American Council of Learned Societies Committee on Native American Languages, American Philosophical Society [ACLS Collection]

Mss.497.3.B63c

Date: 1853, 1882-1959 | Size: 80 Linear feet

Abstract

For many years referred to as the "Franz Boas Collection of American Indian Linguistics," this collection consists of a large body of linguistic and ethnographic material gathered together by Boas and many of his colleagues and students primarily from the 1890s to the 1940s. It contains the bulk of Boas's own fieldwork material, with the main exception of most of his Inuit and earliest Northwest Coast fieldwork. It contains the majority of the work sponsored by American Council of Learned Societies Committee on Native American Languages, which was directed by Franz Boas, Edward Sapir, Alfred Kroeber, and other academic linguists from 1927-1937. The collection, however, also contains related kinds of fieldwork and derived secondary materials created outside the auspices of this Committee, both earlier and later. The first deposit of the material arrivied in 1945. Subsequently, additional related materials were donated and added, as noted in the listings. Additionally, the documentary materials produced by some of the early projects (1945 to circa 1955) of the APS Phillips Fund for Native American Research were added to this collection. The collection has grown to over 80 linear feet of material representing at least 166 languages and dialects from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The formats range from field notes and ethnographic texts to slip files, vocabularies, lexica, and grammars, and dozens of linguists and Native consultants are represented.

Background note

Formed in 1927 under the initiative of Franz Boas, Edward Sapir, and other academic linguists, the Committee on Native American Languages of the American Council of Learned Societies was charged with documenting the endangered languages of indigenous Americans. Wielding grants to encourage research, the Committee was chaired by Boas and staffed by Manuel J. Andrade, Jaime de Angulo, Roland B. Dixon, Pliny E. Goddard, Bernard Haile, John P. Harrington, Harry Hoijer, Melville Jacobs, Diamond Jenness, Alfred V. Kidder, Alfred L. Kroeber, Truman Michelson, Frans M. Olbrechts, Gladys A. Reichard, Frank G. Speck, Edgar H. Sturtevant, Morris Swadesh, and John R. Swanton, among others.

Scope and content

The Collection of the American Council of Learned Socities Committee of Native American Languages is one of the largest and most significant primary resources for study of the indigenous languages of North America. Beginning with the creation of the Committee in 1927, and periodically added to since by the APS, the collection has grown to over 80 linear feet of material representing at least 166 languages and dialects from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The formats range from field notes and ethnographic texts to slip files, vocabularies, lexica, and grammars, and dozens of linguists and Native consultants are represented. Although most of the material was collected in the 1920s and 1930s, a signficant number of items have been added that extends the range of dates represented backward into the 1880s and forward in the late 1950s.

Includes notes and manuscripts of Franz Boas; materials solicited by and sent to Boas from field workers and native informants; manuscripts submitted for publication in the International Journal of American Linguistics (1917-1939); manuscripts resulting from research supported by the Committee on American Native Languages of the American Council of Learned Societies (1927-1937); papers of anthropologists and linguists associated with Boas and Edward Sapir; reports and other materials resulting from Phillips Fund grants made by the APS.

During the 1940s, the ACLS collection was arranged by language (and language family) by C. F. Voegelin and Zellig S. Harris, who also listed a significant quantity of miscellaneous non-linguistic material. Their index was published in a supplement to Language 21, 3 (1945). Among the non-linguistic material not indexed by Voegelin and Harris are data on folklore, mythology, and general ethnology, with some emphasis on African Americans, Africans, and the work of Boas's colleagues in Russia.

Since its arrival in Philadelphia, the APS has periodically added additional material to the collection. Among the more notable additions are some highly important field notes and other material donated by Alfred Kroeber in 1946 relating to early research (1902-1910) on California Athabascan languages (Chilula, Hupa, Kato, Mattole, Nongatl, Pomo, Sinkyoke, Tolowa, Wailaki, and Whilkut), and a suite of manuscripts by Edward Sapir presented by his family and colleagues in 1972. A number of individual linguists have also contributed individually to the collection, including Edward Ahenakew, Morris Swadesh, Kenneth Croft, Norman A. McQuown, Gordon Marsh, and C. F. Voegelin.

This finding aid is intended to parallel the online Indigenous Subject Guide. The materials in this finding aid are arranged according to language, dialect, cultural group, or region, and then by call number. When applicable, references to microfilm versions are included at the end of the entry.

Native American Images Note : Nearly 1,700 images images in linguistic notebooks and accompanying documents collected from 1900-1940. Black and white silver gelatin photographs and sketch drawings by Native consultants given to ethnologists such as Franz Boas, Edward Sapir, and Jaime de Angulo. Pencil sketches of clothing, utensils, musical instruments, decorative patterns, weapons, and totem figures of primarily Salish, Nootka, and Quileute tribes. Of particular interest, color pencil sketches of Bella Bella (Heiltsuk) masks. Numerous Nuu-chah-nulth paintings are also of note. In oversize, a linguistic map of the southern part of Hecate Strait, British Columbia, Canada. Most of the images are original with some photographs from the Anthropology Division of the Geological Survey of Canada. Note: Folders containing images are noted in the inventory.

Digital objects note

This collection contains digital materials that are available in the APS Digital Library. Links to these materials are provided with context in the inventory of this finding aid. A general listing of digital objects may also be found here.

Collection Information

Restrictions

Restrictions on Access:

Some materials in this collection may not be reproduced, including via Reading Room photography, due their cultural sensitivities, pending review from the respective community of origin. Materials subject to this restriction are note in the inventory below. Items not currently designated as such may be so designated at any time by Library staff upon examination.

Provenance

Gift of American Council of Learned Societies, 1945, and subsequent gifts of individual materials, as noted in inventory.

Preferred citation

Cite as: American Council of Learned Societies Committee on Native American Languages, American Philosophical Society.

Processing information

Recatalogued by rsc, 2002. Image inventory is not complete, only scanned images noted.

Other finding aids

The materials in the ACLS collection, along with other materials on Indigenous languages, are indexed in the Indigenous Subject Guide.

Separated material

American Council of Learned Societies. Correspondence, 1926-1927. (506.73 Am72co)

  1. This small but important collection of correspondence relates to the formation of the Committee on Research in the Native American Languages, its grants, and its publications. Correspondents include: Edward C. Armstrong, Leonard Bloomfield, Franz Boas, R. W. Bryan, James McKeen Cattell, Pliny Earle Goddard, Charles H. Haskins, J. W. Hewitt, Melville Jacobs, Roland G. Keat, Alfred L. Kroeber, Waldo G. Leland, Robert M. Lester, Fang-Kuei Li, Adrien G. Morice, William A. Oldfather, Gladys A. Reichard, Edward Sapir, E. H. Sturtevant, John R. Swanton, Walter F. Willcox. The collection is not calendared.

African American History Note

There are at least two items in this collection which may be of interest to scholars of African American history:

Hurston, Zora Neale. " The Florida Expedition (#46)." n.d. 3 pages. Brief report by a student of Franz Boas on fieldwork in Florida studying African American folklore, story-telling, religion, and common-held beliefs. Hurston notes that "the bulk of the population now spends its leisure in motion picture theatres or with the phonograph and its blues."

King, Louis E. " Negro life in a rural community (#49)." Circa 1931. 166 pages. Anthropological dissertation study of African American life in a rural community during the years 1927-1931. The work is divided into several sections: Background, Family Life, Breadwinning and Shelter, Education, Activities of the Group, Leaving Home, and Comparing Life in Different Rural Communities..

Indexing Terms


Corporate Name(s)

  • American Council of Learned Societies. Committee on Native American Languages
  • American Council of Learned Societies. Committee on Native American Languages
  • Geological Survey of Canada.

Genre(s)

  • Autobiography
  • Cyanotypes
  • Dictionaries.
  • Ethnographic texts
  • Face painting
  • Field notes.
  • Group portraits
  • Maps.
  • Photographs
  • Sketches.
  • Slip files
  • Sound recordings
  • Watercolors
  • Word lists

Geographic Name(s)

  • United States -- Emigration and immigration.

Occupation(s)

  • African Americans -- West Virginia
  • Chukchi -- History

Personal Name(s)

  • Ahenakew, Edward, 1885-1961
  • Andrade, Manuel José, 1885-1941
  • Angulo, Jaime de
  • Banister, John, Jr.
  • Beynon, William, 1888-1958
  • Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
  • Bogoras, Waldemar, 1865-1936
  • Chamberlain, Alexander F.
  • Deloria, Ella Cara, 1889-1971
  • Dixon , Roland Burrage, 1875-1934
  • Freeland, L. S., (Lucy Shepard), 1890-1972
  • Goddard, Pliny Earle, 1869-1928
  • Gould, Marian K.
  • Harrington, John Peabody
  • Henry, Jules
  • Hoijer, Harry, 1904-1976
  • Hunt, George
  • Hurston, Zora Neale
  • Jenness, Diamond, 1886-1969
  • Jochelson, Waldemar, 1855-1937
  • Kalibala, Ernest B.
  • Kidder, Alfred Vincent, 1885-1963
  • Kroeber, A. L., (Alfred Louis), 1876-1960
  • Lange, Gertrud, 1879-
  • Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
  • Mukasa, Ham, 1871-1956
  • Olbrechts, Frans M., 1899-1958
  • Quain, Buell Halvor, 1912-1939
  • Reagan, Albert B.
  • Reichard, Gladys Amanda, 1893-1955
  • Roberts, Helen H., (Helen Heffron), 1888-1985
  • Sapir, Edward, 1884-1939
  • Speck, Frank G. (Frank Gouldsmith), 1881-1950
  • Sturtevant, Edgar H. (Edgar Howard), 1875-1952
  • Swadesh, Morris, 1909-1967
  • Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
  • Teit, James Alexander, 1864-1922
  • Warren, John

Subject(s)

