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21 Note Cards on Myth Motifs, Mostly Hopi
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 7. Southwest Notes) (1924) , 21 page(s)
Twenty-one slips of paper contain notes on various aspects of Native American myths, most directly attributed to the Hopi, in English with some terms in indigenous text. Some page and topic references correspond to those in 'Traditions of the Hopi' by H.R. Voth, 1905. Other notes and references are unclear as to s...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 7. Southwest Notes) (1924) , 21 page(s)
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Twenty-one slips of paper contain notes on various aspects of Native American myths, most directly attributed to the Hopi, in English with some terms in indigenous text. Some page and topic references correspond to those in 'Traditions of the Hopi' by H.R. Voth, 1905. Other notes and references are unclear as to source. Topics include: Adoption; religion; charm (drawing someone in); tricks; magic; life (resurrection and renewal); Spider Clan (ori...
Twenty-one slips of paper contain notes on various aspects of Native American myths, most directly attributed to the Hopi, in English with some terms in indigenous text. Some page and topic references correspond to those in 'Traditions of the Hopi' by H.R. Voth, 1905. Other notes and references are unclear as to source. Topics include: Adoption; religion; charm (drawing someone in); tricks; magic; life (resurrection and renewal); Spider Clan (origin); landmarks; Bear Clan and its separation; 'Shupaulovi'; Soyal ceremony; dress; migration.
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Date Written / Recorded
1924
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Clans, Religion, Magic, Hopi
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Apache
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 12. Notes) (1926) , 1 page(s)
Date: Unknown. Typewritten field notes about Apache, scalp dance, adultery and the punishments for committing adultery, the joking relationship, siblings.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 12. Notes) (1926) , 1 page(s)
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Date: Unknown. Typewritten field notes about Apache, scalp dance, adultery and the punishments for committing adultery, the joking relationship, siblings.
Date Written / Recorded
1926
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Kin relationships, Religious rites and ceremonies, Infidelity, Apaches
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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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Chapter III. More Characteristic behavior
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 4. Dakota Sioux - Social Organization -- More Characteristic Behavior (TS)) (1939) , 27 page(s)
This 27-page, typewritten, partial manuscript is headed "Chapter III. More Characteristic Behavior" concerns the society of the Dakota Sioux, including behavior after marriage and relationships with and between spouses' families.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 4. Dakota Sioux - Social Organization -- More Characteristic Behavior (TS)) (1939) , 27 page(s)
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This 27-page, typewritten, partial manuscript is headed "Chapter III. More Characteristic Behavior" concerns the society of the Dakota Sioux, including behavior after marriage and relationships with and between spouses' families.
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
Societal structure, Kin relationships, Dakota
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Clans
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 4. Southwest Notes) (1920) , 2 page(s)
Handwritten notes on index cards mention clans, Hopi, Zuni, W. Keres, E. Keres, Jemez, and Tewa. Undated.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 4. Southwest Notes) (1920) , 2 page(s)
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Handwritten notes on index cards mention clans, Hopi, Zuni, W. Keres, E. Keres, Jemez, and Tewa. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1920
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Clans, Tewa, Eastern Keres, Western Keres, Zuni, Hopi, Jemez
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Clans in Hopi
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 4. Southwest Notes) (1928) , 2 page(s)
Two buff index cards conain notes on clans and society among the Hopi, with references to the work of Elsie Parsons. They include mention of: the choosing of clan chiefs; the Tewa tribe; a clan woye, or mask; and a quote from a Parsons manuscript having to do with cooperation and the combining of clans.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 4. Southwest Notes) (1928) , 2 page(s)
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Two buff index cards conain notes on clans and society among the Hopi, with references to the work of Elsie Parsons. They include mention of: the choosing of clan chiefs; the Tewa tribe; a clan woye, or mask; and a quote from a Parsons manuscript having to do with cooperation and the combining of clans.
Date Written / Recorded
1928
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Person Discussed
Elsie Clews Parsons, 1875-1941
Topic / Theme
Clans, Tewa, Hopi
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Dakota
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 5. Dakota Sioux - Kinship Notes) (1939) , 2 page(s)
This undated, hand-written, two-page note on Dakota Sioux kinship contains information on moiety class, diagrams made of a series of letters and diagrams of circles and triangles linked by lines.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 5. Dakota Sioux - Kinship Notes) (1939) , 2 page(s)
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This undated, hand-written, two-page note on Dakota Sioux kinship contains information on moiety class, diagrams made of a series of letters and diagrams of circles and triangles linked by lines.
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
Kin relationships, Dakota
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Dakota (also Seneca)
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 5. Dakota Sioux - Kinship Notes) (1939) , 2 page(s)
contains a series of words in an unspecified languae and small diagrams of circles and triangles; on the second page is a large circle and a small diagram of a circle and squares.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 5. Dakota Sioux - Kinship Notes) (1939) , 2 page(s)
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contains a series of words in an unspecified languae and small diagrams of circles and triangles; on the second page is a large circle and a small diagram of a circle and squares.
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
Kin relationships, Dakota, Seneca
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Dakota kinship charts
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 5. Dakota Sioux - Kinship Notes) (1939) , 1 page(s)
A hand-drawn chart about Dakota Sioux kinship displays a diagram with lines linking symbols for male and female, some accompanied by words in an unspecified language.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 5. Dakota Sioux - Kinship Notes) (1939) , 1 page(s)
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A hand-drawn chart about Dakota Sioux kinship displays a diagram with lines linking symbols for male and female, some accompanied by words in an unspecified language.
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
Kin relationships, Dakota
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Dakota term. recip.
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 5. Dakota Sioux - Kinship Notes) (1939) , 1 page(s)
This undated, hand-written note on Dakota Sioux kinship contains information on father, mother, uncles, aunts, bilateral, elder, male, female and displays numerous words in an unspecified language.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 5. Dakota Sioux - Kinship Notes) (1939) , 1 page(s)
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This undated, hand-written note on Dakota Sioux kinship contains information on father, mother, uncles, aunts, bilateral, elder, male, female and displays numerous words in an unspecified language.
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
Kin relationships, Dakota
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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