National Anthropological Archives

Guide to the Ives Goddard papers, 1964-2005

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.1977-12
Creators:
Goddard, Ives, 1941-
Dates:
1964-2005
Languages:
Materials are in Algonquian, Alsea, Arapaho, Caddo, Dutch, English, Kickapoo, Maliseet, Meskwaki (Fox), Munsee, Onondaga, Penobscot, Peoria, Proto-Algonquian, Shawnee, Unami, Western Abenaki, Wyandot, and Yurok.
Physical Description:
5.75 Linear feet
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The papers are a miscellany that includes linguistic and ethnographic fieldnotes (1964-2005), teaching materials, student papers, papers for scholarly meetings, and research materials. There are handouts for an introductory course on Algonquian and papers and notes on Arapaho linguistic history, Conoy linguistics (including a transcription of texts--Christian prayers copied from a book once belonging to Henry Harrison [1652-1700]), Delaware social organization and ceremonies, Malecite prosodics, Menominee phonetics (w-umlaut), and the Uto-Aztecan pronominal system. There is also a copy of a Yurok word list by Howard Berman and a copy of a manuscript on Alsea grammar by Leo J. Frachtenburg. Also included are Arapaho, English-Meskwaki, and Proto-Algonquian slip files; annotated printouts of draft editions of Meskwaki (Fox) manuscripts in the NAA; and transcriptions of sound recordings and texts.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Biographical Note

Biographical Note
Ives Goddard attended Harvard University (Ph.D., 1969) and taught there for several years. He was a linguist in the Smithsonian Department of Anthropology 1976-2007 and has been Senior Linguist Emeritus since 2007.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Ives Goddard in 1977, 2002, and 2008.
Processing Information
The collection is unprocessed. Contact the repository for more information.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Portions of the collection are restricted. Contact the repository for more information.
Access to the Ives Goddard papers requires an appointment.
Preferred Citation
Ives Goddard papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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