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Title: Refs: Wedding Reception Menu; James Mott, 1823 January 3 - 1823 May 26
Identifier(s): text:267875
Subject: Marriage--United States
Date: 1823

Title: "Eugenists are Congratulated."
Identifier(s): graphics:1493; APSdigobj3443
Description: Newspaper article on the congratulations being given to the first family to present a bill of health at their marriage, and their efforts at passing the California eugenic marriage bill.; Leon Whitney scrapbook, 1927-1930; Box 1, page 96.
Source: American Eugenics Society material collected by Leon F. Whitney (Mss.575.06.Am3w);
Subject: Eugenics; Marriage; Clippings
Date: 1929 May 20

Title: "Eugenics Victory."
Identifier(s): graphics:1492; APSdigobj3442
Description: Newspaper clipping featuring the first family to produce affidavits of health upon marriage, and announcing the new law making such certificates compulsory in California.; Leon Whitney scrapbook, 1927-1930; Box 1, page 7.
Source: American Eugenics Society material collected by Leon F. Whitney (Mss.575.06.Am3w);
Subject: Eugenics; Marriage; Clippings
Date: 1929 May 30

Title: Marriage of the Chief's Daughters
Identifier(s): audio:5808; APSdigrec_0060; Recording Number: 13; Program Number: 01
Source: Swadesh, Morris. Stories in Chitimacha, [1931]. (Mss.Rec.7);
Subject: Chitimacha language; Marriage
Date: 1934

Title: Refs: Society of Friends Wedding, 1823 January 19 - 1823 September 6
Identifier(s): text:267854
Subject: Marriage--United States; Family life
Date: 1823

Title: Will Marriage Disappear?
Identifier(s): video:1092; 2011_04_008
Description: Following the live presentation of the royal wedding, Dr. Furstenberg examines how the institution of marriage has changed in the western world.
Subject: Ethnography & Linguistics; Marriage, History; APS Meeting Videos
Date: 2011-04-29

Title: Seltin's Marriage Song
Identifier(s): audio:6928; local: APSdigrec_1018; local: 03; local: 02
Description: Introduction in Tlingit. Words to song in Tsimshian.
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music; Marriage
Date: 1954-03-27

Title: The Magic Arrow
Identifier(s): audio:9129; APSdigrec_0567; Series: 02; Recording Number: 10; Program Number: 01
Description: A legend about a poor boy who married the chief's daughter because of his possession of a magic arrow.; Originally recorded on wire recorder in 1948 and transferred to reel-to-reel tape in 1949.
Source: Willets, Jane. Ottawa material, [1947]. (Mss.Rec.1);
Subject: Ottawa language; Ottawa Indians--Folklore; Marriage--Folklore
Date: 1948-06

Title: Chart used at Kansas Free Fair showing "marriages fit and unfit" with outcomes of "pure" and "abnormal" unions.
Identifier(s): graphics:1641; APSimg1480; Negative Number: 870.033
Description: American Eugenics Society photograph of chart showing "marriages fit and unfit" with outcomes of "pure" and "abnormal" unions.; Original scrapbook no. 575.06:Am3 no. 033
Source: American Eugenics Society Records (Mss.575.06.Am3); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.575.06.Am3-ead.xml
Subject: Eugenics; American Eugenics Society; Fairs--Kansas; Marriage
Date: ca. 1929

Title: Old-time arrangements for marriage
Identifier(s): audio:4381; APSdigrec_0155; Recording Number: 09; Program Number: 05
Source: Wallace, Anthony F. C. Tuscarora material, [1948-1949]. (Mss.Rec.2);
Subject: Marriage; Tuscarora Indians--Social life and customs
Date: 1949-07-11

Title: Chart used at Kansas Free Fair describing "unfit human traits" and the importance of eugenic marriage.
Identifier(s): graphics:1648; APSimg1481; Negative Number: 870.034
Description: American Eugenics Society photograph of chart describing "unfit human traits" and the importance of eugenic marriage.; Original scrapbook no. 575.06:Am3 no. 034
Source: American Eugenics Society Records (Mss.575.06.Am3); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.575.06.Am3-ead.xml
Subject: Eugenics; American Eugenics Society; Fairs--Kansas; Marriage
Date: ca. 1929

