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• 1. [Image] The Klamath Indians of southwestern Oregon : Part I - Grammar

  	Part of the first volume of Gatschet's monumental two-volume study of Klamath culture and language. Includes 3 sections. The first is a 97-page 'Ethnographic Sketch' that covers geography, topography, ...
  	Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The Klamath Indians of southwestern Oregon : Part I - Grammar Author: Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel), 1832-1907 Year: 1890, 2005 Part of the first volume of Gatschet's monumental two-volume study of Klamath culture and language. Includes 3 sections. The first is a 97-page 'Ethnographic Sketch' that covers geography, topography, camping places, tribal names/subdivisions, physical characteristics, linguistic affinities, history, demographic statistics, and religion. The next major part of the volume is 'Texts of the Klamath Language, with Explanatory Notes,' which includes direct transcription of Klamath informants' family stories, myths, oral history (including the Modoc War and Rogue River raids), religion, and songs, with English translations. The 500-page 'Grammar of the Klamath Language' concludes the volume and is a comprehensive linguistic analysis of the Klamath language. Gatschet, an American ethnologist, born in Switzerland, was trained as a linguist in the universities of Bern and Berlin. He was a pioneer in the scientific study of Native American languages, an ethnologist of the U.S. Geological Survey, and, beginning in 1879 a member of the newly organized Bureau of American Ethnology ; At head of title: Department of the interior. U.S. Geographical and geological survey of the Rocky Mountain region. J. W. Powell, in charge Title: The Klamath Indians of southwestern Oregon : Part I - Grammar Author: Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel), 1832-1907 Year: 1890, 2005 Part of the first volume of Gatschet's monumental two-volume study of Klamath culture and language. Includes 3 sections. The first is a 97-page 'Ethnographic Sketch' that covers geography, topography, camping places, tribal names/subdivisions, physical characteristics, linguistic affinities, history, demographic statistics, and religion. The next major part of the volume is 'Texts of the Klamath Language, with Explanatory Notes,' which includes direct transcription of Klamath informants' family stories, myths, oral history (including the Modoc War and Rogue River raids), religion, and songs, with English translations. The 500-page 'Grammar of the Klamath Language' concludes the volume and is a comprehensive linguistic analysis of the Klamath language. Gatschet, an American ethnologist, born in Switzerland, was trained as a linguist in the universities of Bern and Berlin. He was a pioneer in the scientific study of Native American languages, an ethnologist of the U.S. Geological Survey, and, beginning in 1879 a member of the newly organized Bureau of American Ethnology ; At head of title: Department of the interior. U.S. Geographical and geological survey of the Rocky Mountain region. J. W. Powell, in charge Close

• 2. [Image] The Klamath Indians of southwestern Oregon : Part I - Letter of transmittal, Ethnographic sketch, Texts

  	Part of the first volume of Gatschet's monumental two-volume study of Klamath culture and language. Includes 3 sections. The first is a 97-page 'Ethnographic Sketch' that covers geography, topography, ...
  	Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The Klamath Indians of southwestern Oregon : Part I - Letter of transmittal, Ethnographic sketch, Texts Author: Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel), 1832-1907 Year: 1890, 2005 Part of the first volume of Gatschet's monumental two-volume study of Klamath culture and language. Includes 3 sections. The first is a 97-page 'Ethnographic Sketch' that covers geography, topography, camping places, tribal names/subdivisions, physical characteristics, linguistic affinities, history, demographic statistics, and religion. The next major part of the volume is 'Texts of the Klamath Language, with Explanatory Notes,' which includes direct transcription of Klamath informants' family stories, myths, oral history (including the Modoc War and Rogue River raids), religion, and songs, with English translations. The 500-page 'Grammar of the Klamath Language' concludes the volume and is a comprehensive linguistic analysis of the Klamath language. Gatschet, an American ethnologist, born in Switzerland, was trained as a linguist in the universities of Bern and Berlin. He was a pioneer in the scientific study of Native American languages, an ethnologist of the U.S. Geological Survey, and, beginning in 1879 a member of the newly organized Bureau of American Ethnology ; At head of title: Department of the interior. U.S. Geographical and geological survey of the Rocky Mountain region. J. W. Powell, in charge Title: The Klamath Indians of southwestern Oregon : Part I - Letter of transmittal, Ethnographic sketch, Texts Author: Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel), 1832-1907 Year: 1890, 2005 Part of the first volume of Gatschet's monumental two-volume study of Klamath culture and language. Includes 3 sections. The first is a 97-page 'Ethnographic Sketch' that covers geography, topography, camping places, tribal names/subdivisions, physical characteristics, linguistic affinities, history, demographic statistics, and religion. The next major part of the volume is 'Texts of the Klamath Language, with Explanatory Notes,' which includes direct transcription of Klamath informants' family stories, myths, oral history (including the Modoc War and Rogue River raids), religion, and songs, with English translations. The 500-page 'Grammar of the Klamath Language' concludes the volume and is a comprehensive linguistic analysis of the Klamath language. Gatschet, an American ethnologist, born in Switzerland, was trained as a linguist in the universities of Bern and Berlin. He was a pioneer in the scientific study of Native American languages, an ethnologist of the U.S. Geological Survey, and, beginning in 1879 a member of the newly organized Bureau of American Ethnology ; At head of title: Department of the interior. U.S. Geographical and geological survey of the Rocky Mountain region. J. W. Powell, in charge Close