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MS 2516 Alsea and Lower Umpqua texts and notes

Catalog Data

Creator:
Frachtenberg, Leo Joachim, 1883-1930  Search this
Farrand, Livingston, 1867-1939  Search this
Culture:
Umpqua -- Lower  Search this
Alsea  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America  Search this
Umpqua Indians  Search this
Indians of North America -- Plateau  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Texts
Notes
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Alsea texts (9 notebooks); ethnology, (1 book); Grammatical notes (1 book); Notes to texts, (4 books); traditions (2 books); Notes on Alsea language (2 books); General notes (1 book); translations of text (1 book). (Books 8 1/2 x 7 in. - average 80 pages each). Also index to grammatical text, Lower Umpqua.
Michael Silverstein suggests that part of notebooks may not be by Frachtenberg, but may be by Livingston Farrand. Eugene Buckley confirmed on 5/25/07 that folders 4 & 5 are Farrand's notebook.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2516
Topic:
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Genre/Form:
Texts
Notes
Citation:
Manuscript 2516, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS2516
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw30c9a96f6-be61-46f4-aae2-e5b98420a3d0
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2516