Fidelia A. H. Fielding papers
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Scope and content
Digitized versions of the original three diaries written in the Mohegan language: December 20, 1902-January 23, 1903; April 21 - June 24, 1904; and May 17 - June 21, 1904. Copy of the Lord's Prayer in Mohegan; and a certificate for the unveiling of a monument in memory of Fidelia Fielding at Fort Shantok Park (Norwich, CT) by the Degree of Pocohantas, May 24, 1936.
Dates
- 1902-1904, 1936.
Creator
- Fielding, Fidelia A. H. (Person)
- Huntington Free Library (Former owner, Organization)
Extent
63.5 megabytes.
Language of Materials
Algonquian languages
Ownership and Custodial History
Provenance: The Division of Rare and Manucript collections came into possession of Fidelia Fielding's papers in 2004 with the acquisition of the Native American Collection of Huntington Free Library in the Bronx, New York. On November 4, 2020, Fielding's physical papers were returned to the Mohegan Tribe in Connecticut.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals are with the Mohegan Tribe in Connecticut.
Existence and Location of Copies
Diaries are available digitally at: https://rare.library.cornell.edu/american-indian-history-culture/#fielding.
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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