  • Achumawi language
  • African Americans -- Florida
  • African Americans -- Folklore
  • Anishinaabe
  • Anthropology, ethnography, fieldwork
  • Athapascan languages
  • Atsugewi language
  • Bella Coola language
  • Benin -- History
  • Chatino language
  • Chehalis language
  • Cherokee language
  • Chimakum language
  • Chinese language
  • Chiricahua language
  • Christianity -- Africa
  • Clothing and dress -- Middle East
  • Cree language
  • Culture, community, organizations
  • Dakota language
  • Ethnology -- Africa
  • Ethnology -- Russia
  • Ethnology -- United States
  • Fijians -- Social life and customs
  • Folk music -- Puerto Rico
  • Folklore
  • Folklore -- Africa
  • Folklore -- British Columbia
  • Folklore -- Florida
  • Folklore -- Uganda
  • Haida Indians
  • Haida language
  • Haudenosaunee
  • Heiltsuk Indians
  • Hopi language
  • Hupa language
  • Indians of North America -- Alaska
  • Indians of North America -- British Columbia
  • Indians of North America -- Languages
  • Inuktitut language
  • Jews, Ethiopian
  • Kalapuya language
  • Kalispel language
  • Kathlamet language
  • Kootenai language
  • Kwakiutl language
  • Laguna dialect
  • Lillooet language
  • Linguistics
  • Makah Indians
  • Mandan language
  • Mayan languages
  • Nahuatl language
  • Nass language
  • Navajo language
  • Nez Percé language
  • Nitinat language
  • Nootka Indians
  • Nootka language
  • Northwest Coast Indians
  • Ntlakyapamuk language
  • Nuu-chah-nulth
  • Ojibwe people
  • Plantations
  • Pomo language
  • Quileute Indians
  • Quileute language
  • Religion, religious organizations
  • Salish Indians
  • Salishan languages
  • Sarsi Indians
  • Sarsi language
  • Shasta language
  • Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform
  • Tarahumara language
  • Tarascan language
  • Tlingit language
  • Tolowa language
  • Tsetsaut Indians
  • Tsimshian language
  • Tsuut'ina language
  • Tunica language
  • Twi (African people)
  • Volga River Region (Russia) -- History
  • Wailaki language
  • Winnebago language
  • Wintu language
  • Yana language
  • Zapotec language


Detailed Inventory

 Non-American and non-linguistic material
  
 Legacy finding aids
ca. 1944-1950s 

Legacy descriptions of the ACLS Collection and other materials relating to Indigenous American languages. Folder 1 contains: A partial copy of Language monograph 22 (1945) by C. F. Voegelin and Z. S. Harris, with marginalia and additions from years immediately following publication, indicating multiple cataloguing systems, and "Cataloger's notes" (1954) to creation of section numbers, based on Morris Swadesh's revisions. Folder 2 contains summaries of non-ACLS materials: "Indian Linguistic Material" as described in 1944, and an index to the microfilm collection Mss.Film.453, described by Marius Barbeau.

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 Unidentified.
Autobiography of a native of Dahomey, West Africa
n.d.AMs, 9pp. (incomplete)3

Autobiographical manuscript of descendant of Beta Israel from Abomey-Calavi, Dahomey (now Benin), concluding with an incomplete account of his return to Dahomey in 1910. The author describes having escaped from home at eight years old to Glasgow, later attending Normal College in London, and giving lectures around Europe and North America, including "anthropological talks on African ethnology" at the University of Oxford, Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania and elsewhere.

Alternate formats available: Microfilmed as: 372.7 reel 1

General physical description: AMs, 9pp. (incomplete)

 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Bibliography on race
 TMs, 88 slips5

Alternate formats available: Microfilmed as: 372.7, reel 1

General physical description: TMs, 88 slips

 Teit, James Alexander, 1864-1922.
Folklore in British Columbia
n.d.AMs, ca.50p.6

Rough notes on various topics, including similies, "additional lore about natural phenomena," folklore of British Columbia for planned comparision with Waugh's "Folk-lore from Ontario," proverbial sayings, and nursery rhymes. All in English. Folklore specified may be that of Anglophone settlers of British Columbia. Contains some saying from the Shetland Islands, where Teit was born and emigrated from.

Alternate formats available: Microfilmed as: 372.7, reel 1

General physical description: AMs, ca.50p.

Other Descriptive Information: Attributed to "Unidentified" from original cataloging in 1945. Identified as Teit's handwriting by Brian Carpenter in 2019.

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 Jochelson, Waldemar, 1855-1937.
My Life [Chukchi life history]
n.d.AMs, 9p.8

Autobiographical account in English, from an unidentified source, written by Bogoras, with ethnographic notes and some Chukchi language.

Alternate formats available: Microfilmed as: 372.7, reel 1

General physical description: AMs, 9p.

 Unidentified.
Notes on the Tchi of West Africa
ca. 1922TMs, 121p.17

Ethnographic account of the "Tchi" (speakers of the Twi language, likely Akan). Appears to be copied from an unidentified publication. See also this collection, AfTw.1, "Twi ethnography". No author identified, but typed onto Germanistic Society of America letterhead that names Boas as secretary.

Alternate formats available: Microfilmed as: 372.7, reel 1

General physical description: TMs, 121p.

 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Bibliography on decorative art
1890-1924AMs, 150 slips24

Includes a general bibliography on anthropology. German, English, and Spanish sources. Freeman and Smith 1417

Alternate formats available: Microfilmed as: Film 372.7, reel 1

General physical description: AMs, 150 slips

 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
The effects of American environment on immigrants and their descendants
n.d. (1910?)TMs, 12p.25

Re: physical changes in immigrant populations.

Alternate formats available: Microfilmed as: 372.7, reel 1

General physical description: TMs, 12p.

 Bogoras, Waldemar, 1865-1936.
Photographs and brief essays on "Paleoasiatic tribes of the hills of Uryankai" and "The Manegher"
1924AMsS, 4p.; 25 photographs; 2 sketches36

This item contains short ethnographic manuscripts (4 p. total, likely unpublished) by Bogoras, based upon a scant published notes concerning D. K. Solovyev's 1913 expedition to the Amur River studying Evenki people, and his 1915-1916 expedition to the Sayan Mountains that led to the creation of the Sayan nature reserve, the first in the country. Titles of the manuscripts are "Paleoasiatic tribes of the hills of Uryankai" (describing Soyot and Karagass (Tofa?) peoples), and "The Manegher" (манегры, Evenki). The manuscripts mention intent to be published alongside sets of photographs, some "borrowed" from the collection of the Sayan expedition. The manuscript also mentions 950 specimens from the expeditions, of which 400 went to "the Russian Museum in Leningrad" (Saint Petersburg), and 200 photographs and 1500 meters of film reel that did not go to Leningrad. Three sets of photographs accompany the manuscripts, likely including images produced by Solovyev's expeditions, though dates and places have not been verified: 6 photographs and 2 sketches are labeled "Asiatic Eskimo" (Siberian Yupik?), in a folder indicating the Bureau of American Ethnology as a publication destination; 12 large photographic prints of Soyot and Karagass (Tofa?) people; and 7 small photographic prints of Karagass and Manegher (манегры, Evenki) people, one person identified as "Khoibo Maniagit, nearly 100 years old".

Alternate formats available: Microfilmed as: 372.7, reel 3

General physical description: AMsS, 4p.; 25 photographs; 2 sketches


Genre(s): Gelatin silver prints

 Quain, Buell Halvor, 1912-1939.
Social organization of the Namuavoivoi
n.d.TMs, 7 p.39

Comparison of social structure among the Namuavoivoi of Fiji with Polynesian and Maori.

Alternate formats available: Microfilmed as: 372.7, reel 1

General physical description: TMs, 7 p.

 Hurston, Zora Neale.
The Florida Expedition
n.d.TMs, 3p.46

Brief report on folktales (especially those described as "exaggerations"), hoodoo, and Christianity among the Black community in Florida.

Alternate formats available: Microfilmed as: 372.7, reel 1

General physical description: TMs, 3p.

 Kagwa, Apolo. Kalibala, Ernest B..
Uganda folklore stories
1927AMs, 237p.47

In English, translated by Ernest B. Kalibala. Handwritten manuscript likely from the original published as "Engero Za Baganda" by Sheldon Press, from Uganda Bookshop, Kampala.

Alternate formats available: Microfilmed as: 372.7, reel 1

General physical description: AMs, 237p.

 King, Louis E..
Negro life in a rural community
1927-1931TMsS, 165p.49

Ethnographic account of rural community in West Virginia.

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General physical description: TMsS, 165p.

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 Lange, Gertrud, 1879-.
Die Trachten des vorderen Orients
193360watercolor and pencil sketches52a

Illustrations for 52b. Color sketches of clothing.

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General physical description: 60watercolor and pencil sketches

 Lange, Gertrud, 1879-.
Die Trachten des vorderen Orients
1933TMs, 196p.52b

Thesis submitted under Thilenius at Hamburg. In German. Describes the clothing of peoples of North Africa and the Middle East, categorized under Arabic (including Bedouin), Turkic, and Persian.

Alternate formats available: Microfilmed as: 372.7, reel 1

General physical description: TMs, 196p.

 Edel, May M., (May Mandelbaum), 1909-1964.
Notes on the political organization and family structure of the Bolum tribe
1929TMs, 21p.53

Paper submitted to Gladys Reichard, Barnard College during Edel's bachelor degree, including a listing of Bullom So kinship terms. See also in this collection AfBo.1, "The Bolum Language: A Preliminary Analysis".

Alternate formats available: Microfilmed as: 372.7, reel 1

General physical description: TMs, 21p.

 Mukasa, Hamu.
"Do Not Retreat: King Muksa and His Time"
ca.1927AMsS, 15p.54

Handwritten manuscript concerning Christianization among the Baganda, by Ham Mukasa (signed Hamu Mukasa) at the London Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge.

Alternate formats available: Microfilmed as: 372.7, reel 1

General physical description: AMsS, 15p.

