Photographs and correspondence relating to Mayan and Mixtec codices, circa 1956
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Summary
Photographs and correspondence relating to Mayan and Mixtec codices
Photographs and correspondence relating to Mayan and Mixtec codices
Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.126
Dates:
circa 1956
Languages:
Undetermined
.
Physical Description:
1 Negative
glass
7 Negatives
nitrate and acetate
7 Prints
silver gelatin
1 Item
1 paper (questionable Mayan codex on book lining)
3 Letters
Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs and papers relating to alleged Mayan codices. The correspondence between Matthew Williams Stirling and Eric Thompson discusses the authenticity of a possible codex, also in the collection, which was found on a book in Oaxaca by a missionary. Additional photographs in the collection document another possible codex, which was discovered on the top of a pyramid in St. Martin Huamelulpan, possibly by C. A. Smith; and a probable Mixtec manuscript in possession of Dr. E. Beyer.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies note
Digital surrogates are available online.
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 126
Digital Content
Photographs and correspondence relating to Mayan and Mixtec codices
Photographs and correspondence relating to Mayan and Mixtec codices
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
Negatives are in cold storage and require advanced notice for viewing.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 126, Photographs and correspondence relating to Mayan and Mixtec codices, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional materials relating to Mayan and Mixtec codices held in National Anthropological Archives MS 3223, MS 3260, MS 48, and MS 1998-31.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Anthropological Archives also holds the Matthew Williams Stirling papers.
Custodial History note
Custodial History note
Collected in the Bureau of American Ethnology, circa 1950s. Photographs and papers donated by C. A. Smith and Dr. E. Beyer, through Dr. G. Abbott.
Other Finding Aids note
Other Finding Aids note
Preliminary finding aid available in repository.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Mayas Culture Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mixtec Culture Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Type Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Thompson, J. Eric S. (John Eric Sidney), 1898-1975 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Stirling, Matthew Williams, 1896-1975 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Repository Contact
National Anthropological Archives
Museum Support Center
4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland 20746
naa@si.edu
http://www.anthropology.si.edu/naa/