MS 979 Clerk's copy of Makah vocabulary MS 980
MS 3987 Copies by James G. Swan of drawings by Haida Indians of mythological animals, some dated 1873
1 Item (proofsheet )
MS 1037 A Vocabulary of the Haida Indians of Prince of Wales Archipelago, obtained from a Haida of Cape Kaigahni, Alaska by James G. Swan
MS 1215 Letters received from James G. Swan
Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
Letters concern tribes of the Northwest Coast. March 5 Letter to Professor S. F. Baird. Port Townsend [Washington Territory] 2 pages. April 9 Letter to Professor S. F. Baird. Port Townsend [Washington Territory] 3 pages. May 14 Letter to Major J. W. Powell. Port Townsend [Washington Territory]. 1 page. June 4 Letter to Major J. W. Powell …
MS 990 Vocabulary of the Makah, and Local nomenclature of the Makah
Gibbs, George, 1815-1873
Also 2-page prefatory note by George Gibbs.
MS 2389 Mortuary customs of Indians in Southwestern Alaska
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
2 Drawings
Description of mortuary customs of the Akaskan Indians on Prince of Wales Islands and Tongass, southwestern Alaska, and two drawings of which Swan was an eye witness during his cruise on the U. S. Revenue Steamer Oliver Wolcott in the summer of 1875.
MS 4085 Letter to Major Powell
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
Discussion of tattoo marks of the Haida of Queen Charlotte Islands, B. C. and the Prince of Wales Archipelago, southern Alaska.
MS 1035 Letter to Major J. W. Powell
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
Notes and corrections to Contributions to North American Ethnology, Volume 1, 1877 (Part I, W. H. Dall, "Tribes of the Extreme Northwest;" Part II, George Gibbs, "Tribes of Western Washington and Northwestern Oregon.")
MS 1207-a Letter to Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Report of a cruise in the U. S. Steamer Wolcott of the Revenue Marine Service, June-July, 1875 in the waters of Alaska and British Columbia. A chart, referred to on page 1 of the letter is not present: "I send a chart published by the English Admiralty of that portion of the …
MS 1207-b Letter to Major J. W. Powell and sketch map
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
1 Item (sketch map )
Outlining proposed exploration in the Queen Charlotte Islands. Refers to his previous letter of December 6; this is not present.