 Nadejena, Lydia.
Fragments from a notebook on observations made in 1929 in the Volga region where I went in connection with my work with professor Bogoras
1929TMsS, 13p.55

Observations on field work under Waldemar Bogoras, concerning Russian songs, poetry, festivals and ceremonies. Specific locations mentioned include "Afanasyevka" (Афанасьевка, likely Belgorod Oblast), "Novye Tarchany", and "Shevyrevka" (Шевыревка, likely Saratov Oblast).

Alternate formats available: Microfilmed as: 372.7, reel 1

General physical description: TMsS, 13p.

 Roberts, Helen H., (Helen Heffron), 1888-1985.
Porto Rican songs
 AMsS, 5p.56

Musical notation, from an unidentified record, with comments mostly relating to quality of the original audio. Minimal Spanish lyrics are included.

Alternate formats available: Microfilmed as: 372.7, reel 1

General physical description: AMsS, 5p.

 Kagwa, Apolo.
Lexicon in Luganda (Kiganda)
n.d.ca. 1500 p.Af.1

Lexicon of the Luganda language. According to Morris Swadesh in a note included from 1965, slips refer to pages in "The Customs of the Baganda" by Apolo Kagwa (ed. May Mandelbaum Eden), Columbia University Press 1934, however comparisons to the 1934 publication indicate different page numbers. It is possible that this is instead based on the original publication in Luganda by Apolo Kagwa, originally in 1918, "Ekitabo kye mpisa za Baganda". Author of the slips is unidentified. Slips mark tone and occasional syllabic boundaries, but little is translated into English.


Personal Name(s): Kagwa, Apolo

 Kalibaba, Ernest B..
Luganda texts
1929 35 page(s) AfBg.1

Texts in Luganda, some with interlinear translation, and lexica. A note in the front says: "Uganda. Texts, some with interlinear translation, some vocabulary. About 30 pp. ms. All or partly Kalibala ms. Check with May Edel" [May Mandelbaum Edel]. Text may be in multiple hands.

 Nyabongo, Akiki K., 1907-1975.
The Weltanschauung of Uganda Primitive Philosophy
ca. 1920s 421 page(s) AfBg.2

Ethnographic treatment of Uganda religion by Ugandan prince Nyabongo, with brief notes on Luganda phonetics and a glossary of Luganda terms. Carbon copy.

 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942. Simango, C. Kamba, 1890-1966.
Chindau lexicon
ca. 1920s 200 page(s) AfBnd.1

Lexicon of Chindau (Ndau) written by Boas, based on unidentified other documentation with consultant Columbus Kamba Simango.


Personal Name(s): Simango, C. Kamba, 1890-1966

 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942. Simango, C. Kamba, 1890-1966.
Chindau lexicon
ca. 1920sca. 1500 p.AfBnd.2

Lexicon of Chindau (Ndau) written by Boas, based on unidentified other documentation with consultant Columbus Kamba Simango.


Personal Name(s): Simango, C. Kamba, 1890-1966

 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942. Simango, C. Kamba, 1890-1966.
Ndau lexica and ethnographic slips
ca. 1920s 39 notebook ; ca. 150 p.AfBnd.3

Part 1 is ca. 150 slips of ethnographic notes on Ndau culture, especially witchcraft, cross-referencing an unidentified source. Part 2 is 39 short notebooks mostly of Chindau lexica, with occasional ethnographic notes and some reference to Zulu.


Personal Name(s): Simango, C. Kamba, 1890-1966

 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942. Simango, C. Kamba, 1890-1966.
Texts on Ndau culture
ca. 1920sca. 70 p.AfBnd.4

Ethnographic texts on Ndau culture (many written by Simango with marginalia by Boas) as well as proverbs (some with German translations, some German in unidentified hand), a sketch of a house floorplan, a song, and a brief draft introduction to an unidentified publication that describes George Hunt's Kwak'wala language work. Titled texts include: "Cooking", "Eating", "Making a Pot", "The Home", "Visiting", "Games", "The Life of Children", "Naming", "Courting", "Kufarna/Marriage", "Rhwendo", "Sacrifices to spirits after a journey", "Witchcraft", "Vandau Beliefs Concerning The Soul" (which also describes Zulu culture), "Witch", and "The Origin of Death".

 Rumberger, Joseph Paul.
An Analysis of Chindau, A Bantu Language of South East Africa
1947 33 page(s) AfBnd.5

Master of Arts thesis for the University of Pennsylvania, 1947. The thesis uses other Chindau manuscripts within the ACLS collection (created by Franz Boas and Columbus Kamba Simango) as its source, and corrects in its introduction previous cataloguing by the American Philosophical Society that had identified the texts as "Lungano" (being the Chindau word for "stories").

 Simango, C. Kamba, 1890-1966.
Chindau text "Lungano" and lexicon
n.d. 15 page(s) AfBng.1

Text "Lungano" (meaning "Legend", as noted by ACLS item AfBnd.1) in Simango's hand with interlinear gloss, similar to that published by Simango and Boas in "Tales and Proverbs of the Vandau of Portuguese South Africa" (1922). Short lexicon.

 Simango, C. Kamba, 1890-1966. Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Chindau texts
ca. 1921ca. 100 p.AfBng.2

Chindau texts in Simango's hand with interlinear gloss by Boas, appearing to be early versions of those published in "Tales and Proverbs of the Vandau of Portuguese South Africa" (1922). Some autobiographical by Simango. Also includes some pages of kinship terms and other lexica (ca. 10 p.) in Boas' hand.

 Edel, May M. (May Mandelbaum), 1909-1964.
The Bolum Language, a preliminary analysis
1929 29 page(s) AfBo.1

Paper for Gladys Reichard at Barnard College during Edel's bachelor degree. It contains a grammatical description of Bullom So and a brief text. The consultant is only identified as being from the Dema island of Sierra Leone. See also in this collection item 53, "Notes on the political organization and family structure of the Bolum tribe".

 Sie, Thorgues.
"Native African Story of the Turtle" and "Glokula Nida"
1927, n.d. 9 page(s) AfSe.1

English translation of a story about Doctor Turtle, "translated by Thorgues Sie of Grand Cess (Seeklekpo) Liberia" in 1927 (6 p.). A second text "Glokula Nida" in what is presumed to be Kru, likely also by Sie, whose name appears at the end (3 p.).

 Tchi (Twi) ethnography
n.d. 247 page(s) AfTw.1

Written in Twi. Appears to be copied from an unidentified publication. At least partially describes religion. See also this collection, item 17 "Notes on the Tchi of West Africa". No author identified, but typed onto Germanistic Society of America letterhead that names Franz Boas as secretary.

 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942. Deloria, Ella Cara, 1889-1971.
Chukchi and Lakota notebook
1915, n.d. 1 notebook ASCh.1

Notebook. Contains: Lakota lexica and untranslated text from Ella Deloria (1915) (one page also Yankton/Dakota), 94-page Chukchi lexicon of nouns (some with Koryak comparisons), and list of Chukchi suffixes. References unidentified publication likely by Waldemar Bogoras.

 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Chukchi word list
n.d. 1 notebook ASCh.2

Notebook (267 p.) and a brief set of index cards. References unidentified publication likely by Waldemar Bogoras.

 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Chukchi word list and texts
n.d. 1 notebook ASCh.3

Notebook containing Chukchi particles and interlinear texts, with some comparisons to Koryak, from "Academy Publ." (likely a publication by Waldemar Bogoras as part of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition).

 Bogoras, Waldemar, 1865-1936.
Chukchi lexicon
n.d.ca. 2000 p.ASCh.4

Index cards, no apparent organization, referencing unidentified publication. Some slips identify topics in the publication.

 Gilyak Kinship
1934 18 page(s) ASG.1

Description of kinship terms in Nivkh ("Gilyak"), with 3 pages of kinship charts, derived from work by Lev Sternberg. Signed "I.G." (Irving Goldman?).

 The Study of Paleoasiatic and Tunguse languages in the USSR for the last ten years (1918-1928)
ca. 1928 16 page(s) ASPa.1

Overview of some work studying a broad range of languages of the USSR. Describes a program of the Northern College at the Great Eastern Institute of Leningrad, to which students from far east Russia were brought (including Samoyed and Yeniseian). One student is named as N. V. Spiridonoff (Yukagir), from the Kolyma region, "the grandson of Spiridonoff who thirty years ago worked with Mr. Jochelson as an excellent interpreter"; he is described as arriving to Leningrad University in 1925. Work of the Khabarovsk Committee, including publications, and several other academic publications, are also described. The manuscript is partially typeset, partially handwritten, and appears to have multiple authors. Waldemar Jochelson was previously identified as the author, although it is unclear if this is the case.

 Bogoras, Waldemar, 1865-1936. Jochelson, Waldemar, 1855-1937.
Catalogue of phonograph records from the Jesup North Pacific Expedition
n.d. 7 page(s) ASPa.2

Describes phonograph recordings optioned during the Jesup North Pacific Expedition. The first section, "Jochelson's catalogue of phonographic records", describes 55 recordings in various locations in eastern Russia including Kamchatka Krai and along the Kolyma River, of Koryak, Yukaghir, Yakuts, Chukchi, and unidentified "Tungusic" people (possibly Evenki, in earlier literature described as Russian Tunguse). The second section, "Bogoras catalogue of phonographic records", describes 83 recordings in Chukotka, including Markovo ("Marcova"), Indian Point (Cape Chaplino), and Mariinsky Post of Russian, Nyvukagmit (Naukan) Yupik ("No'okalin"), Ungazigmit (Chaplino) Yupik ("Aivan"), Chukchi, and unidentified "American Eskimo" people. This also mentions "41 Kerek songs half spoiled". No individual contributors are named. Many songs are described as "shamanistic". These may relate to recordings housed at the Archives of Traditional Music, Indiana.

 Fortune, Reo, 1903-1979.
Namuavoivoi
n.d.2p.PoNa.1

Brief description of Fijian as spoken in and around Namuavoivoi (Namuaivoivoi), in Bau, western Vanua Levu. Includes discussion of phonology, variation, domains of use, political organization, Fortune's research, and a need for further research. Legacy cataloguing indicates involvement of Buell H. Quain in this item, although the reason is not clear.

