MS 3860 Copies and originals of Seneca myths
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content: NAA MS 3860
label: Local Note
content: Examined 1971 by Urszula Chodowiec (student of W. N. Fenton and Claude Levi-Strauss) and left with her notes attached in the 5 boxes.
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content: The Boy Cared for by a Bear
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content: The Man with the Panther-skin Coat
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content: Hi'-non' Ho-ha-waqk, i.e., The Son of Thunder
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content: The Vampire
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content: The Uncle and his Nephew
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content: A Hunter Persued by a Stone-Coat
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content: The Orphan
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content: The Potent Boy
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content: The Seven Maidens Making Wampum
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content: The Man who was aided by Ga-cyen-de-tha' (Fire-dragon)
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content: An Uncle and his Nephew
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content: Hi'-non' (Thunder) and the Rattlesnakes
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content: Hagowanen and O-the-gwen'-da' (Flint)
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content: Two Boys Carried Off by the Cheroki
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content: Uncle and Nephew
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content: Netyogwesuk
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content: A Woman's Bear Lover
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content: The Two Brothers
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content: Ga-na, The Seneca War CHief
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content: Twelve Brothers and their Uncle (Great-Head)
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content: The Woman who married the Great Snake
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content: Hat-hon-das (The Listener)
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content: On-gweq i-as (Man he eats) and his Brother
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content: The Man-eating Wife, the Old Woman and the Morning-Star
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content: Dhadyoendzadases and the Old Woman's Grandson
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content: Ga-no-gwi-o-eon, a war-chief
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content: Bloody-Hand Offered Food to the Animals
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content: The Horned-Snake and the Young Woman
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content: The Great Worm and Grandfather, Thunder
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content: The Senecas at War with the Cheroki
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content: An Owl Story
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content: A Young Man pursued by his Sister-in-law
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content: The Dry Village in the Flood
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content: Ha-tci-non-don, a Chief
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content: The Daughters of Owee Ye-gen-djiq (Swan Mother) and the Son of Doen-djo-wens
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content: The Woman turned into a Snake from eating too much Fish
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content: The Two Sisters Captured by the Cheroki
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content: The Man killed by three Hunters
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content: Grandmother and Grandson
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content: The Race between the Turtle and the Fox
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content: A Dead Man speaks out of the Fire, whereat his mother becomes a bear and pursues his murderer
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content: Da-gwa-no-en-yent and her husband
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content: Ho-da-den-on (Hodadeion)
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content: Bald eagle Sends Mud-turtle around the World
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content: The Grandmother and her Granddaughter
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content: Dzogeon and his Uncle
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content: Porcupine's Grandson and the Bear
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content: The Hatiwen-non-da-dye's (Thunders) rescue a woman from Antropophagi
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content: Sha-go-dyo-weq-go-wa
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content: The Murderous Crow
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content: Seneka Superstitions
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content: The Man who became a fish and a Nya-gwai-e-he'
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content: Charm broken by eating an Otter's heart
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content: The Squeezed heart and the Naked Dance
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content: The Poor Hunter and the Little Man
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content: The Owl and the Two Sisters
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content: The Battle With the Great Snake
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content: The Fox and the Rabbit
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content: Da-gwa-no-en-yent
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content: Ongwe i-as and his Brother Dagwano-en-yent
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content: Gen-non' sgwa' (Stone Coat)
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content: The Gen-non' s-gwa (Stone Coat)
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content: Medicine Men
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content: The Snake with two heads
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content: The Turtle and his forces on the warpath
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content: The Red people and the Senekas
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content: Seneka Ghost Story
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content: Seneka Witch Story
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content: Seneka Witchcraft
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content: The Two Brothers
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content: Hotho' (Cold)
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content: The Story of the Boy and the Chestnuts
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content: Gaq-ga and Sga-ge-diq
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content: The Man who married a Buffalo Woman
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content: Wishakon and his Grandfather Visit Plethoak
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content: Ha-den-the-ni and Ha'-ni-gon-gen-da-tha'
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content: Ho-di-on-skon'
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content: The Creation of Man
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content: The Great Bear and the Six Hunters, or the Great Dipper (Constellation).
name: label: Collector
content: Curtin, Jeremiah, 1835-1906
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content: Hewitt, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton), 1859-1937
topic: label: Topic
content: Folklore -- Iroquois -- Seneca
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content: Language and languages -- Documentation
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content: Indians of North America -- Northeast
creator: label: Collector
content: Curtin, Jeremiah, 1835-1906
label: Collector
content: Hewitt, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton), 1859-1937
culture: label: Culture
content: Iroquois
label: Culture
content: Seneca
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 713 Pages
unitdate: label: Date
content: undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.MS3860
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
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content: Archival materials
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altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: Digital surrogates are available online.
bibliography: label: Bibliography
content: Probably mostly published in 32nd Annual Report, Bureau of American Ethnology.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Contents: Box 1 Unpublished material (pink slips show parts xeroxed for U. Chodowiec). Box 2 Published and unpublished material. Box 3 Published material (32 AR Bureau of American Ethnology). Box 4 Non Iroquois and miscellaneous material. Box 5 Material identified by Chodowiec: "mostly Curtin's myths rewritten and corrected by Hewitt."
