Skip to main content

Archives at Cornell

Cree language studies

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 9072

Scope and content

Three three-ringed binders full of handwritten notes about the Cree language. The notes discuss both the spoken and written language. Sections on grammar, dictionaries, the alphabet, various dialects, historical information, word definitions, phonetic pronunciation guides, word conjugations, language rules, instructions on how to make certain sounds with throat and tongue. Also sections on Algonquian, Abenaki, Montagnais, Ojibwa, and Gaelic Lowland Scottish languages. Information on Sébastien Rasles, Roger Williams, John Eliot, Frederic Baraga, Reider T. Sherwin, and Jean Rogers and their Indian texts, including Baraga's Dictionary of the Otchipwe Language.

Dates

  • 1950-1972.

Creator

Extent

.4 cubic feet. (.4 cubic feet.)

Language of Materials

English