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National Anthropological Archives
MS 371 Russian Eskimo Correspondence
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS371
- Creators:
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Gibbs, George, 1815-1873Voyevodsky, Stepan Vasiliyevich, 1805-1884Furuhjelm, Johan Hampus, 1821-1909Ostensacken, R.
- Dates:
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1856-1864
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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28 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Drafts of letters sent and letters received from Governors of the Russian Colonies in America concerning the collecting of vocabularies, including 2 letters signed by Governor Wowodsky (1857, 1858) and letter signed by Governor J. Furuhjelm (1859). Also includes autograph letter signed by R. Ostensacken, Newport Rhode Island, August 10, 1864, explaining Russian terms used in Alaska.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 371, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 371
Local Note
Local Note
autograph drafts of letters
Local Note
manuscript letter
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Eskimos | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Arctic peoples | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Subarctic | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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