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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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1st draft The Religion of the North American Indians (Abstract)
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 5 page(s)
Five typewritten pages contain a partial manuscript with information on the puberty rituals of tribes of the British Columbian Plateau. It includes a cover page for an abstract of "The Religion of the North American Indians."
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 5 page(s)
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Five typewritten pages contain a partial manuscript with information on the puberty rituals of tribes of the British Columbian Plateau. It includes a cover page for an abstract of "The Religion of the North American Indians."
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Visions, Religious practices, Religious rites and ceremonies, American Indians
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American and Japanese Gender Hierarchies Teaching Tool: Teaching strategy
written by Jessica Derleth, fl. 2014 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2015),
Source: documents.alexanderstreet.com
Source: documents.alexanderstreet.com
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written by Jessica Derleth, fl. 2014 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2015),
Source: documents.alexanderstreet.com
Source: documents.alexanderstreet.com
Collection
Women and Social Movements in the United States,1600-2000
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Teaching strategy
Author / Creator
Jessica Derleth, fl. 2014
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Alexander Street
Topic / Theme
International relations, Missionaries, Gender roles, Women and Religion, Indigenous Women and Missionaries, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Amerind Religion
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 2 page(s)
This undated, two-page, hand-written note on religion of the North American Indians has information on: religion as a cultural trait, "learned" values, and participation.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 2 page(s)
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This undated, two-page, hand-written note on religion of the North American Indians has information on: religion as a cultural trait, "learned" values, and participation.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Religion, American Indians
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Amerind Religion
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 2 page(s)
This undated, two-page, hand-written note on religion of the North American Indians is an outline discussing religion and the Indian and has information on common elements of visions. At the bottom of the second page, inverted, is a quote attributed to Boas regarding "the light shed upon the fundamental values of...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 87], Folder 1. Religion of the North American, Notes) , 2 page(s)
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This undated, two-page, hand-written note on religion of the North American Indians is an outline discussing religion and the Indian and has information on common elements of visions. At the bottom of the second page, inverted, is a quote attributed to Boas regarding "the light shed upon the fundamental values of culture."
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Religion, American Indians
Copyright Message
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Animal Adoptor
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 "Animal adoptor" (with "Ceremonies brought back by animal adopted" as subheading), contain information about a Kaibab [Southern Paiute] tale, "How the Bear Dance Originated," as related by Edward Sapir. Additional citations are included. In...
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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 "Animal adoptor" (with "Ceremonies brought back by animal adopted" as subheading), contain information about a Kaibab [Southern Paiute] tale, "How the Bear Dance Originated," as related by Edward Sapir. Additional citations are included. In this story, a young man dreams he is a bear, so he goes into the bear's den until spring. He comes out with a bear-wife and sings the b...
These handwritten, undated research notes on an unlined note card, titled "Animal adoptor" (with "Ceremonies brought back by animal adopted" as subheading), contain information about a Kaibab [Southern Paiute] tale, "How the Bear Dance Originated," as related by Edward Sapir. Additional citations are included. In this story, a young man dreams he is a bear, so he goes into the bear's den until spring. He comes out with a bear-wife and sings the bear-dance song.
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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
Dance and dancing, Religious rites and ceremonies, Southern Paiute
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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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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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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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A Beaked Quetzalcoatl: The Supreme God of Ancient Mexico
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) (1938, originally published 1938), 4 page(s)
Date: 11.6.38. Places: London, Mexico. A two-page clipping from The Illustrated London News, headlined "A 'Duck-Billed' Statue of Quetzalcoatl Found in Mexico," notes the discovery's importance to archaeology and includes a full-page photo of the sculpture. On the backs are a column on the Book of the Day and a ph...
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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) (1938, originally published 1938), 4 page(s)
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Date: 11.6.38. Places: London, Mexico. A two-page clipping from The Illustrated London News, headlined "A 'Duck-Billed' Statue of Quetzalcoatl Found in Mexico," notes the discovery's importance to archaeology and includes a full-page photo of the sculpture. On the backs are a column on the Book of the Day and a photo essay on the Spanish Civil War.
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Periodical article
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Date Published / Released
1938-06-11, 1938
Topic / Theme
Religious beliefs, Sculpture, Aztecs
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Bibliographical Notes on Hopi Myths and Others
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 6. Southwest Notes) (1923) , 8 page(s)
Eight note cards contain hand-written notes, many of them bibliographical references, on myth themes of the Hopi and possibly other tribes, such as the Apache. Topics include: small spirits or beings carried under the hair; Spider Clan; rainbow road; snake people; dancing Katcinas; Mishongnovi Pueblo; stars and ca...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 91], Folder 6. Southwest Notes) (1923) , 8 page(s)
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Eight note cards contain hand-written notes, many of them bibliographical references, on myth themes of the Hopi and possibly other tribes, such as the Apache. Topics include: small spirits or beings carried under the hair; Spider Clan; rainbow road; snake people; dancing Katcinas; Mishongnovi Pueblo; stars and cattle. Authors mentioned may be Curtis, Yane and Voth.
Date Written / Recorded
1923
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Clans, Guardian spirits, Apaches, Hopi
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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