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Bear Woman
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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)
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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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Bears
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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)
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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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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The Bears killed for their Father
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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)
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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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Beauty and the Beast
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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)
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. Show more Show less
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
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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)
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
Copyright Message
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
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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)
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
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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)
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
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Before the Eastern Federation of Negro Republicans (Wesley Church)
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written by Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, 1898-1989, in Sadie T. M. Alexander Papers, of University of Pennsylvania. University Archives and Records Center (FF 48, (UPT 50 A374S, Boxes 2 and 71), University of Pennsylvania Archives, Philadelphia, Penn.) (Philadelphia, PA) (1935) , 9 page(s)
written by Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, 1898-1989, in Sadie T. M. Alexander Papers, of University of Pennsylvania. University Archives and Records Center (FF 48, (UPT 50 A374S, Boxes 2 and 71), University of Pennsylvania Archives, Philadelphia, Penn.) (Philadelphia, PA) (1935) , 9 page(s)
Collection
Women and Social Movements in the United States,1600-2000
Date Written / Recorded
1935
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Speech/Address
Author / Creator
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, 1898-1989
Topic / Theme
Social Reform and Political Activism, Political Parties and Other Male Dominated Organizations
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Behind the Scenes
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in Elmer W. Hunt Photograph Collection, of University of North Carolina, Pembroke. Mary Livermore Library. Archives/Special Collections (Pembroke, NC); photographed by Elmer William Hunt, Sr., 1919-1987 (1981) , 1 page(s)
A few actors are touched up by wardrobe behind the scenes of the Strike At the Wind during a 1981 performance. Strike At the Wind, first performed in 1976, is a historical drama set in Robeson County. It tells the story Henry Berry Lowry and his supporters, especially his wife Rhoda Strong, during the guerrilla…
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in Elmer W. Hunt Photograph Collection, of University of North Carolina, Pembroke. Mary Livermore Library. Archives/Special Collections (Pembroke, NC); photographed by Elmer William Hunt, Sr., 1919-1987 (1981) , 1 page(s)
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A few actors are touched up by wardrobe behind the scenes of the Strike At the Wind during a 1981 performance. Strike At the Wind, first performed in 1976, is a historical drama set in Robeson County. It tells the story Henry Berry Lowry and his supporters, especially his wife Rhoda Strong, during the guerrilla war waged between Lumbee people and white supremacists between 1865 and 1872 and emphasizes the centrality of kinship to Lumbee identity…
A few actors are touched up by wardrobe behind the scenes of the Strike At the Wind during a 1981 performance. Strike At the Wind, first performed in 1976, is a historical drama set in Robeson County. It tells the story Henry Berry Lowry and his supporters, especially his wife Rhoda Strong, during the guerrilla war waged between Lumbee people and white supremacists between 1865 and 1872 and emphasizes the centrality of kinship to Lumbee identity. KEYWORDS: community event, pageant, native identity, kinship, southern identity, Strike at the Wind! Show more Show less
Collection
Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
1981
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Photograph
Author / Creator
Elmer William Hunt, Sr., 1919-1987
Topic / Theme
Indigenous Women, Political and Human Rights, Social and Political Leadership, Social and Cultural Rights, Lumbee, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright for the images in this collection is held by UNC Pembroke. The images are available for use in research, teaching and private study, provided that proper citation is used (i.e., Mary Livermore Library, University Archives/Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, Rights Pembroke, NC). Any commercial use of the materials, without the written permission of UNC Pembroke, is strictly prohibited.
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Bellingham Centennial History Pole, Whatcom County Courthouse, Bellingham, WA
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in Gregory P. Fields Personal Collection, of Private Collection (45053); photographed by Melonie Ancheta, fl. 2011 (2011) , 1 page(s)
Pauline Hillaire, Scälla – Of the Killer Whale (Lummi, 1929–2016), was a direct descendant of the immediate post-contact generations of Coast Salish people in Washington State. She was an historian, genealogist, artist, teacher, and conservator of Coast and Straits Salish knowledge and culture. These photographs…
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in Gregory P. Fields Personal Collection, of Private Collection (45053); photographed by Melonie Ancheta, fl. 2011 (2011) , 1 page(s)
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Pauline Hillaire, Scälla – Of the Killer Whale (Lummi, 1929–2016), was a direct descendant of the immediate post-contact generations of Coast Salish people in Washington State. She was an historian, genealogist, artist, teacher, and conservator of Coast and Straits Salish knowledge and culture. These photographs offer a visual biography of Hillaire. This image features one of Joe Hillaire’s totem poles. Pauline’s father was a renowned carver and…
Pauline Hillaire, Scälla – Of the Killer Whale (Lummi, 1929–2016), was a direct descendant of the immediate post-contact generations of Coast Salish people in Washington State. She was an historian, genealogist, artist, teacher, and conservator of Coast and Straits Salish knowledge and culture. These photographs offer a visual biography of Hillaire. This image features one of Joe Hillaire’s totem poles. Pauline’s father was a renowned carver and cultural leader. He and his work are the focus of the video, "Interpreting the Totem Poles of Joe Hillaire," a digital complement to the published book, A Totem Pole History: The Work of Lummi Carver Joe Hillaire (University of Nebraska Press, 2013). The video is available in this digital archive. Show more Show less
Collection
Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires Since 1820
Date Written / Recorded
2011
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Photograph
Author / Creator
Melonie Ancheta, fl. 2011
Person Discussed
Joe Hillaire, fl. 1963
Topic / Theme
Indigenous Women, Political and Human Rights, Social and Political Leadership, Social and Cultural Rights, Lummi, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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