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Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1900 Apr. 28
Identifier(s): text:64872
Description: Received both check and letter of April 10. Got out of trouble but it cost $400 and great hassle. "The mission tried hard to get me into this trouble." Agrees to Boas's proposed summer plan. Explains work in cannery this summer and Mr. Spencer's helpfulness.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians
Date: 1900 Apr. 28

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1928 July 3
Identifier(s): text:66229
Description: Sending pages 4137-4164 on a young woman learning how to work cedar bark, including prayers.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians
Date: 1928 July 3

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1918 Apr. 6
Identifier(s): text:65470
Description: Received letter of March 28. Sending back 18 pages of copy sent for review. Explains differences in spelling and sources of mistakes. Strongly complains of ongoing problems with slow payments from Washington. Notes that he is making less money on this work compared to if he was trapping. Unhappy about the difficulties of the work.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians
Date: 1918 Apr. 6

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1901 Mar. 4
Identifier(s): text:64943
Description: Hasn't gone to cave yet due to bad weather. Sending 31 pages of Mink story. Hopes to write G!anekelakw story and Kawadelikela story from "specimen" from Dzawada̱ʼenuxw̱ . Sending 4 cases of specimens, not listed.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Dzawada'enuxw
Date: 1901 Mar. 4

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1911 Nov. 19
Identifier(s): text:65221
Description: Q!omkEnes of the Tłatła̱siḵwaḻa has passed away. Asks to have one of Boas's busts or casts of him as he was a friend.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Tłatłasikwala
Date: 1911 Nov. 19

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1924 Dec. 10
Identifier(s): text:66043
Description: Received letter of November 11 and 13. Saddened to hear of Boas' daughter's passing. Brother-in-law D. Wilson also recently passed away, as did sister Mrs. A. S. Spencer. Has not received check mentioned. Will write about the bear shortly and get stories from Odzestales, who would like to be paid for them. Sending sketch of house and half of a front of "the oldest house."
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Heiltsuk Indians
Date: 1924 Dec. 10

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1918 Sept. 28
Identifier(s): text:65538
Description: Received leter of September 17. Will write about the stars, sun, and moon, and talk to some G̱usgimukw people about it. Gives lengthy, detailed description of sweat baths used for sick people among "Alaska Indians" (Tlingit). Will write about Kwaguʼł version of sweat baths. Says that hunter do leave notes for others on trails. Discusses role of dogs, use of dogs wool. Gives particular dogs' names and their owners and tribes. Will work on question of different meaning and translations of Indian names. Gives lengthy example of the name q!om'xālāgEles. Finished a map of Dzawadi River with locations of olachen traps. Talked with head chief Maxwayaledze of Ma'amtagila for the names of traps, but he could only remember two.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Kwagu'ł; Ma'amtagila; Mamalilikala; Gusgimukw; Da'naxdaʼxw; Tlingit Indians
Date: 1918 Sept. 28

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1920 Nov. 23
Identifier(s): text:65797
Description: Received letter of October 25. Sending pages 1890-1903 on dreams related to him and corrections to identification of names in the book. Received check. Will work on head rings with assistance of an old man.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians
Date: 1920 Nov. 23

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1907 Nov. 30
Identifier(s): text:65119
Description: Received letter of September 12. Clarifies nature of mistake on payment in regard to Boas and Heye. Source of some confusion was due to lost letters. Will write more about Indian cooking.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians
Date: 1907 Nov. 30

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1925 Apr. 22
Identifier(s): text:66072
Description: Received letter of February 21 and March 31. Sending pages 51-67, ałq!ex story, and pages 3059-3118 of second war of ʼNa̱mǥis against Exwădets!anox, with war song, and another war of ʼNa̱mǥis against "Victoria Indians" with war song. Odzestales is giving stories for free as Hunt did some work for him after his sister died. Working on getting some more difficult words.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Namgis; Lekwiltok; Heiltsuk Indians; Coast Salish Indians; Saanich; Lekwungen Indians
Date: 1925 Apr. 22

