Language, 1930s.

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Language, 1930s.

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Collection includes a photocopied 13-page survey which traces variations in word usage (labeled "Hoosierisms") through four states: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan, using 36 informants identified by community, county, state, sex, age, and birthplace. A second item is a photocopied excerpt from a letter written by Robert Jones in 1941 to Caroline Dunn, which gives the meaning of the word "Hoosier" as used in Ontario, Canada.

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Indiana State Library - ISL

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Indiana State Library - ISL

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Dunn, Caroline, 1946-

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The daughter of Jacob Piatt Dunn, Caroline Dunn was a resident of Indianapolis, Ind. She was a librarian, and spent much of her career (1939-1973) at the William Henry Smith Library of the Indiana Historical Society. She wrote numerous articles, and a booklet on her father's work on the Miami Indian language. From the description of Collection, ca. 1870-1992. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 21126134 ...

Powell-Jones, Robert, 1954-1998

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