Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Guide to the Adelle Knox Papers
1821-1973
Cage
532
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Creator
- Knox, Adelle Baron
- Title
- Adelle Knox Papers
- ID
- Cage 532
- Date [inclusive]
- 1821-1973
- Extent
- 11 containers., 5 linear feet of shelf space.
- Language
- Collection materials are in English.
- Abstract
- Research collection of a Washington State University librarian relating to Father Pierre Jean De Smet (1801-1873), Jesuit missionary to the Indians. Includes photocopies of De Smet manuscripts, legal documents, maps, transcripts, notes, translations, index files, genealogy.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]. Cage 532, Adelle Knox Papers . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Biography/History
Adelle Baron Knox worked in the Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections section of Holland Library at Washington State University, concentrating on the papers of Pierre Jean De Smet.
Scope and Content
These papers were generated by Adelle Knox in the course of her research on the collection of Pierre Jean De Smet papers at Washington State University. While researching the life of De Smet, Knox collected copies of De Smet manuscripts in other repositories in the United States and Europe. She also collected copies of works about De Smet, made transcripts of De Smet's and related persons' correspondence and writings, and took notes on De Smet's life, his correspondence and writings, and the various editions of his published correspondence or writings.
Arrangement
Where applicable, the papers have been arranged in a manner which reflects the arrangement of the Pierre Jean De Smet Papers, Cage 537. The papers have been arranged in eight series: Correspondence, Drawings, Genealogy, Legal Documents, Maps, Miscellanea, Reference Materials, and Writings. Dates assigned to folders reflect the span of years of the original materials to which the copies, correspondence, notes, transcripts, etc. pertain. Folders labeled "undated" either contain copies, etc. of undated original material, or, Knox's notes on general information or unspecified correspondence.
The Correspondence series contains transcripts of correspondence held by Washington State University as well as photocopies of originals and transcripts obtained from other repositories and transcripts made by Knox of material held by other repositories. Some transcripts have notes in the margins made by Knox. The "Notes" in the Correspondence series are Knox's notes on specific letters written by De Smet or related to him. See the Reference Materials series for similar notes. Francois De Smet's incoming correspondence is a copy of a letter from J.B. Druyts, S.J. The copies of Pierre Jean De Smet's correspondence include letters to De Smet's family, P.J. De Nef, Jean Nicollet, P. Hoeken, Colonel Mitchell, and various Jesuit superiors. The copies of Eugene Laveille's correspondence are letters to Francois De Smet. The copies of Archibald McDonald letters are addressed to John McLaughlin. The miscellaneous correspondence includes letters from P.J. Arnoudt to Pierre Jean De Smet, Paul to Charles De Smet, Ferdinand Coosemans to Charles Van Mossevelde, and F. Deynoodt to Francois De Smet. The Reference Materials series includes several card files.
Boxes 5-8 include an alphabetical listing of people, subjects, words, and events related to Pierre Jean De Smet. This alphabetical file also includes references to specific letters containing references to the index entry, including people, subjects, or events. Similar references to people, subjects, or events are also filed in a chronological file to Pierre Jean De Smet's correspondence. The chronological file references De Smet's correspondence as well as events occuring in the year referenced. Cards describing occurences in a specific year are filed in front of references with specific dates. These cards with specific dates include information concerning the contents of specific letters, or people or events mentioned in the letter referenced. This chronological file also references information on letterheads, notes on Eugene Laveille's letters to Paul Adrien De Smet, and notes on the correspondence of Archibald McDonald with De Smet and others about Fort Colville (copies of McDonald's correspondence are filed under "Correspondence, McDonald). Box 9 includes an alphabetical and a chronological file. The alphabetical file is similar to the alphabetical file described above. It contains notes on subjects, people, books (filed by author), and events. The file also includes some notes on the contents of letters filed under addressee or subject. The chronological file includes notes on De Smet's incoming and outgoing correspondence, both at Washington State University and at other repositories, including published correspondence. It also includes notes on general events in De Smet's life, filed by year. Filed behind the main run of notes are notes on Francois De Smet's correspondence included in his (Francois') letterbook, and filed by letterbook number, and notes on the Annales de l'Association de la Propagation de la Foi, Precis Historiques and De Smet's letters published therein.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Acquisition Information
The papers of Adelle Knox were accumulated while she researched the life of Pierre Jean De Smet and worked with his papers at Washington State University in the late 1960s and the 1970s.
