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