GB 1446 MS 33 - GIBSON, Sir Herbert (1868-1934): 'Notes on the Indian tribes of the Paraguayan and Bolivian Chaco'

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GB 1446 MS 33 1922 Collection (fonds) 20 items Gibson , Sir , Herbert , 1868-1934 , Baronet

Born 1868; Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 1913-1945; Baronet, 1931; his company owned land in the Gran Chaco region of western Paraguay; member of the Committee of the British South American Missionary Society; died 1934.

Submitted to the RAI for publication, 1922.

Papers of Sir Herbert Gibson, 1922, comprising manuscript article by Gibson entitled 'Notes on the Indian tribes of the Paraguayan and Bolivian Chaco', 25 Sep 1922, submitted for publication at the Royal Institute of Anthropology; map indicating the tribes of the North Chaco; table of comparative vocabularies of Paraguayan and Bolivian Chaco languages; 17 annotated photographs of Suhin, Lengua and Toothli people and Chaco scenery and note from A P Maudslay recommending the article for publication.

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English and comparative table of vocabularies of English, Vejox, Mataco, Choroti, Suhin, Towothli, Chamacoco, Zamuco and Chiquito.

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Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Submitted to the RAI for publication, 1922.

Papers of Sir Herbert Gibson, 1922, comprising manuscript article by Gibson entitled 'Notes on the Indian tribes of the Paraguayan and Bolivian Chaco', 25 Sep 1922, submitted for publication at the Royal Institute of Anthropology; map indicating the tribes of the North Chaco; table of comparative vocabularies of Paraguayan and Bolivian Chaco languages; 17 annotated photographs of Suhin, Lengua and Toothli people and Chaco scenery and note from A P Maudslay recommending the article for publication.

Single item

Appointments are necessary for all visits; please contact the archivist by email to arrange; a fee of £10 is payable by all visitors except Fellows and Members; membership details can be found on the RAI web site; access to material referring to the most recent thirty years is restricted; some material is very fragile and may not be available for view; a few items are of restricted or forbidden access.

Photocopies and scans for personal research only may be arranged at the discretion of the archivist; charges apply; in all cases forms governing use of copies must be signed; use of digital cameras is not allowed.

• English

• Latin

English and comparative table of vocabularies of English, Vejox, Mataco, Choroti, Suhin, Towothli, Chamacoco, Zamuco and Chiquito.

Collection level description available in the Institute's reading room.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• English