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Native American vocabularies

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-285

Scope and Contents

Alponse Louis Pinart (1852-1911), French linguist, traveled in America collecting vocabularies for various Indian languages for publication. The papers consist chiefly of Native American vocabularies in French and Spanish, most of which were created or transcribed by Alponse Louis Pinart. The collection also includes a few vocabularies for West African languages.

Note: All works listed are by Alphonse Louis Pinart unless otherwise indicated.

Dates

  • 1646-1789, n.d

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Alphonse Louis Pinart Native American Vocabularies are the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of William Robertson Coe.

Extent

7.5 Linear Feet (6 boxes)

Language of Materials

Spanish; Castilian

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.pinart

Abstract

Chiefly Native American vocabularies in French and Spanish, most of which were created or transcribed by Alponse Louis Pinart. Also includes a few vocabularies for West African languages.

Title
Guide to the Alphonse Louis Pinart Native American Vocabularies
Author
by Beinecke Staff
Date
August 1995
Description rules
Beinecke Manuscript Unit Archival Processing Manual
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository

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