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National Anthropological Archives
MS 7525 Material concerning Henry Bascom Collins
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7525
- Creators:
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Fitzhugh, William W., 1943-Chambers, Moreau Browne CongletonDe Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004Griffin, James B. (James Bennett), 1905-1997Meggers, Betty JaneEvans, Clifford, Jr.Haag, William GeorgeLaughlin, William S.Larsen, Helge, 1905-1984McCracken, Sabra K.Ackerman, Robert E.
- Dates:
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1980;1987
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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2 Itemsca. inch ca. 2 inch90 Photographs2 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.
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Citation
Manuscript 7525, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 7525
Keywords
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