oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10088
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OLAC Record oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10088 |
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| Title: | Ojibwe materials, Frank G. Speck Papers | |
| Contributor: | Speck, Frank G. (Frank Gouldsmith), 1881-1950 | |
| Holden, James E. | ||
| Laulin, Gladys | ||
| Solenberger, R. R. (Robert R.) | ||
| Thayer, B. W. | ||
| Burgesse, J. Allan | ||
| Woodman, Henry | ||
| Downes, P. G. (Prentice Gilbert), 1909- | ||
| Hallowell, A. Irving (Alfred Irving), 1892-1974 | ||
| Learmouth, D. H. | ||
| Date: | 1927-1949 | |
| Description: | Materials relating to Speck's study of Ojibwe language, history, and culture. Includes 15 pages of Tamagami [Temagami First Nation] myths and five texts in English; 21 pages of Matagama Ojibwe [Mattagami First Nation] notes, including a 2-page phonetic key, a letter from Speck to Samuel (i.e., James) Miller of Gogama requesting ethnographic and map data, 2 maps (one of Mattagami hunting territories), typed reading notes, and a sketch of a play for Mattagama Otcipwe [sic]; a Christmas circular letter telling the story of a Chippewa [Ojibwe] boy returning home for Dance; a copy of Speck's favorable review of Sister Bernard Coleman, "Decorative designs of the Ojibwa of northern Minnesota" [Printed, Speck (1949).]; and a brief popular account on Ojibwe hunting territories by Speck, refuting Roosevelt (1889-1896), who had denied that Indians have a sense of property, along with two pages of notes. Also includes several folders of correspondence, including correspondence with A. I. Hallowell in which Hallowell describes a field trip to the Berens River Saulteaux, Sweet Grass Cree (mentions attitude of Cree to Leonard Bloomfield), and Cold Lake Chipewyan, festivals, etc., and a letter from Speck to Hallowell with pencilled responses of Hallowell to questions asked; letters from D. H. Learmouth, a factor for Hudson's Bay Company at Waswanippi, recounting his experiences in adjudicating Matagama land inheritance and providing ethnographic data sought by Speck from Samuel (i.e., James) Miller of Gogama and data on hunting territories; letters from James E. Holden concerning unsuccessful attempts to purchase baskets at Nipigon; letters from J. Allan Burgesse regarding the Matagama Ojibwe and enclosing a drawing of a "flesher"and a list of hunting territories and biographical information on owners; a letter from Robert Solenberger concerning Tonawanda [Seneca] and Chippewa [Ojibwe] women who make baskets and giving their addresses; a letter from B. W. Thayer concerning Ojibwe beadwork found during a Minnesota field trip; a letter from Henry Woodman discussing the decline of crafts among Bear Island Indians (Temagami); a letter from Prentice Gilbert Downes about the circumboreal region, disucssing his visit to Naskapi near Davis Inlet, to Cree, and to Chippewas, along with 2 pages of notes (Speck?) in French-English, discussing changes in Indian culture; and a letter from Speck to Chief Mitchele Buckshot in Maniwaki, Quebec requesting buckskin and beadwork. | |
| Extent: | 14 folders | |
| Identifier: | https://indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org/entry/10088 | |
| Language: | English | |
| French | ||
| Language (ISO639): | eng | |
| fra | ||
| Spatial Coverage: | Temagami | |
| Matagami | ||
| Subject: | Anishinaabe | |
| Ojibwe | ||
| Seneca | ||
| Haudenosaunee | ||
| Cree | ||
| Naskapi | ||
| Innu | ||
| Anthropology | ||
| Ethnography | ||
| Linguistics | ||
| Hunting | ||
| Religion | ||
| Folklore | ||
| Social life and customs | ||
| Art | ||
| Material culture | ||
| Specimens | ||
| Type: | Notes | |
| Correspondence | ||
| Reviews | ||
| Maps | ||
| Type (DCMI): | Text | |
| Type (OLAC): | primary_text | |
OLAC Info |
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| Archive: | Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society | |
| Description: | http://www.language-archives.org/archive/indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org | |
| GetRecord: | OAI-PMH request for OLAC format | |
| GetRecord: | Pre-generated XML file | |
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| OaiIdentifier: | oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10088 | |
| DateStamp: | 2020-03-02 | |
| GetRecord: | OAI-PMH request for simple DC format | |
Search Info | ||
| Citation: | Speck, Frank G. (Frank Gouldsmith), 1881-1950; Holden, James E.; Laulin, Gladys; Solenberger, R. R. (Robert R.); Thayer, B. W.; Burgesse, J. Allan; Woodman, Henry; Downes, P. G. (Prentice Gilbert), 1909-; Hallowell, A. Irving (Alfred Irving), 1892-1974; Learmouth, D. H. 1927-1949. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society. | |
| Terms: | area_Europe country_FR country_GB dcmi_Text iso639_eng iso639_fra olac_primary_text | |