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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4550 Manuscripts relating to the Marsh Darien Expedition
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4550
- Creators:
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Marsh, Richard O. (Richard Oglesby), 1883-1953
- Dates:
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1923
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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75 Pages7 Photographs
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Contents as follows: "The White Indians or the Primitive White People of Southeastern Panama." Brockport, New York, October, 1923. 35 pages, typed, 7 photographs. "The Marsh Darien Expedition of 1924." 18 pages, handwritten, signed by R.O. Marsh. "The Discovery of the White Indians of Panama, as told by R.O. Marsh, their discoverer, to Watson Davis." Special newspaper feature, produced by Science Service, Inc., Washington, D.C. Copyright 1924 by Science Service. 22 pages, mimeo.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
Negative Microfilm on file, 4/68.
Custodial History
Sent to Dr Hough, Division of Ethnology, U.S. National Museum ca. 1924 ?. Received in Bureau of American Ethnology Archives, by transfer from Division of Ethnology, March, 30, 1959.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 4550, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4550
Other Title
Other Title
The White Indians or the Primitive White People of Southeastern Panama
Other Title
The Marsh Darien Expedition of 1924
Other Title
The Discovery of the White Indians of Panama, as told by R. O. Marsh, their discoverer, to Watson Davis
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Panama | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Guna (Kuna) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Davis, Watson, 1896-1967 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Marsh-Darien Expedition, 1924 | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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