Correspondence, 1911, 1918.

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Correspondence, 1911, 1918.

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The four letters are from Cataldo in response to inquiries regarding his early work in the Pacific Northwest. The first, written from Pendleton OR, 1911, to John C. Ralston, details Cataldo's activities in 1866 among the Spokane Indians. The other three, written from Slickpoo Mission, ID, 1918, to Harl J. Cook, are concerned with biographical information on certain Indian individuals, linguistic origins of Pacific Northwest Indian languages, and the identification of prominent Indians in a photograph. Also included are copies of various articles by or about Cataldo.

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