Christmas and New Year's card in Chinese, undated
Scope and Contents
Series I. Linguistic Materials contains written samples of multiple languages. This includes posters, correspondence, dictionaries, manuscripts, school workbooks, newspapers, and scriptures. These have been arranged alphabetically by language: Arabic, Armenian, Cherokee, Chinese, Dayak, Greek, Hebrew, Mahratta, Malagasy, Marathi, Persian, Russian, Samaritan, Siamese, Swahili, Syriac, Tamil, and Turkish. The tract written in Dyak was written by Reverend Frederick B. Thompson (1809-1848), who was a missionary to Borneo from 1838 to 1848. The Tamil dictionary was prepared by Levi Spaulding, and written out by the girls in the Female Boarding School in Oodooville, Ceylon.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Andover Newton Theological School (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use. Due to the size and fragile nature of some of the material, photocopying is at the discretion of the library staff. Access to the ten boxes of daguerreotypes and tintypes is restricted. Photographs of the items are available to view in the reading room, or in Appendix III, with details of each image in Appendix II. Gloves must be worn to handle the copper printing plates (box 20, folder 8).
Extent
From the Collection: 19.5 linear feet (20 boxes; 3 flat files)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository