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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| Maine | |||
| France | |||
| Indian Island (Penobscot County, Me.) | |||
| 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 |
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Person
Birth 1903-11-17
Death 1977-02-21
