Hunt, George: To Boas. 1924 Feb. 15

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TITLE INFORMATION
TitleHunt, George: To Boas. 1924 Feb. 15
ASSOCIATED NAMES
recipientBoas, Franz, 1858-1942
creatorHunt, George
CONTENT DESCRIPTION
AbstractReceived letter of January 11. Has been working for Sapir to collect stories on all the coppers that Indians were recently arrested for potlatching with. The "thumb book" is "The Social Organization and Secret Societies of the Kwakiutl Indians." Will write about the Eagles of other tribes. Heiltsuk stories appear to have not been told completely. Versions told by Odzestales have more details, such as star story. Sending pages 2846-2857 of L!asutewales story, and 2858-2865 of star story.
LanguageEnglish language (eng)
Subject (lcsh) Kwakwaka'wakw
Subject (lcsh) Kwakiutl Indians
Subject (lcsh) Heiltsuk Indians
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
TypeText
GenreCorrespondence
Formatelectronic resource
Extent2p
Digital Originreformatted digital
Reformatting Qualitypreservation
ORIGIN INFORMATION
Date Issued1924 Feb. 15
PARENT COLLECTION
TitleFranz Boas Papers
Call NumberMss.B.B61
URLhttp://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
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