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Osage

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

sova.naa.ms4558_ref324
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3e5fc065b-c2cc-4fb1-ad28-5a7a5bd5f701
Collection Creator
La Flesche, Francis, 1857-1932
Fletcher, Alice C. (Alice Cunningham), 1838-1923
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MS 4558 Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers
MS 4558 Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers / Series 3: Papers relating to the anthropological research of Alice Fletcher and Francis La Flesche
Date
1896-1939
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Identifier
NAA.MS4558, Subseries 3.22
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Manuscript 4558 Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically by document type.
Collection Rights
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Scope and Contents
La Flesche devoted a large amount of his field work to the study of Osage rituals, culminating in a three part monograph, The Osage Tribe. La Flesche appears to have saved intact only those parts of his drafts that were not ultimately published. These materials, including lyrical translations and miscellaneous notes, are filed according to their respective publications. La Flesche's War Ceremony and Peace Ceremony of the Osage was published posthumously; because he conducted the research for this text over a number of years and the date of completion is unknown, manuscript materials have been filed by publication date. La Flesche's Osage research dominated much of his career and many references to the tribe may be found among his correspondence. Further information on Osage sacred bundles, including their relationship to tattooing rites, is located elsewhere in the collection (subseries 2.12).
Collection Restrictions
The Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers are open for research. Access to the Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers requires an appointment.
NAA.MS4558_ref324
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3e5fc065b-c2cc-4fb1-ad28-5a7a5bd5f701
NAA.MS4558
NAA
Record ID
ebl-1562718027608-1562718027673-6

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