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Abstract, Coyote and Buzzard
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 80], Folder 15. Pima Mythology - Coyotes Make War Against the Sun) (1927) , 1 page(s)
Date Unknown. Typewritten notes of Pima mythology citing Blackwater. This abstracted myth makes reference to Coyote & Buzzard, earth-flower, wander-lust, traveling the world.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 80], Folder 15. Pima Mythology - Coyotes Make War Against the Sun) (1927) , 1 page(s)
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Date Unknown. Typewritten notes of Pima mythology citing Blackwater. This abstracted myth makes reference to Coyote & Buzzard, earth-flower, wander-lust, traveling the world.
Date Written / Recorded
1927
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Myths and legends, Pima
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Abstract - Coyotes war against the Sun
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 80], Folder 15. Pima Mythology - Coyotes Make War Against the Sun) (1927) , 1 page(s)
Date Unknown. Typewritten notes of Pima mythology citing Vaniko. This abstracted myth makes reference to Coyotes and their war against the Sun.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 80], Folder 15. Pima Mythology - Coyotes Make War Against the Sun) (1927) , 1 page(s)
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Date Unknown. Typewritten notes of Pima mythology citing Vaniko. This abstracted myth makes reference to Coyotes and their war against the Sun.
Date Written / Recorded
1927
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Myths and legends, Pima
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Abstract - The Twin Children of Cloud
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 80], Folder 15. Pima Mythology - Coyotes Make War Against the Sun) (1927) , 1 page(s)
Date Unknown. Typewritten abstract of Pima mythology citing Blackwater. This myth refers to the Twin Children of Cloud, rain, Black Cloud, Red Cloud, Gray Cloud, White Cloud.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 80], Folder 15. Pima Mythology - Coyotes Make War Against the Sun) (1927) , 1 page(s)
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Date Unknown. Typewritten abstract of Pima mythology citing Blackwater. This myth refers to the Twin Children of Cloud, rain, Black Cloud, Red Cloud, Gray Cloud, White Cloud.
Date Written / Recorded
1927
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Myths and legends, Pima
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Abstracts of Tales: Sapir Takelma
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 93], Folder 1. Concordance for Shoshone Folklore -- Notes) (1935) , 7 page(s)
Typewritten research notes, on unlined paper, titled "Abstracts of Tales: Sapir Takelma," summarizing thirteen of the fifteen folktales in "Takelma Texts, Volume 2, Number 1" by Edward Sapir (1909). The stories all feature animals, mainly focusing on Coyote. Undated.
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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) , 7 page(s)
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Typewritten research notes, on unlined paper, titled "Abstracts of Tales: Sapir Takelma," summarizing thirteen of the fifteen folktales in "Takelma Texts, Volume 2, Number 1" by Edward Sapir (1909). The stories all feature animals, mainly focusing on Coyote. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Person Discussed
Edward Sapir, 1884-1939
Topic / Theme
Takelma
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Academic Video Online: Platform Overview
(ProQuest, 2022), 3 mins
This video is a quick overview of the platform and its search functionality
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(ProQuest, 2022), 3 mins
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This video is a quick overview of the platform and its search functionality
Field of Study
Education
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
ProQuest
Copyright Message
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Academic Video Online: Platform Translation Tools
(Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest, 2022), 1 min
This video demonstrates how to translate the platform menus as well as the transcripts and captions of any video into other languages.
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(Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest, 2022), 1 min
Description
This video demonstrates how to translate the platform menus as well as the transcripts and captions of any video into other languages.
Field of Study
How-To
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
ProQuest
Topic / Theme
Multimedia, Streaming media
Copyright Message
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Academic Video Online: Video Player Key Features
(ProQuest, 2022), 3 mins
This video demonstrates the video player, the citation tool, and the clip-maker
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(ProQuest, 2022), 3 mins
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This video demonstrates the video player, the citation tool, and the clip-maker
Field of Study
Education
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
ProQuest
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Accumulative
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 the front and back of an unlined note card, titled "Accumulative," contain information about folk tales with repetitive elements from Bulu, Antiguan, English, Oaxaca [Zapotec], Zuni, Italian, Israeli, and Bahamian cultures. Citations include the following: "Bulu Folk-T...
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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)
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These handwritten, undated research notes on the front and back of an unlined note card, titled "Accumulative," contain information about folk tales with repetitive elements from Bulu, Antiguan, English, Oaxaca [Zapotec], Zuni, Italian, Israeli, and Bahamian cultures. Citations include the following: "Bulu Folk-Tales," George Schwab, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 27, p. 280; "Notes on Mexican Folk-Lore," Franz Boas, Journal of American Folk...
These handwritten, undated research notes on the front and back of an unlined note card, titled "Accumulative," contain information about folk tales with repetitive elements from Bulu, Antiguan, English, Oaxaca [Zapotec], Zuni, Italian, Israeli, and Bahamian cultures. Citations include the following: "Bulu Folk-Tales," George Schwab, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 27, p. 280; "Notes on Mexican Folk-Lore," Franz Boas, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 25, p. 219; "The Passover Song of the Kid and an Equivalent from New England," William Wells Newell, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 18, p. 33.
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Date Written / Recorded
1922
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Bulu, Israelis, Italians, Zuni, Zapotec, English, Antiguans, Bahamians
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Achilles Heel
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 Edward Winslow Gifford, 'Miwok Myths' in 'University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology,' Vol. 12, p. 29, on cannibal giants who kept their hearts in their ankles. Also mentions Hopi (witches 'wrap breath of scornful maiden into wheel then wound in foot with poi...
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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 Edward Winslow Gifford, 'Miwok Myths' in 'University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology,' Vol. 12, p. 29, on cannibal giants who kept their hearts in their ankles. Also mentions Hopi (witches 'wrap breath of scornful maiden into wheel then wound in foot with poisoned arrow), Navajo (Coyote keeps life in tip of nose and end of tail), and Ute (Sinawava and the Grass Bug[?], cuts off fingers then...
Handwritten note cites Edward Winslow Gifford, 'Miwok Myths' in 'University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology,' Vol. 12, p. 29, on cannibal giants who kept their hearts in their ankles. Also mentions Hopi (witches 'wrap breath of scornful maiden into wheel then wound in foot with poisoned arrow), Navajo (Coyote keeps life in tip of nose and end of tail), and Ute (Sinawava and the Grass Bug[?], cuts off fingers then silenced). Undated.
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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
Ute, Navajo, Central Sierra Miwok, Hopi
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Achilles Heel
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 brief, handwritten, undated research notes on an unlined note card, titled "Achilles heel," contain information about a Bolivian myth. Also noted: neck.
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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)
Description
These brief, handwritten, undated research notes on an unlined note card, titled "Achilles heel," contain information about a Bolivian myth. Also noted: neck.
Date Written / Recorded
1922
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Bolivians
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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