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The series consists of microfilmed copies of the Boas collection of American Indian linguistics. Consists of notes and manuscripts produced by Boas and material collected by him. For description, see J.F. Freeman, "A guide to manuscripts relating to the American Indian in the Library of the American Philosophical Society", Philadelphia, 1966 [NW 016.9701 F855].

Reference numbers from the published guide (Freeman, John F. A guide to Manuscripts relating to the American Indian in the Library of the American Philosophical Society. (NW 016.9701 F855) are:

Boas Collection 372 Roll 1 (PABC Reel #A-236)

Source: MS Finding Aids

Finding aid: list of contents of reels [A00236-A00268], and conversion list of numbers from the published guide for reels [A00537-A00554].

Ethnological and linguistic notes and writings relating to the Kwakiutl Indians (7 reels); Henry Tate's accounts of Tsimshian tales (1 reel).

Microfilm (pos.) 1897-1940 35 mm 8 reels [A00835-A00842]

Ethnological and linguistic notes and writings relating to the Kwakiutl Indians (in the language of the Kwakiutl Indians) written by George Hunt and revised by Franz Boas [reels A00835-A00841]. Henry Tate's accounts of Tsimshian tales [reel A00842].

Reel A00842

Source: MS Finding Aids

Presented by British Columbia Indian Languages Project.

Finding aid: list of Tate manuscripts.

Manuscripts relating to Indian languages of British Columbia selected by the BC Indian Languages Project. Photocopy ca. 1850-1920 3.2 m The manuscripts in this unit were copied at the Smithsonian Institution by the British Columbia Indian Languages Project. A list of manuscripts is in the printed Catalogue to Manuscripts at the National Anthropological Archives, G.K. Hall, 1975. The Catalogue gives the number of the manuscript assigned by the National Anthropological Archives. The list in the attached finding aid will show the manuscripts copied by the BC Indian Languages Project. Researchers are advised that not all manuscripts relating to British Columbia that are shown in the Catalogue are in this unit.