General physical description: 2p.

 Achumawi
  
 Angulo, Jaime de.
A comparison between the semasiologies of two languages of the so-called Hokan family (Pomo and Achumawi)
ca.1931TMs and AMs, 231L. 10 printed pagesH.1

A formal paper with introduction, discussion of morphological elements and phonology of the two languages. Also "Semasiology," a 175-page list of English words according to de Angulo and L. S. Freeland (1930a), with Achumawi and Pomo equivalents. The author concludes that there is little similarity between the two languages, challenging the Kroeber-Dixon use of statistical vocabulary comparisons as a means of determining genetic relationships. List includes names for 86 different birds. Freeman and Smith 307

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General physical description: TMs and AMs, 231L. 10 printed pages

 Angulo, Jaime de.
Does Achumawi belong in the Hokan family
 TMs and AMS, 20 l.H.2

List of 222 Achumawi-Pomo comparisons. Duplicates part of Semasiology in No. 307. Freeman and Smith 309

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General physical description: TMs and AMS, 20 l.

 Angulo, Jaime de.
Conversational texts in Achumawi
n.d.AMs, 72 p.H1a.1

Includes: sentences in English; Achumawi equivalents; literal English translations; some paradigms and notes on grammatical points; notes on dialectal differences (Atwamdzini, Hammawi, Adzumawi). Freeman and Smith 4100

General physical description: AMs, 72 p.

 Angulo, Jaime de.
Parallel Achumawi and Atsugewi texts
n.d.AMs, 11p.H1a.2

Includes: texts; free English translation; literal translations for some sentences; references to an Achumawi grammar. Freeman and Smith 4102 cf: No. 433

General physical description: AMs, 11p.

 Angulo, Jaime de.
Nontechnical description of Achumawi
ca.1931TMs, 13p.H1a.4

Includes Angulo's views on the nature of language and linguistic taxonomy. Apparently a portion of a larger work. Freeman and Smith 310

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General physical description: TMs, 13p.

 Angulo, Jaime de.
Reminiscences of an Achumawi youth
n.d.TMs and AMS, 22pp.H1a.5

An autobiographical text with numbered English translations corresponding to the Achumawi sentences. Dictated by Willard Carmony, an Achumawi. Freeman and Smith 4101

General physical description: TMs and AMS, 22pp.

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 Freeland, L. S., (Lucy Shepard), 1890-1972.
Appendix of addenda and corrigenda to the grammar of the Achumawi language
1931-1935TMs, 67 l.H1a.6

Thirteen corrections and 57 additions to de Angulo and Freeland (1930b), based on 1931 field work with Hans J. Uldall. Uldall (1935) was apparently once part of this document. Freeman and Smith 312

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General physical description: TMs, 67 l.

 Freeland, L. S., (Lucy Shepard), 1890-1972. Angulo, Jaime de.
Achumawi texts
circa 1931TMs and AMs, 156 l.H1a.7

Tales, myths, and song texts, with interlinear and free translations. 4p. brief ceremonial song texts. Freeman and Smith 311

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 Sapir, Edward, 1884-1939. Brown, Betty.
Pit River word list
1907AMS, 3 slipsH1a.8

Brief Achumawi word list. Freeman and Smith 313

Provenance: Donor, Morris Swadesh, 1946.

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General physical description: AMS, 3 slips

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 Acoma
  
 Stirling, Matthew W..
Songs from Acoma and Santa Ana
Circa 1930sAMS, 69 l.Ke2.1

Texts of 88 songs with interlinear translations, including typed copy of one song arranged in model form. Numbers refer to phonograph records, not in APS Library. English orthography; phonetic emendations by Franz Boas. Freeman and Smith 316

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General physical description: AMS, 69 l.

 Aleut (Unangan, Unangas)
  
 Unidentified.
Aleut Folklore
ca.1933TMs Cy, 132 l.69

An ethnography of the Aleut based on study made of the Aleut texts of Vladimir Jochelson, apparently by a student of Boas. Comparative folklore and abstracts of Aleut tales are included. Freeman and Smith 322

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General physical description: TMs Cy, 132 l.

 Jochelson, Vladimir I..
Aleut texts
1909-1910TMs Cy, 906 l.E2.1

Attu and Unalaska texts. No translations. Carbon copy (12p.) of 41, 42, 43, has interlinear translation and notes. These were sent to John Harrington, Nov. 8, 1941, in Unalaska. Never published. Freeman and Smith 323 Cf. No. 322.

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General physical description: TMs Cy, 906 l.

 Jochelson, Vladimir I..
Essay on the grammar of the Aleut language
1930TMs and AMs, 83 l.E2.2

Preface discusses influence of Fr. Veniaminov's grammar; section on phonology; incomplete descriptive grammar. MS. corrections made by Boas. Never published. Freeman and Smith 324

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General physical description: TMs and AMs, 83 l.

 Algonkian
  
 Siebert, Frank T. (Frank Thomas), 1912-1998.
Classification of Algonkin languages
1935TMs, 7 l.A.1

Classified list of languages and bands, showing which are extinct and which are extant and approximate number of speakers as of 1935. Attached note of Edward Sapir to Morris Swadesh on revision in classification of Wiyot and Yurok. Freeman and Smith 363

Provenance: Donor, Morris Swadesh, 1950.

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General physical description: TMs, 7 l.

 Speck, Frank G. (Frank Gouldsmith), 1881-1950.
Wiyot-Yurok and Algonkian comparisons
1915AMS, 3 l.A.2

Cognates in Algonkian languages sent by Speck to Edward Sapir to supplement those used in Sapir (1913). Covering note enclosed. Freeman and Smith 364

Provenance: Donor, Morris Swadesh, 1950.

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General physical description: AMS, 3 l.

 Hockett, Charles Francis.
Algonkian comparisons
1940TMs and AMs, 75 slipsA.3

Illustrations of cognates and sound correspondences in Algonkian. Freeman and Smith 354

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General physical description: TMs and AMs, 75 slips

 Sapir, Edward, 1884-1939.
Beothuk-Algonkian comparisons
1915AMS, 5 l.Be.1

Document prepared for Sapir, copied from Rev. John Leigh's transcription of John Peyton's vocabulary. Compares 45 Beothuk items with Montagnais and Penobscot as well as isolated Micmac, Ojibwa, and Abnaki equivalents. English translations given. Copyist felt transcription was inadequate. Freeman and Smith 360

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General physical description: AMS, 5 l.

 Sapir, Edward, 1884-1939.
Notes on Seneca, Mohawk, Delaware, Tutelo, Abenaki, Malecite, Micmac, Montagnais, and Cree [and Algonquian]
August 1911 and May 1912AMS, 1 notebookI1.2

Field notebook kept by Edward Sapir while surveying languages in several languages in Ontario and Quebec. All sections consist of recorded words and phrases unless otherwise noted: Chief Gibson, Seneca, at Six Nations of the Grand River, giving 1 page story, then list of names Haudenosaunee chief positions in Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk; Seth Newhouse, at Six Nations, giving Mohawk clan names; Nelson Moses, Delaware Unami speaker, at Smoothtown; Andrew Spragg, Tutelo speaker, at Six Nations; Mrs. M. Martin, Mohawk speaker, at Kahnawake ("Caughnawaga"); Mrs. Obamsawin, Abenaki speaker, at Pierreville, Quebec; Thomas Paul, Maliseet ("Malecite") speaker at Riviere du Loup; Mrs. Thomas, Mi'kmaq ("Micmac") speaker, at Cacouna; Maggie Robertson, East Cree speaker from Waskaganish ("Rupert House"), at Pointe Bleue; Louis Clairie, Innu-Aimun ("Montagnais") speaker, at Pointe Bleue; Chief Michel Comanda, Algonquian speaker, from (and perhaps at) Maniwaki. Freeman and Smith 361

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General physical description: AMS, 1 notebook

Related material: Sapir discusses the field trip surround this notebook in a letter to Frank Speck, dated September 13, 1911, found in the Frank Speck Papers, Series II. Biographical Material, under "Sapir, Edward."

Other Descriptive Information: Formerly labeled as "Iroquois, Algonquian and Siouan field notes."

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 Alsea
  
 Frachtenberg, Leo Joachim, 1883-1930.
Yakonan (Alsea) grammar
1918TMs and AMS, 422 l.Pn 2c.1

Work intended for publication in Handbook of American Indian Languages, but never printed. Based on field work of J. Owen Dorsey (1884-Siletz, Oregon: vocabularies), Livingston Farrand (1900-Siletz reservation) and the author (1910). Table of contents, grammar, and texts with interlinear and free translations and grammatical notes. Freeman and Smith 394 Cf. texts published in Frachtenberg (1920).

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General physical description: TMs and AMS, 422 l.

 Sapir, Edward, 1884-1939. Smith, William.
Alsea notes, collected... at Siletz Reserve
1906AMS, 6 l.Pn2c.2

Paradigms. "Collected in summer of 1906 at Siletz Reserve from William Smith." Freeman and Smith 395

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General physical description: AMS, 6 l.

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 Apache
  
 Unidentified.
Apache (Chiricahua, Lipan, and Jicarilla) morphological lexicon
n.d.AMS, 112 cardsNa31.1

Cards arranged in tables; conjugations of all prefixes (aspectual and pronominal) and combinations thereof. Mentions E. Sapir. Freeman and Smith 401

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General physical description: AMS, 112 cards

 Goddard, Pliny Earle, 1869-1928.
San Carlos Apache Lexical File
1920AMS and printed, ca.400 cardsNa31.4

Words cut from printed text, Creation Myth, in Goddard (1920): 147-155, pasted on cards. Freeman and Smith 402 Printed source, Goddard (1920).

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General physical description: AMS and printed, ca.400 cards

 Arapaho
  
 Hockett, Charles Francis.
Sapir on Arapaho
1939TMs, 8 l.A4.1

List of correspondences. Freeman and Smith 403 Printed (briefer version), Hockett (1946): 943-245.

