Spotted Elk, Molly, 1903-1977
Variant namesPenobscot Indian, of Indian Island, Old Town, Me.; b. Molly Alice Nelson; became dancer in vaudeville and clubs in New York performing under name: Molly Spotted Elk; became dancer on Paris stage, marrying a French journalist, Jean Archambaud; fled France during the German occupation in World War II; writer and chronicler of traditional Penobscot tales and legends.
From the description of Writings, [192-]-[197-]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70971754
Penobscot Indian, of Indian Island, Old Town, Me.; b. Molly Alice Nelson; became dancer in vaudeville and clubs in New York performing under name: Molly Spotted Elk; became dancer on Paris stage, marrying a French journalist Jean Archambaud, but fled the country during the German occupation in World War II.
From the description of Papers, [192-]-[199-]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70971762
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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creatorOf | Spotted Elk, Molly, 1903-1977. Papers, [192-]-[199-]. | Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History, Maine Folklife Center | |
creatorOf | Spotted Elk, Molly, 1903-1977. Writings, [192-]-[197-]. | Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History, Maine Folklife Center | |
creatorOf | Moore, Jean,. Molly Spotted Elk collection, 1977. | Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History, Maine Folklife Center | |
creatorOf | Spotted Elk, Molly, 1903-1977. Writings, [192-]-[197-]. | Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History, Maine Folklife Center | |
referencedIn | Moore, Jean,. Oral history interview, 1977. | Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History, Maine Folklife Center | |
referencedIn | Link, Carl, 1887-. Carl Link papers, 1887-1977. | National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum |
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associatedWith | Link, Carl, 1887- | person |
associatedWith | McBride, Bunny. | person |
associatedWith | Moore, Jean, | person |
associatedWith | Nelson family. | family |
associatedWith | Penobscot Indian Band. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Spotted Elk, Molly, 1903-1977. | person |
Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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Indian Island (Penobscot County, Me.) | |||
Maine | |||
France | |||
Old Town (Me.) | |||
United States |
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Abenaki Indians |
Dance |
Indian literature |
Indian literature |
Indians of North America |
Indians of North America |
Penobscot Indians |
Vaudeville |
Occupation |
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Dancers |
Dancers |
Indian women authors |
Activity |
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Person
Birth 1903-11-17
Death 1977-02-21