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oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:9129

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Title:Mexico materials, American Philosophical Society Archives
Contributor:Beher, D.
Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844
Guyot, A. (Arnold), 1807-1884
Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851
Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851
Snider, Jacob
Valentini, Philipp J. J. (Philipp Johann Josef), 1828-1899
Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison), 1837-1899
Vaughan, John, 1756-1841
Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849
Parry, Francis
Rosengarten, J. G. (Joseph George), 1835-1921
Phillips, Henry, 1838-1895
Rich, O. (Obadiah), 1777-1850
Walz, W. G.
Beebe, William Sully, 1841-1898
Ferrer, Jose Joaquin de
Date:1802-1899
Description: Materials relating to the indigenous cultures and languages of Mexico. Includes requests to view or borrow materials at APS, particularly in the Poinsett Collection; introductions of scholars who wish to view Mexican materials to the Librarian or other appropriate official of the time (including John Vaughan and George Ord); solicitations for donations of Mexican materials, particularly from Joel R. Poinsett; donation of linguistic and other materials from Jose Joaquin de Ferrer;s relating to indigenous cultures and languages of Mexico, particularly Brinton's papers on Nagualism and on Fuegian languages [Brinton (1892) and Brinton (1894)], Valentini's manuscript on Mexican calendar stone, and linguistic work by Albert Gallatin; Mexican antiquities at other institutions such as the Academy of Natural Sciencies, Princeton, and the Peabody Museum; and Samuel Morton's offer to George Ord to exchange books for a Mexican skull he used for a plate in his Crania Americana (1839), and which he now wishes to add to his collection. Specific cultures or languages mentioned include Huastec, Otomi, Tarascan, Tarahumara, and Mexican. Individuals mentioned include Ephraim G. Squier, Bishop Anders, Mr. Frank, Professor Matile, Mr. Bagely, Thomas Sully, Jean-Frédéric Waldeck, and Lord Kingsborough.
Extent:22 items
Identifier:https://indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org/entry/9129
Language:Spanish
English
French
Language (ISO639):spa
eng
fra
Subject:Huastec
Purepecha
Tarahumara
Otomi
Antiquities
Orthography and spelling
Linguistics
Type:Correspondence
Essays
Receipts
Type (DCMI):Text

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Citation: Beher, D.; Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844; Guyot, A. (Arnold), 1807-1884; Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851; Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851; Snider, Jacob; Valentini, Philipp J. J. (Philipp Johann Josef), 1828-1899; Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison), 1837-1899; Vaughan, John, 1756-1841; Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849; Parry, Francis; Rosengarten, J. G. (Joseph George), 1835-1921; Phillips, Henry, 1838-1895; Rich, O. (Obadiah), 1777-1850; Walz, W. G.; Beebe, William Sully, 1841-1898; Ferrer, Jose Joaquin de. 1802-1899. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society.
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