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General physical description: TMs, 8 l.

 Sapir, Edward, 1884-1939.
Arapaho words
n.d.ca. 100 p.A4.1a

Short lexical file.

 Salzmann, Zdenek.
Arapaho texts
1950AMS, 98 l.A4.2

Sample of field notes of texts collected at the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming. Includes sample paradigms. Freeman and Smith 404 Printed (nos. 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.3, 3.2), Salzmann (1958): 151-158, 266-272.

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General physical description: AMS, 98 l.

 Assiniboine
  
 Ahenakew, Edward, 1885-1961.
The creation of a new tribe
1949AMS, 5p.71

Explanation of creation of Assiniboin tribe, separated from Sioux, given Ahenakew in his youth by his mission superintendent, Rev. John Hines. Battle over girl accounted for end of connection of Red Eagle with other Sioux. Letter of Ahenakew to Paul A. W. Wallace, May 21, 1949, commenting on Rev. Hines' relation to the author. Freeman and Smith 418

Provenance: Donor, Edward Ahenakew, grantee, 1949.

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General physical description: AMS, 5p.

 Deloria, Ella Cara, 1889-1971.
Notes on the Assiniboine (Belknap or Watopahnatu dialect)
1936TMs Cy, 59 l.X8d.1

A sketch of Assiniboin grammar, compared with that of Dakota. Includes Assiniboin text, with literal and free translation and notes. Letter from author to Boas, Jan. 6, 1936, covering the document. Freeman and Smith 420 Cf. Boas and Deloria (1932)

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General physical description: TMs Cy, 59 l.

 Atakapa
  
 Swadesh, Morris, 1909-1967. Haas, Mary R. (Mary Rosamond), 1910-1996.
Atakapa fragments recorded from descendants of speakers
1934AMS, 3 l.G5.1

Fragmentary list of Atacapa items with English equivalents. Obtained near Lake Charles, La. Freeman and Smith 423

Provenance: Donor, Morris Swadesh, 1953.

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General physical description: AMS, 3 l.

 Athapaskan
  
 Sapir, Edward, 1884-1939.
Problems in Athapaskan linguistics
n.d.TMs Cy, 3 l.Na.1

Sapir seeks more and better field data on all recoverable dialects, emphasizing difficulties in dealing with these languages, particularly because of tones. Freeman and Smith 428

Provenance: Donor, Morris Swadesh, 1948

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General physical description: TMs Cy, 3 l.

 Goddard, Pliny Earle, 1869-1928.
Field notes in California Athabascan languages
1903-1911AMS, 4 notebooksNa.2

2 notebooks of Kiowa Apache materials (including text, discussion of warfare; list of specimens and cost). 2 notebooks Athapaskan, including Tolowa texts in English translation [see Tolowa in No. [30(Na20f.1)]. Freeman and Smith 427

Provenance: Donor, A. L. Kroeber for the Department of Anthropology, University of California, 1946.

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General physical description: AMS, 4 notebooks

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 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Lexical file Athabascan language
n.d.AMS, 75 cardsNa.6

Stems and paradigms, reference numbers to field notes. Freeman and Smith 426

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General physical description: AMS, 75 cards

 Sapir, Edward, 1884-1939.
Comparative Na-Dene dictionary
n.d.AMs, 4 vol. (ca. 500p. each)Na20a.3

Volumes 1, 3, and 4 are comparative Na-Dene with provision for various Athapascan languages and dialects, Haida, and Tlingit. Volume 2 is comparative Sino-Tibetan-Na-Dene with provision for entries in Sino-Tibetan languages, Athapascan, Haida, and Tlingit. Most pages in all volumes have only a few entries. Freeman and Smith 4115

General physical description: AMs, 4 vol. (ca. 500p. each)

 Atsugewi
  
 Freeland, L. S., (Lucy Shepard), 1890-1972.
Parallel Achumawi and Atsugewi texts
n.d.TMs, 11p.H1a.2

Includes: texts; free English translation; literal translations for some sentences; references to an Achumawi grammar. Freeman and Smith 4118

Provenance: Cf: No. 433

General physical description: TMs, 11p.

 Angulo, Jaime de.
The Atsugewi language
1929TMs, 71L.H1b.1

Grammar intended for comparison with the author's study of "the Achumawi language." Similar also to his grammar of Shasta. Based on field work sponsored by the American Council of Learned Societies. Freeman and Smith 433 Cf. de Angulo, and Freeland (1930) and No. 30 (H1c.1).

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General physical description: TMs, 71L.

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 Angulo, Jaime de.
Conversational text in Atsugewi
n.d.TMs, 19p.H1b.2

Includes: English sentences; Atsugewi equivalents; literal English translations; some grammatical notes; references to the Atsugewi grammar (cf: No. 433) of which it seems to have been a part originally. Freeman and Smith 4117

General physical description: TMs, 19p.

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 Angulo, Jaime de.
Mythological text in Atsugewi
1929TMs, 14L.H1b.3

Text with interlinear translation and grammatical notes. Originally part of No. 433. Freeman and Smith 432

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General physical description: TMs, 14L.

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 Aztec
  
 Lange, Gertrud, 1879-.
Das Leben im alten Mexico
1933?TMs, 17L.51

In German. Discussion of Aztec culture before the Conquest: political organization, society, religion and thought. Freeman and Smith 437

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General physical description: TMs, 17L.

 Bella Bella (Haíɫzaqv, Heiltsuk)
  
 Haeberlin, Herman Karl, 1890-1918. Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Bella Bella notes
ca. 1916, 1923TMs and AMs, 175p., 46L., 2 notebooks4

Notebook 1 consists of crayon drawings of masks with accompanying notes in English. Notebook 2 consists of folkloristic texts in English; ethnographic texts; comments. (Note: these two notebooks were previously attributed to Franz Boas. They are in Haeberlin's hand.) Additional loose leaf pages consist of typescript fragments, some relating to Boas' later Bella Bella Tales (1928). Freeman and Smith 448 Cf. Boas (1928(1); No. 30(W1b.3 and W1b.5)

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General physical description: TMs and AMs, 175p., 46L., 2 notebooks


Genre(s): Drawings.

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 Kwaknma: small owl
ca. 1916 
 Peqis
ca. 1916 
 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942. Hunt, George. Teit, James Alexander, 1864-1922.
Salish and Heiltsuk texts
1923TMs and AMs (mostly Cy), 243L.33

Begins with discussion of Coeur d'Alene ethnography and discussion of other Interior Salish peoples such as Nlaka'pamux. A few pages in James Teit's hand. Followed by Haíɫzaqv ("Bella Bella") texts, in English; c.c. of tales collected by Boas and George Hunt in 1923. Images include an illustration of a "totem figure." Freeman and Smith 452

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General physical description: TMs and AMs (mostly Cy), 243L.


Genre(s): Illustrations.

Subject(s): Heiltsuk; Schitsu'umsh; Nlaka'pamux

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 Unidentified.
Bella Bella lexicon
n.d.Slip file, ca.2,000 slipsW1b.1

Freeman and Smith 446

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General physical description: Slip file, ca.2,000 slips

 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Bella Bella lexicon
ca.1930Slip file, ca.173 slipsW1b.2

Stem list with illustrative words; part of a larger work (includes A, Y, E, O, stems only). Freeman and Smith 447

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General physical description: Slip file, ca.173 slips

 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Bella Bella texts, word lists and paradigms
ca. 1925AMs, 3 notebooksW1b.3

Texts, grammatical materials, notes in shorthand, annotations. Field notes from various informants. Loose sheets enclosed after 1925. Freeman and Smith 449

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General physical description: AMs, 3 notebooks

 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Bella Bella suffix list
n.d.AMs, 322L., 5 slipsW1b.4

Preliminary organization of morphological treatment; heavily exemplifed suffix list. On reverse side are ethnological materials: Land of the Dead (the Sbetetda's ceremony and the conception of the Land of the Dead); the idea of fertilization in the culture of the Pueblo Indians; Hopi Sky-Father and Sky-Mother. In notebooks; notes added after 1925. Some offset printed sheets, pp. 1-171 of Boas (1928a). Freeman and Smith 450

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General physical description: AMs, 322L., 5 slips

 Hunt, George. Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Bella Bella texts
n.d.AMs and TMs, 159L., 93 slipsW1b.5

Rough text material with interlinear translations, some in English only. Ethnologic materials. Bella Bella suffixes on slips. Letter from George Hunt to Boas, Feb. 21, 1929. Texts appear to be primarily in Heiltsuk. Some sections may contain Oowekyala (Ooweekeeno, Wuikyala) dialect. Includes tri-lingual interlinear texts recorded by Hunt in Heiltsuk-Oowekyala, Kwak'wala, and English. One of the main consultants is Odzestales.   Cf. Boas (1928a).

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General physical description: AMs and TMs, 159L., 93 slips

 George Hunt to Franz Boas, February 21, 1929
February 21, 1929 
 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Heiltsuk and Oowekyala notes
circa 1889AMs and TMs, 9L. and 2p.W1a.23

Primarily consists of word lists with German translations. Language of first 9 pages may be Heiltsuk-Oowekyala, or Kwak'wala, or both. Final two pages consists of "Wikano" (Wuikinukv, Ooweekeno, Oowekyala language) notes. New title assigned in July 2019 to replace former title, "Miscellaneous Kwakiutl items." Freeman and Smith 1925

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General physical description: AMs and TMs, 9L. and 2p.


Subject(s): Wuikinuxv; Oowekeeno Indians

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 Bella Coola (Nuxalk)
  
 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Bella Coola notes
n.d.AMs, 81L.23

Working ethnographic notes with some lingusitic information, with page references to other documents, not identified. Freeman and Smith 453

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General physical description: AMs, 81L.

 Newman, Stanley S. (Stanley Stewart), 1905-1984.
Bella Coola grammatical summaries
1937TMs, 18L.S3.2

Summaries of phonetic pattern, pronominal schemas, local suffixes, third person references, formation of diminutives, Bella Coola suffixes. Covering letter from Newman to Boas, May 24, 1937. Freeman and Smith 455

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General physical description: TMs, 18L.

