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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2485 Comparative vocabulary of the Muskhogean dialects
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2485
- Creators:
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Scomp, H. A. (Henry Anselm), 1843-
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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1,054 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Choctaw and Creek sections only completed.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Mr. Julian H. Moore, grandson of Henry Scomp's sister visited May 2, 1962. He states that the dictionary was recorded by Mr. Henry Scomp at his home in Danville, Kentucky at the end of his life, and after his teaching career at Emory College. Mr. Moore states he does not recall hearing Mr. Scomp referred to as "Reverend," but that he was a professor. Mr. Scomp's sister Viola is still living in Danville. Mr. Moore lives there also.
Administration
Custodial History
Forwarded to the Bureau of American Ethnology by Miss Viola W. Scomp, August 1, 1913, after her father's death. Extensive correspondence in Smithsonan Institution files, 1912-13 and previous years, covering the history of this work and Scomp's collaboration with the B.A.E.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 2485, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2485
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Muskogee (Creek) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Choctaw | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Southern states | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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