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Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1928 Nov. 30
Identifier(s): text:66331
Description: Sending pages 4327-4357 answering questions recently sent. Previous writing about L!ałEyegElis (Hunt's wife) was in her own words. Wrote 9 pages about clover roots then stopped when recent letter was received.
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; Nak'waxda'xw
Date: 1928 Nov. 30

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1908 Nov. 23
Identifier(s): text:65116
Description: Worried about having not heard from Boas for a while. "You are the only living friend I have in this wide world." Sending 39 pages about perch trapping.
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. 23

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. 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: To Boas. 1929 May 28
Identifier(s): text:66373
Description: Received letter of March 20 and April 29. Sending papers sent for review, adding "words we don't use." Will write next about salmon story of the ʼNa̱mǥis. Not feeling well lately.
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; Namgis
Date: 1929 May 28

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1912 Apr. 9
Identifier(s): text:65215
Description: Sending 106 pages on different nEmemot and marriages. Gives detailed info in letter on names and relations. Requests money to pay informants for telling stories.
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: 1912 Apr. 9

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1921 Jan. 14
Identifier(s): text:65840
Description: Sending pages 1939-1950 "of the pictures and story and songs which I copied out of the book." Notes that spelling mistakes were made by others who confused the right letters and diacritical marks.
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: 1921 Jan. 14

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: To Boas. 1925 May 28
Identifier(s): text:66085
Description: Received letter of May 12. Sending pages 3144-3167 about the seats of the four Kwaguʼł tribes. Explains part of it. Will try to get the seats of the other tribes. Tells of his son David's recent passing.
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; Kwagu'ł
Date: 1925 May 28

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1908 Dec. 7
Identifier(s): text:65111
Description: Sending 12 pages on perch cooking. Got an old man to make him an old style canoe. Will send collection, including G̱usgimukw items, to Mr. Heye soon.
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 Dec. 7

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: Cranmer, Dan: From Franz Boas. 1934-05-21:;
Identifier(s): text:156437
Description: ;
Subject: Kwakiutl Indians; Kwakwaka'wakw
Date: 1934-05-21

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1921 Mar. 7
Identifier(s): text:65831
Description: Sending notes abstracted from tales explaining ideas of the Kwaguʼł as they appear there. Asks for description "the general ideas of the Kwaguʼł...in regard to the whole world and to supernatural beings." Gives examples of possible details.
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 Mar. 7

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1923 May 17
Identifier(s): text:65943
Description: Sending pages 2639-2671 on L!aguLas and his son L!a'sutewā'les. Writing now about the son's marriage and having to show the bird or animal of his first people. Gives terms for different kinds of marriage.
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; Kwagu'ł
Date: 1923 May 17

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1918 May 28
Identifier(s): text:65477
Description: Received pages on pExala with corrections. Purpose of sending the pages was also to ask how much of it can be printed. Asks for clarification on if any information should be omitted. Trying to assess if all materials Hunt has sent have been received. Asks for pages written to be numbered sequentially again. Asks for patience with current money arrangements.
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 28

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1917 Sept. 21
Identifier(s): text:65359
Description: Sent bill to Washington for 61 pages. Unclear on delay on their end. Received 2 letters on correct way of writing sentences.
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. 21

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1921 Mar. 5
Identifier(s): text:65857
Description: Received letter of February 14. Inquired with Port Hardy post office about missing pages. Sending pages 2033-2064 on dreams of different men and women.
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: 1921 Mar. 5