National Anthropological Archives

MS 2439 Chitimacha-English dictionary

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS2439
Creators:
Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
Dates:
1908-1931
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
800 Items
ca. 800 cards
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Makes use of Chitimacha-English dictionary of A. S. Gatschet (Manuscript Number 349-a), with revisions based on field work in Charenton, Louisiana, 1908-1931. Also includes "Dictionary of the Chitimacha Language by A. S. Gatschet and J. R. Swanton," English index to the Chitimacha. Typescript document. Approximately 1000 cards; plus a separate group of approximately 300 "rejects." Box 1: Chitimacha-English; Box 2: English-Chitimacha.

Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 2439, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 2439

Local Note

Local Note
typescript document with A. notations


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Language and languages -- Documentation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Chitimacha Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Southern states Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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