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Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1906 Apr. 13
Identifier(s): text:65040
Description: Would like to get photographs of beams from which boards have been split off. Would like to know if specimens can be obtained. Any specimens are good.
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: 1906 Apr. 13

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1918 Mar. 1
Identifier(s): text:65415
Description: Sending the tale "How the Raven stole his sister's herring," written down in 1897 in Rivers Inlet, for Hunt to review for mistakes. Would like to have the story translated into 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; Wuikinuxv; Oowekeeno Indians
Date: 1918 Mar. 1

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1917 Sept. 26
Identifier(s): text:65354
Description: Received names of all the Kwakiutl. Will write back with more 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: 1917 Sept. 26

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1924 June 27
Identifier(s): text:66045
Description: Uncertain about a particular sentence in texts sent, meaning "they went into all the houses." Gives examples.
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 June 27

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1926 Jan. 9
Identifier(s): text:66095
Description: Sending pages 3206-3233 about L!āqwāgēdâkw, a Gwawaʼenuxw chief whose daughter married a black bear chief. Next story will be about curses and shamans told by Odzestales.
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; Gwawa'enuxw; Comox Indians
Date: 1926 Jan. 9

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1924 May 5
Identifier(s): text:66015
Description: Sending sheets with Kwakiutl words from various sources with questions on them. Trying to get down the "simplest form" of words. Plans to go on with this work. Will figure out how to pay for it. Notes some disagreements on the spelling of different syllable 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: 1924 May 5

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1901 Mar. 7
Identifier(s): text:64941
Description: Very interested in cave trip mentioned. Urges not to pay too much for specimens. Please write English names also for specimens 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; Dzawada'enuxw; Da'naxda'xw
Date: 1901 Mar. 7

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1918 Sept. 25
Identifier(s): text:65529
Description: Sending $50 payment. Lists items and pages covered.
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 Sept. 25

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1917 Dec. 12
Identifier(s): text:65426
Description: Sending names of tribes of nememot, pages 157-170, for review. Washington says they are sending voucher for work completed.
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 Dec. 12

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1917 Feb. 24
Identifier(s): text:65292
Description: Wrote to Washington. They will send check after voucher for last one is returned.
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 Feb. 24

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1917 Mar. 13
Identifier(s): text:65341
Description: Received letter (of February 28?) with pages 260-315. Mentions getting story from a woman from Rivers Inlet in 1886. Includes words to song of Noaqaua that she also gave. Asks for more information on Noaqaua and cradling of infants.
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; Wuikinuxv; Oowekeeno Indians
Date: 1917 Mar. 13

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1918 June 3
Identifier(s): text:65485
Description: Discusses details of payments owed, listing sets of recently received pages. Asks for confirmation that information is correct.
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 June 3

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1921 Feb. 1
Identifier(s): text:65830
Description: Acknowledging receipt of payment for pages 1890-1926, 1928-1954, 1969-1984.
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 Feb. 1

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1930 Sept. 27
Identifier(s): text:66414
Description: Getting ready to leave for British Columbia. Hoping Hunt can arrange for getting from Port Hardy to Fort Rupert.
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: 1930 Sept. 27

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1933 Aug. 4
Identifier(s): text:66459
Description: Received pages 5624-5638. Question about women's summer names.
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: 1933 Aug. 4

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1931 June 23
Identifier(s): text:66415
Description: Received pages 4994-5046.
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: 1931 June 23

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1931 Apr. 6
Identifier(s): text:66399
Description: Sending three sheets with questions about words he doesn't understand from stories he took down in the winter. Asks Hunt to supply the translation for the unclear parts and corrections where needed. Will pay for it at usual page rate.
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: 1931 Apr. 6

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1925 May 12
Identifier(s): text:66088
Description: Made mistake in recent payment. Will correct it and pay for postage and paper expenses. Asks about peace, paddling, or hauling songs.
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 May 12

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1930 Sept. 25
Identifier(s): text:66405
Description: Acknowledging last to sets of manuscripts sent. Correcting Hunt's pagination. Renumbered 4832-4836 as 4824-4828, and 4837-4838 as 4832-4833.
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: 1930 Sept. 25

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1911 May 20
Identifier(s): text:65228
Description: Pleased that writing on cooking is completed. Wants to begin a detailed history of a few particular people (not specified) in Fort Rupert, tracing their relations from birth, clans of relations, positions taken, names, houses, places, childrens' clans, etc., as a way of showing how "Kwakiutl laws" work. Be sure to include what rights and stories a man gets from his father-in-law, what second and third sons get.
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: 1911 May 20