Alphonse Louis Pinart Papers, 1870-1885

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Contributing Institution: The Bancroft Library
Title: Alphonse Louis Pinart papers
Creator: Pinart, Alphonse L. (Alphonse Louis), 1852-1911
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS Z-Z 17
Physical Description: 4 linear feet (20 volumes (contained in 4 boxes); 6 volumes; 16 digital objects (16 images))
Date (inclusive): 1870-1885
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in English

Access

Collection is open for research except for the originals in the following volumes:
Volumes 3-7, 9-11, 15, 18-20: use microfilm only. Use of originals only by permission of the Head of the Public Services of The Bancroft Libary.

Acquisition Information

Forms part of the Hubert Howe Bancroft collection.

Alternate Forms Available

Digital reproductions and microfilm of selected items are available.

Scope and Content

Alphonse Louis Pinart (1852-1911) was a French scholar with wide linguistic and ethnological interests who traveled extensively, collecting documents and information as he went. Most of his collections as of 1885 were acquired by H. H. Bancroft. This group consists of diaries, notebooks, correspondence and other personal papers. Material primarily of linguistic interest, or concerned with the history of particular areas, has been assigned separate call numbers, and readers should consult the manuscripts catalog and A Guide to the Manuscript Collections of the Bancroft Library, v. 1.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Alphonse Louis Pinart Papers, BANC MSS Z-Z 17, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Related Collections

  1. Title: Collection of linguistic material relating to the Indians of Central America,
    Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS Z-C 8

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner 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.

Arrangement

Box 1: contains volume 1. Box 2: contains volume 4-10. Box 3: contains volume 11-13, 14. Box 4: contains volume 20-24. Volume 2, 3, 13a, 18-19, and 25 are stand-alone items and not contained in boxes.

 

Key to Arrangement

box 1, Volume 1

Volume 1: Correspondence, various documents and drawings.

Physical Description: Volume 1 stored in Box 1.

Scope and Contents

Includes letters received by Pinart (a list of the more important correspondents follows the Key); drafts and press copies of a few letters written by Pinart; visas, letters of introduction and other personalia; draft of Pinart's published article on the Indians of Central America; manuscript maps of Puerto Rico, Sonora, and he State of Mexico; drawings of artifacts (presumably of North American Indians) in museums in Copenhagen, Helsingfors, St. Petersburg, Moscow and Dorpat; miscellaneous notes and bibliographic references on linguistics; a vocabulary form in blank used by ethnologists in recording Indian vocabularies; copies, made by Pinart, of articles written by Eugene Vetromile; a report on Cuna Indians by Tomas J. Carranza; extracts from the civil and political code of Mangareva Islands; and a French-African (Ogooué) vocabulary.
 

Drawings of artifacts in the Ethnographic Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark January 4, 1873

Physical Description: 1 Drawing
volume 2

Drawings of artifacts and pictographs in Puerto Rico and Guadelupe Island; plates for published articles.

Physical Description: Portfolio
 

Diaries of Pinart's travels 1871-1882

volume 3

Diary 1871-05-1871-06 1871-08-1871-10 1872-03-1872-04

Scope and Contents

Travels in Alaska (Bay of Bristol, Ft. Alexandria, Unalaska, Kodiak Islands, Afognak and Shouiak Islands).

General

In English and French. Available on microfilm.
box 2, Volume 4

Diary 1875-11-03-1875-11-13

Scope and Contents

Trip to Maine and Nova Scotia, with observations on the Micmac Indians of Nova Scotia. The rest of the volume consists mainly of his drawings of artifacts and pictographs at Oatman's Flat, Casa Grande, Camp MacDowell and Maricopa Wells, Arizona; notes on shell mounds in Berkeley, Calif and on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay; and drawings of artifacts in Alaska and in Puerto Rico.

General

In French. Available on microfilm.
box 2, Volume 5

Diary December 21, 1875-April 25, 1876.

Scope and Contents

Travels in Arizona (Ft. Mojave, Camp MacDowell, Phoenix, Maricopa Wells, Pima Indian Agency, Casa Grande, Tucson, Camp Bowie, San Carlos Indian Agency, Yuma City and Ft.Yuma.

