Manuscript notebook written by Edwin James, and two holograph letters from George R. Howell (N.Y. State Library) to J. Hammond Trumbull, regarding the E. James notebook, 1823-1879
Scope and Contents
The manuscript notebook of Edwin James (1797-1861) may contain vocabulary and phrases in Ojibwe, Menominee, Sioux-Lakota, Winnebago, Minsi, Penobscot, and Norridgewock.
Besides photocopies of the Edwin James notebook and two letters by George Howell, Folder 5 also contains a 1984 exhibit catalogue entitled "Middlebury's Edwin James and James's America."
Dates
- Creation: 1823-1879
Creator
- From the Collection: Trumbull, J. Hammond (James Hammond) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public and must be used in the John M.K. Davis Reading Room of the Watkinson Library, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws when using this collection.
Biographical / Historical
The manuscript was apparently found "in a junk shop in Albany" by George R. Howell in 1879 and sent to J. Hammond Trumbull.
Extent
1 Folder(s)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Watkinson Library - Archival Collections Repository
Trinity College Library
300 Summit St.
Hartford Connecticut 06106