewritten notes, on unlined paper in a bound notebook, untitled, re: notes on folklore of American Indian tribes of British Columbia, as recounted by Charles Hill-Tout, likely in the "Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland," circa 1900. Benedict gives a synopsis of each tale, with...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 93], Folder 1. Concordance for Shoshone Folklore -- Notes) (1935) , 22 page(s)
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Typewritten notes, on unlined paper in a bound notebook, untitled, re: notes on folklore of American Indian tribes of British Columbia, as recounted by Charles Hill-Tout, likely in the "Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland," circa 1900. Benedict gives a synopsis of each tale, with a page reference to Hill-Tout's work. Handwritten annotations identify the Indian tribes and some indigenous terms are also noted. Unda...
Typewritten notes, on unlined paper in a bound notebook, untitled, re: notes on folklore of American Indian tribes of British Columbia, as recounted by Charles Hill-Tout, likely in the "Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland," circa 1900. Benedict gives a synopsis of each tale, with a page reference to Hill-Tout's work. Handwritten annotations identify the Indian tribes and some indigenous terms are also noted. Undated.
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
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Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Folklore, Salish
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Ntli´ks nt m
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 93], Folder 1. Concordance for Shoshone Folklore -- Notes) (1935) , 13 page(s)
Typewritten notes on unlined paper, untitled, re: the folktale "Ntli´ks nt m" ["Nli´ksentem"]. Benedict recounts the fullest version of the story of Coyote coveting his daughter-in-law, as told by the Thompson River Indians of British Columbia and recounted in "Memoirs of the American Folk-Lore Society, Volume V...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 93], Folder 1. Concordance for Shoshone Folklore -- Notes) (1935) , 13 page(s)
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Typewritten notes on unlined paper, untitled, re: the folktale "Ntli´ks nt m" ["Nli´ksentem"]. Benedict recounts the fullest version of the story of Coyote coveting his daughter-in-law, as told by the Thompson River Indians of British Columbia and recounted in "Memoirs of the American Folk-Lore Society, Volume VI." She inserts references to other versions of the tale within the text. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Folklore, Salish
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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The Religion of the North American Indians Chapter Synopses
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 3. Religion of the North American Indians, Outline and Synopsis (TS)) , 4 page(s)
A four-page, typewritten abstract for a book, "The Religion of the North American Indians," gives 14 chapter synopses on topics such as: visions; diversity; descriptions of North American regions and their tribes; comparisons with other primitive peoples.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 3. Religion of the North American Indians, Outline and Synopsis (TS)) , 4 page(s)
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A four-page, typewritten abstract for a book, "The Religion of the North American Indians," gives 14 chapter synopses on topics such as: visions; diversity; descriptions of North American regions and their tribes; comparisons with other primitive peoples.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Religion, Religious rites and ceremonies, Iroquois, American Indians, Inuit, Algonquin
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Test on Not Laughing
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten note cites Franz Boas, 'The Eskimo of Baffin Land and Hudson Bay' in 'Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History,' Vol. 15, p. 359, on Eskimo visit to the moon. Also mentions Zuni. Undated.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
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Handwritten note cites Franz Boas, 'The Eskimo of Baffin Land and Hudson Bay' in 'Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History,' Vol. 15, p. 359, on Eskimo visit to the moon. Also mentions Zuni. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Inuit, Zuni
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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