 Biloxi
  
 Swadesh, Morris, 1909-1967.
Biloxi words
1934AMs, 3L.X2b.1

Vocabulary with English equivalents. Freeman and Smith 463

Provenance: Donor, Morris Swadesh, 1953.

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General physical description: AMs, 3L.

 Blackfoot (Niitsitapi)
  
 Sapir, Edward, 1884-1939. Davids, Paul.
Blackfoot vocabulary
1916AMs, 1L.A2.1

Compares Blackfoot numerals 1-10 with Kutenai and Flathead. Freeman and Smith 465

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General physical description: AMs, 1L.

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 Caingang
  
 Henry, Jules.
The Kaingang language
1936TMs Cy, 46L.Ge:K.1

Grammatical sketch, including morphology and grammatical categories. Based upon field work at Santa Catarina, Brazil, 1932-1934. Freeman and Smith 498 Cf. Henry (1935)

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General physical description: TMs Cy, 46L.

 Carrier (Dakelh)
  
 Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969.
"Carrier notes" (Hagwilgate)
1921AMs, 7L.Na4.1

Verb paradigms. Informant, Donald Grey. Re-identified in 2018 as likely Babine-Wet'suwet'en language. Freeman and Smith 502

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General physical description: AMs, 7L.

 Teit, James Alexander, 1864-1922.
Notes on various Athabaskan languages
n.d.; 1910?AMs, 12p.Na.5

Carrier vocabulary, Stuwix notes, Suwal vocabulary. Some of these materials used by Franz Boas in his article on Nicola Valley Athapascans (1924). Freeman and Smith 505 Cf. Boas (1924).

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General physical description: AMs, 12p.

 Catawba
  
 Susman, Amelia, 1915-.
Catawba lexicon
ca.1935Slip file, ca.1,000 slipsX1.1

Partial list, organized by stems. Based on Speck (1934). Freeman and Smith 550

Alternate formats available: Microfilmed as: Film 372.5, reel 1

General physical description: Slip file, ca.1,000 slips

 Swadesh, Morris, 1909-1967.
Catawba field notes
1937AMs, 1 ntoebookX1.2

Texts, word lists, paradigms, a Catawba "letter to Speck," minimal parts. Two pages of Alaskan Eskimo.Donor, Morris Swadesh, 1950. Freeman and Smith 551

Alternate formats available: Microfilmed as: Film 372.1, reel 53

General physical description: AMs, 1 ntoebook

 Siebert, Frank T. (Frank Thomas), 1912-1998.
Catawba vocabulary
1939Slip file, ca.1,300 slipsX1.3

Based on Speck (1934) and on unpublished materials. No apparent order. Frank Siebert is the probable compiler. Freeman and Smith 546

Alternate formats available: Microfilmed as: Film 372.7, reel 27

General physical description: Slip file, ca.1,300 slips

 Cayuse
  
 Swadesh, Morris, 1909-1967. Minthorn, Gilbert.
Cayuse interlinear texts
1930AMs, 3 notebooksPs1a.1

Notes; texts with interlinear translations. Nez Perce language as used by Cayuse of Oregon. Freeman and Smith 567

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General physical description: AMs, 3 notebooks


Subject(s): Nez Percé language

 Swadesh, Morris, 1909-1967. Minthorn, Gilbert.
Cayuse lexical file
1930 1301 page(s) Ps1a.3

Cayuse forms with English equivalents, arranged alphabetically by Cayuse. One section, "Wai'letpu Ethnology," concerns use of Cayuse dialect by Walowa and Wallawalla. Freeman and Smith 568. Updated info (May 2023): First section is labelled "Wai'letpu Ethnology," consisting of 17 slips with information on rivers in Cayuse territory; short list of other place names; short list of Cayuse names of particular people; notes on Wallowa, War Dance, naming of children, and "the ancient tribes of the Wai'letpu." Gilbert Minthorn named on multiple slips as the source of information.

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 Central America
  
 Loukotka, Cestmir.
Intrusion de los idiomas centroamericanos en el America del Sur
1938TMs, 20L.AS1

In Spanish. Comparative study of loans from Central American languages into those of South America; vocabulary of 72 items. Discusses frequency of appearance of related forms in this vocabulary. Prepared for publication, but unprinted. Freeman and Smith 584

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General physical description: TMs, 20L.

 Chatino
  
 Angulo, Jaime de.
Brevisimas notas sobre el idioma Chatino para el uso de los textos
n.d.AMs, ca. 30p.Z5.1

In Spanish. Primarily concerned with an analysis of verbs; some discussion of noun declension. Freeman and Smith 4160

General physical description: AMs, ca. 30p.

Other Descriptive Information: MICROFILM 372

 Chehalis
  
 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Chehalis folklore
1927TMs Cy, 145p.7

Folklore and ethnography based on Boas' field notes in No. 589. Freeman and Smith 587 Cf. Boas (1935)

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General physical description: TMs Cy, 145p.

 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Chehalis myths
1927-1935TMs, 239p.62

56 texts in English, including some variants and additions. Explanatory table of contents has reference numbers to the original manuscript notes, No. 589. Freeman and Smith 586 Printed, 2 pages of text only, Boas (1935)

Provenance: Donor, Ruth Benedict, 1946, ed, by E. Aginsky (?).

Alternate formats available: Microfilmed as: Film 372, reel 4

General physical description: TMs, 239p.

 Aginsky, Ethel G. (Ethel Gertrude), 1910-1990.
Comparison of Puyallup and Chehalis
1935TMs, 19L.S.9

Phonology, verbs, pronouns, nouns, articles, reduplication, affixing, numerals, grammatical processes. Freeman and Smith 588

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General physical description: TMs, 19L.

 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Lower Chehalis vocabulary and text
ca.1890AMs, 13L.S2b.1

Text and vocabulary copied from MS. of Myron Eells in the Bureau of American Ethnology (1882), later corrected by Boas in pencil, probably in the field. Freeman and Smith 593

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General physical description: AMs, 13L.

 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Chehalis field notes
1927AMs, 14 notebooksS2c.1

Upper Chehalis dialect, Oakville, Washington. Notebooks 1-14, vocabulary, paradigms, and texts with interlinear translation. Also, a copy prepared by Ethel Aginsky (ca. 1935), complete for texts, but not for other notes. Freeman and Smith 589 Cf. No. 586 for typescript.

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General physical description: AMs, 14 notebooks

 Chehalis field notes, Notebook 2
  
 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Chehalis lexical file
1897; 1927-1935Slip file, ca. 8,000 slipsS2c.2

Words derived from Boas' notes in No. 589, pp. 145-291. Pt. 1, slips partly classified into categories, e.g., prefixes, diminutives; slips arranged alphabetically by English (prepared by Boas). Pt. 2, slips not yet filed, partly classified and analyzed by Morris Swadesh, 1950 (prepared by Ethel C. Aginsky). Freeman and Smith 590

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General physical description: Slip file, ca. 8,000 slips

 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Chehalis lexicon
ca.1935AMs, 845L.S2c.3

Each sheet is for a given stem (or morpheme), listing examples of 845 Chehalis forms. Based on Boas' field notes, No. 589. Freeman and Smith 591

General physical description: AMs, 845L.

 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Chehalis materials
1927; 1934-1936AMs, 440L., 5 slipsS2c.4

Texts copied from Boas' field notes (1927), No. 589; collected forms for paradigms and other grammatical formulations: a Stem list, alphabetically arranged by the Chehalis; lists of nouns, verbs, and suffixes, alphabetically arranged by the English. Includes copy of noun, verb, and suffix lists; typed c.c. of noun and verb lists. Freeman and Smith 594

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General physical description: AMs, 440L., 5 slips

 Eells, Myron, 1843-1907. Boas, Franz, 1858-1942. Clip, John.
Chehalis field notes
1882, 1927AMs, 1 notebookS2c.5

Lower Chehalis words and phrases recorded by Reverend Myron Eells in March 1882 in blank forms given J.W. Powell's Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages, with Words, Phrases, and Sentences to be Collected (1877). Eells' opening note states: "Obtained from John Clip, who talks good English. He talks good English--is an Indian Doctor--once went to school about a week. I could however get no sentences or verbs from him which were satisfactory to myself, as he did not seem to know English well enough for that." The volume includes terms added or corrected by Boas at later date, either 1890 or 1927.   Freeman and Smith 595 Cf. No. 593.

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General physical description: AMs, 1 notebook

 Eells, Myron, 1843-1907. Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Chehalis texts
ca.1890AMs, 12L and 2p.S2c.6

Texts obtained by Eells and by Boas. 5p. have interlinear translation made by Boas in 1890. Freeman and Smith 596

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General physical description: AMs, 12L and 2p.

 Boas, Franz, 1858-1942.
Chehalis vocabulary
1934TMs Cy, 79L.S2c.7

3 lists: verbs, English-Chehalis, alphabetical by English (ca. 550 forms); nouns, English-Chehalis, alphabetical by English (ca. 450 forms); Chehalis-English word list, alphabetical by Chehalis (ca. 1,100 forms). All copied from materials in No. 594. Freeman and Smith 592

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General physical description: TMs Cy, 79L.

 Cherokee
  
 Olbrechts, Frans M., 1899-1958.
Ethiopic and Cherokee syllabaries -- a case of parallelism
n.d.TMs, 8L.I2.1

A formal paper with MS. corrections. The author finds the syllabaries similar in principle, but different in intent; the Ethiopic is a complication of the Minaeo-Sabaean, while the Cherokee is an attempt at simplification. Phonetic equivalences of the two syllabaries are arranged tabularly at the end. Freeman and Smith 682

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General physical description: TMs, 8L.

