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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2254 Vocabulary of the Lower Chinook
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2254
- Creators:
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Shortess, Robert, 1797-1878Shortess, Robert, Mrs.Gibbs, George, 1815-1873
- Dates:
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1853
- Languages:
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Multiple languages.
- Physical Description:
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16 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The document consists of a four-page original, a copy in the same hand, and a copy in a different hand. The last-mentioned copy is the item described in James C. Pilling's Bibliography of the Chinookan Languages, Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin, 1893, p. 68.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Robert Shortess's wife was "a native Chinook woman."
Administration
Custodial History
The item was found in the John P. Harrington papers when it was processed. Elaine Mills, the editor, turned it over for cataloging in 1991. The document was signed out to Harrington on January 22, 1938, and was indicated as being "out" on July 25, 1939. Margaret Blaker noted that the document was not in the archives on August 12, 1957.
Custodial History
Previously titled "Lower Chinook Vocabulary"
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Manuscript 2254, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2254
Local Note
Local Note
Manuscript documents
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Chinook | 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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