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National Anthropological Archives
MS 526 Letter to George Gibbs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS526
- Creators:
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Furuhjelm, Johan Hampus, 1821-1909Gibbs, George, 1815-1873
- Dates:
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December, 1860
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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12 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letter discusses the several dialects of Northwestern America, and indicating the number of speakers; with appended list of Sitka (Tlingit) words. Also with the file is a clerk's copy of the letter only.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Hjalmar J. Furuhjeim was governor of Russian Colonies in America.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 526, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 526
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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American Indian -- Northwest Coast | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Tlingit | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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