National Anthropological Archives

MS 4860 James A. Geary papers on Algonquian linguistics

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS4860
Creators:
Geary, James A.
Otterby, Tom
Dates:
1930-1960
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
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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Language and languages -- Documentation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Algonquin Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Meskwaki; Sauk & Fox Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fox Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cree Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Algonquin (Algonkin) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Powhatan Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Menominee (Menomini) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Northeast Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Great Plains Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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