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oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10014

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Title:Nez Perce materials, American Sign language, 1891-1938
Contributor:Crawford, Mary M., 1861-1946
Crawford, Elizabeth
In-go-nom-pa-shi
Jonas, Levi W.
Date:1891-1938; 1966
Description:This collection of materials on American Sign language is based on the work of Presbyterian missionaries in Idaho in the nineteenth century. Includes a Nez Perce hymnal; discussion and illustrations on the meaning of symbols and on the use of sign seven published works; miscellaneous clippings; photographs; and correspondence of sisters Mary and Elizabeth Crawford. The published works include the history of the Idaho mission and sign language translations by Mr. Levi W. Jonas (native Nez Perce superintendent of the Kamiah church) and In-go-nom-pa-shi. Includes over 1,500 sign language hand symbols of the Nez Perce language with thirty portraits of missionaries and Nez Perce Indians of Idaho from 1891-1938. Illustrations from different published works such as Gospel hymns in the Nez Perce language (1897); The Sign language and the invention of Mr. Lewis F. Hadley (Chicago, 1891); and Sign language; talk by In-go-nom-pa-shi. Also, clippings from various Presbyterian publications. From materials in possession of Miss Jean Rumsey.
Extent:1 reel
Identifier:https://indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org/entry/10014
Language:Nez Perce
English
Language (ISO639):nez
eng
Subject:Nez Perce
Sign language
Missions
Idaho--History
Presbyterian Church
Linguistics
Religion
Type:Microfilms
Correspondence
Newspaper clippings
Photographs
Type (DCMI):StillImage
Text
Type (OLAC):primary_text

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Archive:  Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society
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OaiIdentifier:  oai:indigenousguide.amphilsoc.org:10014
DateStamp:  2020-03-02
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Citation: Crawford, Mary M., 1861-1946; Crawford, Elizabeth; In-go-nom-pa-shi; Jonas, Levi W. 1891-1938; 1966. Indigenous Materials at the American Philosophical Society.
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