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National Anthropological Archives
Mary Lois Kissell photographs, circa 1910s
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.154
- Creators:
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Kissell, Mary Lois
- Dates:
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circa 1910s
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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7 Positivesglass41 Negativesglass
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs made by Mary Lois Kissell as part of her research relating to textiles, basketry, and Native Americans. The images document textile and basket weaving patterns, Salish people, and a Wichita dwelling.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Mary Lois Kissell (1874-ca. 1944) wrote several books and articles on textiles and basketry among Indigenous peoples of America and Africa. Educated at Columbia University, she was the first professor in the Household Art department at University of California, Berkeley (1912-1914)
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Existence and Location of Copies note
Digital surrogate is available.
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 154, Mary Lois Kissell photographs, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
This collection has been relocated from Photo Lot 78.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Correspondence from Kissell can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Ales Hrdlicka's Papers, Records of the Department of Anthropology, Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology, and MS 4846.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 154
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Basket making | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Textile fabrics | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Northwest Coast | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Wichita | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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