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National Anthropological Archives
MS 1616 Vocabulary of Eastern or Mountain Cherokee in Powell's Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1616
- Creators:
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Mooney, James, 1861-1921Smith, N. J. (Nimrod Jarrett), approximately 1838-1893
- Dates:
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May and June, 1885
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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175 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Recorded in the schedule in John Wesley Powell's Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages.
Scope and Contents
Also includes many scattered ethnographic notes, 13 pages of Cherokee place names, and 6 pages of Cherokee personal names (pages 86-87, 104, 107-108, and 112).
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
"Obtained at Washington, D. C. in May and June, 1885, of N. J. Smith (Tsá-la-tiʹ -hi or Charles-killer), the principal chief of the eastern Cherokees, composed mainly of old âʹ -tă-lu Tsăʹ -lă-kiʹ or [?] Upper Cherokees . . . ." Mooneyʹs signature is dated "July 9, 1885."
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Negative microfilm on Reel No. 13.
Custodial History
Previously titled "Vocabulary of Eastern or Mountain Cherokee."
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 1616, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 1616
Local Note
Local Note
Autograph Document Signed
Place
Place
Washington D.C.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Cherokee | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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