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James Collins papers, 1984
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Collins, James, 1952-
- Title
- James Collins papers
- Dates
- 1984 (inclusive)19841984
- Quantity
- 0.21 cubic feet (165 pages; 3 manuscript copies)
- Collection Number
- 2696-049 (Accession No. 2696-049-01) (Accession No. 2696-049-01) (Accession No. 2696-049-01)
- Summary
- Linguistic research materials from a Jacobs Research Fund grant recepient's work in Tolowa
- 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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Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.
Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
James Collins is an anthropologist, linguist, and professor at the University of Albany. He is the recepient of a Jacobs Research Funds (JRF) grant.
(Source: SUNY Albany website. Accessed 2023.)
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
The citizens of the Smith River Rancheria are a nation of Dee-ni' known today as the Tolowa Dee-ni'. They are governed under the Smith River Rancheria as a Federally Recognized Nation.
The ancestral lands of the Tolowa Dee-ni’ extend along the Pacific Coast between the watersheds of; Wilson Creek and Smith River in California and the Winchuck, Chetco, Pistol, Rogue, Elk and Sixes Rivers, extending inland up the Rogue River throughout the Applegate Valley in Oregon. Their Taa-laa-waa-dvn roughly covers what are today Curry, Josephine, and Del Norte Counties. The Dee-ni' population exceeded ten-thousand. Their tribal neighbors are the Coquille and Umpqua to the north, Takelma, Shasta and Karuk to the east and the Yurok to the south.
The Dee-ni' language is a member of the Athabaskan or Na-Dené language family. These languages are spoken from western Alaska and central Canada and south to the Rio Grande. Fellow Dee-ni' who speak Athabaskan include the Apache, Haida, Koyukon, Hupa, Ahtna, Navaho, Tlingit, and Wailaki.
(Information adapted from the “About Us” webpage of the Tolowa Dee-Ni- Nation official website. Accessed: 08/07/2023.)
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Field notes, 1984-06-04 to 1984-07-02; writings, 1984.
Field notes are separated into three sections according to language consultant. The manuscript copies are "Pronouns, markedness and stem-change in Tolowa"; "Tolowas morphology and syntax in comparative perspective", a draft of a talk presented at the annual meetings of the American Anthropological Association; and a provisional grammatical sketch circulated by Collins for comments.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Forms part of the Jacobs Research Fund collection
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Collins, James, 1952- (creator)
Corporate Names
- Jacobs Research Fund (creator)
