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All at One Shot
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 1 page(s)
These handwritten, undated research notes on an unlined note card, titled "All at One Shot," contain information about a folk tale of the American Indians of New Mexico, as related in "New-Mexican Spanish Folk-Lore," Aurelio M. Espinosa, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 27, p. 143. In this story, a hunter sees m...
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 1 page(s)
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All at One Strike
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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)
Handwritten note cites James Teit, 'Traditions of the Lillooet Indians of British Columbia' in 'Journal of American Folklore,' Vol. 25, p. 308, on instructions to Coyote's son in the upper world. Also cites Stephen Return Riggs, 'Dakota Grammar, Texts, and Ethnography' in 'Contributions to North American Ethnology...
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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All at One Stroke - Arrow
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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)
Handwritten note cites James Teit, 'Traditions of the Lillooet Indians of British Columbia' in 'Journal of American Folklore,' Vol. 25, p. 308. Also mentions Ute 'council of animals'; Moapa 'bat'; wolf, coyote, and mountain lion; and cleansing[?]. Undated.
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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All at One Stroke - Knife
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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)
Handwritten note from Moapa region [Southern Paiute?] myth on Cünā’wabi’s grandson braiding together the hair of all the women then killing them. Also mentions Buzzard and his son-in-law, his wives; arrow; and axe. Undated.
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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All listed
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten citation notes written on an unlined white paper with the phrase, 'All listed.' Paper includes some light writing markings- possibly notes from the opposite side of the paper.
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 1 page(s)
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All with One Arrow
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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) (1930) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten note on index card cites C. Hart Merriam, 'The Dawn of the World,' p. 116, on Southern Miwok myth of Skunk, who hunted with his son-in-law Gray Fox. Skunk drives the deer toward Gray Fox with his scent; Gray Fox kills them all with one arrow. Skunk insists on being carried home and eats all the meat. P...
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1930) , 1 page(s)
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Ambiguous Tracks
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 1 page(s)
These handwritten, undated research notes on an unlined note card, titled "Ambiguous tracks," contain information about Zuni and Kaibab [Southern Paiute] myths using this theme. A citation is given for "Zuñi Indians," Matilda Coxe Stevenson, Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Vol. 23, p. 50. In t...
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 1 page(s)
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Ambiguous Tracks
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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) (1935) , 1 page(s)
These handwritten, undated research notes on an unlined note card, titled "Ambiguous tracks" (with the original title "Creation" crossed out) contain information about Shivwits [Southern Paiute] and Quiche' [K'iche'] myths using this theme. Also noted: Theft of fire, primordial, water. myths using this theme....
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1935) , 1 page(s)
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Ambiguous Tracks
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten note reads 'In Sk. pursuit Zuni St[?], 23, 50.' [Possible reference to Frank Cushing, 'Zuni Folk Tales.'] Undated.
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
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Ambivalence
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten list: Shuswap - cannibal g.s. [guardian spirit]; Lillooet; Tlingit - g.s. kills; Dakota - [prostitute?] dream; Arapaho - doctoring beneficial; Col. - adolescent girl always unclean but not always malevolent; Cheyenne - story of man made blind; Haida - power, girl. Partial citations. Undated.
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
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