Title: Love Affairs
Identifier(s): audio:4467; APSdigrec_0375; Recording Number: 13; Program Number: 03
Source: Lukoff, Fred. Onondaga material, [1948, 1950]. (Mss.Rec.3);
Subject: Onondaga language; Onondaga Indians--Social life and customs; Diseases; Interracial marriage; Marriage; Onondaga women
Date: 1950-08

Title: Love Affairs
Identifier(s): audio:4510; APSdigrec_0411; Recording Number: 20; Program Number: 03
Description: A translation into English of a recorded Onondaga text as it is played back to the speaker in segments.
Source: Lukoff, Fred. Onondaga material, [1948, 1950]. (Mss.Rec.3);
Subject: Onondaga language; Onondaga Indians--Social life and customs; Diseases; Interracial marriage; Marriage; Onondaga women
Date: 1950-08

Title: Franklin, Benjamin to Ann Hudson de Lavau, 1783 August 10; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790. to Mrs. Ann Hudson de Lavau
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:12405
Description: Benjamin Franklin informs Ann Hudson de Lavau that the money and other necessary items to allow her to return America have arrived. He tells her that he hopes to arrange her travel shortly.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Women--History--18th century; Marriage; Beall, Samuel
Date: 1783-08-10; 2022

Title: Four excerpts from Russian wedding rite
Identifier(s): APSdigrec_3791; Recording Number: 09; Program Number: 16
Description: Originally recorded on 78-rpm disc, transferred to open reel tape for the APS by the Library of Congress in 1970.
Subject: Marriage customs and rites--Russia; Wedding music--Russia (Federation)
Date: Undated

Title: Old-time arrangements for marriage
Identifier(s): audio:4375; APSdigrec_0156; Recording Number: 09; Program Number: 06
Source: Wallace, Anthony F. C. Tuscarora material, [1948-1949]. (Mss.Rec.2);
Subject: Tuscarora language; Marriage; Tuscarora Indians--Social life and customs
Date: 1949-07-11

Title: Wedding of Alfred Fred and Gina Fred [1 of 8]
Identifier(s): audio:22126; Recording Number: 19791124-02; Program Number: 01
Description: Recording includes speeches, music, and other ceremonial details, given by multiple speakers and performers. A partial transcript of the recordings is available in the Susan Golla papers. Cassette 1 of 5 is not in the Susan Golla papers.
Source: Susan Golla Papers (Mss.Ms.Coll.89); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.Ms.Coll.89-ead.xml
Subject: Nootka Indians--Social life and customs; Nootka Indians--Marriage customs and rites
Date: 1979-11-24

Title: Wedding of Alfred Fred and Gina Fred [7 of 8]
Identifier(s): audio:22132; Recording Number: 19791124-05; Program Number: 01
Description: Recording includes speeches, music, and other ceremonial details, given by multiple speakers and performers. A partial transcript of the recordings is available in the Susan Golla papers. Cassette 1 of 5 is not in the Susan Golla papers.
Source: Susan Golla Papers (Mss.Ms.Coll.89); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.Ms.Coll.89-ead.xml
Subject: Nootka Indians--Social life and customs; Nootka Indians--Marriage customs and rites
Date: 1979-11-24

Title: Hill, Henry to Sarah Franklin Bache, 1798 July 23
Identifier(s): text:320635
Description: Letter from Henry Hill to Sally Bache concerning money.
Creator: Hill, Henry, 1732-1798et al
Subject: Women--Social life and customs--18th century; Marriage; Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808
Date: 1798-07-23; 2021

Title: The Chief with Seven Sons
Identifier(s): audio:9097; APSdigrec_0032; Series: 02; Recording Number: 04; Program Number: 01
Description: Legend of an Ottawa woman kidnapped by the Sioux and the death of the Sioux chief's seven sons, each of whom tried successively to marry her.; Originally recorded on wire recorder in 1948 and transferred to reel-to-reel tape in 1949.
Source: Willets, Jane. Ottawa material, [1947]. (Mss.Rec.1);
Subject: Ottawa language; Ottawa Indians--Folklore; Ottawa Indians--History; Kidnapping; Forced marriage; Dakota Indians
Date: 1948-05-05