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Ahtna includes: Atna, Ahtena
Language:English
Date:November 17, 1901; Undated (circa 1958)
Contributor:Davidson, George, 1825-1911 | De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004
Subject:Place names | Alaska--History | Anthropology | Ethnography
Type:Text
Genre:Correspondence | Reports
Extent:2 items
Description: See George Davidson letter from 1901 to Newell Wardle regarding the Copper River and the name "Atna" given to it by local native peoples. In undated section, see 8-page document by de Laguna, "Atna Indians, Copper River, Alaska," which includes names of consultants, contents of reels, and comments for the recordings cataloged as Mss.Rec.31.
Collection:Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection (Mss.Ms.Coll.200)
Culture:
Tlingit includes: Lingit, Łingit, Tlinkit
Language:English
Date:1978-1979
Contributor:Bierhorst, John | De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004
Subject:Anthropology | Music
Type:Text
Genre:Correspondence | Flyers | Obituaries
Extent:14 items
Description: Fourteen letters between Frederica de Laguna and John Bierhorst, from April 7, 1978 to May 31, 1979, initially regarding a permission question, with additonal subsequent correspondence including de Laguna's reaction to a review of Under Mount Saint Elias, reference to her travel plans, offering comments on Yakutat Tlingit informants and Yakutat music, and mention of Franz Boas, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Ruth Benedict, David McAllister, and Alan Lomax. Includes copies of obituaries (in 2004) for de Laguna and the program for her memorial service at Bryn Mawr College.
Collection:Correspondence between Frederica de Laguna and John Bierhorst (Mss.SMs.Coll.22)