 Reyburn, William D..
Cherokee materials gathered on the Cherokee reservation at Cherokee, N.C.
1951-1952AMS and TMs, ca. 4500 cards, 350 slips, 1024L.I2.3

Three parts: (1) cards filed according to morpheme classes; (2) table of contents, notes for grammatical analysis; (3) phonological materials; ethnographic and other texts (folkloristic; biographic, etc.); series of controlled utterances to illustrate morpheme classes; transcription and translation of recorded reels. Freeman and Smith 685 Cf. Reyburn (1953); and No. 884.

Provenance: Donor, William D. Reyburn, grantee, 1952.

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General physical description: AMS and TMs, ca. 4500 cards, 350 slips, 1024L.

 Witthoft, John. Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992.
Cherokee materials
1941-1946TMs and AMs, 820L., 575 slips, 59 phonograph discsI2.4

Contains grammatical word lists and utterances; skeletal grammar; verb suffix notes; phonological materials; morphological notes; texts (some in syllabary); ethnographical texts; autobiographical texts; utterances; "Gourds and ants"; miscellaneous. Freeman and Smith 661 Mentioned in Reyburn (1953), 172; c.f. Harris and Bender (1946) for use of phonological materials.

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General physical description: TMs and AMs, 820L., 575 slips, 59 phonograph discs

 Audio recordings
  
 Part 6: Molly Sequoyah, autobiographical and folkloric stories (Cherokee and English)
  I2.4, Part 6
 Disc 1
  1 item(s)
01-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
Basket Game (English)
1945-08-2300:01:49

Recorded on SoundScriber disc, vinyl, 33 1/3 rpm.

General physical description: 00:01:49


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- Games; Cherokee Indians -- History

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01-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
Basket Game (Cherokee)
1945-08-2300:00:44

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- Games; Cherokee Indians -- History

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01-03 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
Discussion of Basket Game [1 of 2]
1945-08-2300:02:15

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- Games; Cherokee Indians -- History

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01-04 Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John. Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992.
Discussion of Basket Game [2 of 2]
1945-08-2300:03:51

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- Games

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 Disc 2
  1 item(s)
02-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
Death of children and work for the railroad company (English)
1945-08-1500:01:16

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Economic conditions; Cherokee Indians -- History

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02-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
Death of children and work for the railroad company (Cherokee)
1945-08-1500:00:56

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Economic conditions

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02-03 Witthoft, John. Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
The origin of corn and the coming of the white man (slow) (Cherokee)
1945-08-1500:04:10

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General physical description: 00:04:10


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Corn -- Folklore; Cherokee Indians -- History

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02-04 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
The origin of corn and the coming of the white man (fast) (Cherokee)
1945-08-1500:03:29

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Corn -- Folklore

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02-05 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
The origin of corn (slow) (Cherokee)
1945-08-1500:02:12

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Corn -- Folklore

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02-06 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
The origin of corn (fast) (Cherokee)
1945-08-1500:01:20

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Corn -- Folklore

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 Disc 3
  1 item(s)
03-01 Witthoft, John. Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Good old days (slow) (Cherokee)
1945-08-1700:03:03

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General physical description: 00:03:03


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History

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03-02 Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John. Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992.
Good old days (fast) (Cherokee)
1945-08-1700:02:04

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History

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03-03 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
Dance & ball game (slow) (Cherokee)
1945-08-1700:04:22

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General physical description: 00:04:22


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Games; Cherokee dance; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs

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03-04 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
Dance & ball game (fast) (Cherokee)
1945-08-1700:02:41

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General physical description: 00:02:41


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Games; Cherokee dance; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs

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 Disc 4
  1 item(s)
04-01 Witthoft, John. Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Funeral (English)
1945-08-2300:04:56

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Funeral customs and rites; Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs

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04-02 Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John. Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992.
Funeral (Cherokee)
1945-08-2300:01:52

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Funeral customs and rites; Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs

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04-03 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
Basket game (English)
1945-08-2300:05:43

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- Games; Cherokee Indians -- History

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04-04 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
Basket game (Cherokee)
1945-08-2300:01:36

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- Games; Cherokee Indians -- History

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 Disc 5
  1 item(s)
05-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
Chickadee (English)
1945-08-2200:02:40

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Birds -- Folklore; Cherokee Indians -- Folklore

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05-02 Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John. Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992.
Chickadee (Cherokee)
1945-08-2200:01:24

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Folklore; Birds -- Folklore

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05-03 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
Sun & moon (English)
1945-08-2200:04:43

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Folklore

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05-04 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
Sun & moon (Cherokee)
1945-08-2200:02:34

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Folklore

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 Disc 6
  1 item(s)
06-01 Witthoft, John. Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Trip to mountain (Cherokee)
1945-08-1000:01:25

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History

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06-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
Molly's coming to Philadelphia (Cherokee)
1945-08-1100:01:22

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Description and travel; Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History

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06-03 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
Molly & bears (slow) (Cherokee)
1945-08-1400:03:15

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Bears

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06-04 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
Molly's betrothal (Cherokee)
1945-08-1100:02:13

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Betrothal; Cherokee Indians -- History

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06-05 Witthoft, John. Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Molly & bears (fast) (Cherokee)
1945-08-1400:01:39

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Bears; Cherokee Indians -- History

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 Disc 7
  1 item(s)
07-01 Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John. Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992.
How the buzzard got bald (English)
1945-08-2400:04:08

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Folklore; Birds -- Folklore

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07-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
How the buzzard got bald (Cherokee)
1945-08-2400:01:52

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Birds -- Folklore; Cherokee Indians -- Folklore

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07-03 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
Story of attack on Cherokees by Democrats, and story of the loss of wildlife in Cherokee lands
1945-08-2400:13:37

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- North Carolina; Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Violence against -- Tennessee

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 Disc 8
  1 item(s)
08-01 Witthoft, John. Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
The Little People (English)
1945-08-2700:07:50

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Folklore

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08-02 Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John. Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992.
The Little People (Cherokee)
1945-08-2700:02:10

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Folklore

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 Disc 9
  1 item(s)
09-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
The fox's play & dance ground (English)
1945-08-2400:05:18

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Folklore

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09-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
The fox's play & dance ground (Cherokee)
1945-08-2400:01:58

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Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Folklore

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09-03 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
Brief discussion of travelling, conjuring, James Mooney
1945-08-2400:01:57

Recorded on SoundScriber disc, vinyl, 33 1/3 rpm.

General physical description: 00:01:57


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Mooney, James, 1861-1921; Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Medicine

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09-04 Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John. Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992.
How the rabbit stole the otter's coat & how the otter shot him to get it back (English)
1945-08-2400:03:12

Recorded on SoundScriber disc, vinyl, 33 1/3 rpm.

General physical description: 00:03:12


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Folklore

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09-05 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
How the rabbit stole the otter's coat & how the otter shot him to get it back (Cherokee)
1945-08-2400:02:00

Recorded on SoundScriber disc, vinyl, 33 1/3 rpm.

General physical description: 00:02:00


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Folklore

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 Disc 10
  1 item(s)
10-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
How the rabbit fooled the fox & got him a beating & the marks on his back & tail (English)
1945-08-2400:04:15

Recorded on SoundScriber disc, vinyl, 33 1/3 rpm.

General physical description: 00:04:15


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Folklore

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10-02 Witthoft, John. Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
How the rabbit fooled the fox & got him a beating & the marks on his back & tail (Cherokee)
1945-08-2400:01:59

Recorded on SoundScriber disc, vinyl, 33 1/3 rpm.

General physical description: 00:01:59


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Folklore

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10-03 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
The slant-eyed giant who came from another place to get a wife (English)
1945-08-2400:03:41

Recorded on SoundScriber disc, vinyl, 33 1/3 rpm.

General physical description: 00:03:41


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Folklore

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10-04 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly. Witthoft, John.
The slant-eyed giant who came from another place to get a wife (Cherokee)
1945-08-2400:01:12

Recorded on SoundScriber disc, vinyl, 33 1/3 rpm.

General physical description: 00:01:12


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Folklore

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 Part 7: Molly Sequoyah, autobiographical stories in English
  I2.4, Part 7
 Disc 1
  1 item(s)
01-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-08-1100:14:20

Includes discussion of new chief, picking ginseng roots, customs regarding care-taking of babies. Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:14:20


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): American ginseng; Cherokee Indians -- Economic conditions; Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Politics and government; Babies -- Care

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:19376

01-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text on getting a son out of jail
1945-08-1100:14:23

Recorded on SoundScriber disc. Some additional sound distortion near the end of this program due to a bad groove.

General physical description: 00:14:23


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Economic conditions

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 Disc 2
  1 item(s)
02-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text on memories of first day of school [1 of 2]
1945-08-1100:14:18

Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:14:18


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Education; Cherokee Indians -- History

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02-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text on memories of first day of school [2 of 2]
1945-08-1100:09:37

Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:09:37


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Education

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 Disc 3
  1 item(s)
03-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-08-1100:14:20

On multiple topics, including discussion of making necklaces, types of dances, conjuring, day-to-day activities. Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:14:20


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- Material culture; Cherokee Indians -- Rites and ceremonies; Cherokee Indians -- History

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03-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text on fishing and encountering a family of bears
1945-08-1100:14:35

Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:14:35


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Bears; Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Fishing

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 Disc 4
  1 item(s)
04-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text on life during World War I
1945-08-1100:14:21

Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:14:21


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Military service; World War I; Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Economic conditions

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04-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text on grandson and boarding school
1945-08-1100:14:14

Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:14:14


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Education; Cherokee Indians -- History

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 Disc 5
  1 item(s)
05-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-08-00:11:10

On multiple topics, including discussion of elders and some relatives. Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:11:10


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs

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 Disc 6
  1 item(s)
06-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text on a brother-in-law who froze to death [1 of 2]
1945-08-1300:15:03

Recorded on SoundScriber disc. Program contains a significant amount of skipping.

