Skip to main content Skip to main navigation
heart-solid My Visit Donate
Home
Press Enter to activate a submenu, down arrow to access the items and Escape to close the submenu.
    • Overview
    • Museums and Zoo
    • Entry and Guidelines
    • Maps and Brochures
    • Dine and Shop
    • Accessibility
    • Visiting with Kids
    • Group Visits
    • Overview
    • Exhibitions
    • Online Events
    • All Events
    • IMAX & Planetarium
    • Overview
    • Topics
    • Collections
    • Research Resources
    • Podcasts
    • Stories
    • Overview
    • For Caregivers
    • For Educators
    • For Students
    • For Academics
    • For Lifelong Learners
    • Overview
    • Become a Member
    • Renew Membership
    • Make a Gift
    • Volunteer
    • Overview
    • Our Organization
    • Our Leadership
    • Reports and Plans
    • Newsdesk
heart-solid My Visit Donate

Original Dhegiha epistles, phrases, and stories

National Museum of Natural History

Original Dhegiha epistles, phrases, and stories
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

Object Details

sova.naa.ms4800_ref212
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw399548e2c-67a7-4d7b-b6fe-a7be47d9ad9b
Collection Creator
Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895
See more items in
MS 4800 James O. Dorsey papers
MS 4800 James O. Dorsey papers / Series 1: Siouan-Catawban / 1.3: Dhegiha
Sponsor
Creation of this finding aid was funded through support from the Arcadia Fund. Digitization and preparation of additional materials for online access has been funded also by the National Science Foundation under BCS Grant No. 1561167 and the Recovering Voices initiative at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
Date
1879-1880
Container
Oversize BAE, Item 133
Box 13, Item 133
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Manuscript 4800 James O. Dorsey papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Collection Rights
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Scope and Contents
Includes George Miller's version of the Orphan myth; Frank LaFlesche's manuscript, "Story of the young man who acted the ghost"; and phrases and words recorded on slips for the Dhegiha-English dictionary. Letters printed in "The Cegiha Language," Contributions to North American Ethnology VI, Washington, D. C., 1890 and "Omaha and Ponka Letters," Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 11, Washington, D. C., 1891.
Collection Restrictions
The James O. Dorsey Papers are open for research. Access to the James O. Dorsey Papers requires an appointment
NAA.MS4800_ref212
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw399548e2c-67a7-4d7b-b6fe-a7be47d9ad9b
NAA.MS4800
NAA
Record ID
ebl-1503512914364-1503512914419-0

  • MS 4800 James O. Dorsey papers


Discover More

  • Greetings from Hawaii stamp.

    Explore America: Hawai'i

arrow-up Back to top
Home
  • Facebook facebook
  • Instagram instagram
  • LinkedIn linkedin
  • YouTube youtube

  • Contact Us
  • Job Opportunities
  • Get Involved
  • Inspector General
  • Records Requests
  • Accessibility
  • EEO & Small Business
  • Shop Online
  • Host Your Event
  • Press Room
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use