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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4355 Comparative vocabulary of Cherokee dialects
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4355
- Creators:
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Jones, John Buttrick, 1824-1876Worcester, S. A. (Samuel Austin), 1798-1859
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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225 ItemsApproximately slips. Approximately 225 slips.
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
There are at least two different handwritings on the slips.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Mountain Cherokee dialect entries are copied from J. B. Jones, Cherokee Manuscript No. 396-a, The W[estern] Ch[erokee] is also attributed to "Jones." A third set of terms on some of the slips is from A. A. Worcester in H. R. Schoolcraft, History, Condition and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States, Philadelphia, 1852, Vol. II, pages 443-456. There are also some entries marked "Gab." or "Gabelenz", and some marked "auth.?", i.e., ̀€author unknown.'
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 4355, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Condition
The majority of the slips are numbered to correspond with the numbering in SI Comparative Vocabulary for the same terms.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4355
Local Note
Local Note
Manuscript Document
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Cherokee | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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