Bright's placenames vol.

[Rankin, Robert L]

A little sloppy editing.  Bill had a lot on his mind during this period.  My name's on the back cover and also right after the title p. as a consulting editor.  I think I must have become "Maude Rowe" in the contributors list.  I haven't gone through the whole book for the purpose of ego stroking, but there are some "p.c." notations, e.g., under "Arkansas".    Entries are alphabetical, not by tribe or state.  He sent me sections on Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska to go over, but, of course, most of my effort was on Quapaw, Kaw and Osage names.  I think basically we all did a pretty good job on the Siouan names.  I was MUCH happier with them than I was with the Muskogean names, which include quite a bit more speculation.   
 
Bob

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From: Alan H. Hartley [mailto:ahartley at d.umn.edu]
Sent: Fri 3/2/2007 7:13 PM
To: Koontz John E
Cc: Red Newt; Rankin, Robert L
Subject: Re: Etymologies of some state names



Koontz John E wrote:

> I'm puzzled here.  Is there a Dhegiha placenames part?  Are we thinking of
> two different books?  I was thinking of one organzied by states.  I'm
> pretty sure all contributors are named, but not necessarily by entry.
> I'm pretty sure I was a contributor, too, at various points, for
> Mississippi Valley Siouan languages generally, but mostly Dhegiha.
> However, I only commented on particular names in lists arranged by states.
> I should point out that Bob was also probably a contributor for all of
> Mississippi Valley Siouan, Southeastern Siouan, and actually probably also
> for Southeastern languages generally, Siouan and otherwise.

In Bright's _Native American Placenames of the United States_, there's
no separate Dhegiha part and no arrangement by states: the dictionary is
entirely alphabetical by placename. Contributors are listed in
Acknowledgments in the front matter, not by entry or specialty. Koontz
is listed, Rankin is not; neither is cited in References.

Alan