National Anthropological Archives

MS 1799 Notes on the sign language of the Plains Indians

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS1799
Creators:
Scott, Hugh Lenox, 1853-1934
Dates:
November 5, 1915
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
33 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Discusses history and theory of sign language. Includes proof-sheet copy of same, headed "Americanists Report, 8025." Printed document with Manuscript corrections. 12 pages.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
A paper of this title is listed in Second Pan American Scientific Congress, the Final Act, Washington, 1916, as having been read at the Second Pan American Scientific Congress, December 27, 1915 - January 8, 1916, held in Washington.

Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 1799, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 1799

Local Note

Local Note
carbon copy typescript document


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
American Indian -- Plains Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sign language Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Language and languages -- Documentation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
American Indian -- Plains Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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