National Anthropological Archives

J. Lajournade photographs of International Congress of Americanists in Paris, 1960

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.134C
Creators:
J. Lajournade studio
Dates:
1960
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
6 Prints
silver gelatin
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs of attendees at a meeting of the International Congress of Americanists in Paris, 1960. The photographs are of Henry B. Collins and his wife, Betty J. Meggers, Clifford Evans, Chester S. Chard and his wife, and Marius Barbeau.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
The International Congress of Americanists was organized in Paris in 1874 as an outgrowth of the Societe Americaine de France. Its purpose was "to contribute to the progress of ethnographic, linguistic and historic studies relative to North and South America, especially for the period before Christopher Columbus, and to report to those who are interested in these studies." The congress' official meeting for 1960 was held in Vienna.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Probably donated by Henry B. Collins and his wife.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
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Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 134C, J. Lajournade photographs of International Congress of Americanists in Paris, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Anthropological Archives holds material relating to the International Congress of Americanists (MS 7068, Photo Lot R76-139, Photo Lot 77-48, and MS 4372).
Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Anthropological Archives also holds the Henry Bascom Collins, Jr. Papers.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 134C


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Barbeau, Marius, 1883-1969 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Collins, Henry B. (Henry Bascom), 1899-1987 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Chard, Chester S. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Meggers, Betty Jane Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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