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Human Studies Film Archives
Guide to Bringing the Past Alive: Conversations Between Bill Haag and George Quimby on WPA Archeology in Louisiana, 1989
Summary
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1990.12
- Creators:
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Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.)Louisiana Public Broadcasting
- Dates:
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1989
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Video recording2 hourssound color1/2 inch VHS
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Television broadcast produced by the Geology and Anthropology Department, Louisiana State University, in association with Louisiana Public Broadcasting is a video oral history of archeologists George Quimby and Bill Haag shot at Louisiana State Univeristy. The general area of discussion centers on the history of Works Progress Administration archeology in southeastern United States. Dr. Ed Lyon, from the Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans, begins the discussion with an historical overview. Specific topics and people discussed include: Marksville, Lousiana; Wheeler and Pickwick Basin; how each became involved in archeology and, specifically, WPA archeology; regional and horizontal chronological charts based on stratification; Dr. Hinsdale; WPA crews; C.B. Moore; WPA quarterly reports; work performed in the laboratory Quimby headed; the Kentucky laboratory; Major Webb; James Ford; Stew Nitesel; field forms; Southeastern Archeological Conference; and the ceramic repository.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from the National Anthropological Archives in 1990.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
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Preferred Citation
Bringing the Past Alive: Conversations Between Bill Haag and George Quimby on WPA Archeology in Louisiana, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Related Materials
Related Materials
Complete filmed oral history is available at the Human Studies Film Archives.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
HSFA 1990.12.1
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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North America | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Southern States | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archaeologists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archaeology | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Video recordings | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Haag, William George, 1910-2000 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Quimby, George I. (George Irving), 1913-2003 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States. Work Projects Administration | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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