National Anthropological Archives

Guide to the Society for American Archaeology records, 1935-2010

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.1980-55
Creators:
Basto, Arthur
Bauxar (Finkelstein), J. Joe
Beardsley, Richard K. (Richard King), 1918-1978
Barnett, Homer Garner, 1908-
Bartel, Brad
Bartlett, Katherine
Bass, George F.
Collins, Henry B. (Henry Bascom), 1899-1987
Chapman, Carl H. (Carl Haley), 1915-1987
Cheek, Anetta L.
Clark, M. Margaret
Clements, Forrest Edward
Bell, Earl H.
Bell, Robert E. (Robert Eugene), 1914-2006
Chambers, Moreau Browne Congleton
Champe, John L. (John Leland), 1895-
Antle, H.R.
Ayres, J.E.
Anderson, Duane
Angus, John A.
Bailey, John H.
Bennett, John William
Babcock, Willoughby M.
Baerreis, David A., 1916-1989
Fitzhugh, William W., 1943-
Adams, Richard E.W.
Barnett, Clifford
Barka, Norman F.
Adovasio, J. M.
Amsden, Charles
Deuel, Thorne, 1890-
Di Peso, Charles Corradino
DeJarnette, David Lloyd
Dellinger, Samuel Claudius
Day, H. Summerfield
Dean, Jeffrey S.
Davis, Edward Mott
Davis, Hester A., 1930-
Dworsky, Don
Dyck, Ian
Downer, Alan
Dumand, Don E.
Dixon, Keith A.
Dorrance, Frances
Dickson, Don F.
Dincauze, Dena F.
Cooper, Paul L. (Paul Lemen), 1909-1961
Cook, Persifor M.
Conner, Stuart W.
Colton, Harold Sellers, 1881-1970
Collier, Donald, 1911-1995
Cole, Fay-Cooper
Coggins, Clemency
Davidson, D. S.
Daugherty, Richard D.
Daniels, Helen Sloan
Cummings, Calvin R.
Culbert, T. Patrick
Cross, Dale R.
Cordell, Linda S.
Corbyn, Ronald C.
Society for American Archaeology
Greywacz, Kathryn B.
Green, Ernestene
Grayson, Donald K.
Goodyear, Albert C.
Goldschmidt, Walter, 1913-2010
Gladwin, Harold Sterling
Gladfelter, Bruce G.
Gilbert, William Harlen, 1904-1988
Gerald, Rex E.
Garvey, Robert R.
Gaines, Sylvia W.
Beals, Ralph L. (Ralph Leon), 1901-1985
Frost, Janet A.
Frost, Everett
Frison, George C.
Brew, J. O. (John Otis), 1906-1988
Breternitz, Donald A.
Buckner, John L.
Broadbent, Sylvia M.
Boudeman, Donald O.
Blossom, F.H.
Bray, Warwick
Brand, Donald Dilworth
Black, Glenn A. (Glenn Albert), 1900-1964
Birdsell, Joseph B.
Blom, Frans
Bliss, Robert Woods
Berlin, Heinrich
Bennett, Wendell Clark, 1905-1953
Berry, J. Brewton
Bernal, Ignacio
Ford, Richard I.
Fowler, Don D.
Fox, George R.
Fisher, Reginald G.
Fitting, James E.
Flannery, Kent Vaughn
Cahill, Edgar D.
Campbell, Elizabeth W.C.
Cate, William
Fewkes, Vladimir Jarolslav
Buikstra, Jane E.
Burrill, A.C.
Butler, Mary
Byers, Douglas S., 1903-1978
Eaton, Jack
Farrand, William R.
Fejos, Paul, 1897-1963
Dyson, Robert H.
Edwards, Robert Q.
Eggan, Fred, 1906-1991
Ellis, H. Holmes
Ezell, Paul Howard
Fagan, Brian M.
Fairbanks, Charles H. (Charles Herron), 1913-1985
Ford, James Alfred, 1911-1968
Dates:
1935-2010
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
195.75 Linear feet
Repository:
This collection consists of the records of the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) and documents the activities of the officers of SAA and the editors of the journal American Antiquity. Materials include minutes, correspondence, reports, newsletters, financial records, memorandums, contracts and journals.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the records of the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) and documents the activities of the officers of SAA and the editors of the journal American Antiquity. Materials include minutes, correspondence, reports, newsletters, financial records, memorandums, contracts and journals.
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 National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Portions of this collection are unprocessed. Please contact the repository for further information.
Earlier accessions, containing records dating from 1935-1985, have been arranged in the following proposed series: (1) Records of the secretary-treasurer, 1935-1947; (2) treasurer's records, 1935-1950; (3) executive committee meeting minutes, 1961-1978; (4) records concerning annual meetings, 1935-1978; (5) records concerning nominations and elections, 1971-1978; (6) secretary's general correspondence, 1968-1978; (7) secretary's correspondence with SAA presidents, 1970-1978; (8) correspondence with affiliated organizations, 1968-1976; (9) secretary's subject files, undated; (10) records relating to committees, undated; (11) records relating to constitutional revision, undated; (12) copies of legislation; resolutions, undated; (13) antiquities actions, 1970-1976; (14) financial statements and treasurer's correspondence with the secretary, 1968-1977: (15) membership records, 1970-1977; (16) records concerning publications, 1970-1977; (17) field school lists, 1968-1979; (18) indexes and other compilations regarding executive committee and annual meeting actions; (19) executive committee meeting minutes, 1945-1976; (20) records concerning publications, 1970-1977; (21) field school lists, 1968-1979; (22) indexes and other compilations regarding executive committee and annual meeting actions; (23) executive committee meeting minutes, 1945-1978, 1980; (24) material relating to executive committee and annual meetings, including some reports, 1978-1983; (25) secretary's subject file, ca.1967-1983; (26) procedural materials; (27) material relating to proposals from and contract with management firm, 1983; (28) printed and processed material; (29) chairperson's records of the Committee on the Status of Women in Archaeology; (30) Fred Wendorf's files, 1972-1981; (31) records of the Committee on Public Archaeology, 1969-1981; (32) videocasettes and photographs, 1985; (33) editor's files; (34) Don D. Fowlers files; and (35) materials relating to American Antiquity.

Historical note

Historical note
The Society for American Archaeology (SAA) is an international organization with over 7,000 members. Founded in 1934, the SAA is "dedicated to the research, interpretation, and protection of the archaeological heritage of the Americas."

Administration

Processing Information
Portions of this collection are unprocessed. Please contact the repository for further information.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
Some material may be restricted. Contact the repository for further information.
Access to the Society for American Archaeology records requires an appointment.
Preferred Citation note
Society for American Archaeology records, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Conditions Governing Use
Contact the repository for terms of use.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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