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Title:Haudenosaunee materials, Paul A. W. Wallace Papers
Contributor:Wallace, Paul A. W.
Congdon, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1877-
James, Edward T.
Miller, P. Schuyler (Peter Schuyler), 1912-1974
Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1881-1955
Montour, E. T.
Montour, Ethel Brant
Wargon, Allan
Jamieson, M. J.
Chalmers, Harvey, 1890-1971
Einhorn, Arthur (Skaroniate)
Durston, Harry C.
Akweks, Aren
Freeman, John F.
General, Emily
Gridley, Marion E. (Marion Eleanor), 1906-1974
Guthe, Alfred K. (Alfred Kidder), 1920-1983
Dawendine, 1902-
Mad Bear, -1985
Serres, John
Fenton, William N., (William Nelson), 1908-2005
Gabor, Robert (Sagotaoala)
Ritchie, William A. (William Augustus), 1903-1995
Cornplanter, Jesse J.
Ka-Hon-Hes
Cornplanter, Seneca chief, 1732?-1836
Date:1936-1967
Description: Materials relating to Paul A. W. Wallace's interest in Haudenosaunee people, history, and culture. Of particular interest will be Wallace's correspondence and interviews with Haudenosaunee individuals. This includes Wallace's extensive correspondence with Ray Fadden (Tehanetorens, Aren Akweks) on subjects such as publications, the Six Nations, the Akwesasne Mohawks, personal matters, etc., as well as a woodcut by John Fadden (Kahionhes) titled "The persecuted Iroquois"; Ray Fadden's "The Visions of Handsome Lake," an interpretation of Ray Fadden's wampum belt (with two drawings by John Fadden); and Ray Fadden's (Aren Akweks, Tehanetorens) "Iroquois Lesson Book-Stories for good children and bad." Interview materials include a Six Nations Journal, containing notes on interviews with Nick Peters, Chief Joseph Montour, John Napoleon Brinton Hewitt, Isaiah Williams, Chief Hess, Chief William Loft, Alec General, and Jerry Aaron; notes, manuscripts, and interviews with William Dewaseragech Loft relating to the Six Nations and to Wallace's preparation of an entry on Loft for the Dictionary of Canadian Biography; and a transcript of a talk on Haudenosaunee cosmogony and history of relations with white people attributed to the Seneca chief Cornplanter and taken from a document (circa 1822) in the Draper Collection at Princeton University. Other Native correspondents and consultants include Jesse J. Cornplanter regarding the purchase of drawings, along with five of Cornplanter's drawings: "Two Friends," "Mortise," and three untitled; Alexander J. General (Deskaheh) regarding copies of Wallace's White Roots of Peace, the identity of a Mohawk chief, the meaning of some names, and Wallace's trip for the Seventh Annual Pageant at Ohnedagowah; E. T. Montour regarding the Handsome Lake religion; Ethel Brant Montour regarding the Six Nations and the Brant and Montour families; Donald Richmond regarding copying the Seth Newhouse version of Deganawidah sent to the St. Regis Mohawks; Allan Wargon regarding the film "The Longhouse People"; M. J. Jamieson regarding attendance by Wallace at the Condolence to the Dead and the Great Feast for the Dead; Arthur Einhorn (Skaroniate) regarding copies of publications, misinformation about the Iroquois, and plans for building an "Indian village"; Emily General regarding possible genealogical studies of chiefs of the Six Nations, the annual pageant at Ohnedagowah, and vital statistics of Deskaheh (Hi-wyi-iss, Levi General); Bernice Minton Loft Winslow (Dawendine) regarding the Six Nations, the health of her father Chief William Loft (Mohawk), publications, her poetry; Mad Bear regarding a parcel of land in Philadelphia reportedly owned by the and Robert Gabor (Sagotaoala) regarding Gabor's interest in and research on the effects of the adoption complex on the Iroquois Confederacy, his art work for Ray Fadden, circumstances under which the Delawares entered the League, etc. There is also correspondence between Wallace and other non-Native