Ojibwa myths and halfbreed tales, 1893-1895Mss.398.2.K534Mss.398.2.K534American Philosophical SocietyLibrary & Museum105 South Fifth StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19106manuscripts@amphilsoc.orgURL: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-07-24 18:05:43 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script.American Philosophical SocietyOjibwa myths and halfbreed tales, 1893-1895LePique, JacquesKawbawgam, CharlesKawbawgam, CharlotteKidder, Homer H. (Homer Huntington), 1874-1950Mss.398.2.K534/repositories/2/resources/1171 volume(s)1 volume, 323 p.1893-18951 volume, 323 p.These stories were related by Charles and Charlotte Kobawgam and Jacques Lapique. The stories were told in Ojibwe and translated by LePique, with Kidder writing them down. Table of contents; appendix of materials from printed sources; approximately 60 tales recorded from elder Ojibwe speakers of Sault Ste. Marie with aid of a "half-breed" interpreter. With notes by H. H. Kidder. Similar to tales of Schoolcraft and James A. Jones. With this was letter from Homer to Kidder, Aug. 12, 1898. Copied and rearranged in 1918. The title of this material reflects the title given by H. H. Kidder.LH-MV-E-15English .1
Existence and Location of Copies
These materials are also available on microfilm (film 1394).
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Presented by A. V. Kidder, May 1953.
Biographical/Historical note
Homer Huntington Kidder worked as a mining engineer.
Related Materials
The Ojibwe narratives in the manuscript were published as Ojibwa Narratives of Charles and Charlotte Kawbawgam and Jacques LePique, 1893-1895, edited by Arthur P. Bourgeois, Wayne State University Press, 1994. Pages 259-323 of the manuscript, containing notes primarily from printed sources, were not published. See Table of Contents below.
AnishinaabeIndians of North America -- ReligionOjibwa Indians -- ReligionOjibwe people