Title: Drawing of salmon smokehouse
Identifier(s): text:160091
Description: Pencil drawing of Kwakwaka'wakw fish smokehouse, with terms in Kwak'wala and English. Hunt's title: "xElats!e gokw or drying house; wewamedzats!e or salmon fisher house."
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: American Council of Learned Societies Committee on Native American Languages, American Philosophical Society (Mss.497.3.B63c); https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.497.3.B63c-ead.xml
Subject: Indians of North America--British Columbia; Kwakiutl Indians; Kwakwaka'wakw
Date: 1919

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1911 Jan. 31
Identifier(s): text:65241
Description: Sending invoice, bill of lading, and list of specimens for Mr. Heye. Heard from Harlan Smith that Boas' replacement would make changes in displays that Hunt disapproves of.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians
Date: 1911 Jan. 31

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1908 Jan. 6
Identifier(s): text:65113
Description: Is working on writing about different kinds of cooking. Work is going slowly as children are very sick with measles. Is taking photos of cooking as well. Very bad weather lately. Half of Mama̱liliḵa̱la village at Fort Rupert washed away. Large sandstone carving was found that has been offered for sale to Hunt. May have been back piece for seat of Maxwa, Mama̱liliḵa̱la chief at Fort Rupert before 1849. Will send photos of it to see if Boas wants it. Would welcome Boas visit to Fort Rupert or trip to New York if called upon.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Mamalilikala
Date: 1908 Jan. 6

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1917 Nov. 8
Identifier(s): text:65357
Description: Wrote out all the questions from September 11 letter. These questions and those of October 13 letter will be difficult to answer. Wife has been away for four weeks to see her people. Sending 20 pages. Sent pages on different names on September 3.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians
Date: 1917 Nov. 8

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1933 Apr. 6
Identifier(s): text:66458
Description: Sendingpages 5566-5593, on Tłatła̱siḵwaḻa and G̱usgimukw tribe songs. Gave photos of Tom Hamaselakw to his widow. Info on rewrite of Mułamała dance info (pg. 468 in SOSSKI.) Getting over whooping cough.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Tłatłasikwala; Gusgimukw
Date: 1933 Apr. 6

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1917 Dec. 15
Identifier(s): text:65432
Description: Sending 41 pages of copy receently sent for looking over. Received voucher. Now writing out Ma'amtagila story. Trying to determine location of Māxäs. According to head chief of Ma'amtagila, beginning of tribe was at Gwadzi.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Ma'amtagila
Date: 1917 Dec. 15

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1921 Nov. 27
Identifier(s): text:65858
Description: Sending pages 2264-2290 on "rules of the beginning of the engagement." Will return sketch of copper once he receives information on language story should be written in. Explains more about mother's copper, its relation to son David's totem pole in Fort Rupert, and missing figures.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Kwagu'ł; Tlingit Indians
Date: 1921 Nov. 27

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1920 Dec. 15
Identifier(s): text:65828
Description: Sending pages 2014-2017 about a Kwaguʼł and G̱usgimukw tribe dream. Will have to go down to Nanaimo on the 21st of the month to be tried. A man stepped into one of his bear traps last April. Gives details of incident.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Kwagu'ł; Gusgimukw
Date: 1920 Dec. 15

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1917 Nov. 21
Identifier(s): text:65351
Description: Received letter of October 13. Sending first 50 pages sent for review. Working on next batch. Spelling of names difficult to work out. Will next work on names of head chiefs of the nememot.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians
Date: 1917 Nov. 21

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1926 Dec. 17
Identifier(s): text:66156
Description: Receeived letter of November 30, December 6 and 8. Will try to get more suicide stories, including from Ḷābeł. Gives correction of name in story from Ḷābeł: êxp!āta should be êxp!āts!ā. (See letter To Boas, June 15, 1926.) Gives detailed information on q!apekw and winter dances. Sending pages 3527-3537 about Xuyalas.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Kwagu'ł; Xuyalas
Date: 1926 Dec. 17