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National Anthropological Archives
MS 7589 Ingalik tales and miscellaneous other material
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7589
- Creators:
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Chapman, John W. (John Wight), 1858-1939
- Dates:
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ca. 1903-1908
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Includes Ingalik, interlineal translations and free translations of "The Crow's Disappointment"; "The Little Hawk"; How the Fox Became Red"; "Origin of Amphibians"; "The Sun and the Moon"; "The Wolverine"; "How the Boys Escaped"; and of Bible passages for Good Friday, Easter, and first, second, and fifth Sundays. Also includes Chapman's notes on the esclipse of the moon, February 27, 1906; "A Christian Burial," Current Notes, Christ Church Mission, Anvik, April 17, 1903. There is also an unidentified list of words.
Administration
Custodial History
Transferred from the Department of Anthropology, Columbia University, 1979.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 7589, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 7589
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Degexit'an (Ingalik) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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