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Bear Wife
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1935) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten notes on a lined note card titled "Bear Wife," comparing this story among various cultures. Also noted: N. W. C. [Northwest Coast], human wife. Includes citations. Undated.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1935) , 1 page(s)
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Handwritten notes on a lined note card titled "Bear Wife," comparing this story among various cultures. Also noted: N. W. C. [Northwest Coast], human wife. Includes citations. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
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Bear Wife: Man who marries bear-girl is under obligation to plant corn for offspring
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 2 page(s)
Two undated half-pages, typed and hand-written, headed "Bear Wife: Man who marries bear-girl is under obligation to plant corn for offspring" contain references from Handy, Dumarest, Boas, et al. to a common myth motif, as told by tribes including the Zuni and Cochiti.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 85], Folder 1. Zuñi Notes) (1925) , 2 page(s)
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Two undated half-pages, typed and hand-written, headed "Bear Wife: Man who marries bear-girl is under obligation to plant corn for offspring" contain references from Handy, Dumarest, Boas, et al. to a common myth motif, as told by tribes including the Zuni and Cochiti.
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Field notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Myths and legends, Western Keres, Cochiti, Zuni
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Bear Woman
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten citations: Washington Matthews, 'Navaho Legends,' p. 94; and Frank Cushing, 'Zuni Folk Tales,' p. 224. Additional notations: 'ill-smelling cub, not want to eat.' Undated.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
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Handwritten citations: Washington Matthews, 'Navaho Legends,' p. 94; and Frank Cushing, 'Zuni Folk Tales,' p. 224. Additional notations: 'ill-smelling cub, not want to eat.' Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Zuni, Navajo
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Bear Woman
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten note includes citations relating to Plains tribes Wichita, Ponca, and possibly Arapaho and Blackfoot. Undated.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1925) , 1 page(s)
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Handwritten note includes citations relating to Plains tribes Wichita, Ponca, and possibly Arapaho and Blackfoot. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1925
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Ponca, Wichita
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Bears
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1935) , 2 page(s)
Handwritten notes on two unlined note cards titled "Bears," but originally titled "Ungrateful (Misunderstood) Benefactors," re: American Indian folk tales using this plot element as well as a bear character. Tribes mentioned are the Laguna [Western Keres] and Zuni. Includes citations. Undated.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1935) , 2 page(s)
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Handwritten notes on two unlined note cards titled "Bears," but originally titled "Ungrateful (Misunderstood) Benefactors," re: American Indian folk tales using this plot element as well as a bear character. Tribes mentioned are the Laguna [Western Keres] and Zuni. Includes citations. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Zuni, Western Keres
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The Bears killed for their Father
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 1. The Bears Killed for Their Father (TS)) (1937) , 45 page(s)
This 45-page typewritten document is titled, "The Bears killed for their Father" and has a typewritten note at the top, "Zuni. Flora's father." There are editorial comments and corrections throughout.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 88], Folder 1. The Bears Killed for Their Father (TS)) (1937) , 45 page(s)
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This 45-page typewritten document is titled, "The Bears killed for their Father" and has a typewritten note at the top, "Zuni. Flora's father." There are editorial comments and corrections throughout.
Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Myths and legends, Zuni
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Beauty and the Beast
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1935) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten notes on an unlined note card titled "Beauty and the Beast." A citation is given for "Portuguese Folk-tales," Consiglieri Pedroso, p. 41. In this story, a girl is willingly held captive in a palace by an unseen beast, but is permitted to visit her family on the condition that she return. At the last…
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 95]: American Indian Mythology Field Notes) (1935) , 1 page(s)
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Handwritten notes on an unlined note card titled "Beauty and the Beast." A citation is given for "Portuguese Folk-tales," Consiglieri Pedroso, p. 41. In this story, a girl is willingly held captive in a palace by an unseen beast, but is permitted to visit her family on the condition that she return. At the last visit, her sisters fail to wake her and also remove the ring which was her promise to return. When the girl realizes what has happened,…
Handwritten notes on an unlined note card titled "Beauty and the Beast." A citation is given for "Portuguese Folk-tales," Consiglieri Pedroso, p. 41. In this story, a girl is willingly held captive in a palace by an unseen beast, but is permitted to visit her family on the condition that she return. At the last visit, her sisters fail to wake her and also remove the ring which was her promise to return. When the girl realizes what has happened, she runs to the palace, and finds the beast lying on the ground. He soon dies, and she does as well.
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Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Portuguese
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Beauty and the Beast Group
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 1 page(s)
These very brief, handwritten, undated research notes on an unlined note card contain only the title "Beauty and the Beast group."
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 1 page(s)
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These very brief, handwritten, undated research notes on an unlined note card contain only the title "Beauty and the Beast group."
Date Written / Recorded
1922
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Beauty and the Beast Type
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 1 page(s)
Typewritten note on an index card outlines this story type: Youngest despised daughter asks for flower of father setting out on journey. Father endangered, saved by promise of daughter. Daughter obtains young, handsome lover. Sisters injure the lover almost causing the lover's death. Lover is saved by the…
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 96]: Serrano Field Trip Notes) (1922) , 1 page(s)
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Typewritten note on an index card outlines this story type: Youngest despised daughter asks for flower of father setting out on journey. Father endangered, saved by promise of daughter. Daughter obtains young, handsome lover. Sisters injure the lover almost causing the lover's death. Lover is saved by the youngest. Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1922
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Beaver: Pa A M 10
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 93], Folder 1. Concordance for Shoshone Folklore -- Notes) (1935) , 6 page(s)
Handwritten notes, on lined paper, titled "Beaver Pa A M 10," listing citations comparing American Indian folklore regarding beavers, based on the tales in "Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History (New York), Volume X." Undated.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 93], Folder 1. Concordance for Shoshone Folklore -- Notes) (1935) , 6 page(s)
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Handwritten notes, on lined paper, titled "Beaver Pa A M 10," listing citations comparing American Indian folklore regarding beavers, based on the tales in "Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History (New York), Volume X." Undated.
Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Research notes
Contributor
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Author / Creator
Ruth Benedict, 1887-1948
Topic / Theme
Beavers, Folklore, American Indians
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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