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Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1918 Apr. 22
Identifier(s): text:65487
Description: Received info from Washington on checks that were sent.
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 Apr. 22

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1927 Dec. 15
Identifier(s): text:66235
Description: Asks for examples of ordinary conversations, such as between husband and wife or on everyday occurrences. Asks about rules of conduct for kinds of respect to be shown to various relatives, such as a young man being shy in talking to mother-in-law.
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: 1927 Dec. 15

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1918 July 22
Identifier(s): text:65553
Description: Discusses how to resolve issue of payments from Washington.
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 July 22

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1923 Oct. 8
Identifier(s): text:65924
Description: Hopes Hunt received latest plans for him to go to Bella Bella before Boas. Discusses travel plans and payment.
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 Oct. 8

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1916 Oct. 17
Identifier(s): text:65293
Description: Received letter of October 7. Received hEnkwa sayings. Asks if there aren't other kinds of sayings as well. Gives examples in English of several Tsimshian ones he knows. Also asks if there are Kwakiutl riddles.
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; Tsimshian Indians
Date: 1916 Oct. 17

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1918 Oct. 17
Identifier(s): text:65532
Description: Asks detailed questions about different kinds of marriages. Asks detailed questions regarding family history from wailing of Gwaʼsa̱la woman and childrens' relation to parents' nEmemot. Also asks about Sparrow Society initiation. Asks about nature of names that can be taken by old chief when he gives up his name.
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; Gwa'sala
Date: 1918 Oct. 17

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1925 Nov. 17
Identifier(s): text:66089
Description: Just returned from long trip and disappointed not to have received a letter. Anxious to receive answers to recent questions.
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: 1925 Nov. 17

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1919 Mar. 28
Identifier(s): text:65623
Description: Sending 34-page batch of vocabulary words starting y, m, w, and n. Asks Hunt to review and correct them. Asks Hunt to attend to spelling of certain sounds. Provides extensive details. Also asks for attention to translations. Cannot change spelling conform entirely to Hunt's method.
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 Mar. 28

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1933 Aug. 3
Identifier(s): text:66472
Description: Received pages 5612-5623. Has two stories still untranslated from last trip to Fort Rupert, both told by Giqalas. Asking Hunt to look over them, rewrite them if needed, and translate.
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
Date: 1933 Aug. 3

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1921 Nov. 14
Identifier(s): text:65844
Description: Sends a letter from Newcombe with more info about the copper.
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; Tlingit Indians
Date: 1921 Nov. 14

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1918 Apr. 20
Identifier(s): text:65490
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 Apr. 20

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1923 Oct. 10
Identifier(s): text:65923
Description: Sending receipt for pages sent. 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
Date: 1923 Oct. 10

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1918 Dec. 20
Identifier(s): text:65611
Description: Enclosing word list of Kwak'wala words that appear in Hunt's writing that Boas does not know the meaning of.; Enclosed 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
Date: 1918 Dec. 20

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1929 Dec. 26
Identifier(s): text:66334
Description: Very sorry to hear of Hunt's recent sickness. Glad to have received the songs recently sent.
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: 1929 Dec. 26

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1900 Oct. 26
Identifier(s): text:64857
Description: Enclosing $75 check for October salary.
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 Oct. 26

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1920 May 17
Identifier(s): text:65793
Description: Glad to hear Hunt is well and writing down the officers of the Winter Dance.
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: 1920 May 17

Title: Mandan word list
Identifier(s): text:169615
Description: Lexical items with English equivalents arranged by stem. Reference numbers to texts of Edward A. Kennard, and to his Mandan grammar (1936).; ACLS Section X6.2
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
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: Mandan language
Date: 1936

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1920 Sept. 29
Identifier(s): text:65786
Description: Has not heard back for a while. Eager for more corrections to book illustrations. Lists Kwak'wala name of several plants he has not yet been able to identify. Asks for samples to be sent. Asks for accounts of people's dreams as a way to "help me in a good many ways to understand the ways the Indians think and feel."
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: 1920 Sept. 29

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1928 Feb. 23
Identifier(s): text:66218
Description: Trying to find out what happened in 1848 when a British Man-of-War destroyed the village of Newettee. Would like to hear Indian version of story.
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; Tłatłasikwala; Nahwitti
Date: 1928 Feb. 23

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1925 Aug. 8
Identifier(s): text:66061
Description: Has not received a letter for a long time. Sending check for pages 3120- 3175. awaiting answers to questions about paxala, old notes from 1907, and difficult words.
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: 1925 Aug. 8