Related Materials
Related Material
The Pierre Jean De Smet Papers, from which these notes are drawn, are held at WSU MASC, Cage 537.
Names and Subjects
Personal Name(s)
Creator(s) :
- Knox, Adelle Baron --Archives
Subject(s) :
- Smet, Pierre-Jean de, 1801-1873
Subject(s)
- Indians of North America--West (U.S.)--Missions
- Indians, Treatment of--North America
- Jesuits -- United States--History
- Missionaries
- Overland Journeys to the Northwestern United States
Detailed Description of Collection
Correspondence |
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Charles De Smet |
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Transcripts 1863 |
1 | 1 | ||
Francois De Smet |
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Incoming correspondence |
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| box | folder | |||
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Copies 1858 |
1 | 2 | ||
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Notes 1856-1873 |
1 | 3 | ||
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Transcripts 1840-1873 |
1 | 4 | ||
Outgoing correspondence |
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| box | folder | |||
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Transcripts 1840-1873 |
1 | 5 | ||
Letterbook |
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| box | folder | |||
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Notes 1839-1869 |
1 | 6 | ||
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Transcripts 1838-1869 |
1 | 7 | ||
Paul De Smet |
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Incoming correspondence |
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| box | folder | |||
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Notes 1871-1876 |
1 | 8 | ||
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Transcripts 1871-1905 |
1 | 9 | ||
Outgoing correspondence |
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| box | folder | |||
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Transcripts 1873 |
1 | 10 | ||
Pierre Jean De Smet |
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Incoming correspondence |
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| box | folder | |||
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Transcripts 1873 |
1 | 11 | ||
Outgoing correspondence |
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Copies |
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1823-1850 |
1 | 12 | ||
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1851-1873 |
1 | 13 | ||
Notes |
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1821-1846 |
1 | 14 | ||
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1846-1872 undated |
1 | 15 | ||
Transcripts |
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| box | folder | |||
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1821-1839 |
2 | 1 | ||
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1840-1845 |
2 | 2 | ||
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1845-1847 |
2 | 3 | ||
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1847-1856 |
2 | 4 | ||
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1857-1866 |
2 | 5 | ||
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1867-1873 undated |
3 | 1 | ||
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Translations 1837-1867 |
3 | 2 | ||
Letterbook |
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| box | folder | |||
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Notes 1838-1842 |
3 | 3 | ||
Transcripts |
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| box | folder | |||
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Nos. III-XIII 1838-1841 |
3 | 4 | ||
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Nos. XIV-XXVII 1841-1842 |
3 | 5 | ||
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Translation, No. XI 1841 |
3 | 6 | ||
Voyages aux Montagnes Rocheuses... |
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| box | folder | |||
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Notes 1841-1848 undated |
3 | 7 | ||
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Transcripts 1841-1842 |
3 | 8 | ||
J.H. De Staercke |
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Transcripts 1859-1870 undated |
3 | 9 | ||
Elet-De Keersmaecker |
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Transcripts 1849-1852 |
3 | 10 | ||
Charles Hunt |
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| box | folder | |||
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Notes 1848-1861 |
4 | 1 | ||
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Transcripts 1849 1863 |
4 | 2 | ||
Eugene Laveille |
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Copies |
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| box | folder | |||
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1876-1921 undated |
4 | 3 | ||
| box | folder | |||
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Transcripts 1908-1921 undated |
4 | 4 | ||
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Notes 1876-1921 undated |
4 | 5 | ||
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Transcripts undated |
4 | 6 | ||
Archibald McDonald |
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| box | folder | |||
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Copies 1840-1842 |
4 | 7 | ||
Charles Van Quickenborne |
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| box | folder | |||
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Transcripts 1831-1836 |
4 | 8 | ||
Miscellaneous |
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| box | folder | |||
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Transcripts and Copies 1863-1894 undated |
4 | 9 | ||
Unidentified |
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| box | folder | |||
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Transcripts 1850 1873 |
4 | 10 | ||
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Drawings |
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Nicolas Point |
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Copies undated |
4 | 11 | ||
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Genealogy undated |
box 4 |
folder 12 |
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Legal Documents |
