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Winnebago texts dictated by Philip Longtail

National Museum of Natural History

Winnebago texts dictated by Philip Longtail
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Object Details

sova.naa.ms4800_ref437
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw334702895-fd09-4b0a-a094-f3d0a930c493
Local Numbers
NAA MS.4800: (3.3.2) [322]
Local Note
Old number 1438 (complete)
letter press copy of typescript and autograph document
Other Title
Story of Watequka and his Brothers
The Captive Boys
The Man Who Went to the Upper and Lower Worlds
The Fatal House
The Two Brothers, Waloka and Little Ghost
Iron Staff and his Companions
The Rich Man, Boy and Horse
The Man with Two Heads
Creator
Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895
Informant
Longtail, Philip
Collection Creator
Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895
Topic
Folklore
Language and languages -- Documentation
Indians of North America -- Northeast
Creator
Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895
Informant
Longtail, Philip
Culture
Winnebago Indians
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)
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MS 4800 James O. Dorsey papers
MS 4800 James O. Dorsey papers / Series 1: Siouan-Catawban / 1.4: Chiwere-Winnebago
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.
Extent
2 Folders
98 Pages
Date
1893 October-November
Container
Box 47, Item 322
Oversize BAE, Envelope 322
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Type
Archival materials
Pages
Collection Citation
Manuscript 4800 James O. Dorsey papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Collection Rights
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Existence and Location of Copies
Photocopies in Box 47. Digital surrogates are available.
Scope and Contents
Contents: 1. Story of Watequka and his Brothers. Text, interlinear translation, notes, free translation. 15 pages. 2. The Captive Boys. Text, interlinear translation, notes, free translation. 11 pages. 3 The Man who went to the Upper and Lower Worlds. Text, interlinear translation, notes, free translation. 11 pages. 4. The Fatal House. Text, interlinear translation. 3 pages. 5. The Two Brothers, Waloka and Little Ghost. Text, interlinear translation. 19 pages. 6. Iron Staff and his Companions. Text, interlinear translation. 13 pages. 7. The Rich Man, Boy and Horse. Text, interlinear translation. 23 pages. 8. The Man with Two Heads. Text, interlinear translation. 8 pages.
Contents: 1. Story of Watequka and his Brothers. Text, interlinear translation, notes, free translation. 15 pages. 2. The Captive Boys. Text, interlinear translation, notes, free translation. 11 pages. 3 The Man who went to the Upper and Lower Worlds. Text, interlinear translation, notes, free translation. 11 pages. 4. The Fatal House. Text, interlinear translation. 3 pages. 5. The Two Brothers, Waloka and Little Ghost. Text, interlinear translation. 19 pages. 6. Iron Staff and his Companions. Text, interlinear translation. 13 pages. 7. The Rich Man, Boy and Horse. Text, interlinear translation. 23 pages. 8. The Man with Two Heads. Text, interlinear translation. 8 pages. The original Manuscript is not in Smithsonian Office of Anthropology Archives. [Perhaps Radin took it ?], although the material material from which this copy was made is here.
Collection Restrictions
The James O. Dorsey Papers are open for research. Access to the James O. Dorsey Papers requires an appointment
NAA.MS4800_ref437
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw334702895-fd09-4b0a-a094-f3d0a930c493
NAA.MS4800
NAA
Record ID
ebl-1503512914364-1503512914452-0

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