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National Anthropological Archives
MS 3675 Letter to George Gibbs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3675
- Creators:
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Gray, W. H. (William Henry), 1810-1889
- Dates:
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July 3, 1869
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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4 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Contains brief remarks on the languages, religious practices, and legends of various northwestern tribes, including the Cayuse, Kalapuya, Shoshone, Nez Perce, Wallawalla, Chehalis, etc.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 3675, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 3675
Local Note
Local Note
Promises to make and send corrected version of the "vocabulary of the Indian languages made by Rev S. Parker in 1835," [Journal of an Exploring Tour beyond the Rocky Mountains in the Years 1835-37, Ithaca, 1838, pages 327-338.] and "contents of Gray's history of Oregon" [A History of Oregon, 1792-1849, Portland, 1870]. Neither of these has been found in National Anthropological Archives, 11/1971.
Local Note
autograph letter signed
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Religion -- American Indian -- Northwest Coast | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Folklore -- American Indian -- Northwest Coast | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
American Indian -- Northwest Coast | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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