National Anthropological Archives

MS 7440 Copy of Horatio Hale's "Manuscript volume of memoranda and notes"

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS7440
Creators:
Hale, Horatio, 1817-1896
Dates:
1830s-40s
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
166 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Included are notes from the Sandwich Island Gazette and other periodicals, original notes and vocabularies, diary entries, and copies of materials collected by others. There is a description of the New Hebrides, Gambier, disturbances on the Duke of Clarence's Island of the Tokelaus, notice of the death of John Alexis Augustus Bachelot, and wordlist of the Kingsmill language, material on the Ellice Islands and Nukufetau, a Samoan vocabulary and notes on religion and on ceremonial language from Mr. Mills (missionry at Apia), grammar notes and a vocabulary from Fakaafo, language material on Drummond's Island, and some generalized notes on geography and culture as well as miscellaneous specific materials.

Administration

Custodial History
The material was obtained by Saul Riesenberg, apparently from the Turnbull Library in Wellington, New Zealand. It was sent by Dr. Riesenberg to the Department of Anthropology and turned over to the archives early in 1987.
Custodial History
Previously titled "Notebook."

Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 7440, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 7440


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Language and languages -- Documentation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
New Hebrides Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gambier Islands (French Polynesia) Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tokelau Islands -- Duke of Clarence Island Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kingmills Islands -- language Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ellice Islands -- language Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Nukufetau -- language Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Samoa -- language -- ceremonial language -- Religion Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fakaafo -- lanaguage Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Drummond's Island -- language Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Alexander Turnbull Library Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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