Biloxi update

[Koontz John E]

On Sun, 10 Oct 2004, David Kaufman wrote:
> [Rankin] John R. Swanton and James Owen Dorsey, A Dictionary of the
> Biloxi and Ofo Languages. BAE Bulletin 47, 1912. Paula Einaudi's U. of
> Colorado dissertation from about '74 is based on D&S and is a good
> starting place for further work.  The Smithsonian has Dorsey's original
> Biloxi field notes which may contain additional information.

> [Kaufman] Can the dictionary be special ordered perhaps through Borders
> or Amazon.com?

A very viable approach with BAE stuff is to xerox them!

> [K] May I request a copy of Einaudi's dissertation from U of Colorado by
> phone or email to be sent to me?

The usual mode of distribution for dissertations is to order them from
University Microfilms International.  Apparently they are still back to
being called that.  http://www.il.proquest.com/umi/dissertations/

The best way to do that may be to go to your local reference department
and ask how that is done these days. You used to have to look up the
ordering codes in Dissertations Abstracts International, which used to
occupy shelves and shelves.  I suspect there is now a Web interface.
Fofr recent dissertaitons you can often get the code from the SSILA site,
I think.

> [K] Whom would I contact at the Smithsonian to get copies of Dorsey's
> field notes?

You would write to the SI's National Anthropological Archives or check
their web site:  http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/