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National Anthropological Archives
MS 3436 Smithsonian Institution Comparative Vocabularies
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3436
- Creators:
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Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel), 1832-1907Hale, Horatio, 1817-1896Powers, Stephen, 1840-1904Bergland, Eric, 1844-1918Loew, O. (Oscar), 1844-Richardson, E. M.
- Dates:
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1870s-1880s
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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2 Volumes530 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The materials are included in volumes (Smithsonian Institution Comparative Vocabulary, May 1863) marked "2" and "3." Volume 1 has not been found. Included are both originals and copies of vocabularies that come from several different sources. Most of the material concern Indians of North and South America but there are also vocabularies of Cantonese and Chukchi. Most of the vocabularies are in printed schedules but a few are in the form of notes and one is part of a letter from Oscar Loew to Albert Samuel Gatschet.
Administration
Custodial History
Previously titled "Vocabularies."
Using the Collection
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
P.D. and MS.D.
Citation
Manuscript 3436, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 3436
Keywords
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| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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