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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4630 A Grammar of the Western Dialect of the Cherokee Language of the Iroquoian Family. Based upon field work in Oklahoma and North Carolina
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4630
- Creators:
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Gillespie, John D.
- Dates:
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1949-1954
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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136 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
First portion brings together material on Sequoyah and the syllabary; there is some discussion of Caddoan-Iroquoian relationships; the grammar is approximately the last third of the manuscript.
Administration
Custodial History
Printed at the Smithsonian from microfilm lent by the author, April 1962, in memory of James Mooney. Original manuscript deposited by author in American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 4630, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4630
Local Note
Local Note
Microprint of typed manuscript
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Writing systems -- Cherokee | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Caddo | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Cherokee | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Iroquois | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Northeast | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Southern states | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Sequoyah, 1770?-1843 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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