J. Hammond Trumbull's partial transcription of the Gravier 'Dictionary of the Algonquin-Illinois Language' (entries Acha to Chinghiri), ca. 1860-1897

This collection contains annotated books, correspondence, manuscripts, notebooks and notes, and other printed materials such as scrapbooks related to indigenous North American languages and geographical names. The collection includes large volumes of correspondence related to Trumbull’s work in developing lexicons, grammars, and indigenous geographic names throughout his life, as well as correspondence related to his publications and articles in journals on philology and early United States history. It further contains manuscripts on early Connecticut history, printing and publishing, as well as texts prepared for a bibliography by Trumbull. The collection materials primarily span Trumbull’s lifetime, but also include copies and annotated books for his publications from the early 16th to 18th centuries.