| 14 | Author: | Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 | Add | | Title: | Indian vocabularies, 1820-1844
| | | Dates: | 1820-1844 | | | Abstract: | This portion of the Peter Stephen Du Ponceau Collection relates to his collection of Native American languages.
As a leading linguist of the era, the Du Ponceau collection has three portions that reflect his interest in linguistics. The first is a large volume of 73 Indian languages for both South and North American Indians (497 In2), which is what this entry refers to. The second is a nine volume set of notes on philology that focuses on Native American languages but includes notes on range of other language groups, such as the language of Polynesians and Greeks (410 D92). The notes also make numerous observations about Native American customs, practices, and beliefs. The third portion of linguistic material is a dictionary of terms relating to the sea and seafaring (359.03 D92).
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| | | Call #: | Mss.497.In2 | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Language and Linguistics | Native America | | | Genre: | Language Material | Native American Materials | | | Subjects: | Courts -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia County. | Indians of North America -- Languages | Indians of South America -- Languages | |
20 | Author: | Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus, 1743-1823 | Add | | Title: | Notes, amendments, and additions to his account of the Indians, 1820
| | | Dates: | 1820 | | | Abstract: | This small document contains annotations, changes, and amendments that John Heckewelder hoped would be made to his "Account of the history, manners, and customs of the Indian nations, who once inhabited Pennsylvania and the neighboring states." The changes include additions to sections on religion, belief, and cultural practices.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.970.1.H35n | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Native America | Pennsylvania History | | | Genre: | Manuscript Essays | Native American Materials | | | Subjects: | Algonquian Indians | Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania -- History | Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania -- Social life and customs | |
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