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National Anthropological Archives
MS 1219-b Letter to Professor Baird, Secretary Smithsonian Institution, from E. A. Barber, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 19, 1882
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1219B
- Creators:
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Hoffman, Walter James, 1846-1899Barber, Edwin Atlee, 1851-1916Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887Mason, Otis Tufton, 1838-1908
- Dates:
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May 5, 1882
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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10 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Encloses a "circular" which he has prepared, consisting of a series of 94 questions, for the purpose of facilitating the collection of material for a study of native North American music. Letters of comment by O. T. Mason and Professor Baird, indicating they feel the circular too elaborate for use by the Smithsonian Institution. Also letter of transmission, 1 page.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 1219-b, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 1219-b
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Music | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Circulars, anthropological | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
American Indian | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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