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Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1921 Mar. 7
Identifier(s): text:65831
Description: Sending notes abstracted from tales explaining ideas of the Kwaguʼł as they appear there. Asks for description "the general ideas of the Kwaguʼł...in regard to the whole world and to supernatural beings." Gives examples of possible details.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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. 7

Title: Haida lexicon
Identifier(s): text:136471
Description: Disorganized slips from various MS. texts. Some have English equivalents.; Item N1.1
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
Source: American Council of Learned Societies Committee on Native American Languages, American Philosophical Society (Mss.497.3.B63c); http://www.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.497.3.B63c-ead.xml
Subject: Haida language
Date: Undated

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1918 May 28
Identifier(s): text:65477
Description: Received pages on pExala with corrections. Purpose of sending the pages was also to ask how much of it can be printed. Asks for clarification on if any information should be omitted. Trying to assess if all materials Hunt has sent have been received. Asks for pages written to be numbered sequentially again. Asks for patience with current money arrangements.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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 May 28

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1923 May 28
Identifier(s): text:65934
Description: Resending plan to visit Bella Bella. Will send check.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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: 1923 May 28

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1917 Sept. 21
Identifier(s): text:65359
Description: Sent bill to Washington for 61 pages. Unclear on delay on their end. Received 2 letters on correct way of writing sentences.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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 Sept. 21

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1918 Feb. 25
Identifier(s): text:65428
Description: Sending list of words beginning dz, ts, and ts, and others with these sounds in middle of the word. Asks for Hunt to review them for correct spelling. Also asks about -a and -id endings.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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 Feb. 25

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1919 Feb. 20
Identifier(s): text:65614
Description: Has not received a letter for a long time. Eager to get maps of Knight Inlet and ʼNa̱mǥis River with names written in. Enclosing more words for review and correction in preparation for upcoming book. Word list included with letter.; Enc.: Word list.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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; Awa'etłala
Date: 1919 Feb. 20

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1900 Nov. 5
Identifier(s): text:64851
Description: Canadian Pacific Navigation Company says that items from Hunt have not come down yet. Asks if they have been properly shipped.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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 Nov. 5

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1919 Apr. 3
Identifier(s): text:65610
Description: Asks for more kinds of prayers to be written. Asks what is meant by "the spirit sitting on the fire of the house." Asks about distinction between writing of certain vowel sounds.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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: 1919 Apr. 3

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1924 Jan. 11
Identifier(s): text:66018
Description: Asks what Hunt means in referring to "thumb book." Would like more information on Eagles, such as who they are now, how they inherited the role. Advises that Bella Bella any stories from Odzestales should be written in English, not Kwak'wala.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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; Heiltsuk Indians
Date: 1924 Jan. 11

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1932 Dec. 1
Identifier(s): text:66471
Description: Received pages 5331-5405. Instructs not to worry about writing notes about winter dances of people who are not Kwakiutl or G̱usgimukw. Sending pages 483-492 "of another account." Asks Hunt to provide corrections. Asks whether ō'sEq is Beaver Cove "or one of the bays farther east."
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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
Date: 1932 Dec. 1

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1924 May 28
Identifier(s): text:66009
Description: Sending another batch of words for looking over.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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: 1924 May 28

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1922 July 31
Identifier(s): text:65941
Description: Resending and confirming plans for coming to Victoria in August.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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: 1922 July 31

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1931 Nov. 10
Identifier(s): text:66474
Description: Received letter of October 29. Sorry to hear of health problems but hoping he has recovered. "It was just one of these attacks of weakness which we old people are exposed to every now and then." Sends thanks for sending the maps with names written in, though some of the handwritten words were hard to make out so is enclosing a typewritten list of those that were hard to make out as well as the maps. Asks to correct the mistakes and add translations of the place names. Asks about how AwaxElagelis is, if he is has recovered. Asks if the Governor has acted on any of the matters that Boas submitted to him on behalf of the Indians. "The last I had was a courteous letter without any statement as to what he had done."
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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
Date: 1931 Nov. 10

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1928 Jan. 18
Identifier(s): text:66241
Description: Hopes for vocabulary information to be returned and examples of everyday conversation. Asks if there are any prayers or "regulations" relating to first berries of the season. Asks if there is a ceremony related to first olachen. Asks for additional information on how first salmon is handled among the Nuxalk. Asks if there are customs relating to mountain lions, Asks about customs pertaining to how certain relatives behave towards each other.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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 Jan. 18

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1928 Feb. 8
Identifier(s): text:66228
Description: Sending more vocabulary cards, 201-300, for review and correction. Need to determine a way of calculating payment for work of checking the cards.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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 Feb. 8

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1918 Nov. 14
Identifier(s): text:65619
Description: Receipt.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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 Nov. 14

Title: Field report, British Columbia, 1889 [Translation]
Identifier(s): text:167201
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
Source: Franz Boas Professional Papers (Mss.B.B61p); https://search.amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61p-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Tlingit Indians; Haida Indians; Tsimshian Indians; Coast Salish Indians; Nootka Indians; Nuu-chah-nulth people; Heiltsuk Indians; Gitxsan Indians; Niska Indians; Oowekeeno Indians; Wuikinuxv; Kalispel Indians; Interior Salish Indians; Shuswap Indians; Secwepemc people; Nuxalk Indians; Indians of North America--British Columbia
Date: 1889-06-01

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1932 Apr. 7
Identifier(s): text:66451
Description: Received a letter from Mrs. Cadwallader that Hunt is not in good health. Boas has been ill recently as well, confined to home for three months. "I hope it may be given to us to work together for a few years longer." Every now and then hears from Julie Averkieva, now married in Russia and working at a museum. Received pages 5148-5290 and 17 pages of names, but not the maps. Just finished paper on Kwakiutl beliefs on sickness, birth, death, and weather.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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 Apr. 7

Title: Baffinland--Arctic expedition
Identifier(s): graphics:2981; APSimg6916
Description: Color pencil sketch of detailed map of Baffin Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago.; Funding provided by: Getty Foundation
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
Source: Franz Boas Professional Papers (Mss.B.B61p); http://amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61p-ead.xml
Subject: Native American Images; Baffin Island (Nunavut)
Date: 1883