Object Details
Creator
Powers, Stephen, 1840-1904
Collection Creator
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
Collection Citation
John Wesley Powell papers (MS 798), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
Contains:
(1) Letter from Powers to Powell defending his estimates of the indigenous population of California, dated November 24, 1876 [crossed out and replaced with "Nov. 3"], Waterford, Wash Co. [Washington County], Ohio.
(2) Draft letter of transmittal from Powell to the Secretary of the Interior, forwarding the manuscript of Contributions to North American Ethnology Vol 3 and Powers' letter.
(3) Lists of California tribes and languages and population estimates.
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Local Numbers
MS 3122 Material regarding estimates of the aboriginal population of California
Creator
Powers, Stephen, 1840-1904
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Date
1876 November
Container
Box 9, Folder 12
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
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Collection Restrictions
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Record ID
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