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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4860 James A. Geary papers on Algonquian linguistics
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4860
- Creators:
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Geary, James A.Otterby, Tom
- Dates:
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1930-1960
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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18 Boxes
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Collection includes Fox, Ojibwa, and Cheyenne linguistic data obtained from informants; Fox and Ojibwa dictionaries prepared largely from published sources; notes on Powhatan, Cree, Menominee, and comparative Algonquian; publications in and concerning Algonquian languages; correspondence; and miscellaneous personal papers.
Administration
Custodial History
Collection was presented to the National Anthropological Archives by Regina F. Hartzfeld, Head, Department of Anthropology, Catholic University, Washington, D. C. 20017 with the permission of of the Assistant Vice Rector for Business, June, 1969 (transmittal correspondence on file.)
Custodial History
Previously titled "Manuscript relating to Algonquian linguistics."
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 4860, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4860
Local Note
Local Note
Full series of Father Geary's Algonquian linguistic manuscripts are detailed in inventory of Geary papers, Number 4860, copy in "Master" file.
Local Note
Autograph document
Keywords
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