"No. 1 Coyote Story" - Holographic manuscript and typed transcript, 1940-2003
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The unique components of this collection are Percy Bigmouth's holographic manuscripts of Lipan myths and legends, which were traditionally related orally. Bigmouth was worried that the oral tradition was slowly disappearing, and began writing the stories down. In his correspondence, he asks Martha Gene Neyland Harris to please correct his English. His writings include coyote stories, stories about fighting between the Lipan and Comanche, and stories about birds and animals. The stories give insight into the history, religion, social life and customs of the Lipan Apache, and to a lesser extent, the Mescalero Apache, Comanche, and people just south of the border in Mexico.
The collection also contains some correspondence, a few photographs and a statement providing background information on Martha Gene Neyland Harris and Percy Bigmouth. It also includes a 1958 article in Frontier Times, relating the story of the elder Big Mouth as told to Eve Ball. This story gives an account of the Mescalero Apache way of life and events surrounding their forced relocation to Fort Sumner in 1863.
The collection was donated to the Center for Southwest Research by Dr. Jackson Harris, husband of Martha Gene Neyland Harris.
The collection also contains some correspondence, a few photographs and a statement providing background information on Martha Gene Neyland Harris and Percy Bigmouth. It also includes a 1958 article in Frontier Times, relating the story of the elder Big Mouth as told to Eve Ball. This story gives an account of the Mescalero Apache way of life and events surrounding their forced relocation to Fort Sumner in 1863.
The collection was donated to the Center for Southwest Research by Dr. Jackson Harris, husband of Martha Gene Neyland Harris.
Dates
- 1940-2003
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 box (.3 cu. ft.)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu