MS 4800 James O. Dorsey papers
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Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895
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circa 1870-1956
bulk 1870-1895
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30 Linear feet (70 boxes, 1 oversized box, 20 manuscript envelopes, 4 rolled maps, and 23 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4800
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National Anthropological Archives
Reverend James Owen Dorsey (1848-1895) was a missionary and Bureau of American Ethnology ethnologist who conducted extensive research on Siouan tribes and languages.The papers of James Owen Dorsey comprise mostly ethnographic and linguistic materials on various tribes of the Siouan language family as well as tribes from Siletz Reservation in Oregon. These materials include texts and letters with interlineal translations; grammar notes; dictionaries; drawings; and his manuscripts. In addition, the collection contains Dorsey's correspondence, newspaper clippings, his obituaries, and reprints.
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Hamilton, William, 1811-1891
Dunbar, John Brown, 1841-1914
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April 12, and October 1, 1877
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8 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3846
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National Anthropological Archives
Discussing place names in Dhegiha and Chiwere.
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Hadley, Lewis F. (Lewis Francis)
Ingonompishi
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1882
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80 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS918
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National Anthropological Archives
6 pages, "Brief historical notes" on the Kwapa and other Dhegiha. 43 pages. "Quapaw Vocabulary," including grammatical notes. 9 pages. Comparative Kwapa-Ponka vocabulary. 20 pages. "The Mystery of the Ponca Removal."
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Rankin, Robert Louis, 1939-
- Dates:
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1886, 1914, 1956-2011
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31.77 Linear feet (55 boxes, 1 map folder)
196 sound recordings
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2014-16
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National Anthropological Archives
The Robert Rankin papers, 1886, 1914, 1956-2011, document his field work, research, and professional activities, primarily in relation to his work studying American Indian languages. Rankin was professor of linguistics at the University of Kansas from 1969 until his retirement in 2005. The collection consists of sound recordings, field notebooks, vocabulary lists and bibliographies, dictionaries, research files, slip files, word lists, correspondence, ephemera, notes, readings and reprints, writings, drafts, and teaching materials. This includes materials from Rankin's work with the last native speakers of the Quapaw and Kaw (Kansa, Kanza) languages and subsequent research, writings, and collaborations with tribes and fellow linguists.