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MS 502 The Caranchua tribe and language taken down from the recollection of Mrs. Alice W. Oliver

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Catalog Data

Collector:
Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel), 1832-1907  Search this
Informant:
Oliver, Alice Williams (Bridges), 1828-1889  Search this
Extent:
75 Items (ca. 75 pages)
Culture:
Karankawa Indians  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
December, 1888
Scope and Contents:
Contents: MS 502-a Linguistic and ethnological material on the Karankawa tribe, "taken down from the recollection of Mrs Alice W. Oliver, at Lynn Massachusetts, in November, 1888." Approximately 71 pages in notebook. ("Karankawa" printed on edge of binding. MS 502-b A report on the information, 4 pages, accompanied by letter of transmittal to the Director of the Bureau of American Ethnology.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 502-a-b
General:
Previously titled "Texts."
Topic:
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 502-a-b, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS502
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3f49c4e6a-cb00-4e05-b838-58eea35aed7d
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms502