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National Anthropological Archives
MS 528 Letter to George Gibbs
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS528
- Creators:
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Furuhjelm, Johan Hampus, 1821-1909Gibbs, George, 1815-1873
- Dates:
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April, 1862
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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3 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Letter transmitting Yakutat (Tlingit) vocabulary, and vocabulary of an Indian language spoken around Fort Ross, California; includes discussion of origin of the term, "Kolosh." Also incomplete clerk's copy of the letter, 1 page.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Hjalmar J. Furuhjeim was governor of Russian Colonies in America.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 528, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 528
Local Note
Local Note
The enclosures are not present. The Yakutat vocabulary is probably Number 537. No Pomo or other California Indian vocabulary transmitted by Governor Furuhjelm has been located (7/62).
Keywords
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Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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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