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National Anthropological Archives
Copies of portraits of Smithsonian anthropologists, 1898-1962
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.39
- Dates:
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1898-1962
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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1 Copy negative9 Copy prints
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
The collection consists of copy prints depicting Smithsonian anthropologists, including group portraits of the staff of the United States National Museum Department of Anthropology and mounted individual portraits of department heads in 1904, 1931, 1952, 1959, and 1962. The photographs were possibly made as part of a 1969 event, "The Anthropology of Anthropology, or Everything You Wanted to Know About the Anthropology Department but Didn't Know What to Ask." The announcement for this event is available with the collection.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Preferred Citation note
Photo lot 39, Copies of portraits of Smithsonian anthropologists, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Original negatives for some images are held in the National Anthropological Archives in the BAE historical negatives.
Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Anthropological Archives also holds the Records of the Department of Anthropology.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs of Department of Anthropology staff can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 33, Photo Lot 70, Photo Lot 136, Photo Lot 76-127, Photo Lot 77-52, Photo Lot 77-80, Photo Lot 79-51, Photo Lot 80-17, Photo Lot 83-15, and the BAE historical negatives.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 39
Reproduction Note
Reproduction Note
Copy prints made by the Smithsonian Institution, 1969.
Keywords
National Anthropological Archives
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