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Three hymns in Chinook, Tsimshian, and Salish ca. 1892

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Title Three hymns in Chinook, Tsimshian, and Salish ca. 1892

Date 1892

Place United States

Language English, Multiple languages

Subjects Hymns, Chinook, Hymns, English, Hymns, Salish, Hymns, Tsimshian, Methodists

Description Date suggested by laid-in postcard to Pilling from Tate, postmarked March 31, 1892.
Translator identified by Butler.
Without music.
Laid in: postcard, postmarked March 31, 1892, to James C. Pilling at the Smithsonian Institution, from C.M. Tate, containing a brief note on Tate's translation of the hymn "Sweet Bye and Bye."

Summary Translations by Rev. Charles Montgomery Tate, probably from around 1892, of lyrics of three traditional Christian hymns in three Indian languages. One verse and chorus of "Nothing but the blood of Jesus" is given in Chinook; one verse and chorus of "I'm going home to die no more" in Tsimshian; and two verses and chorus of "Sweet by and by" in Salish (Aukamenum), the language of the tribes of the Fraser River, British Columbia.

Extent [2] leaves ; 21 cm or smaller.

Format Translations

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 1523

BibID 136834

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 1494px × 918px 3.95 MB

Filename 991368348805867_Ayer_MS_1523_00001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11I9Z4