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oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10157

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Title:Tutelo materials, Frank G. Speck Papers
Contributor:Speck, Frank G. (Frank Gouldsmith), 1881-1950
John, Samuel
Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
Fenton, William N., (William Nelson), 1908-2005
Nash, George
Ruck, Mrs. John
Date:1931-1942
Description: Materials relating to Speck's interest in Tutelo language, history, and culture. These include three letters from Canadian (Grand River, Ontario) Delaware Samuel John concerning John's Tutelo background and Speck's visit to Canadian Delawares; Speck's field notes from Grand River, Ontario on recordings of Tutelo and Onondaga songs and noting the order of rites [see also Speck (1942)]; Speck's Tutelo field notes from Ohsweken including a notebook of 53 pages of ceremonials, an account of Tutelo ceremonial procedure, a note on the Cayuga burial and redressing ceremony, and letters from indigenous consultants George Nash and Mrs. John Ruck concerning museum specimens; 12 pages of miscellaneous notes and correspondence, including a 1-page list of Tutelo names, 2 pages on Longhouse religious ceremonies, 1 note card and 4 pages of reading notes on adoption rites, two letters from John R. Swanton to Speck citing Byrd's History of the Dividing Line for Sappony-Tutelo references and concerning Tutelo linguistic forms and relationships, a letter from William N. Fenton to Speck concerning Tutelo songs and difficulties of attending Seneca longhouse ceremonies, and a letter from H. W. Dorsey (Smithsonian Institution) transmitting a photo of a Tutelo adoption necklace; and an 11-page draft of an essay on Tutulo ceremonies focusing on the adoption rite.
Extent:5 folders
Identifier:https://indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org/entry/10157
Language:English
Language (ISO639):eng
Spatial Coverage:Grand River
Subject:Tutelo
Delaware
Cayuga
Onondaga
Anthropology
Ethnography
Linguistics
Rites and ceremonies
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Music
Museums
Specimens
Religion
Adoption
Type:Correspondence
Notes
Drafts
Type (DCMI):Text
Type (OLAC):primary_text

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Archive:  Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society
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OaiIdentifier:  oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10157
DateStamp:  2020-03-02
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Citation: Speck, Frank G. (Frank Gouldsmith), 1881-1950; John, Samuel; Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958; Fenton, William N., (William Nelson), 1908-2005; Nash, George; Ruck, Mrs. John. 1931-1942. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society.
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