MS 3969 Manuscript and annotated maps used in the preparation of the original and revised editions of J. W. Powellʹs Map of Linguistic Families of American Indians north of Mexico
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content: NAA MS 3969
label: Other Title
content: Linguistic families of American Indians north of Mexico
name: label: Creator
content: Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
label: Creator
content: Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology
topic: label: Topic
content: Language and languages -- Documentation
creator: label: Creator
content: Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
label: Creator
content: Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 9 Sheets
unitdate: label: Date
content: Before 1891-1915
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.MS3969
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content: Collection descriptions
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content: Archival materials
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content: Sheets
label: Type
content: Maps
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content: Maps
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Consists of 6 maps with hand-painted and hand-lettered linguistic areas and/or manuscript notations on the locations of lingusitic areas. A detailed list follows the main card.
label: Scope and Contents
content: (a) Manuscript map of "Linguistic Stocks of American Indians North of Mexico by J. W. Powell," for BAE-AR 7, Pl. 1. [Before 1891.]

(b) "Linguistic Stocks of American Indians North of Mexico by J. W. Powell," map printed in BAE-AR 7, 1891, Pl. 1, with annotations by J. N. B. Hewitt [After 1891.] 1 sheet. 22 in. x 19 in.

(c) Printed base map with linguistic areas painted and hand-lettered; some manuscript notations. 1 sheet. 22 in x 19 in.
label: Scope and Contents
content: (d) "Linguistic Stocks of American Indians North of Mexico by J. W. Powell," map printed in BAE-AR 7, 1891, Pl. 1, with annotations by Cyrus Thomas. [Afer 1891.] 1 sheet 22 in. x 19 in. Found with Manuscript File No. 2400; transferred 6/1970.
label: Scope and Contents
content: (e) Manuscript map of the distribution of American Indian linguistic families in the U. S. and Canada. [Before 1891.] Printed base map with the linguistic areas painted and hand-lettered; some manuscript notations. 1 sheet, in 2 sections, each 2 in. x 2 in. Found in J. N. B. Hewittʹs office (4/1939). Manuscript map of the distribution of American Indian linguistic families in the U. S. on a base map issued by the U. S. Geological Survey in 1890. [1890-1891.]

(f) Printed base map with linguistic areas painted and hand-lettered. 1 sheet, in 4 sections, each 25 in. x 39 in. Found with J. P. Harrington manuscripts in storage (5/1961).