Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . have never been understoodnor fully comprehended. I say that to study them satisfactorilyneeds a life time and at the end of life one has hardly begun thestudy. The study of the race is extremely kaleidoscopic. Youropportunities have been grand and rare. You have improvedthem well, and today are the best informed woman on Indian lorein America. Mrs Converse continued her studies and wrote many interestingarticles about the Indians and Indian lore for the newspapers ofthe country. The death of General Parker in 1895 ^^.s the first great sorroww
Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . have never been understoodnor fully comprehended. I say that to study them satisfactorilyneeds a life time and at the end of life one has hardly begun thestudy. The study of the race is extremely kaleidoscopic. Youropportunities have been grand and rare. You have improvedthem well, and today are the best informed woman on Indian lorein America. Mrs Converse continued her studies and wrote many interestingarticles about the Indians and Indian lore for the newspapers ofthe country. The death of General Parker in 1895 ^^.s the first great sorrowwhich Mrs Converse had experienced since the commencement ofher active interest in Indians and for a long period she mournedthe loss of the friend whose counsel and suggestions had been aninspiration. Starting out to carry on the labors and researches of her fatherHon. Thomas Maxwell, she now had as a legacy the work andplans which General Parker left. He had been a stanch friend ofhis people, an able sachem and a true Seneca. His counsel had been. 4 ildi^ 2 c 0, o?o .y\ G >C ou K IROQUOIS MYTHS AND LEGENDS 27 sought in all national matters by his people and his advice by thelegislators of the white men when Indian law was involved. MrsConverse therefore must redouble her vigilance and perfect herknowledge of the Indians. The necessity of collecting materialto illustrate their culture impressed her and she began to completeher collection. About this time the State Museum was given anappropriation with which to establish an Indian museum. MrsConverses interest was awakened and she saw her opportunity toplace the State in possession of a magnificent collection of articlesillustrating the culture of the Iroquois. The collection was givenin memory of her father Thomas Maxwell and is known as theConverse-Maxwell memorial. Subsequently her services weresought by the State as a collector for the museum and to her theState Museum is indebted for an interesting portion of the ethno-lo
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