Collector:

Sproat, Gilbert Malcolm, 1832-1913  Search this

Creator:

Gibbs, George, 1815-1873  Search this

Anderson, Alexander Caulfield, 1814-1884  Search this

Extent:

12 Pages

Culture:

Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)  Search this

Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Date:

1853-4 ?

Scope and Contents:

Contents: (a)- Vocabulary, 6 pages on printed schedule distributed by George Gibbs, Washington Territory. (b)- Partial copy of vocabulary a on printed form with heading "Comparative Vocabulary," 6 pages. Only the words on the original which correspond with those on printed sheets were copied. Also includes letter from A.C. Anderson to George Gibbs referring to the vocabulary. June 12, 1865.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 985-a-b

Local Note:

Note on original states: "This and the Nootka are almost identical."

Topic:

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth)  Search this

Citation:

Manuscript 985-a-b, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS985

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw303ae057a-22a5-4682-9040-9f42f374e2a0

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms985