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Notes on the Navajo Language
MS.869  
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  • Contributing Institution: Library and Archives at the Autry
    Title: Notes on the Navajo Language
    Creator: Ostermann, Leopold
    Identifier/Call Number: MS.869
    Physical Description: 0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)
    Date: 1905
    Abstract: This is a collection of a typed copy of a manuscript entitled "Notes on the Navajo Language" by Father Leopold Ostermann of St. Michael's, Arizona, 1905 and a three-page typed document entitled "Adjectives and Names of Colors," undated, possibly by the same author.
    Language of Material: English , Navajo; Navaho .

    Scope and Contents

    This is a collection of a typed copy of a manuscript entitled "Notes on the Navajo Language" by Father Leopold Ostermann of St. Michael's, Arizona, 1905 and a three-page typed document entitled "Adjectives and Names of Colors," undated, possibly by the same author.

    Preferred Citation

    Notes on the Navajo Language, 1905, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.869.

    Processing History

    Processed by Library staff before 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 December 13, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).

    Acquisition

    Donated to the Library as part of the Munk Library of Arizoniana, 1910 April 7.

    Conditions Governing Use

    Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit https://theautry.org/research-collections/library-and-archives  and fill out the Researcher Application Form.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Typescripts
    Navajo Indians
    Navajo language