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Winnebago texts

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Winnebago texts
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Object Details

sova.naa.ms4800_ref438
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3964860c4-392b-4703-b581-527f5e95a63a
Local Numbers
NAA MS.4800: (3.3.2) [323]
Local Note
Old numbers 402, 1237, 1238, 1417, 1438.
manuscript document
Other Title
Watequka and his brothers
The Captive Boys
The Man who went to the Upper and Lower Worlds
The Fatal House
The Two Brothers
Iron Staff and his Companions
The Rich Man, Boy, and Horse
The Man with Two Heads
Creator
Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895
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
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
4 Folders
473 Pages
Date
1893 October-November
October-November 1893
Container
Box 47, Item 323
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
Digital surrogates are available.
Scope and Contents
Texts written by Philip Longtail, with phonetic transcriptions and interlinear translations and notes by Dorsey. Contents: 1. Story of Watequka and his brothers. Phonetic transcription and interlinear translation by Dorsey, 13 pages. Notes 27 pages. 2. The Captive Boys. Text written by Longtail, 26 pages. Phonetic transcription and interlinear translation by Dorsey, 12 pages. Notes 14 pages. 3. The Man who went to the Upper and Lower Worlds. Text by Longtail, 25 pages. Phonetic transcript and interlinear translation by Dorsey, 11 pages. Notes, 12 pages. 4. The Fatal House, Text by Longtail, 9 pages. Phonetic transcription and interlinear translation by Dorsey, 4 pages. Notes, 6 pages. 5. The Two Brothers. Text by Longtail, 39 pages. Phonetic transcription and interlinear translation by Dorsey, 21 pages. Notes, 30 pages. 6. Iron Staff and his Companions. Text by Longtail, 34 pages. Phonetic transcription and interlinear translation by Dorsey, 27 pages. Notes, 14 pages. 7. The Rich Man, Boy, and Horse. Text by Longtail, 44 pages. Phonetic transcription and interlinear translation by Dorsey, 46 pages. Notes, 13 pages. Miscellaneous notes found attached, 20 pages. 8. The Man with Two Heads. Phonetic transcription and interlinear translation by Dorsey. 19 pages.
Texts written by Philip Longtail, with phonetic transcriptions and interlinear translations and notes by Dorsey. Contents: 1. Story of Watequka and his brothers. Phonetic transcription and interlinear translation by Dorsey, 13 pages. Notes 27 pages. 2. The Captive Boys. Text written by Longtail, 26 pages. Phonetic transcription and interlinear translation by Dorsey, 12 pages. Notes 14 pages. 3. The Man who went to the Upper and Lower Worlds. Text by Longtail, 25 pages. Phonetic transcript and interlinear translation by Dorsey, 11 pages. Notes, 12 pages. 4. The Fatal House, Text by Longtail, 9 pages. Phonetic transcription and interlinear translation by Dorsey, 4 pages. Notes, 6 pages. 5. The Two Brothers. Text by Longtail, 39 pages. Phonetic transcription and interlinear translation by Dorsey, 21 pages. Notes, 30 pages. 6. Iron Staff and his Companions. Text by Longtail, 34 pages. Phonetic transcription and interlinear translation by Dorsey, 27 pages. Notes, 14 pages. 7. The Rich Man, Boy, and Horse. Text by Longtail, 44 pages. Phonetic transcription and interlinear translation by Dorsey, 46 pages. Notes, 13 pages. Miscellaneous notes found attached, 20 pages. 8. The Man with Two Heads. Phonetic transcription and interlinear translation by Dorsey. 19 pages.
Collection Restrictions
The James O. Dorsey Papers are open for research. Access to the James O. Dorsey Papers requires an appointment
NAA.MS4800_ref438
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3964860c4-392b-4703-b581-527f5e95a63a
NAA.MS4800
NAA
Record ID
ebl-1503512914364-1503512914452-1

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