National Anthropological Archives

MS 7262 Interview with Henry Bascom Collins, Jr.

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS7262
Creators:
Riggs, Anna E.
Collins, Henry B. (Henry Bascom), 1899-1987
Dates:
August 2, 1978
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
31 Pages
16 Pages
1 Item
tape
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Includes the original tape, a rough (literal) transcript, and a polished transcript. The purpose of the interview was to record information and opinions about the naturalist Edward William Nelson. The interview also involved Collins's own career, particularly his interest in the Eskimos.

Administration

Custodial History
Riggs sent the rough transcription and tape to the archives in August 1978 and the polished transcription in May 1979.

Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 7262, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 7262

Local Note

Local Note
Typescript
Local Note
Xerox copy of typescript
Local Note
One seven-inch reel-to-reel tape


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Oral histories (document genres) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Eskimos Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Arctic peoples Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Subarctic Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Nelson, Edward William, 1855-1934 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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