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National Anthropological Archives
MS 7011 A.S. Gatschet Scrapbook
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7011
- Creators:
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Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel), 1832-1907Boas, Franz, 1858-1942Putnam, F. W. (Frederic Ward), 1839-1915
- Dates:
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ca. 1885-96
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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138 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Contents: Copies of Science and other publications including a poem entitled "The Scientific Scrap, or the Battle of the Bone Hunter (after Bret Harte): "The Atakapa Language," Lake Charles (Louisiana) Echo, February 14, 1885, by Gatschet; form and instructions by F.W. Putnam and Franz Boas for collecting physical anthropological data for the World's Columbian Exposition. Also includes notes on Central American languages and dialects, a map of Central America annotated with the locations of linguistic groups, and notes on rules and notes for preparing subvouchers for the Bureau of American Ethnology.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 7011, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 7011
Other Title
Other Title
The Scientific Scrap, or the Battle of the Bone Hunter
Other Title
The Atakapa Language
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Expositions -- World's Columbian | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Central America | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Maps | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Atakapa | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Southern states | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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