General

In French. Available on microfilm.
box 2, Volume 6

Diary 1876-05-17-1876-07-08 1877-06-09-1877-06-18

Scope and Contents

Travels in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. Included is a description of the Cowitchan Indian Mission at Vancouver Island. Written from the back of the volume, is the diary of his excursion from Papeete to the Paumotu Islands, June 9-18, 1877.

General

In French. Available on microfilm.
box 2, Volume 7

Diary 1877-01-18-1877-04-26

Scope and Contents

Travels from France to the West Indies (Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Cuba and Jamaica), Panama, Ecuador, Peru and Chile, and voyage to Tahiti. Written from the back of the volume, is a diary of his trip to the Easter Island, April 1877, notes on the Island, sketches of artifacts and sketches of Pisco Bay, Peru.

General

In French. Available on microfilm.
box 2, Volume 8

Diary 1877-07-26-1877-08-11 1877-10-08-1877-11-06

Scope and Contents

Travels in Tahiti. Written from the back of the volume, are notes on early printing in Tahiti and diary kept en route to San Francisco from Papeete aboard the Nautilus (ship), October 8-November 6, 1877.

General

In French.
box 2, Volume 9

Diary June 24-October 26, 1878.

Scope and Contents

Travels in California (Gilroy, Monterey, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Tulare, Santa Barbara, and the missions.) Written from the back of the volume, are notes on California missions and notes from baptismal registers of San Carlos Mission.

General

Mainly in French, a few pages in English. Available on microfilm.
box 2, Volume 10

Diary October 26, 1878-April 26, 1879

Scope and Contents

Travels in Sonora, Mexico. Written from the back of volume 11 (Sonora volume 2) is a list: frayles en los libros de partidos en la iglesia de Sn. Xavier/Ariz del Bac.

General

In French. Available on microfilm.
box 3, Volume 11

Diary 1878-10-26-1879-04-26

box 3, Volume 12

Diary 1879-10-04-1880-01-11

Scope and Contents

Travels in Mexico through the states of Guerrero and Santa Cruz. Written from the back of the volume, are notes on agricultural production in Mexico, and lists of medicinal plants, flowers and important trees.

General

In French.
box 3, Volume 13

Diary 1881-08-30-1881-12-06

Scope and Contents

Travels in Mexico (states of Puebla, Mexico and Vera Cruz) and Texas (Houston, Galveston, San Antonio, Laredo and Austin).

General

Written from the back of the volume are notes on Mexican missions; bibliographical information on Catholic Church writings translated into Indian 1anguages; sketches of Mexican missions; vocabulary lists in Tepehua and other Mexican Indian languages; notes from baptismal and marriage registers of various missions.
(Partial transcript of V. 13, made by Guy Stresaer-Pean)

General

In French.
Volume 13a

Partial transcript of Diary in volume 13 by Guy Stresser-Pean 1968-06

box 3, Volume 14

Diary 1882-01-25-1882-05-30

Scope and Contents

Travels in Panama.

General

In French.
 

Notebooks and sketchbooks

box 3, Volume 15

Drawings of artifacts, pictographs and geological formations in British Columbia with related notes; and notes on Cowichan and Snohomish Indians. 1876

General

In French and English. Available on microfilm.
box 3, Volume 16

Notes made during Pinart's travels in Sonora. 1878-1879

Scope and Contents

Volume marked "Sonora A" includes notes on the missions and pueblos, lists of priests at the missions and three Opata vocabularies. Volume marked "Sonora B" includes additional notes and bibliographical references.
box 3, Volume 17

Notes made during Pinart's travels in Sonora. 1878-1879

Volume 18

Sketches made on his trip in Sonora, Mexico. 1876-1879

Scope and Contents

Volume 18 contains drawings of churches, village scenes, artifacts and a manuscript map. Volume 19 consists mainly of drawings of rock formations, churches and mountain ranges.

