National Anthropological Archives

James Owen Dorsey photographs of Quapaw people, circa 1890

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.134E
Creators:
Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895
Dates:
circa 1890
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
21 Negatives
circa
nitrate
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting Quapaw men, women, and children, in front of or near wood-sided buildings.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
James Owen Dorsey (1848-1895) was an ethnologist and linguist employed by the Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE). Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Dorsey was ordained by the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1871 and began missionary work among the Ponca Tribe shortly thereafter. Though he was quick to learn the Ponca language, illness forced him to abandon his work in 1873. He returned to Baltimore and became a staff member of the BAE after its establishment in 1879. With the BAE, he completed studies on the Omaha, Osage, Kansa, and Dakota Tribes, as well as on Athapascan, Kusan, Takilman, and Yakonan languages in Oregon.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Existence and Location of Copies note
Copy negatives are available.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
Original nitrate 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 134E, James Owen Dorsey photographs of Quapaw people, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Anthropological Archives holds the James O. Dorsey papers (MS 4800) and James Owen Dorsey photograph collection (MS 4751).
Location of Other Archival Materials
Glass negatives and prints for these and other Dorsey photographs of Quapaw people are held in the National Anthropological Archives in the BAE historical negatives and Photo Lot 24.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 134E


Keywords

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Indians of North America -- Great Plains Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Quapaw Indians Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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