| 1 | Author: | Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus, 1743-1823 | Add | | Title: | John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder letters, 1816-1822, to Peter Stephen Du Ponceau
| | | Dates: | 1816-1822 | | | Abstract: | The John Heckewelder Collection consists of an assortment of documents, almost all of which deal with Native Americans. Heckewelder was a Moravian missionary to Delaware Indians in Pennsylvania who was a prominent figure in nineteenth century intellectual circles. The primary focus of the collection is on his attempt to preserve Native American languages, especially those of the Lenni Lenape (Delaware) in Pennsylvania. His correspondence and one publication also chronicle Native American history, customs, and life. Heckewelder also kept a meteorological journal while on his mission to Gnadenhutten, Pennsylvania from 1802-1814, which is part of the collection. Much of the collection comes from Heckewelder's correspondence with the APS and its prominent member and linguist Stephen Du Ponceau.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.497.3.H35o | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear Feet | | | Topics: | Language and Linguistics | Native America | | | Genre: | Diaries | Language Material | Meteorological Data | Native American Materials | Oral History | | | Subjects: | Indians of North America -- Languages | |
2 | Author: | Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815 | Add | | Title: | A comparative vocabulary of Indian languages
| | | Dates: | 1798-1821 | | | Abstract: | This bound volume contains portions of Benjamin Smith Barton's comparative vocubulary, which was published in Philadelphia in 1797. The volume contains notes from Stephen DuPonceau.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.497.B28 | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Subjects: | Indians of North America -- Languages | |
15 | 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: | Communications to the Historical and Literary Committee of the American Philosophical Society, 1816-1821
| | | Dates: | 1816-1821 | | | Abstract: | The John Heckewelder Collection consists of an assortment of documents, almost all of which deal with Native Americans. Heckewelder was a Moravian missionary to Delaware Indians in Pennsylvania who was a prominent figure in nineteenth century intellectual circles. The primary focus of the collection is on his attempt to preserve Native American languages, especially those of the Lenni Lenape (Delaware) in Pennsylvania. His correspondence and one publication also chronicle Native American history, customs, and life. Heckewelder also kept a meteorological journal while on his mission to Gnadenhutten, Pennsylvania from 1802-1814, which is part of the collection. Much of the collection comes from Heckewelder's correspondence with the APS and its prominent member and linguist Stephen Du Ponceau.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.970.1.H35c | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Subjects: | Delaware Indians | Indians of North America -- History | Indians of North America -- Languages | Indians of North America -- Social life and customs | |
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