Copied by E.F. Murray in 1878 from the original made in 1821. It includes vocabularies of the following languages: Esselen, San Antonio (Salinan), San Miguel (Salinan), San Luis Obispo (Obispeno Chusmash), Santa Barbara (Barbareno Chumash), La Purisima (Purismeno Chusmash), Santa Inez (Inezeno Chumash), Nophrinthres of San Juan Bautista (a Yokuts dialect), Lathruunen (Yokuts), San Luis Rey (Uto-Aztecan), Karkin (Costanoan), Saclan (Miwok), Juichun (Costanoan), Huimen (Marin Miwok), and Suisen (a dialect of Patwin [Wintun]).
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NAA MS 385
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undated
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Handwritten in ink. The 1884 portion is apparently a neat copy from the Obispeno portion of Number 296, with the addition of a note identifying the informant. To this has been added in a different shade of ink material obtained from the same informant in 1888.
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From Alikano, a full-blood Indian living on Mr. Jasper's ranch near San Luis Obispo. October 19-28, 1884; and 1888.
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NAA MS 868
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Manuscript 868, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Chumash encircled with a line, or otherwise marked; also the numbers 1-5 and 10 in Esselen (page 97). In pencil, in Powell's schedule of Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages.
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Recorded from Clara, who lived at Arroyo Seco, 10 miles from Soledad; place of record not stated.
Language and languages -- Documentation Search this
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Manuscript 302, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded by the National Science Foundation under BCS Grant No. 1561167 and the Recovering Voices initiative at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
MS 2114-a Comparative vocabulary of San Antonio (Salinan), San Miguel (Salinan), San Luis Obispo (Obispeno), Santa Rosa (Island Chumash), Santa Inez (Inezeno Chumash), Purisima (Purismeno Chumash), Santa Barbara (Barbareno Chumash), and Ventura (Ventur...
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Henshaw, Henry W. (Henry Wetherbee), 1850-1930 Search this
Manuscript 2114-a, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded by the National Science Foundation under BCS Grant No. 1561167 and the Recovering Voices initiative at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
In pencil, in Powell's schedule of Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages. (Approximately 346, 141 terms, respectively.)
Biographical / Historical:
Rumsen recorded from Eulalia, Carmelo Valley, California; source of the "Obispo" not stated . September 29- October 18, 1884. The "Obispo" column is marked "Copied," but no corresponding ink copy has been located (1962).
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NAA MS 647
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Manuscript 647, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Contains: (1) Santa Clara (Costanoan) as given by Felix Buelna, at Mission of San Antonio, California September 27, 1884; (2) Obispeno Chumash, recorded near San Luis Obispo, California, October 19-28, 1884; (3) Santa Rosa Island Chumash, recorded from Pa-hi-la-tcet' at Los Alamos, California, October 30-November 7, 1884. Approximately 105 pages in pencil, in Powell's schedule of Introduction to the Study of Indian Languages. (Approximately 247, 313, 410 terms respectively.)
Biographical / Historical:
Note on the Santa Clara informant, Felix Buelna, page 228. The Reverend A.D. Spearman, S.J., University of Santa Clara, California, in postal card of October 4, 1960 adds: "Felix Buelna was an altar boy at M. Sta. Clara c. 1804 and later taught in the Mission school of the Franciscans prior to the coming of the Jesuits. I haven't the year yet." See also Number 868, apparently a neat copy of the Obispeno Chumash. Note on Santa Rosa informant, Pa-hi-la-tcet', page 222. See also Number 866, apparently a neat copy of the Santa Rosa Chumash.
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NAA MS 296
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Language and languages -- Documentation Search this
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Manuscript 296, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Contains several items, mainly brief vocabularies, whose interrelationship is not clear but seems indicated by the fact of their having been marked with the letters "A" through "E". No date. As follows: A. San Luis Obispo (Obispeno Chumash) vocabulary. 1 page. B. Soledad (Costanoan) vocabulary. 2 pages. C. "Tularenos" (Yokuts) vocabulary. 1 page. D. "Costanoan family." Discussion. 3 pages, typed. E. Comparative vocabulary of four dialects of the Costanoan family: "Mission Dolores Costano" (San Francisco Costanoan), Mutsun, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz. 3 pages.
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NAA MS 853
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Manuscript 853, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution