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Subject and correspondence files

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collection Creator
Rankin, Robert Louis, 1939-
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Robert Rankin papers
Sponsor
Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Wenner-Gren Foundation. Digitization and preparation of sound recordings for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Extent
16.16 Linear feet
Date
1886, 1956-2007, undated
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Identifier
NAA.2014-16, Series 4
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Robert Rankin papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Arrangement
Arranged in 6 subseries: 4.1 John Koontz, 1981-2006, undated; 4.2 W.L. Ballard, circa 1970-1996, undated; 4.3 Siouan, 1973-2007, undated; 4.4 HNAI (Handbook of North American Indians), 1974-1995, undated; 4.5 General correspondence, 1979-2005, undated; 4.6 Filed alphabetically, 1886, 1956-2004, undated.
Collection Rights
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Scope and Contents
The subject and correspondence files series, dated 1886, 1956-2007 and undated, includes files relating to specific topics or people. They often include a mix of correspondence, readings, general notes, and project notes. In addition this series contains slip files, maps, bibliographies, lexicons, ephemera, sound recordings, transcriptions, and computer disks. A few of the more prolific topics have been pulled out and put into separate subseries for ease of use. The first of these subseries includes files relating to Rankin's correspondence and collaboration with John Koontz from 1981-2006 and undated. John Koontz was a linguist at the University of Colorado who specialized in the Omaha-Ponca language and worked with Rankin on the Comparative Siouan Dictionary in addition to other papers and talks. The second subseries consists of materials Rankin received from W.L. Ballard from Georgia State University on the Yuchi language. Materials include 20 sound recordings and associated notes that Ballard made in the 1970s and 1980s in addition to correspondence and data sets. Materials that pertain to Siouan languages in general form the third subseries, followed by material relating to Rankin's work on the Handbook of North American Indians (HNAI) in the fourth subseries, and general correspondence files in the fifth subseries. The sixth subseries consists of the remainder of the subject and correspondence files listed in alphabetical order.
Collection Restrictions
The Robert Rankin papers are open for research. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice. Computer disks are currently restricted due to preservation concerns. Access to the Robert Rankin papers requires an appointment.
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Record ID
ebl-1503510308966-1503510308997-4
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw36603f1d1-f510-46b7-ad9f-f2970c3685ff

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  • Online Finding AidRobert Rankin papers

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