General

Available on microfilm.
Volume 19

Sketches made on his trip in Sonora, Mexico. 1876-1879

box 4, Volume 20

Notebook of articles and documents copied by Pinart. approximately 1868-1875

Scope and Contents

Includes articles copied by Pinart from California and Arizona newspapers, 1868-1873, relating to early navigation in California, the California Mission Indians, Santa Barbara Mission, explorations and archeological discoveries in Arizona, and the Yuma and the Moqui Indiana; a copy of a report on the Coyetero Apaches made by L. Y. Loring, U. S. A., 1875; and a copy of a Mohave vocabulary recorded Dec. 31, 1875.

General

Available on microfilm.
box 4, Volume 21

Drawings of artifacts in the Museo Nacional, Santiago, Chile; and notes from various published sources on the Indians of Argentina and on the natives of various islands in the Pacific. 1877-02

box 4, Volume 22

Miscellaneous notebooks with only a few written pages.

Scope and Contents

Includes drawings of artifacts, records of a few financial transactions, a brief expense account for West Indies travel, etc.
box 4, Volume 23

Miscellaneous notebooks with only a few written pages.

box 4, Volume 24

Miscellaneous notebooks with only a few written pages.

volume 25

California sketchbook. 1877-1878

Physical Description: 15 Drawings
 

[Mission] San Carlos de Carmelo, Monterey. June 27, 1878

Physical Description: 1 Drawing
 

[Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo,] Monterey. June 1878

Physical Description: 1 Drawing
 

Paso Robles. 1878?

Physical Description: 1 Drawing

Scope and Contents

House with windmill.
 

El Paso Robles. June 28, 1878

Physical Description: 1 Drawing
 

Mission San Miguel. June 29, 1878

Physical Description: 1 Drawing
 

San Miguel. June 29, 1878

Physical Description: 1 Drawing
 

[Mission] San Luis Obispo. July 1878

Physical Description: 1 Drawing
 

[Mission] San Carlos. 1878

Physical Description: 1 Drawing
 

Old Custom House, Monterey. July 20, 1878

Physical Description: 1 Drawing
 

[Mission] La Soledad. July 20, 1878

Physical Description: 1 Drawing
 

Mission San Antonio. August 3, 1878

Physical Description: 1 Drawing
 

Mission San Antonio. August 3, 1878

Physical Description: 1 Drawing
 

[Mission] San Juan. 1878?

Physical Description: 1 Drawing
 

[Road leading to buildings in a valley]. 1878?

Physical Description: 1 Drawing
 

[Mission] Santa Inez. October 1878

Physical Description: 1 Drawing
 

Mazaslan [coast of Mazatlan?]. BANC MSS Z_Z 17 v_25 November 2, 1878

Physical Description: 1 Drawing
 

Fort Ross. BANC MSS Z_Z 17 v_25 November 1877?

Physical Description: 1 Drawing
 

List of Major Correspondents

 

Carmany, John H.

 

Letter November 19, 1872

 

Cataldo, Joseph M., 1837-

 

Letter with an addendum of prayers written in the Nez Percé language. March 8, 1870.

 

Cadrington[?], Robert Henry, 1830-1922

 

Letter undated

 

Croft, Thomas

 

Letter regarding hieroglyphics and stone statues on Easter Island. June 30, 1876.

 

Catschet, Albert Samul, 1832-1907

 

Letter in French. October 13, 1883.

 

Green, James L.

 

3 letters. 1878-1879

 

Im Thurn, Sir Everard Ferdinand, 1852-1932

 

Letter July 23, 1883.

 

Petitot, Emile Fortuné Stanislas Joseph, 1838-

 

6 letters in French. April-June 1875.

 

Pilling, James Constantine, 1846-1895

 

Letter written for the Bureau of Ethnology. June 29, 1863.

 

Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902

 

Letter written as director, Bureau of Ethnology. July 27, 1883.

 

Schuchardt, Hugo Ernst Mario, 1842-1927

 

Letter in French. July 20, 1683.

 

Selwyn, John Richardson, 1844-1898

 

Letter September 25, 1878

 

Van Gorp, Leopold

 

Letter March 5, 1878

 

Whitmee, S. J.

 

Letter July 29, 1879