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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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At the Portal - Walpi
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 14. Southwest Notes); photographed by Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952 (1909), in 'Indians of the Stone Houses' by Edward S. Curtis, Scribner's Magazine, February 1909, Vol. XLV No. 2, pp. 171-172 , 3 page(s)
A black-and-white photograph clipped from the February, 1909, issue of Scribner's Magazine shows four Hopi girls or young women at an entryway to the Walpi Pueblo in northern Arizona. Two of them stand in the entryway, looking up at two others seated on a stone terrace above them. All wear dark dresses with white...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 14. Southwest Notes); photographed by Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952 (1909), in 'Indians of the Stone Houses' by Edward S. Curtis, Scribner's Magazine, February 1909, Vol. XLV No. 2, pp. 171-172 , 3 page(s)
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A black-and-white photograph clipped from the February, 1909, issue of Scribner's Magazine shows four Hopi girls or young women at an entryway to the Walpi Pueblo in northern Arizona. Two of them stand in the entryway, looking up at two others seated on a stone terrace above them. All wear dark dresses with white shawls and have the characteristic 'butterfly' hair style of marriageable young Hopi women. A caption reads, 'At the Portal - Walpi.' O...
A black-and-white photograph clipped from the February, 1909, issue of Scribner's Magazine shows four Hopi girls or young women at an entryway to the Walpi Pueblo in northern Arizona. Two of them stand in the entryway, looking up at two others seated on a stone terrace above them. All wear dark dresses with white shawls and have the characteristic 'butterfly' hair style of marriageable young Hopi women. A caption reads, 'At the Portal - Walpi.' On the back is a portion of the accompanying article, 'Indians of the Stone Houses' by photographer and ethnographer Edward S. Curtis. A small, torn slip of paper contains a partial, typed reference to a ceremony or other activity related to a 'lightning frame,' with a written attribution to 'HV,' probably ethnographer H.R. Voth.
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Date Written / Recorded
1909
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Photograph
Author / Creator
Edward S. Curtis, 1868-1952
Topic / Theme
Hopi
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Atsugewi
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)
Handwritten notes on an unlined note card titled "Atsugewi," re: creation myths of the Atsugewi Indians, from "Achomawi and Atsugewi Tales," Roland B. Dixon, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 21, p. 170. In these stories, the earth begins as water, with Coyote and Silver-Fox living above it in the sky. Eventually...
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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)
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Handwritten notes on an unlined note card titled "Atsugewi," re: creation myths of the Atsugewi Indians, from "Achomawi and Atsugewi Tales," Roland B. Dixon, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 21, p. 170. In these stories, the earth begins as water, with Coyote and Silver-Fox living above it in the sky. Eventually Silver-Fox breaks through the sky and creates land. Noted: Prim. [primeval] water, Coyote + Silver Fox above sky, argue. 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
Atsugewi
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Baby as Provider - Conceals His Success
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 notes compare Moapa ('The Old Woman's Grandson'), Serrano ('Morongo Clan Story'), and Diegueño myths. All include references to seeing babies' tracks. Diegueño source: Constance Goddard DuBois, Mythology of the Mission Indians (Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 19), p. 147. Undated.
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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)
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Handwritten notes compare Moapa ('The Old Woman's Grandson'), Serrano ('Morongo Clan Story'), and Diegueño myths. All include references to seeing babies' tracks. Diegueño source: Constance Goddard DuBois, Mythology of the Mission Indians (Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 19), p. 147. 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
Serrano, Kumiai, Southern Paiute
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Back in Owner's Lodge
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 on returning to a lodge cites Robert Lowie, 'Myths and Traditions of the Crow Indians' in 'Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History,' Vol. 25, p. 20, and Clark Wissler and D. C. Duvall, 'Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians' in 'Anthropological Papers of the American Museum o...
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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 on returning to a lodge cites Robert Lowie, 'Myths and Traditions of the Crow Indians' in 'Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History,' Vol. 25, p. 20, and Clark Wissler and D. C. Duvall, 'Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians' in 'Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History,' Vol. 2, p. 31. Also mentions Kutenai (no citation). Lowie citation includes reference to 'pouch warriors.' 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
Kutenai, Blackfoot, Crow
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Back in Same Hole
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 "Back in same hole," (with previous title, "Man and the Serpent," crossed out), contain information about a folk tale using this theme. A citation is given for "Notes on Mexican Folk-Lore," Franz Boas, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 25,...
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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 an unlined note card, titled "Back in same hole," (with previous title, "Man and the Serpent," crossed out), contain information about a folk tale using this theme. A citation is given for "Notes on Mexican Folk-Lore," Franz Boas, Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 25, p. 209. This story is part of the Rabbit cycle. Also noted: Aesop.
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
Zapotec
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Bad food preferred
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
This undated, hand-written note on the Zuni cites: Zuni Cushing 90 - descent from cliff of Cannibal Eagle. In contains information on: blind, cactus berries.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
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This undated, hand-written note on the Zuni cites: Zuni Cushing 90 - descent from cliff of Cannibal Eagle. In contains information on: blind, cactus berries.
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
Myths and legends, Zuni
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Bad Food Preferred
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 cites
Bulu - George Schwab, 'Bulu Tales' in 'Journal of American Folklore,' Vol. 32, p. 436: A trick of Turtle's to get all the game (leaves gall in it).
Shoshone - Robert H. Lowie, 'The Northern Shoshone' in 'Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History,' Vol. 2, p. 244: Co...
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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)
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Handwritten note cites
Bulu - George Schwab, 'Bulu Tales' in 'Journal of American Folklore,' Vol. 32, p. 436: A trick of Turtle's to get all the game (leaves gall in it).
Shoshone - Robert H. Lowie, 'The Northern Shoshone' in 'Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History,' Vol. 2, p. 244: Coyote given offal, prefers it.
Hopi [no citation given].
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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
Hopi, Northern Shoshone, Bulu
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Bad Food Preferred
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 notes on a Hopi myth about 'reciprocating hosts' cite H.R. Voth, 'Traditions of the Hopi' ('Field Columbian Museum Anthropological Series,' Vol. 8), p. 232: Hawk doesn't like Crow's cooked bull snake. When Crow visits, Hawk serves intestines and rabbit skins, which Crow eats. Notation: Compare explanat...
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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)
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Handwritten notes on a Hopi myth about 'reciprocating hosts' cite H.R. Voth, 'Traditions of the Hopi' ('Field Columbian Museum Anthropological Series,' Vol. 8), p. 232: Hawk doesn't like Crow's cooked bull snake. When Crow visits, Hawk serves intestines and rabbit skins, which Crow eats. Notation: Compare explanatory tales. 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
Hopi
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Bad Songs
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 citation - 'Indeed the songs are very bad' - from Stephen Return Riggs, 'Dakota Grammar, Texts, and Ethnography' in 'Contributions to North American Ethnology,' Vol. 9, p. 113. Also mentions Navajo and Ute (no citations). Undated.
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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)
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Handwritten citation - 'Indeed the songs are very bad' - from Stephen Return Riggs, 'Dakota Grammar, Texts, and Ethnography' in 'Contributions to North American Ethnology,' Vol. 9, p. 113. Also mentions Navajo and Ute (no citations). Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Person Discussed
Stephen Return Riggs, 1812-1883
Topic / Theme
Dakota, Ute, Navajo
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