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MS 1219-b Letter to Professor Baird, Secretary Smithsonian Institution, from E. A. Barber, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 19, 1882

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Catalog Data

Collector:
Hoffman, Walter James, 1846-1899  Search this
Creator:
Barber, Edwin Atlee, 1851-1916  Search this
Mason, Otis Tufton, 1838-1908  Search this
Addressee:
Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887  Search this
Extent:
10 Pages
Culture:
American Indian  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Date:
May 5, 1882
Scope and Contents:
Encloses a "circular" which he has prepared, consisting of a series of 94 questions, for the purpose of facilitating the collection of material for a study of native North American music. Letters of comment by O. T. Mason and Professor Baird, indicating they feel the circular too elaborate for use by the Smithsonian Institution. Also letter of transmission, 1 page.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 1219-b
Topic:
Music  Search this
Circulars, anthropological  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 1219-b, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS1219B
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3072af61c-b48d-4e10-bfff-4e8515c32281
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms1219b