James M. Crawford papers, 1974-1975.

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James M. Crawford papers, 1974-1975.

The collection consists of materials related to Studies in Southeastern Indian languages (Athens : University of Georgia Press, 1975), including a proof copy, typescripts, notes, and other material relating to researches on various topics, development of the printed book, various drafts of the essays included, some relevant correspondence, and production notes. Studies in Southeastern Indian languages is the outgrowth of a series of symposia on the subject in the early 1970s. James M. Crawford of the University of Georgia headed the efforts to produce this volume of essays and the task was completed under his editorship.

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University of Georgia. International Student Life Office

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The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the state of Georgia. Located in Athens, Georgia, approximately 70 miles northeast of Atlanta, it was the first state-chartered university in the United States. In 2005 U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked UGA 19th in its list of the top 50 public universities for a sixth year in a row. UGA also ranks 58th overall (public and private) in the nation. Today, it is the largest university of the University Syste...

Crawford, James M. (James Mack), 1925-1989

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James M. Crawford was a linguist who mainly studied Native American languages, including Cocopa, Yuchi, and Mobilian trade language. He came to the field of linguistics halfway through his lifetime after pursuing a career in forestry in the West and Southwest. After receiving his PhD in 1966 from the University of California at Berkeley, he returned to his birthplace, Georgia, where he taught in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Georgia at Athens. From the descriptio...