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Couper Press Publishes New Book on Iroquois-Language Manuscripts

May 31, 2016

The Couper Press recently published a comprehensive collection of more than thirty Iroquois language documents from the Samuel Kirkland Papers at Hamilton College. Dating from 1768-1803, these manuscripts have been transcribed, transliterated, and translated, many for the first time. The volume includes line-by-line photographic illustrations of each letter, along with the translator's work. Each document is then given in full facsimile, and full translation. Introductory essays by the compilers examine Iroquois literacy and linguistics as illustrated by the documents. Publication was funded by a grant from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.

Iroquois-Language Manuscripts, ca. 1768-1803: The Samuel Kirkland Papers, compiled and translated by Clifford Abbott, with an introductory essay by Karim M. Tiro, 358 pages.

To purchase items, contact Mark Tillson, 315-859-4705, mtillson@hamilton.edu.