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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4142 A Grammatical Sketch of the Natchez Language
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4142
- Creators:
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Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958Sam, Watt, 1876-1944
- Dates:
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1918
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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87 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Also miscellaneous rough grammatical notes marked, "Goes with Natchez Grammatical Sketch." Autograph document. 20 pages and 4 slips. Typescript document. 4 slips.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
According to Bureau of American Ethnology-AR for 1918-1919, page 5, at the end of the year [1918]" Swanton "prepared a grammatical sketch of the Natchez language from materials collected by him during the last ten years from one of the three surviving speakers of the tongue."
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Negative microfilm on file.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 4142, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4142
Local Note
Local Note
Informant: Watt Sam of Braggs, Oklahoma.
Local Note
typescript document
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Natchez | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Southern states | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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