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National Anthropological Archives
MS 191-a Letters to George Gibbs with sketch, general remarks, and Coos Bay language vocabulary
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS191A
- Creators:
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Milhau, John J.Gibbs, George, 1815-1873
- Dates:
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1856
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letter to George Gibbs, October 13, 1856, 2 pages. Letter to George Gibbs, November 14, 1856, transmitting "Coos Bay" vocabulary of two "different dialects of the same language," identified as "An-a-sitch" and Coos Bay" in Gibbs' copy (Manuscript Number 191-b), 6 pages; "a sketch of the coast showing the relative positions of the Siusclau, Alseya and Yakoner rivers," 1 page; "a few general remarks about the Coast Indians," 4 pages; and a copy of Milhau's "dictionary of sounds," 1 page.
Scope and Contents
Letter of November 14, 1856 states: "I enclose you herewith vocabularies of the Indian languages spoken between Cape Arago and Cape Foulweather viz the Coose Bay [Manuscript Number 191-a], lower Umpqua or Kallawatsett [Manuscript Number 958], and the Alseya [Manuscript Number 955-a], also the Umpquah proper [Manuscript Number 193-a]."
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Citation
Manuscript 191-a, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 191-a
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Coosan | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Drawings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Coos (Kusan) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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