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

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Volume 9



Volume 9(1) Volume 9, No. 1, 1918-1919

Manuscripts in library case, 349 pages.

This Volume contains family stories, instructional tales, and songs.

Note on Numerations: There are three numerations present throughout the Volume. Numeration 1 is the continuous manuscript page number, written in (blue) pencil in the top margin. Numeration 2 is the publication reference (35th Annual Report), written in pencil (grey, brown) or ink (red, black), in the top margin of the page. Numeration 3 is presumably Hunt's pagination related to individual stories, i.e. they begin at page 1 several times over. Made in pencil and ink.

Content from this Volume was published in Boas, F. (Ed.) Ethnology of the Kwakiutl. In: 35th Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 1913-1914. 1921. Part 1./ Part 2. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. Shorthand to reference publication: 35th Annual Report



Volume 9(2) Volume 9, No. 2, 1919

Manuscripts in library case, 150 pages.

This Volume contains prayers and instructional tales.

Note on Numerations: There are three numerations present throughout the Volume. Numeration 1 is the continuous manuscript page number, written in (blue) pencil in the top margin. Numeration 2 is the publication reference (35th Annual Report), written in pencil (grey, brown) or ink (red, black), in the top margin of the page. Numeration 3 is presumably Hunt's pagination related to individual stories, i.e. they begin at page 1 several times over. Made in pencil and ink.

Content from this Volume was published in Boas, F. (Ed.) Ethnology of the Kwakiutl. In: 35th Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 1913-1914. 1921. Part 1./ Part 2. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. Shorthand to reference publication: 35th Annual Report