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Title: Sequoyah's Cherokee Alphabet Correspondence
Identifier/Call Number: MS.867
Contributing Institution:
Autry National Center, Braun Research Library
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.1 linear feet
(1 folder)
Date: 1934 January
Abstract: This is a note and envelope sent to Frederick Webb Hodge by Brother Claudius Antony of St. Mary's College, California, 1934
January 21. The Cover, which is also the envelope, is postmarked Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 1934, and is stamped with "Sequoyah's
Cherokee Alphabet" honoring the invention of the Cherokee syllabary.
creator:
Antony, Claudius, Brother
creator:
Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956
Scope and Contents
This is a note and envelope sent to Frederick Webb Hodge by Brother Claudius Antony of St. Mary's College, California, 1934
January 21. The Cover, which is also the envelope, is postmarked Tahlequah, Oklahoma, 1934, and is stamped with "Sequoyah's
Cherokee Alphabet" honoring the invention of the Cherokee syllabary. The explanatory note inside is written with ink made
from the General Sherman, Sequoia Gigantes tree in Sequoia National Park, California. The envelope is stamped "J. F. Hinton"
on verso.
Preferred citation
Sequoyah's Cherokee Alphabet Correspondence, 1934, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry National Center, Los Angeles; MS.867.
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 by Brother Claudius Antony, 1934 February.
Use
Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry National Center. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the Autry Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry National Center
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.
Access
Collection is open for research. Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit http://theautry.org/research/research-rules-and-application
or contact library staff at rroom@theautry.org.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sequoyah, 1770?-1843
Cherokee language
Correspondence
Envelopes