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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: Cranmer, Dan: From Franz Boas. 1934-07-02:;
Identifier(s): text:156439
Description: ;
Subject: Kwakiutl Indians; Kwakwaka'wakw
Date: 1934-07-02

Title: Hunt, George: To Bryan, Ruth W.. 1929 July 14
Identifier(s): text:66297
Description: Received letter of June 7 and 26. Sending pages 4544-4566. Will write next about head chief teaching his son bad things.
Creator: Hunt, George
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 July 14

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: To Boas. 1923 Apr. 17
Identifier(s): text:65927
Description: Received letter of April 4. Gives term for "foremost chief." Sending pages 2585-2616. Discusses more about people arrested for potlatching.
Creator: Hunt, George
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 Apr. 17

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

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1918 Sept. 6
Identifier(s): text:65533
Description: Received letters of August 19 and 20. Now has 5 of the maps. Will return them in next mail. Still working on place names near Cape Scott and south of K'ómoks. Sending pages 1087-1105 about the different chiefs who own dzonoq!wa masks. Explains more about these chiefs.
Creator: Hunt, George
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. 6

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1933 Feb. 7
Identifier(s): text:66478
Description: Will try to write out the Tłatła̱siḵwaḻa songs. Sending pages 5521-5565.
Creator: Hunt, George
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
Date: 1933 Feb. 7

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1916 Oct. 17
Identifier(s): text:65272
Description: Received letter of October 4. Will try to send some seeds of the q!esena. Tells more about the kinds of places where q!esena grows best.
Creator: Hunt, George
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. 17

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1926 Mar. 13
Identifier(s): text:66090
Description: Sending pages 3238-3257 on cooking and preservation of clams for winter food, plus 2 pages from 1924 sent for translation that were just received. Will write next about horse clams.
Creator: Hunt, George
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 Mar. 13

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1901 Jan. 7
Identifier(s): text:64952
Description: Disappointed about amount of recent 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: 1901 Jan. 7

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1918 May 17
Identifier(s): text:65488
Description: Received letter of May 7 and shaman's song. Glad to hear Hunt agreed to review vocabulary material. Will send more information. Briefly discusses payment vouchers 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 May 17

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1929 June 7
Identifier(s): text:66312
Description: From Boas's secretary. Received pages 4530-4532, 7 pages of words, and return of list of words sent by Boas.
Creator: Bryan, Ruth W.
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 June 7

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1918 Apr. 17
Identifier(s): text:65475
Description: Received letter of April 6. Sorry to hear of delay from Washington in payments. Notes how quickly Hunt is writing material. May be extra time for hunting.
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. 17

Title: Cranmer, Dan: From Franz Boas. 1934-03-27:;
Identifier(s): text:156434
Description: ;
Subject: Kwakiutl Indians; Kwakwaka'wakw
Date: 1934-03-27

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1901 Mar. 21
Identifier(s): text:64949
Description: Made special arrangements for sending of poles.
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: 1901 Mar. 21

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1908 Nov. 4
Identifier(s): text:65112
Description: Sending a string plaited the way the indians do the hair seal gut. Sending 29 pages on barnacles and urchin cooking. Wondering if Boas is coming to Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition next year.
Creator: Hunt, George
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: 1908 Nov. 4