National Anthropological Archives

MS 7414 Alice Tracy Thayer collection of Chinese banknotes, joss paper, and prints

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS7414
Creators:
Thayer, Alice Tracy, 1869-1959
Dates:
1882-1886
undated
Languages:
Chinese
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Physical Description:
15 Items
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a Chinese banknote, joss paper money and clothing, a calendar, and a print, all dating from the late nineteenth century.
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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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.

Administration

Custodial History
The items in this collection were donated to the United States National Museum as part of a larger collection of archaeological and ethnological objects, fossils, plants, shells, and coins from China, Japan, Korea, Africa, India, Turkey, and Armenia by Alice Tracy Thayer on December 11, 1925 (USNM Accession 89606). The items may have been collected by Thayer and her family while living abroad in the late nineteenth century. This collection was transferred from the object collections of the Department of Anthropology to the National Anthropological Archives between July 1986 and November 1994.
Processing Information
The items in this collection were originally cataloged individually by the NAA under numbers MS 7414, MS 7415, MS 7593-a, MS 7594, and MS 7600. English translations and other data were furnished by Chang-su Houchins, Emily Hoover (summer volunteer), and Huey-ing Jeng (Museum intern).
In 2023, the collection was reprocessed and all items were incorporated into a single collection under MS 7414.

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
MS 7414 Alice Tracy Thayer collection of Chinese banknotes, joss paper, and prints, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use
Contact the repository for terms of use.

Related Materials
Objects from the Thayer collection are held in the Department of Anthropology object collections, and by the Department of Vertebrate Zoology and the National Museum of American History.

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 7414
USNM Accession 89606


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Works of art Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Prints Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Paper money Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Calendars Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Chinese Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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