George Hunt Kwak'wala ethnographic manuscripts, 1890s-1930s

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Volume 1



Volume 1(1) Volume 1, No. 1, 1898-1899

Bound manuscripts, 286 pages.

This Volume mainly contains traditional tales and ancestral stories.

There are several references to objects collected previously.

Note on Numerations: There are three numerations present throughout the Volume. Numeration 1 is the continuous manuscript page number, written in pencil in the top right corner of a given page. Numeration 2 is the publication reference, written in colored pencil (red, blue), in the top margin of the page. Numeration 3 may be a correspondence or manuscript batch related number. Written in colored pencil (red, blue) below Numeration 1.

Content from this Volume was published in Boas, F. (Ed.) and Hunt, G. 1902-1905. Kwakiutl Texts - Memoirs of the AMNH, Vol. 5, Publications of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, V.3 Pt.3. Leiden: Brill, New York: G.E. Stechert. Shorthand to reference publication: III



Volume 1(2) Volume 1, No. 2, 1899-1900

Bound manuscripts, 385 pages.

This Volume mainly contains traditional and ancestral tales.

Note on Numerations: There are four numerations present throughout the Volume. Numeration 1 is the continuous manuscript page number, written in pencil in the top right corner of a given page. Numeration 2 is the publication reference, written in colored pencil (red), in the top margin of the page. Numeration 3 is of unknown purpose, written in blue pencil, lower part of the page. Numeration 4 may be a correspondence or manuscript batch related number. Written in pencilof Numeration 1.

Content from this Volume was published in Boas, F. (Ed.) and Hunt, G. 1902-1905. Kwakiutl Texts - Memoirs of the AMNH, Vol. 5, Publications of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, V.3 Pt.3. Leiden: Brill, New York: G.E. Stechert. Shorthand to reference publication: III