Alaska State Library – Historical Collections Finding Aids

Scope and Contents

Notes include information on: hunting, charms, dances, fighting, tools, marriage, names, burials, beliefs, and stories.

Dates

1950

Conditions Governing Access

Manuscript is open to research.

Conditions Governing Use

Requests for permission to publish material from the collection must be discussed with the Librarian. Photocopying does not constitute permission to publish.

Biographical / Historical

Helen and Wendell Oswalt were anthropology students at the University of Alaska who went to Hooper Bay in the summer of 1950; Helen collected linguistic data and Wendell's work was archaeological; they recorded general information and a few stories; data covers period from 1900 on.