researchers including Charles E. Congdon regarding arrangements for conferences on Iroquoian studies; James T. Edward regarding a biographical sketch of Madam Montour for Notable American Women, 1607-1950; Peter Schuyler Miller regarding the Deganawidah legend; Arthur Caswell Parker regarding the Six Nations and Conrad Weiser; Harvey Chalmers regarding Heckewelder's prejudice against the Six Nations and its effect on Cooper, and prejudice aroused by Cooper's novels; Howard F. Comrie regarding the Iroquois Confederacy as an inspiration for the Constitution and Bill of Rights; Harry C. Durston regarding the date and place of the founding of the Five Nations Confederacy and possible influences of the Six Nations on the United States Constitution; John F. Freeman regarding Ray Fadden and the Akwesasne Mohawk Counsellor Organization and mentioning Seth Newhouse, Bernice Loft, and Edward Ahenakew; Marion E. Gridley regarding The Amerindian: American Indian Review, a picture of Maria Tallchief, and role of the Delawares, Tuscaroras, and Oneidas in the American Revolution; Alfred K. Guthe regarding old photos of Iroquois costumes in the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences; John Serres regarding the dedication of an Iroquois monument at Scarboro, Ontario and attempts to preserve Native culture; William N. Fenton regarding the Six Nations, different versions of the Deganawidah legend, meanings of Indian names, archaeological work in the area to be flooded by the Kinzua Dam, political history of the Iroquois, Seth Newhouse, publications, research, fieldwork, etc.; an essay by Fenton on published and manuscript sources relating to the history of political institutions and laws of the Six Nations, particularly with regard to ethnological sources, procedural methods to reach the desired goal, and expected results (published in Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 93 (1949): pages 233-238); and William A. Ritchie regarding a meeting at the American Philosophical Society, Indian trails in the Delaware Valley, and the probable date of the founding of the Five Nations Confederacy. Finally, there are Wallace's own notes, drafts, essays, etc., including notes for and a draft of "The Iroquois-A Brief Outline of their History" and "Return of Hiawatha," on the reasons for Iroquois ascendancy.
Extent:39 items
Identifier:https://indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org/entry/10441
Language:English
Language (ISO639):eng
Spatial Coverage:Grand River
Subject:Haudenosaunee
Mohawk
Seneca
Tuscarora
Delaware
Oneida
Anthropology
Ethnography
Genealogy
Biography
Wampum
Folklore
Rites and ceremonies
Personal names
Archaeology
Religion
Politics and government
Government relations
Land claims
Indian artists
Art
Monuments
Clothing and dress
Adoption
Kinship
New York (State)--History
Ontario--History
Type:Correspondence
Drawings
Essays
Drafts
Type (DCMI):StillImage
Text
Type (OLAC):primary_text

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Citation: Wallace, Paul A. W.; Congdon, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1877-; James, Edward T.; Miller, P. Schuyler (Peter Schuyler), 1912-1974; Parker, Arthur Caswell, 1881-1955; Montour, E. T.; Montour, Ethel Brant; Wargon, Allan; Jamieson, M. J.; Chalmers, Harvey, 1890-1971; Einhorn, Arthur (Skaroniate); Durston, Harry C.; Akweks, Aren; Freeman, John F.; General, Emily; Gridley, Marion E. (Marion Eleanor), 1906-1974; Guthe, Alfred K. (Alfred Kidder), 1920-1983; Dawendine, 1902-; Mad Bear, -1985; Serres, John; Fenton, William N., (William Nelson), 1908-2005; Gabor, Robert (Sagotaoala); Ritchie, William A. (William Augustus), 1903-1995; Cornplanter, Jesse J.; Ka-Hon-Hes; Cornplanter, Seneca chief, 1732?-1836. 1936-1967. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society.
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