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Box 3

 Container

Contains 10 Results:

August-September, 1954

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents Charles and Jane Hughes' arrival in Alaska, background and history of Gambell since 1940, and traditional hunting practices. Also contains duplicates of August's notes.
Dates: 1954

September-October, 1954

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents Notes on the Hughes' first week in Gambell. Also contains duplicates of September's notes.
Dates: 1954

October-December, 1954

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents An account of a seal hunting trip, kinship charts, Eskimo interviews on cousin teasing, changes in the village way of life, the past reindeer herd, a local myth, marriage rituals, and Eskimo customs.
Dates: 1954

December, January, 1954, 1955

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents Excerpt from a letter from Henry Collins concerning suicide, the Welfare Council, an account of a walrus hunt, a meeting of the Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Organization, Eskimo interviews on kinship behavior and terminology, the division of a caught whale, the four ramkas of the village, and the process of naming newborn babies.
Dates: 1954, 1955

January, 1955

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents Eskimo interviews on kinship terminology and life histories.
Dates: 1955

February, 1955

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents Notes on the dog starvation situation, account of a fox trapping trip, Eskimo interviews on the kinship system, terminology, dog sledding, and life stories.
Dates: 1955

February-March, 1955

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents The arrival of Dr. Alexander Leighton and journalist Gary Daitz, Eskimo interviews on witchcraft, geography, the naming of the different ramkas on the island, and terminology for kinship, months, and natural features.
Dates: 1955

March, 1955

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents A chart showing weekly attendance and offerings collected at the Presbyterian church from 1936-1955, a list of Eskimos living outside of Gambell, Eskimos who have lived outside of Gambell at some point, births in 1954, and an Eskimo interview on kinship terminology and behavior.
Dates: 1955

April, 1955

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 9-10
Scope and Contents Tribal and kinship terminology, a list of teachers in Gambell since 1940, excerpt from a letter from a zoologist regarding the decline of the walrus and reindeer herds, two accounts of walrus hunting trips, Eskimo interviews on shamanism, ceremonies, the different tribes on the island, ramkas, life stories, and change in Gambell since 1940.
Dates: 1955

April-May, 1955

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents Kinship terminology chart, Eskimo interviews concerning traditional whale hunting techniques, changes in Eskimo life, kinship behavior, and life stories.
Dates: 1955