Letter from Leo Frachtenberg to Harry George

Letter

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St. Joseph Museums

The image is of a typed letter dated September 6, 1915, from the Bureau of American Ethnology in Washington, D.C., addressed to Mr. Harry L. George in St. Joseph, Missouri. It discusses the receipt of a beaded cap and a basket sent from Siletz via registered parcel post. The letter details that the cap, a specimen of Coos work, cost five dollars, and the basket, made by the now-extinct Siuslaw family, cost one dollar. A total of $6.41 is owed, considering additional costs. The sender regrets being confined to purchasing certain specimens and inquires about available specimens from other families. The letter also mentions the distinct group nature of the Siuslaw Indians.

The image is of a typed letter dated September 6, 1915, from the Bureau of American Ethnology in Washington, D.C., addressed to Mr. Harry L. George in St. Joseph, Missouri. It discusses the receipt of a beaded cap and a basket sent from Siletz via registered parcel post. The letter details that the cap, a specimen of Coos work, cost five dollars, and the basket, made by the now-extinct Siuslaw family, cost one dollar. A total of $6.41 is owed, considering additional costs. The sender regrets being confined to purchasing certain specimens and inquires about available specimens from other families. The letter also mentions the distinct group nature of the Siuslaw Indians.

Name/Title

Letter from Leo Frachtenberg to Harry George

Entry/Object ID

Q1430.634.139F

Description

A typed letter from Leo Frachtenberg to Harry George noting the purchase and shipment of a cap and basket and discussing his linguistic work. Vol 1 P. 139F

Subject

Leo Frachtenberg Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology Washington, D.C. Chemawa, Oregon Cap Basket Siletz Coos Siuslaw Wailatpuan Chimekuan Kusen Yakonan Quileute

Subject Person/Organization

Harry L. George Collection