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Creator:
Gibbs, George, 1815-1873  Search this
Ostensacken, R.  Search this
Correspondent:
Voyevodsky, Stepan Vasiliyevich, 1805-1884  Search this
Furuhjelm, Johan Hampus, 1821-1909  Search this
Extent:
28 Pages
Culture:
Eskimos  Search this
Arctic peoples  Search this
Indians of North America -- Subarctic  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Date:
1856-1864
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.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 371
Local Note:
autograph drafts of letters
manuscript letter
Citation:
Manuscript 371, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS371
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw370934012-37ca-4957-b1aa-39376868aca6
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms371