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Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1924 Feb. 15
Identifier(s): text:66004
Description: Received 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.
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 Feb. 15

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1927 Oct. 19
Identifier(s): text:66164
Description: Sending pages 3861-3878 about story of the horned owl, bird souls of men, prayer of young mother for her first child after it died, and dog story of the Heiltsuk told by Odzestales.
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: 1927 Oct. 19

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1913 Oct. 4
Identifier(s): text:65210
Description: Recently sent 123 pages of story told by Hamasaka. Sending now 173 pages about the family story of the clan Walas of the 'Nak'waxda'xw, going up to Hunt's 2nd marriage to L!aL!EłEwedsEmga. Story told by her.
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: 1913 Oct. 4

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1907 Jan. 18
Identifier(s): text:65114
Description: Received letter of December 19. Did not received $250 check. Writing now about food preparation of clams. Gathering information on food preparation more difficult to get down at a good rate. Spacing on the new kind of paper is different, which make 20 cent per page rate seems too low now. Will send collection on about the 12th from Port Hardy. Sending envelope of one letter received from Boas to show that they are taken up to Prince Rupert before coming to Hunt. Also sending two letters from Newcombe showing that he tried to get Hunt to work for him. Did not want to break promise of working for Boas.
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 Jan. 18

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1919 Mar. 20
Identifier(s): text:65625
Description: Sending pages 1329-1352 on sun and moon's daughter, son of morning star, and son of evening star, told by Odzestales. Sending map of the mountain that has a goat trap on 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; Gusgimukw
Date: 1919 Mar. 20

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1908 Sept. 3
Identifier(s): text:65121
Description: Sending 52 pages about canoe preservation, cedar bark preparation, and making of dishes. Sent 49 pages on Aug 7.
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: 1908 Sept. 3

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1921 Mar. 19
Identifier(s): text:65861
Description: Received letter of March 2 and 7. Sending pages 2068-2087 about pExala. Still trying to determine what happened to pages that haven't arrived. Happy to hear good news about Boas's children.
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 Mar. 19

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1926 Nov. 21
Identifier(s): text:66158
Description: Received letter of October 18. Sent pages 3444-3467 on November 12th. Sending now pages 3468-3482, answering some recent questions. Recording stories is taking extra time as he now asks the person who owns the story to tell it, then goes to rival nEmemot to hear their version of the story. "Lots of people from Vancouver getting stories from the Indians and they write down the story weather it is write or [w]rong and this I don't want to fool us." The different patterns of cedar mats may be difficult to 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: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians
Date: 1926 Nov. 21

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1931 August [circa]
Identifier(s): text:66444
Description: Acknowledging receipt of payment for pages 4913-5056.
Creator: Hunt, Georgeet al
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians
Date: 1931-08

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1920 Dec. 11
Identifier(s): text:65835
Description: Sending pages 1995-2011 on different names of pictures in the book, and 2012-2013 about a dream.
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 Dec. 11

Title: Tsimshian word list and correspondence
Identifier(s): text:218248
Description: Correspondence from William Beynon to Franz Boas, January 27 and February 12, 1939, concerning work and stories recorded at multiple Tsimshian and Gitksan communities in the Skeena River region. Remainder of file is in Boas's hand. List of forms with German equivalents from Boas (1902); list of forms with English equivalents from Boas (1912), and from Beynon MS. List of forms from Beynon MS. Freeman and Smith 3777; ACLS section Pn5a.3
Creator: Beynon, William, 1888-1958et al; Boas, Franz, 1858-1942et al
Subject: Tsimshian Indians; Gitksan Indians
Date: 1939

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1907 Dec. 3
Identifier(s): text:65110
Description: Received letters of November 16 and 22. Will take photographs of Indian cooking and cedar tree splitting at Alert Bay. Has been working in copper mine.
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 Dec. 3

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1918 July 8
Identifier(s): text:65539
Description: Received letters of June 3, 10, and 15. Sending 14 pages on nEnwakawe story, 28 pages of Wuikinuxv HEnL!ekwanasa story translated into Kwak'wala and English. Also sending form of same story as told by HełEm, an Wuikinuxv old man. Has 3 of the blueprint maps, 2 others being held up at Vancouver post office which sent a postcard asking about the nature of Hunt's work. Asks if Boas received map of clover beds and chief songs. Says there are more clover beds with names at Kingcome Inlet.
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; Wuikinuxv; Oowekeeno Indians
Date: 1918 July 8

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1908 Mar. 10
Identifier(s): text:65131
Description: Tried to take photo of the slab but it isn't a good one. Is sending it and other photos. Cold weather made developing plates difficult. No fresh fish so couldn't take photos of salmon or halibut. Sending 108 pages on oolichan cooking. Would Boas like subsequent writing about cooking to be just about the cooking or about the whole process surrounding it, from net-making onward, as he did with this info on oolichan. Got two nanakawalił hEmesewe for Mr. Heye with old Indian blue paint that indicates they were made prior to 1849.
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
Date: 1908 Mar. 10

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1931 Mar. 30
Identifier(s): text:66409
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: 1931 Mar. 10

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1917 Aug. 12
Identifier(s): text:65339
Description: Received letter of August 2. Glad to hear news of more work coming as work has been hard to come by. Will work first on writing about the "seven brother tribes" of the Kwagu'ł and their first chiefs' name. Describes how this name works. Asks if Boas received 61 pages and painting of xosaloł maweł sent on June 15.
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
Date: 1917 Aug. 12

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1913 Nov. 5
Identifier(s): text:65219
Description: Introduction to and listing of manuscripts written by George Hunt, including where published. Includes summary of publications and disbursements of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition.
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: 1913 Nov. 5

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1920 Dec. 14
Identifier(s): text:65833
Description: Acknowledging receipt of payment for pages 1775-1893.
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 Dec. 14

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1931 Feb. 17
Identifier(s): text:66403
Description: Received letter of January 13 and February 9. Thanks Boas for the gifts to his family, especially the eyeglasses. Would also like some writing tablets and envelopes and pencil lead. Trying to "correct the stories in the Book which you told me to do and I find lots of mistakes in it. For I see that I got to go all through the book to do it rightly. Some times I got to write some other story that belong to it to explain the meaning of it." Hopes that the result of Boas's meeting with the governor will be positive for Indians. Has not seen AwaxlagElas since Boas's visit, after which AwaxlagElas broke his hip. People there glad that Boas kept his promise. Glad that Boas saw Mrs. Cook, though her Kwagu'ł is "short." Sending pages 4834-4897. Has not found out who started the q!ap!ekw in ts!ets!ega and how the walasaxaakw dances disappeared. Is waiting for Charles Wilson's walasaxaakw to begin so he can write down the words of the songs. Will continue trying to correct stories from book.
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: 1931 Feb. 17

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1928 May 12
Identifier(s): text:66252
Description: Sending pages 4026-4046 of conversations, and 4047-4049 of dictionary words that are hardly ever used.
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 May 12