Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Other Descriptive Information
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Accession No. 2696-006-01: Eugene S. Hunn papers, circa 1970s
- Accession No. 2696-006-02: Eugene S. Hunn papers, 1976-1978
- Accession No. 2696-006-03: Eugene S. Hunn papers, before 1979
- Accession No. 2696-006-04: Eugene S. Hunn papers, 1979
- Accession No. 2696-006-05: Eugene S. Hunn papers, 1982-1983
- Accession No. 2696-006-06: Eugene S. Hunn papers, 1991
- Accession No. 2696-006-07: Eugene S. Hunn papers, 1995
- Accession No. 2696-006-08: Eugene S. Hunn linguistic field research, 2001, 2008
- Names and Subjects
Eugene Hunn papers, circa 1970s-2008
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hunn, Eugene S
- Title
- Eugene Hunn papers
- Dates
- circa 1970s-2008 (inclusive)19702008
- Quantity
- circa 2.6 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- 2696-006
- Summary
- Jacobs Research Funds Collection projects by UW Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Languages
- English, Yakima (Topenish and Umatilla), Sahaptin, Taitnepam, Yucatec Mayan, Zapotec
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Eugene S. Hunn is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Washington. During his professional career, he has conducted ethnobiological research in Mexico with Mayan people in Chiapas and Zapotec people in the Sierra Sur of Oaxaca and with Sahaptin people in the Columbia Plateau of the Pacific Northwest.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Proposals, project summaries, correspondence, field notes, research project notes, word lists, recorded interviews and transcripts, and Human Subjects Review Committee application. See individual accessions below for specific content.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Forms part of the Jacobs Research Funds Collection
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The creators' literary rights have not been transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged into 8 accessions:
- Accession no. 2696-006-01, Eugene S. Hunn papers, circa 1970s
- Accession no. 2696-006-02, Eugene S. Hunn papers, 1976-1978
- Accession no. 2696-006-03, Eugene S. Hunn papers, before 1979
- Accession no. 2696-006-04, Eugene S. Hunn papers, 1979
- Accession no. 2696-006-05, Eugene S. Hunn papers, 1982-1983
- Accession no. 2696-006-06, Eugene S. Hunn papers, 1991
- Accession no. 2696-006-07, Eugene S. Hunn papers, 1995
- Accession no. 2696-006-08, Eugene S. Hunn linguistic field research, 2001, 2008
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 2696-006-01: Eugene S. Hunn papers, circa 1970sReturn to Top
Scope and Content: Field notes and tapes of linguistic work in Sahaptin and Taitnepam languages. Documents Mr. Hunn's research as a Jacobs Fund grant recipient in 1976.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
Acquisition Info: Donor: Eugene Hunn, May 15, 1977, May 23, 1977, June 9, 1977.
Accession No. 2696-006-02: Eugene S. Hunn papers, 1976-1978Return to Top
Scope and Content: Field notes and diary from linguistic and ethnobiological research among the Yakima (Toppenish) Indians; 1976-1978.
Physical/Technical Access: Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
Acquisition Info: Donor: Eugene Hunn, June 1, 1978.
Accession No. 2696-006-03: Eugene S. Hunn papers, before 1979Return to Top
Scope and Content: Transcriptions and translations of Sahaptin language tapes.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
Acquisition Info: Donor: Eugene Hunn, October 10, 1978.
Accession No. 2696-006-04: Eugene S. Hunn papers, 1979Return to Top
Scope and Content: Interview with Mary Jim, Wapato, Wash., conducted by Eugene Hunn on 22 Mar 1979. Mary Jim, a Yakima Indian of Snake River-Priest Rapids extraction and a Sahaptin speaker, discusses traditional foods, village sites, and subsistence patterns. James Selan assists in the interview.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
Acquisition Info: Donor: Eugene Hunn, March 22, 1978.
Accession No. 2696-006-05: Eugene S. Hunn papers, 1982-1983Return to Top
Scope and Content: Linguistic field notes on microfiche of the Sahaptin language, 9 Jun 1982 - 17 Apr 1983.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
Acquisition Info: Donor: Eugene Hunn, June 17, 1983.
Accession No. 2696-006-06: Eugene S. Hunn papers, 1991Return to Top
Scope and Content: Inventory provided by donor (in box with papers), deed of gift, final research report, tape-recorded field research, research notes and other written material; 1991. Includes Yucatec Mayan Ethnozoological research material and linguistic research for Yucatec Mayan zoological dictionary.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Acquisition Info: Donor: Eugene Hunn, March 04, 1992.
Accession No. 2696-006-07: Eugene S. Hunn papers, 1995Return to Top
Scope and Content: Typescript gazetteer of place names in Sahaptin language with English translations; 1995. Hunn assembled the ethnography with the assistance of James G. Selam, who interviewed numerous relatives about place names.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Acquisition Info: Donor: Eugene Hunn, November 15, 1995.
Accession No. 2696-006-08: Eugene S. Hunn linguistic field research, 2001, 2008Return to Top
Scope and Content: Proposals, project summaries, correspondence, project notes, word lists, and Human Subjects Review Committee application.
This accession contains two separate Jacobs Research Fund projects. The first is "Acquisition of Traditional Environmental Knowledge by Children in a Zapotec-Speaking Community in Oaxaca, Mexico" from 2001. The second project is "CTUIR (Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation) Ethnobiology" from 2008.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Acquisition Info: Donor: Eugene Hunn, 2002, 2010.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box/Folder | Accession | ||
1/1 | 2696-006-08 | Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
(CTUIR) Proposal and Correspondence |
2008 |
1/2 | 2696-006-08 | CTUIR Project Notes |
2008 |
1/3 | 2696-006-08 | Zapotec Project Summary |
2001 |
1/4 | 2696-006-08 | Zapotec Word Lists |
2001 |
1/5 | 2696-006-08 | Human Subjects Review Committee Application-
Zapotecs |
2001 |
1/6 | 2696-006-08 | Zapotec Notes (photocopies) |
2001 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Hunn, Eugene S.--Archives
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Jacobs Research Funds Collection (creator)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)