Greenberg (Joseph H) Notebooks Documenting Pacific Languages, circa 1969-1971

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Joseph H. Greenberg notebooks documenting Pacific languages
Dates:
circa 1969-1971
Creators:
Greenberg, Joseph H. (Joseph Harold)
Abstract:
Thirteen volumes of background data on non-Austronesian and non-Australian languages of the Pacific area used in preparing his article "The Indo-Pacific Hypothesis" in TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS (1971). Ten of the volumes are labeled "New Guinea"; other volumes include "Language enumerations, sources, and misc. grammatical notes," and "Language not assigned to any subgroup."
Extent:
1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item] Joseph H. Greenberg Notebooks Documenting Pacific Languages (SC0521). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Thirteen volumes of background data on non-Austronesian and non-Australian languages of the Pacific area used in preparing his article "The Indo-Pacific Hypothesis" in TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS (1971). Ten of the volumes are labeled "New Guinea"; other volumes include "Language enumerations, sources, and misc. grammatical notes," and "Language not assigned to any subgroup."

Biographical / historical:

Professor of linguistics at Stanford University.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Joseph H. Greenberg, 1996.
Physical location:
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Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-03-27 13:30:37 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[identification of item] Joseph H. Greenberg Notebooks Documenting Pacific Languages (SC0521). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022