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MS 4658 Field notes and ethnographic material on Alabama, Choctaw, and Koasati (latter incomplete), plus a partial Southeast comparative ethnology of southeastern U.S.

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Alibamu field notes, miscellaneous subjects (Series 1)
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Object Details

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GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3f9d6aa82-ab7d-4d21-80c4-14524050a661
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4658
Creator
Taylor, Lyda Averill
Topic
Language and languages -- Documentation
Indians of North America -- Southern states
Creator
Taylor, Lyda Averill
Culture
Alibamu
Choctaw
American Indian -- Southeast
Coushatta (Koasati)
Alabama Indians
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MS 4658 Field notes and ethnographic material on Alabama, Choctaw, and Koasati (latter incomplete), plus a partial Southeast comparative ethnology of southeastern U.S.
Extent
3 Boxes
Date
1936-1940 (part)
Custodial History
Received by John M. Goggin from Walter W. Taylor, after death of Lyda A. Taylor, 1960. Deposited by Goggin in B.A.E., October, 1962.
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Identifier
NAA.MS4658
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Field notes
Citation
Manuscript 4658, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Arrangement
Divided into 15 series:
(1) Alibamu field notes, miscellaneous subjects July 2 - August 27, 1940;
(2) Alibamu field notes, miscellaneous subjects June 7 - July 28,
(3) Choctaw field notes on native medicinal practices. July 12 - July 17,
(4) Choctaw (at least in part) field notes on medicinal plants July - July 27,
(5) Alabama, Choctaw, Koasati?? field notes, miscellaneous notes from published sources, and questions,
(6) Alibamu? field notes on folktales July 31 - August 11,
(7) Questions,
(8) Alabama ethnographic material ,
(9) Koasati culture summary,
(10) Comparative Southeast ethnographic material ,
(11) Linguistic notes,
(12) Tribal names and kinship charts,
(13) Lyda Averill Taylor Photographs,
(14) Miscellaneous notes,
(15) Indian artifacts from Harrington, Texas,
Genre/Form
Field notes
Scope and Contents
Shelf list: Box 1. Alabama, Choctaw, and Koasati field notes. Box 2. Ethnographic material on Alabama and Koasati, plus incomplete manuscript on ethnography of southeastern U.S. Box 3. Miscellaneous notes on Alabama and Koasati. Detailed list of contents accompanies main catalog card.
NAA.MS4658
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3f9d6aa82-ab7d-4d21-80c4-14524050a661
NAA.MS4658
NAA
Record ID
ebl-1562718646957-1562718646961-0

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