| | 1 | Author: | Ord, George, 1781-1866 | Add | | | Title: | George Ord notes, [n.d.], on the use of French verbs
| | | | Dates: | n.d. | | | | Abstract: | These two volumes contain transcriptions and notes in French and were used by Ord to help with his French language skills. One volume contains instructions on using French verbs. The examples used include excerpts from Voltaire and Rousseau.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.445.Or2 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Language and Linguistics | | | | Genre: | Language Material | | | | Subjects: | French language | |
| 7 | Author: | Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus, 1743-1823 | Add | | | Title: | Names which the Lenni Lenape...had given to rivers, streams, places, etc., 1822
| | | | Dates: | 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, Pa 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 DuPonceau.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.497.3.H35n | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Language and Linguistics | Native America | | | | Genre: | Diaries | Native American Materials | Oral History | | | | Subjects: | Names, Delaware. | Names, Indian -- North America. | |
| 8 | 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 | |
| 20 | 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 | |
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