This collection is located onsite.
This collection has no restrictions.
This collection contains manuscripts of interlinear Tsimshian-English texts collected by Henry Wellington Tate (circa 1860-1914) in Port Simpson, British Columbia, between 1903 and 1914, at the request of anthropologist Franz Boas. Boas edited and published many of these texts in Tsimshian Mythology (1916). The collection also includes some supplemental material and a small amount of correspondence between Boas and Tate. Page-level description was created in preparation for potential digitization. Contact RBML for more information.
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
This collection is located onsite.
This collection has no restrictions.
Tate correspondence in the Franz Boas papers at the American Philosophical Society. https://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/object/text%3AMss.B.B61_T
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Materials were refoldered, rehoused, and redescribed by Alissa Rivers in 2024.
The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.
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| Subject | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ethnology -- North America | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Tsimshian Indians | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Tsimshian language | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |