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Assiniboine Report
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 8. Assiniboine Report (Ella Deloria)) (1939) , 150 page(s)
This 26-page typewritten report is titled "Assiniboine Report" and is written by Ella Deloria. It has editorial comments and corrections in pencil and discusses the author's time in Fort Belknap with the Assiniboine tribe.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 8. Assiniboine Report (Ella Deloria)) (1939) , 150 page(s)
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This 26-page typewritten report is titled "Assiniboine Report" and is written by Ella Deloria. It has editorial comments and corrections in pencil and discusses the author's time in Fort Belknap with the Assiniboine tribe.
Date Written / Recorded
1939
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ella Cara Deloria, 1889-1971
Author / Creator
Ella Cara Deloria, 1889-1971
Topic / Theme
Cultural life, Religious rites and ceremonies, Kin relationships, Cultural assimilation, Dakota, Assiniboine
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Black & White Photograph of the Bourbonnais Room in the Vichy Historical Museum
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937) (1939) , 2 page(s)
Date: 20.07.39 In a room, a woman in period costume stands next to unpowered, wooden machines. A caption reads, "An excellent example of French Regional Museums. The Bourbonnais room in the Vichy Historical Museum, showing the looms on which the famous Vichy Cloth was made, figures clothed in the local costumes, a...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 15. Photographs and clippings of illustrations of Native American [see also folder 123.17]) (1937) (1939) , 2 page(s)
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Date: 20.07.39 In a room, a woman in period costume stands next to unpowered, wooden machines. A caption reads, "An excellent example of French Regional Museums. The Bourbonnais room in the Vichy Historical Museum, showing the looms on which the famous Vichy Cloth was made, figures clothed in the local costumes, ancient furniture, utensils, etc."
Date Written / Recorded
1937, 1939
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Topic / Theme
Textile industry, Historical museums
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Chap. III. The Diversity of Cultural Life among the North American Indians
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 6. Religion of the North American Indians. Chapter 3 (TS)) , 21 page(s)
This 22-page, typewritten manuscript, headed "Chap. III" contains three subchapters: "The Diversity of Cultural Life among the North American Indians" which uses the otherwise diverse cultures of American tribes to highlight the universality of religious visions; "The Plateau of British Columbia and its Puberty Ce...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 6. Religion of the North American Indians. Chapter 3 (TS)) , 21 page(s)
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This 22-page, typewritten manuscript, headed "Chap. III" contains three subchapters: "The Diversity of Cultural Life among the North American Indians" which uses the otherwise diverse cultures of American tribes to highlight the universality of religious visions; "The Plateau of British Columbia and its Puberty Ceremonials;" and "The Indians of the Plains."
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Social customs, Religious practices, Cultural life, Cultural diversity, American Indians
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Chap. V. The Religion of the Plains Indians. The Personal Experience.
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 7. Religion of the North American Indians. Chapter 5 (TS)) , 86 page(s)
This 86-page typewritten document is titled "Chap. V. The Religion of the Plains Indians. The Personal Experience." and describes the Plains Indians and their culture, including geographical location and religious beliefs and practices.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 7. Religion of the North American Indians. Chapter 5 (TS)) , 86 page(s)
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This 86-page typewritten document is titled "Chap. V. The Religion of the Plains Indians. The Personal Experience." and describes the Plains Indians and their culture, including geographical location and religious beliefs and practices.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Religious practices, Visions, Social status, Cultural life, Religious rites and ceremonies, American Indians
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Culture Hopi
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 14. Southwest Notes) (1924) , 2 page(s)
Two pages with torn corners contain two typed copies of the same set of notes on Hopi culture, with minor variations. Brief entries are written on the topics of: Costume (girl's); Katcina ceremony; prayer sticks (used in that ceremony); emotion; witches; snake lore. The first page contains an additional entry on g...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 14. Southwest Notes) (1924) , 2 page(s)
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Two pages with torn corners contain two typed copies of the same set of notes on Hopi culture, with minor variations. Brief entries are written on the topics of: Costume (girl's); Katcina ceremony; prayer sticks (used in that ceremony); emotion; witches; snake lore. The first page contains an additional entry on grinding, apparently typed later in a gap in the middle of the page, as it is typed at a slight angle. That page also contains the writt...
Two pages with torn corners contain two typed copies of the same set of notes on Hopi culture, with minor variations. Brief entries are written on the topics of: Costume (girl's); Katcina ceremony; prayer sticks (used in that ceremony); emotion; witches; snake lore. The first page contains an additional entry on grinding, apparently typed later in a gap in the middle of the page, as it is typed at a slight angle. That page also contains the written note 'Duplicate item' next to the snake lore entry, and the Katcina ceremony entry is written with a focus on the making of prayer sticks as compared to the similar entry on the second page. There are occasional page references, all apparently relating the contents to the tale of 'How the Yellow Corn-Ear Maiden Became A Bull Snake and Revenged Herself' as found in 'Traditions of the Hopi' by H.R. Voth, 1905.
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Date Written / Recorded
1924
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Cultural life, Hopi
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Prehistoric Movement of Siouan People; Teton Dakota
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 1. Totem Dakotas (TS)) (1939) , 22 page(s)
A 20-page, undated, unsigned, typewritten manuscript is a student paper titled "Teton Dakota, a paper for Dr. Benedict's seminar." It contains information on a particular Siouan tribe, including their geographical range, demographics, history and culture. Included are two maps, hand dran in colored pencil: one of...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 1. Totem Dakotas (TS)) (1939) , 22 page(s)
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A 20-page, undated, unsigned, typewritten manuscript is a student paper titled "Teton Dakota, a paper for Dr. Benedict's seminar." It contains information on a particular Siouan tribe, including their geographical range, demographics, history and culture. Included are two maps, hand dran in colored pencil: one of the eastern United States, labeled "Prehistoric Movement of Siouan People;" and one showing the area of the Dakotas, with a large swath...
A 20-page, undated, unsigned, typewritten manuscript is a student paper titled "Teton Dakota, a paper for Dr. Benedict's seminar." It contains information on a particular Siouan tribe, including their geographical range, demographics, history and culture. Included are two maps, hand dran in colored pencil: one of the eastern United States, labeled "Prehistoric Movement of Siouan People;" and one showing the area of the Dakotas, with a large swathe covered in red and labeled "Teton Country."
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Date Written / Recorded
1939
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Death, Dances, Marriage customs, Coming of age ceremonies, Cultural life, Life stages, Migration, Dakota
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Program of Study
written by Morris Edward Opler, 1907-1996, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 79], Folder 10. Mescalero Trip: Correspondence: Morris Opler[for other Opler correspondence, see folders 32.12-32.13], 1931-1933) (1931) , 8 page(s)
An undated, seven-page, typewritten manuscript is a proposal for research among the Apache Indians on the Mescalero Reservation in New Mexico. The stated aim is to develop a methodology for studying cultural structures and patterns.
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written by Morris Edward Opler, 1907-1996, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 79], Folder 10. Mescalero Trip: Correspondence: Morris Opler[for other Opler correspondence, see folders 32.12-32.13], 1931-1933) (1931) , 8 page(s)
Description
An undated, seven-page, typewritten manuscript is a proposal for research among the Apache Indians on the Mescalero Reservation in New Mexico. The stated aim is to develop a methodology for studying cultural structures and patterns.
Date Written / Recorded
1931
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Author / Creator
Morris Edward Opler, 1907-1996
Topic / Theme
Cultural assimilation, Cultural life, Field work for anthropology, Ethnographic methodology, Apaches
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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