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Pierre Jean De Smet |
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| box | folder | |||
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Transcripts 1873 |
4 | 13 | ||
De Smet Family |
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| box | folder | |||
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Copies 1822-1831 |
4 | 14 | ||
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Transcripts 1861 |
4 | 15 | ||
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Translations 1828 |
4 | 16 | ||
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Maps |
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Copies of maps drawn by Pierre Jean De Smet 1842-1846 |
4 | 17 | ||
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Miscellanea 1858-1973 undated |
box 4 |
folder 18 |
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Reference Materials and Note Files |
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Notes |
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Bibliographic 1873-1978 undated |
4 | 19 | ||
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Miscellaneous undated |
4 | 20 | ||
Chronological Note File |
box 5 |
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Correspondence |
box 5 |
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Pierre Jean De Smet 1821-1873 |
5 | |||
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Eugene Laveille 1908-1921 |
5 | |||
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Archibald McDonald 1838-1842 |
5 | |||
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Engravings on Stationery 1842-1856 |
5 | |||
Alphabetical Note File |
box 5 |
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A - H |
6 | |||
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I - R |
7 | |||
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S - Z |
8 | |||
Pierre Jean De Smet Manuscript Materials |
box 8 |
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Pierre Jean De Smet's Published Works |
box 8 |
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Bibliographic Notes |
box 8 |
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Books |
8 | |||
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Journals |
8 | |||
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Pamphlets |
8 | |||
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Government Documents |
8 | |||
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Letters by others |
8 | |||
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Citations of Books About De Smet or pertinent to his life |
8 | |||
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Maps and Photographs of De Smet or his times |
8 | |||
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Drawings of De Smet |
8 | |||
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Comments on De Smet's Personality |
8 | |||
Chronological Note File on the De Smets |
box 9 |
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Correspondence 1821-1873 |
9 | |||
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Francois De Smet's Letterbook |
9 | |||
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Pierre Jean De Smet's Letterbook |
9 | |||
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Annales de l'Association de la Propagation de la Foi |
9 | |||
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Precis Historiques |
9 | |||
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Alphabetical File |
9 | |||
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Miscellaneous Notes |
10 | 1 | ||
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Writing of De Smet and others |
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Pierre Jean De Smet |
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Copies |
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Linton Album 1856-1868 |
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Table of Contents and Text |
10 | 2 | ||
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Text |
10 | 3 | ||
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Maps |
10 | 4 | ||
Publications |
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| box | folder | |||
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Copies |
10 | 5 | ||
Notes |
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| box | folder | |||
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Chasses avec les Peaux-Rouges |
10 | 6 | ||
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Cinquante Nouvelles Lettres... |
10 | 7 | ||
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De Groote Zwartrok |
10 | 8 | ||
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Letters and Sketches... |
10 | 9 | ||
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Lettres Choisies du Reverend... |
10 | 10 | ||
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Missions de l'Oregon et Voyages... |
10 | 11 | ||
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New Indian Sketches |
10 | 12 | ||
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Precis Historiques |
10 | 13 | ||
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U.S. Catholic Magazine |
10 | 14 | ||
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Miscellaneous |
10 | 15 | ||
| box | folder | |||
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Works About Pierre Jean De Smet |
11 | 2-Jan | ||
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Works Related to De Smet's Travels |
11 | 3 | ||
Eugene Laveille |
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| box | folder | |||
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Transcripts of Notes |
11 | 4 | ||
Nicolas Point |
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| box | folder | |||
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Copies |
11 | 5 | ||
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Notes |
11 | 6 | ||
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Transcripts |
11 | 7 | ||
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Translations |
11 | 8 | ||
Unidentified |
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| box | folder | |||
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Note and Transcript |
11 | 9 | ||
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