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National Anthropological Archives
MS 1998-17 John Verrill papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1998-17
- Creators:
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Verrill, John, 1904-1933
- Dates:
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circa 1931
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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25 Items2.5 linear inches.
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the papers of John Verrill and is comprised of ethnographic notes on the Jivaro (23 leaves), a report entitled "Results of Preliminary Survey of the Archeology and Ethnology of the Atrato Valley of Colombia, South America" (28 leaves), 5 maps of grave fields, 47 black-and-white photographs (apparently Cuna Indians, plus one of Verrill), 61 black-and-white postcards and a letter from Verrill to his parents.
Administration
Custodial History
Donated by Tom Hyry.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 1998-17 John Verrill Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 1998-17
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnology -- Colombia | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Ethnology -- Ecuador | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Atrato River Valley (Colombia) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Correspondence | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Maps | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Postcards | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Reports | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Typescripts | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Choco Indians | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Guna (Kuna) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Shuar/Achuar | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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