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content: Seneka historical legends and mythic tales in English only, collected on the Cattaraugus Reservation, N. Y., during the summer of 1883 and 1886. 1. The Boy Cared for by a Bear. 18 pages. 2. The Man with the Panther-skin Coat. 10 pages. 3. Hi'-non' Ho-ha-waqk, i. e., The Son of Thunder. 7 pages. 4. The Vampire. 3 pages. 5. The Uncle and his Nephew. 27 pages. 6. A Hunter Persued by a Stone-Coat. 6 pages. 7. The Orphan. 5 pages. 8. The Potent Boy. 8 pages. 9. The Seven Maidens Making Wampum. 7 pages. 10. The Man who was aided by Ga-cyen-de-tha' (Fire-dragon). 15 pages. 11. An Uncle and his Nephew (Second Story). 9 pages. 12. Hi'-non' (Thunder) and the Rattlesnakes. 4 pages. 13. Hagowanen and O-the-gwen'-da' (Flint). 33 pages. 14. Two Boys Carried Off by the Cheroki. 1 1/2 pages. 15. Uncle and Nephew. 7 pages. 16. Netyogwesuk. (? Delaware Story). 5 pages. 17. A Woman's Bear Lover. 7 pages. 18. The Two Brothers. 9 pages. 19. Ga-na, The Seneca War Chief. 7 pages. 20. Twelve Brothers and their Uncle (Great-Head). 6 pages. 21. The Woman who married the Great Snake. 5 pages. 22. Hat-hon-das (The Listener). 13 pages. 23. On-gweq i-as (Man he eats) and his Brother. 7 pages. 24. The Man-eating Wife, the Old Woman and the Morning-Star. 8 pages. 25. Dhadyoendzadases and the Old Woman's Grandson. 7 pages. 26. Ga-no-gwi-o-eon, a War-chief. 6 pages.
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content: 27. Bloody-Hand Offered Food to the Animals. 3 pages. 28. The Horned-Snake and the Young Woman. 6 pages. 29. The Great Worm and Grandfather, Thunder. 3 pages. 30. The Senecas at War with the Cheroki. 3 pages. 31. An Owl Story. 5 pages. 32. A Young Man pursued by his Sister-in-law. 5 pages. 33. The Dry Village in the Flood. 7 pages. 34. Ha-tci-non-don, a Chief. 35. The Daughters of Owee Ye-gen-djiq (Swan Mother) and the Son of Doen-djo-wens. 5 pages. 36. The Woman turned into a Snake from eating too much Fish. 2 pages. 37. The Two Sisters Captured by the Cheroki. 3 pages. 38. The Man killed by three Hunters. 4 pages. 39. Grandmother and Grandson. 11 pages. 40. The Race between the Turtle and the Fox. 3 pages. 41. A Dead Man speaks out of the Fire, whereat his mother becomes a bear and pursues his murderer. 8 pages. 42. Da-gwa-no-en-yent and her husband. 7 pages. 43. Ho-da-den-on (Hodadeion). 55 pages. 44. Bald Eagle Sends Mud-turtle around the World. 4 pages. 45. The Grandmother and her Granddaughter. 1 page. 46. Dzogeon and his Uncle. 4 pages. 47. Porcupine's Grandson and the Bear. 11 pages. 48. The Hatiwen-non-da-dye's (Thunders) rescue a woman from Antropophagi. 6 pages. 49. Sha-go-dyo-weq-go-wa. No 1. 3 pages. 50. The Murderous Crow. 4 pages.
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content: 74. Seneka Superstitions. 1 page. 75. The Man who became a fish and a Nya-gwai-e-he'. 76. Charm broken by eating an Otter's heart. 4 pages. 77. The Squeezed heart and the Naked Dance. 3 pages. 78. The Poor Hunter and the Little Man. 3 pages. 79. The Owl and the Two Sisters. 3 pages. 80. The Battle With the Great Snake. 2 pages. 81. The Fox and the Rabbit. 2 pages. 82. Da-gwa-no-en-yent. 2 pages. 83. Ongwe i-as and his Brother Dagwano-en-yent. 5 pages. 84. Gen-non' sgwa' (Stone Coat). 1 page. 85. The Gen-non' s-gwa' (Stone Coat) 2 pages. 86. The Gen-non' s-gwa' (Stone Coat). 3 pages. 87. Medicine Men. 2 pages. 88. The Snake with two heads. 2 pages. 89. The Turtle and his forces on the warpath. 5 pages. 90. The Red people and the Senekas. 1 page. 91. Seneka Ghost Story. 1 page. 92. Seneka Witch Story. 1 page. 93. Seneka Witchcraft. 1 page. 94. The Two Brothers. 3 pages. 95. Hotho' (Cold). 1 page. 96. The Story of the Boy and the Chestnuts. 5 pages. 97. Gaq-ga and Sga-ge-diq. 4 pages. 98. The Man who married a Buffalo Woman. 8 pages. 99. Wishakon and his Grandfather Visit Plethoak. 8 pages. 100. Ha-den-the-ni and Ha'-ni-gon-gen-da-tha'. 21 pages. 101. Ho-di-on-skon. 102. The Creation of Man. 2 pages. 103. The Great Bear and the Six Hunters, or the Great Dipper (Constellation).