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Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1920 July 22
Identifier(s): text:65791
Description: Received pages up through 1863. Anxious to have mistakes in book corrected. Suggests a method. Asks for more information on use of attachments to winter dance head rings.
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 July 22

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1927 May 10
Identifier(s): text:66163
Description: Received letter of May 5 with conclusion of the assemblying and information on blankets and mats.
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 May 10

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1933 Jan. 16
Identifier(s): text:66455
Description: Enclosing sheets of names of garden beds at mouth of ʼNa̱mǥis River, sent by Hunt years earlier. Requesting translations of the names, if possible. Receipt of pages 5405-5465.
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: 1933 Jan. 16

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1921 May 4
Identifier(s): text:65839
Description: Received pgs. 2122-2140, 'Nak'waxda'x̱w story. Recevied photo of Hunt and son, and happy to see it.
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; Nak'waxda'xw
Date: 1921 May 4

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1918 Feb. 16
Identifier(s): text:65414
Description: Sending Dawson's map of northern Vancouver Island and Queen Charlotte Sound and sheet of place names. Asks for correct spelling and correction of local 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: 1918 Feb. 16

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1922 Oct. 23
Identifier(s): text:65826
Description: Received letter of October 12, photographs, and descriptions. Will send more questions about work done in the summer.
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 Oct. 23

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1900 Apr. 23
Identifier(s): text:65017
Description: Received recent letter with 10 pages. Pleased with recent manuscripts. Hope to hear from Hunt soon to secure summer plans.
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 Apr. 23

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1920 July 23
Identifier(s): text:65813
Description: Received pages on tobacco and smoking. Notes that Haida grew tobacco and chewed it. Asks if Kwagu'ł have done this.
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; Haida Indians
Date: 1920 July 23

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1922 Sept. 28
Identifier(s): text:65926
Description: Returned to New York. Hopes Hunt will be able to write about things they discussed. Will send copy of "what you told me in 1902." Enjoyed visit.
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 Sept. 28

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1932 Nov. 23
Identifier(s): text:66453
Description: Glad to have received letter of October 28. Received pages. Sending money order.
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 Nov. 23

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1926 Sept. 28
Identifier(s): text:66154
Description: Asks if Hunt can spend more time on writing. Anxious about time. Asks if there is any ceremony for when hamst!eq is cut down and taken to the village.
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: 1926 Sept. 28

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1916 Oct. 10
Identifier(s): text:65289
Description: Asks for specimens of three plants given by their Kwak'wala names for purposes of identification.
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: 1916 Oct. 10

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1919 Nov. 17
Identifier(s): text:65725
Description: Asks if a man given a seat and name in a brother tribe become a member of it or is still a member of his father's tribe. Asks for details of how one becomes a member of Sparrow Society and about hamatsa.
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 Nov. 17

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1906 Mar. 26
Identifier(s): text:65061
Description: Sending an illustrated book on fishes. Asks Hunt to give the Indian names for the fishes.
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 Mar. 26

Title: Kutenai texts, with interlinear translations and word lists
Identifier(s): text:157059
Description: Linguistic notes and recopied versions of text from other Kutenai notebooks (item Ku.2 and Ku.6). Comparative table of table of contents prepared by John Yegerlehner (1959). Includes notes and kinship terms.; ACLS collection, item Ku.3
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: Kootenai language; Kootenai Indians
Date: 1914

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1897 Apr. 30
Identifier(s): text:64798
Description: Give instructions on what Hunt should work on in the coming months, working among Kwakiutl tribe in May and June then going up to Bella Coola. Sends detailed list of Kwakiutl items that he would like to be obtained for the Museum.
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; Nuxalk Indians
Date: 1897 Apr. 30

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1921 Apr. 28
Identifier(s): text:65838
Description: Received pgs. 2097-2121, G̱usgimukw 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; Gusgimukw
Date: 1921 Apr. 28

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1918 Aug. 12
Identifier(s): text:65549
Description: Discusses confusion on Hunt's page numbering.
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 Aug. 12

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1906 Sept. 1
Identifier(s): text:65032
Description: Received letter of August 23 with list of specimens and manuscript. Mr. Heye will send additional $250 to continue work. Money is for collecting Kwakiutl specimens between "the rivers in that region and Cape Mudge." Mr. Heye is probably ready to send money for West Coast trip. NEnwakawe story agrees with story Boas got in 1886. Gives details. Similar story obtained by Hunt earlier, now in page 418 of "the big book in which I published our texts." Asks who told that earlier version, which differs from Rivers Inlet version. Would like cook book to be finished. Also wants seeds of poisonous plant.
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; Nuu-chah-nulth; Nootka Indians; Wuikinuxv; Oowekeeno Indians
Date: 1906 Sept. 1

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1918 Sept. 10
Identifier(s): text:65534
Description: Received letter of September 6. Suggests holding off on working on dictionary for the time being, pending instructions. Gives examples of issues under consideration.
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. 10