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National Anthropological Archives
MS 985 Nootka Vocabularies
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS985
- Creators:
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Sproat, Gilbert Malcolm, 1832-1913Gibbs, George, 1815-1873Anderson, Alexander Caulfield, 1814-1884
- Dates:
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1853-4 ?
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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12 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Contents: (a)- Vocabulary, 6 pages on printed schedule distributed by George Gibbs, Washington Territory. (b)- Partial copy of vocabulary a on printed form with heading "Comparative Vocabulary," 6 pages. Only the words on the original which correspond with those on printed sheets were copied.
Also includes letter from A.C. Anderson to George Gibbs referring to the vocabulary. June 12, 1865.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 985-a-b, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 985-a-b
Local Note
Local Note
Note on original states: "This and the Nootka are almost identical."
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) | 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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