MS 193 Vocabularies of Umpqua Valley (proper) Oregon
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS193
- Creators:
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Milhau, John J.Gibbs, George, 1815-1873
- Dates:
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1856
- Languages:
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Undetermined
- Physical Description:
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18 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
MS 191-a: Note in hand of Milhau: "...this language was spoken by nearly all the Indians who formerly occupied the valley of the Umpqua east of the Coast Range and is very similar to that spoken on the Headwaters of the Coquille."
MS 191-b: Two copies by George Gibbs of John J. Milhau's Upper Umpqua vocabulary. Consists of 1 literal copy, 6 pages, and 1 transliterated copy, 6 pages.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Microfilm reel 33.
Author
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 193
Local Note
Local Note
Letter of November 14, 1856 (Manuscript Number 191-a) 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 Umpque or Kallawatsett [Manuscript Number 958], and the Alseya [Manuscript Number 955-a], also the Umpqua proper [Manuscript Number 193-a].
Local Note
Note in hand of G. Gibbs: "The real Tinne-Umpqua."
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 193, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Umpqua -- Upper | Culture | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Repository Contact
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