MS 1998-86 Lucien A. Spencer reports on the Seminole
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: NAA MS 1998-86
name: label: Creator
content: Spencer, Lucien A.
topic: label: Topic
content: Indian architecture -- North America
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content: Indian mythology -- North America
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content: Indians of North America -- Agriculture
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content: Indians of North America -- Clothing
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content: Indians of North America -- Florida
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content: Indians of North America -- Social life and customs
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content: Seminole Indians -- History
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content: Seminole language
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content: Indians of North America -- Southern states
creator: label: Creator
content: Spencer, Lucien A.
culture: label: Culture
content: Seminole
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Lucien A. Spencer was an Episcopal minister who was appointed special commissioner for the Florida Seminoles in 1913; he held the position until 1930. During his tenure, there was an emphasis on introducing agricultural methods to the Seminoles.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 55 Items (5.5 linear inches.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1913-1928
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Donated by Ms. Kendra Williams-Brown.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.MS1998-86
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
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content: Archival materials
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content: Dictionaries
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content: Photographs
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content: Reports
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content: Dictionaries
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content: Photographs
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content: Reports
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This collection consists of reports, dictionaries and indexes relating to Indians of North America and to the Seminole Indians in Florida in particular, circa 1913-1928. The materials were compiled using the records of the Bureau of American Ethnology by Lucien A. Spencer, who was Special Commissioner to the Florida Seminoles for what was then called the Office of Indian Affairs. Includes information on history, myths and legends, costume, social customs, religious practices, language, agriculture and architecture. Two black and white photographs of Spencer are also present.