General physical description: 00:15:03


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History

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06-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text on a brother-in-law who froze to death [2 of 2]
1945-08-1300:15:01

Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:15:01


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History

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 Disc 7
  1 item(s)
07-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-08-1300:13:17

On multiple topics, including discussion of grandmother. Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:13:17


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History

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 Disc 8
  1 item(s)
08-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-08-1300:14:55

On multiple topics, including discussion of courtship, marriage, housework. Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:14:55


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- Marriage customs and rites; Cherokee Indians -- History

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08-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-08-1300:14:35

On multiple topics, including discussion of getting treated for rheumatism by a white woman and discussion of getting married. Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:14:35


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Medicine; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- History

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 Disc 9
  1 item(s)
09-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text on death of daughter [1 of 2]
1945-08-1300:14:05

Labelled "I-A". Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:14:05


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- Funeral customs and rites; Cherokee Indians -- History

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09-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text on death of daughter [2 of 2]
1945-08-1300:10:16

Labelled "I-A". Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:10:16


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- Funeral customs and rites; Cherokee Indians -- History

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 Disc 10
  1 item(s)
10-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text on childhood and parents
1945-08-1400:13:38

Labelled "I-A T". Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:13:38


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- History

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10-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text on mother and stepfather
1945-08-1400:13:41

Labelled "I-A T". Recorded on SoundScriber disc. Brief skip in program at the beginning of the program.

General physical description: 00:13:41


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs

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 Disc 11
  1 item(s)
11-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text on grandchildren in military service in World War II [1 of 2]
1945-08-1400:14:26

Labelled "I-A". Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:14:26


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Military service; World War, 1939-1945; Cherokee Indians -- History

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11-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text on grandchildren in military service in World War II [2 of 2]
1945-08-1400:14:16

Labelled "I-A". Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:14:16


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Economic conditions; Cherokee Indians -- Military service; World War, 1939-1945

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 Disc 12
  1 item(s)
12-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-08-1400:14:16

Labelled "I". On multiple topics, including discussion of WWI draft/service, children, profanity. Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:14:16


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): World War I; Swearing; Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Military service

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 Disc 13
  1 item(s)
13-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-08-1400:14:30

Labelled "I". On multiple topics, including discussion of work and taking care of children. Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:14:30


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Economic conditions; Child care; Cherokee Indians -- History

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13-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-08-1700:12:00

Labelled "I". On multiple topics, including discussion of children who died and work. Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:12:00


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Economic conditions; Children -- Death; Cherokee Indians -- History

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 Disc 14
  1 item(s)
14-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text on going to prison
1945-08-1500:14:21

Labelled "II-A". Recorded on SoundScriber disc. Program contains excessive noise caused by multiple scratches across surface.

General physical description: 00:14:21


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Economic conditions; Imprisonment -- North Carolina; Cherokee Indians -- History

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14-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-08-1500:14:39

Labelled "II-A". On multiple topics, including discussion of Includes discussion of a Cherokee Indian Fair and riding in an airplane. Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:14:39


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Airplanes; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Fairs -- North Carolina; Cherokee Indians -- History

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 Disc 15
  1 item(s)
15-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-08-1500:09:46

Labelled "II-A". On multiple topics, including discussion of handicrafts. Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:09:46


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Material culture

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 Disc 16
  1 item(s)
16-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-08-1600:14:07

Labelled "II-A". On multiple topics, including discussion of learning English, types of corn, a reading of an autobiographical text, young Indians moving away from the reservation. Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:14:07


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Education; Cherokee Indians -- Economic conditions; Cherokee Indians -- History

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16-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text on memories of Cherokee Indian School
1945-08-1600:06:09

Labelled "II-A". Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:06:09


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Education; Cherokee Indians -- History

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 Disc 17
  1 item(s)
17-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-08-2000:12:11

Labelled "II-A". On multiple topics, including discussion of relatives and military service. Recorded on SoundScriber disc. Low levels and poor recording quality, in part due to a bad groove in the disc starting within the first minute.

General physical description: 00:12:11


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Military service

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17-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-08-2000:12:34

Labelled "II-A". On multiple topics, including discussion of differences between old and new ways of subsistence, family dynamics, education. Recorded on SoundScriber disc. Beginning of this side of the disc is unintelligible for approximately 3:30 due to error in original recording process

General physical description: 00:12:34


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Education; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- Economic conditions; Cherokee Indians -- History

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 Disc 18
  1 item(s)
18-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text on a trip to visit cousin and an old powwow
1945-08-2000:12:13

Labelled "I-A". On multiple topics, including discussion of Molly's experience of being in Philadelphia, a trip taken from there to visit a nearby cousin, and her cousin's recollection of an old powwow. Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:12:13


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Description and travel; Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Powwows; Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs

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18-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-08-2000:12:17

Labelled "I-A". On multiple topics, including discussion of Cherokee Indian Fair, ball game, and a story about a boy who given corporal punishment. Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:12:17


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- Games; Cherokee Indians -- History

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 Disc 19
  1 item(s)
19-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text on a child who died
1945-08-2200:12:11

Labelled "A-1". Narrative about a young girl who died, followed by discussion of medical care. Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:12:11


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Children -- Death; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- Medicine; Cherokee Indians -- History

Access digital object:
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19-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text on getting sick and going to the hospital
1945-08-2200:11:04

Labelled "I-A". Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:11:04


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Medicine

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 Disc 20
  1 item(s)
20-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Discussion of Cherokee stick ball game
1945-08-2100:14:33

Labelled "I". Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:14:33


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- Rites and ceremonies; Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Games

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:19402

20-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Discussion of Cherokee stick ball game
1945-08-2100:14:03

Labelled "I". Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:14:03


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Rites and ceremonies; Cherokee Indians -- Games; Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs

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 Disc 21
  1 item(s)
21-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Discussion of conjuring
1945-08-2100:05:06

Labelled as "III". Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:05:06


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Medicine; Cherokee Indians -- History

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 Disc 22
  1 item(s)
22-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Discussion of Cherokee stick ball game and medicine
1945-08-2100:20:25

Labelled as "II". Recorded on SoundScriber disc. Program skips and repeats multiple times.

General physical description: 00:20:25


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Medicine; Cherokee Indians -- Rites and ceremonies; Cherokee Indians -- Games; Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs

Access digital object:
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22-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Discussion of Cherokee stick ball game
1945-08-2100:14:03

Labelled as "II". Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:14:03


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Rites and ceremonies; Cherokee Indians -- Games; Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs

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 Part 8: Molly Sequoyah, autobiographical and folkloric stories (Cherokee and English)
  I2.4, Part 8
 Disc 1
  1 item(s)
01-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-08-1300:12:56

Labelled "III". Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:12:56


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- History

Access digital object:
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01-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-08-1300:11:13

Labelled "III". Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:11:13


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs

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 Disc 2
  1 item(s)
02-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-0800:04:52

Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:04:52


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- History

Access digital object:
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 Disc 3
  1 item(s)
03-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-0800:11:47

Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:11:47


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs

Access digital object:
http://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/audio:19421

03-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-0800:11:39

Recorded on SoundScriber disc. Large scratch on outer edge of disc obscures some content at beginning.

General physical description: 00:11:39


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- History

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 Disc 4
  1 item(s)
04-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-0800:03:48

Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:03:48


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs

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 Disc 5
  1 item(s)
05-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-0800:13:54

Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:13:54


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- History

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05-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-0800:13:30

Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:13:30


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs

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 Disc 6
  1 item(s)
06-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-0800:13:18

Recorded on SoundScriber disc. Due to a skip in the middle of the disc, some audio could not be recovered.

General physical description: 00:13:18


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- History

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06-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-0800:03:06

Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:03:06


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs

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 Disc 7
  1 item(s)
07-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-0800:11:47

Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:11:47


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- History

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07-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-08-1300:14:07

Recorded on SoundScriber disc. On multiple topics, including discussion of Carlisle Indian Industrial School.

General physical description: 00:14:07


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Education; United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.); Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs

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 Disc 8
  1 item(s)
08-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-08-1300:09:53

On multiple topics, including story about mud turtle and autobiographical reminiscences about boarding school. Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:09:53


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Folklore; Cherokee Indians -- Education; Cherokee Indians -- History

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 Disc 9
  1 item(s)
09-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text on a Baptist meeting
1945-0800:12:03

Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:12:03


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee Indians -- Religion; Baptists -- North Carolina -- History

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09-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-0800:11:26

Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:11:26


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- History

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 Disc 11
  1 item(s)
11-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Elicitation of Cherokee words and phrases
1945-08-00:03:19

Includes general conversation. Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:03:19


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee language

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 Disc 12
  1 item(s)
12-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992.
Reading of an unidentified paper on social psychology
1945-0800:02:58

Recorded on SoundScriber disc. Recording is sporadic and unevenly recorded across disc. Difficult to track beginning section.

General physical description: 00:02:58


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Social psychology

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 Disc 13
  1 item(s)
13-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992.
Testing of audio recording equipment, with conversation
1945-0800:10:48

Recorded on SoundScriber disc. Includes multiple unidentified speakers.

General physical description: 00:10:48


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History

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13-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992.
Testing of audio recording equipment, with conversation and story
1945-0800:03:13

Recorded on SoundScriber disc. Conversation between two unidentified female speakers.

General physical description: 00:03:13


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History

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 Disc 14
  1 item(s)
14-01 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
Autobiographical text
1945-08-1400:14:16

Labelled "II-A T". Recorded on SoundScriber disc. On multiple subjects, including brief discussion of education, Will West Long, different ways of speaking between North Carolina and Oklahoma, Molly's time in Philadelphia.

General physical description: 00:14:16


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- History; Cherokee language; Cherokee Indians -- Social life and customs; Cherokee Indians -- Education

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 Disc 15
  1 item(s)
15-01 Sequoyah, Molly. Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992.
How the fox was fooled by the rabbit, and how the dog ran his tail off (English)
1945-08-2400:05:17

Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:05:17


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Folklore

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15-02 Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992. Sequoyah, Molly.
How the fox was fooled by the rabbit, and how the dog ran his tail off (Cherokee)
1945-08-2400:02:38

Recorded on SoundScriber disc.

General physical description: 00:02:38


Geographic Name(s): Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject(s): Cherokee Indians -- Folklore

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 Disc 16
  1 item(s)
16-01 Sequoyah, Molly. Harris, Zellig S. (Zellig Sabbettai), 1909-1992.
Philadelphia Ghost Story (English)
1945-09-3000:04:14