National Anthropological Archives

MS 7525 Material concerning Henry Bascom Collins

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS7525
Creators:
Fitzhugh, William W., 1943-
Chambers, Moreau Browne Congleton
De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004
Griffin, James B. (James Bennett), 1905-1997
Meggers, Betty Jane
Evans, Clifford, Jr.
Haag, William George
Laughlin, William S.
Larsen, Helge, 1905-1984
McCracken, Sabra K.
Ackerman, Robert E.
Dates:
1980;1987
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
2 Items
ca. inch ca. 2 inch
90 Photographs
2 Volumes
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The material relates to two events: a dinner in honor of Collins, December 5, 1980, and a memorial service, November 5, 1987. Included are announcements, a guest book for the memorial, xerox copies of photographs of and writings by Collins, messages from many prominent anthropologists and archeologists, and an album of photographs and other memorabilia presented to Collins at the dinner in 1980. Particularly lengthy messages are from Moreau Browne Congleton Chambers, Frederica de Laguna, William G. Haag, Clifford Evans and Betty Jane Meggers, James Bennett Griffin, Stephen Williams, Helge Larsen, James B. Griffin, and William S. Laughlin. The photographs show Henry Bascom Collins (some by Sabra K. McCracken), Douglas H. Ubelaker, James B. Griffin, David Challinor, Richard Fiske, Regina Flannery Herzfeld, Waldo R. Wedel, John C. Ewers, Clifford Evans, Stephen Williams, Margaret Lantis, William W. Fitzhugh, Helge Larsen. Also included are photographs of St. Lawrence Island, 1959 taken by Robert E. Ackerman.

Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 7525, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 7525


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Alaska -- St. Lawrence Island -- 1959 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Collins, Henry B. (Henry Bascom), 1899-1987 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Collins, Henry B. (Henry Bascom), 1899-1987 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ubelaker, Douglas H. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Griffin, James B. (James Bennett), 1905-1997 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Challinor, David, 1920-2008 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fiske, Richard Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Herzfeld, Regina Flannery Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wedel, Waldo R. (Waldo Rudolph), 1908-1996 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ewers, John C. (John Canfield), 1909-1997 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Evans, Clifford, Jr. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Williams, Stephen Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lantis, Margaret, 1906-2006 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fitzhugh, William W., 1943- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Larsen, Helge, 1905-1984 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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