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National Anthropological Archives
Institute of Social Anthropology photograph collection relating to Latin America, circa 1945-1950
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.4623
- Creators:
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Smithsonian Institution. Institute of Social Anthropology
- Dates:
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circa 1945-1950
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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8 Color prints39 Printssilver gelatin7 Posterssilver gelatin
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs made as part of the work of the Institute of Social Anthropology (ISA), some of which have been mounted on posters for a Smithsonian Institution Regents Exhibit. The photographs document people, the built and natural environments, agricultural work, and events (including dances and a Catholic procession) in Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. Some photographs also depict ISA staff, teachers, and students. The collection includes images by A. Guillen M. and ISA staff.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
The Institute of Social Anthropology was established under the directorship of Julian H. Steward on September 8, 1943, as an autonomous unit of the Bureau of American Ethnology. The Institute had two basic purposes: training of personnel and local students in anthropology, and acquisition of scientific information regarding Latin American rural populations. At its outset, the ISA staff consisted of eight social scientists in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
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 4623, Institute of Social Anthropology photograph collection relating to Latin America, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Anthropological Archives also holds the Institute of Social Anthropology records, 1941-1952.
Contained in
Contained in
Numbered manuscripts 1850s-1980s (some earlier)
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 4623
Keywords
National Anthropological Archives
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