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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2604 Correspondence, reports and printed documents relating to legislation for the preservation of American antiquities
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2604
- Creators:
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Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American EthnologyHolmes, William Henry, 1846-1933
- Dates:
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1897-1915
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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3 Boxes
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of bills introduced to Congress for perservation of antiquities and the establishment of national parks. (A shelf list and a detailed inventory are on file; copy filed in box 1.) All the post-1906 material is in Box 3; Box 3 contains material collected by W. H. Holmes and transferred to this file from former Manuscript No. 4323, 8/1970.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 2604, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2604
Keywords
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Archeology -- United States -- antiquity act | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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