National Anthropological Archives

MS 371 Russian Eskimo Correspondence

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS371
Creators:
Gibbs, George, 1815-1873
Voyevodsky, Stepan Vasiliyevich, 1805-1884
Furuhjelm, Johan Hampus, 1821-1909
Ostensacken, R.
Dates:
1856-1864
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
28 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Drafts of letters sent and letters received from Governors of the Russian Colonies in America concerning the collecting of vocabularies, including 2 letters signed by Governor Wowodsky (1857, 1858) and letter signed by Governor J. Furuhjelm (1859). Also includes autograph letter signed by R. Ostensacken, Newport Rhode Island, August 10, 1864, explaining Russian terms used in Alaska.

Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 371, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 371

Local Note

Local Note
autograph drafts of letters
Local Note
manuscript letter


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Eskimos Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Arctic peoples Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Subarctic Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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