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National Anthropological Archives
MS 7440 Copy of Horatio Hale's "Manuscript volume of memoranda and notes"
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7440
- Creators:
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Hale, Horatio, 1817-1896
- Dates:
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1830s-40s
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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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
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 7440
Keywords
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