Name/Title
Letter to Harry L. George from C. Hart MerriamEntry/Object ID
Q1430.635.102JDescription
Letter to Harry L. George from C. Hart Merriam discussing the identification of baskets in Mr. George's collection. Vol II pg. 102J
A typed letter on official letterhead from the United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Biological Survey. The letter discusses the identification of baskets in Mr. George's collection, highlighting names associated with tribes, geographic localities, and reservations such as the Klamath, Hopi, Moki, Mewuk, Mewa, Pomo, Piute, and Shoshone. The letter emphasizes the rarity and value of three Shasta baskets in Mr. George’s collection, while expressing a need for more specific identification due to the overlap of tribal names with geographical locations. It concludes with a "Very truly yours."Subject
C. Hart Merriam
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Biological Survey
Washington, D. C.
Klamath
Hopi
Moki
Mewuk
Mewa
Pomo
Piute
Shoshone
Shasta basketsSubject Person/Organization
Harry L. George Collection