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Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1921 Oct. 27
Identifier(s): text:65862
Description: Enclosing sketch of a copper from a museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts said to have been bought by Kwagu'ł from the Tsimshian. Asks for any information about 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; Kwagu'ł; Tlingit Indians
Date: 1921 Oct. 27

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1919 July 30
Identifier(s): text:65731
Description: Received letter of July 18 and pages 1437-1460.
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 July 30

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1909 Apr. 29
Identifier(s): text:65198
Description: Has not heard from Hunt for a long time. Concerned about how he is, whether items for Mr. Heye can be sent as mentioned in last letter.
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: 1909 Apr. 29

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1916 Nov. 29
Identifier(s): text:65291
Description: Received the seeds sent in bottles, though all were smashed. Was able to identify all the plants, except for q!esena. Asks if another sample of that could be sent, perhaps a branch. Asks also if a sample of xogum or xoxum could be sent. Three plants for which seeds were sent can't be distinguished from each other by seeds. Asks for samples of these plants. Received the wailing song. Hopes that some sayings can be written down soon. Would like to next have more varieties of songs written down, such as love songs, children's songs, and lullabies. Asks for an account of a hamatsa initiation from the perspective of a young man initiated.
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 Nov. 29

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1932 Jan. 15
Identifier(s): text:66468
Description: Whole letter reads: "I am very anxious to get the names of places back. Could you not find the time to do them?"
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 Jan. 15

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1924 Dec. 19
Identifier(s): text:66046
Description: Sending check and 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: 1924 Dec. 19

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1920 Oct. 25
Identifier(s): text:65795
Description: Received letter of October 14. Eager to receive more corrections, especially regarding red cedar bark 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 Oct. 25

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1919 Oct. 15
Identifier(s): text:65728
Description: Received letter of October 4 and list of names. Asks if it indicates Fort Rupert inhabitants in 1866, and if so, how people succeeded one another in the houses. Asks about question on note from 1900 on whether people who use an animal in their k!ēsō have protection of that animal or can get the animal easily. Asks for information on sham marriages.
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 Oct. 15

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1919 Jan. 30
Identifier(s): text:65609
Description: Received Little Mink story. Asks several questions about inheritance of names, privileges, and property in different situations.
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 Jan. 30

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1918 Aug. 19
Identifier(s): text:65535
Description: Received reply to letter regarding maps. Would like a fuller statement of what happened.
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. 19

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1919 Apr. 28
Identifier(s): text:65616
Description: Received bundle of manuscripts. 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: 1919 Apr. 28

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1932 Dec. 13
Identifier(s): text:66477
Description: Enclosing list of questions about names on maps, what their precise location is. Letter includes list. The place names are q!ābe, ā'dāp!e, and gū'mbex, all in Mama̱liliḵa̱la territory.
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; Mamalilikala
Date: 1932 Dec. 13

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1928 June 4
Identifier(s): text:66245
Description: Received pages 4071-4089.
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 June 4

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1924 Feb. 12
Identifier(s): text:66011
Description: Sending L!asotiwalis story off to printer. Needs Hunt to finish the rest of it. Awaiting word form Newcombe regarding map.
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: 1924 Feb. 12

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1917 Feb. 20
Identifier(s): text:65275
Description: Received pages 224-252 and letter. Discusses riddles. Presumes there are no riddles to found if Hunt has not found information on them. Will send examples from the Yukon River region.
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. 20

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1928 Apr. 2
Identifier(s): text:66224
Description: Hopes to soon receive material on dog salmon and answers to 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: 1928 Apr. 2

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1924 June 2
Identifier(s): text:66005
Description: Sending more vocabulary pages for review.
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 2

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1920 May 21
Identifier(s): text:65783
Description: Received letter and pages. Asks what book with illustrations Hunt was referring to in recent letter. Presumes Hunt would like to correct something in 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
Date: 1920 May 21

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1910 May 7
Identifier(s): text:65220
Description: Received pages 791-866. Will send list soon of plants for which dried specimens and names should be gathered
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: 1910 May 7

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1918 Jan. 23
Identifier(s): text:65419
Description: Received letter of January 9, pages 570-606, and revision of tribal names (pages 157-170). Asks for information on names of "princes" and "chieftaness" of the different brother tribes. Asks for stories of first ancestor for each tribe. Asks for information on ideas about the soul. Gives details for the question.
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: 1918 Jan. 23