National Anthropological Archives

MS 2445 Materials deriving from the study of a letter in the Apalachee language

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS2445
Creators:
Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
Dates:
undated
Languages:
Undetermined
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Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
1. Letter, handwritten in Apalachee. January 21, 1688. Photostat. 3 pages 2. Translation of letter, printed in Spanish. Photostat. 4 pages 3. Transcription of letter, typed; with handwritten interlinear translation in English. First draft by Swanton. 5 pages. 4. Transcription of letter, with interlinear translation in English. Second draft by Swanton. Typed, 5 pages. 5. English translation of letter by Swanton. Typed 5 pages. 6. Card index of Apalachee words, with numbered references to pages and lines of the text. 249 cards. On the microfilm reel the above items appear in the following order: 3,4,5,1,2,6.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
Microfilm reel 6

Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 2445, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 2445

Local Note

Local Note
See Haas, Mary R. The Position of Apalachee in the Muskogean Family, IJAL 15:2, Apl. 1949, pages 121-27. She writes: "Virtually all of the linguistic material on Apalachee that has been preserved is contained in ʹa letter in the Spanish and Apalachee languages,ʹ which was written for transmission to King Charles IIʹ and bears the date January 21, 1688. Swanton kindly provided me with a copy of this letter a few years ago..."


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Language and languages -- Documentation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Apalachee (archaeological) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Southern states Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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