National Anthropological Archives

Photographs of Usher L. Burdick collection of Native American artifacts, circa 1976

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.77-32
Creators:
Burdick, Usher L. (Usher Lloyd), 1879-1960
Dates:
circa 1976
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
26 Prints
silver gelatin
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting a Plains Indian painting, beaded moccasins and leggings, possibly Sioux. The artifacts pictured were given by Usher L. Burdick to his daughter, Jennifer Stevens.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Usher L. Burdick (1879-1960) was a lawyer, North Dakota Lieutenant Governor (1911-1913), and United States Representative (1935-1945). Growing up near the Fort Totten Sioux Indian reservation, he learned to speak the tribe's dialect fluently as well as some other Native American languages. He also wrote a number of books, including The Last Battle of the Sioux Nation (1929) and Tragedy in the Great Sioux Camp (1936).

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Jennifer Burdick Stevens to the Center for the Study of Man, 1976. Transferred to the National Anthropological Archives, 1977.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 77-32, Photographs of Usher L. Burdick collection of Native American artifacts, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Correspondence from Burdick can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in the records of the Bureau of American Ethnology.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The State Historical Society of North Dakota and the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections at the University of North Dakota hold the papers of Usher L. Burdick.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 77-32


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Indians of North America -- Great Plains Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Clothing and dress Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Painting Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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