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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2795 Truman Michelson note that Beothuk is not extinct with contact information of authority on subject
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2795
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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InEnglishwith a cognate set inCree,Delaware, andOjibwa.
- Physical Description:
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1 Page
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Typed note stating that Beothuk is not extinct, with the contact information of Dr. H. Addy, the "best authority on them." It appears that this note may have been extracted from a 1914 letter from Lousiana. Handwritten by Truman Michelson at the bottom of the slip of paper is a Cree, Delaware, and Ojibwa cognate set and "Rev. W.C. Gaynor of St. Benedict La."
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Preferred Citation
Manuscript 2795, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2795
Local Note
Local Note
Title changed from "Note on information showing this stock not extinct" 4/7/2014.
Keywords
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Cree language | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Delaware language | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ojibwa language | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Beothuk Indians | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Subarctic | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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