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Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1921 Jan. 24
Identifier(s): text:65825
Description: Received letter of January 14. Gives details if how court case regarding man who stepped into trap was resolved, though at great expense. Sent pages 1928-1954 on January 14, pages 1955-1968 on January 20, and sending now 1969-1984. Gives correction on how two words were spelled.
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: 1921 Jan. 24

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1910 Dec. 15
Identifier(s): text:65222
Description: Sending prayer to harpooned whale and 4 waiting songs of whaling crew and 4 towing songs. Obtained from a Gełts!emaht whaler from the West coast last summer. Sent the Heye collection except for the canoe which he couldn't get.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Nuu-chah-nulth; Nootka Indians
Date: 1910 Dec. 15

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1928 Aug. 31
Identifier(s): text:66248
Description: Received letter of August 20. sending pages 4189-4217. Will be writing one more piece about L!ałEyegElis schooling, about cutting and drying salmon.
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 Aug. 31

Title: Kai Kai
Identifier(s): graphics:2986; local: APSimg6914
Description: Black and white photograph of a Kichai woman standing outside house, Anadarko, Oklahoma.; Funding provided by: Getty Foundation
Subject: Native American Images; Indians of North America--Oklahoma
Date: 1930

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1923 June 5
Identifier(s): text:65948
Description: Acknowledging receipt of payment for pages 2521-2670.
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: 1923 June 5

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1897 Feb. 14
Identifier(s): text:64811
Description: Bought items requested. Will send when payment received. Will work for Boas this summer.
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: 1897 Feb. 14

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1921 Dec. 14
Identifier(s): text:65919
Description: Just found out story of how the copper came to Charles Nowell. Involves a Ławitʼsis potlatch, where a "Nass Indian" (Nisga'a) had 3 coppers for sale. A ʼNa̱mǥis chief took one of the largest ones. A man named Morris had to leave suddenly, but left the smallest one to Nowell to try to resell it, but it was viewed as of poor quality by the Indians. Sending sketches of each. (These found now with letter of December 4.) Explains meanings and names of what is painted on them according to the old men. Some names are Heiltsuk. Describes hostilities between Kitkatla and Fort Rupert between 1851-1871.
Creator: Hunt, Georgeet al
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Kwagu'ł; Heiltsuk Indians; Tsimshian Indians; Nisga'a; Ławit'sis; Niska Indians
Date: 1921 Dec. 14

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1929 Feb. 2
Identifier(s): text:66315
Description: Acknowledging receipt of payment.
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: 1929 Feb. 2

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1928 Nov. 3
Identifier(s): text:66244
Description: Sending 4283-4316 about L!ałEyegElis schooling. Two kinds of berries remain to be written about, plus learning how to dig clover roots.
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; Nak'waxda'xw
Date: 1928 Nov. 3

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1918 Apr. 12
Identifier(s): text:65473
Description: Received letter of March 28. Goes through numerous words from the list sent by Boas with that letter, providing numerous examples to explain in detail of why he writes the language the way he does, especially certain sounds.
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. 12

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1929 Mar. 15
Identifier(s): text:66307
Description: Received letter of February 14. Gives explanation of several terms and phrases Boas had questions about. Sending 4 pages.
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: 1929 Mar. 15

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1896 Feb. 15
Identifier(s): text:64808
Description: Went to G̱usgimukw to find out about winter dance. "Oh Mr. Boas what I have seen over there I will never see again for all the Dances was shown in the really old ways." Gives details. Will copy out account of it all from notes. Has sent 220 pages since last saw Boas. Will make up bill. Includes 24 pages on omaxdalalE and his songs, and "a letter with 6 pages to answer your questions that I send last month." "I copy some of your notes from the Dance of 1894 while you was here." Sending 15 pages of copy with this letter.
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: 1896 Feb. 15

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1932 Oct. 28
Identifier(s): text:66463
Description: Has been feeling better for about four or five weeks. Was bound up for about nine months. Describes symptoms. Sending pages 5291-5330 with corrections to book. "I see that you got the ts!ets!ega or winter dance and LE!wElāxā all messed up, for these two dance are not any alike, and the name of both dances not alike which you will see after I am done with it."
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: 1932 Oct. 28

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1897 Apr. 21
Identifier(s): text:64792
Description: Glad to have worked out agreement to work for Boas for 4 months. Asks Boas to obtain 2 kinds of medicine.
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: 1897 Apr. 21

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1907 Aug. 30
Identifier(s): text:65133
Description: Received letter of August 18. Had not received letter for a long time, so was unclear on many things, such as if Mr. Heye had received collection that was sent. Has been working in copper mine in Fort Rupert. Will go to Alert Bay to take photographs. Went to see Hemsp!ek pole, which is very rotted, so has not bought it yet, pending instructions. Will defer to Boas on payments. Expects payment from Mr. Heye.
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; Da'naxda'xw
Date: 1907 Aug. 30

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1916 July 31
Identifier(s): text:65283
Description: Received letter of July 21. Describes more about wailing song and origin story of Gwaʼsa̱la family, and provides terms for this kind of family history song. Gives correction on name for dipping dish.
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; Gwa'sala
Date: 1916 July 31

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1918 Aug. 29
Identifier(s): text:65537
Description: Received letter of August 12. Defers to Boas to sort out mistake in page numbering. Sending pages 1023-1086 "in answer to some questions." Gives extensive, detailed list of contents. Includes 28 pages of Kwagu'ł dictionary. Asks whether best to work on dictionary completion or maps next. Writing now about crying of the Dzonoq!wa and Mink's way of speaking. Will go to Gwa'yi and Dzawadi for information on clover beds and olachen traps of each 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; Kwagu'ł; Ma'amtagila; Dzawada'enuxw; Awa'etłala
Date: 1918 Aug. 29

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1921 Dec. 4
Identifier(s): text:65829
Description: Received letter of November 14. Read the Nowell story on the copper to "oldest men of Fort Rupert." The men laughed at the story, said it was wrong. Gives extensive story on background of price of the copper and how it inflated through being resold. Gives fuller background story of the copper and its meaning, and relation to his mother. Suggest Boas get the history of the Seattle totem pole to get "all the different storys" of what's on the copper. Hunt was asked to write it out with his mother after they put it up there. Gives detailed story of mother 's coming to Fort Rupert in 1850. Tells another detailed story of another copper made in secret by a Haida man hired by k!âde, and how k!âde sold it in 1873 in Victoria. This copper now owned by a Dzawada̱ʼenux̱w chief. Gives very detailed background on k!âde and his relations. Includes names of 5 signed witnesses who gave this background story. Ends with 2 full-page sketches of each copper, probably sent with letter of December 14.; Contains the image Māmō'gwelēlā
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; Haida Indians; Tlingit Indians; Tsimshian Indians; Coast Salish Indians; Saanich; Ma'amtagila; Ławit'sis; Namgis; Dzawada̱'enux̱w
Date: 1921 Dec. 4

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1904 Dec. 20
Identifier(s): text:65033
Description: Sending 33 pages on salmon cooking, Heiltsuk translations of "words you wanted to know."
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: 1904 Dec. 20

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1899 July 4
Identifier(s): text:64867
Description: Has sent collection for this year, including bow and arrow used by sea otter hunters. Will send stories about items in collection. Has not yet sent house post of yegEntEk of Gumkanu house as they haven't taken it down yet. Starting to write story from Ḵwikwa̱sutinuxw̱ . Working in Alert Bay. Wife in Fort Ruoert. Son up in River Inlet. Discusses use of stone for making paddles.
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; Kwikwasutinuxw
Date: 1899 July 4