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National Anthropological Archives
Marjorie Meriweather Post photograph collection, undated
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.75-46
- Creators:
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Post, Marjorie Merriweather
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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2 Lithographs1 Postcard1 Engraving1 Printmounted in frame1 newspaper clipping in frame made from squirrel9 Printssilver gelatin
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs collected by Marjorie Meriweather Post relating to NAtive Americans. They include images of Post's home at Camp Topridge, Geronimo, Buffalo Bill Cody, Native chiefs and US officials at Pine Ridge in 1891, and Princess Angeline, daughter of Chief Seattle. Additionally, there are lithographs of Caa-tou-see and Shin-Ga-Ba-Wossinis, and a B. Picart engraving of Native Americans circling a burial mound and a newspaper clipping ("Out of Human Skin") in a frame made from a squirrel pelt.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Marjorie Meriweather Post (1887-1973) was a Washington, D.C., businesswoman, philanthropist, and collector of decorative art objects. Her father Charles W. Post was the owner of Postup Cereal Company, later General Foods Corporation. In 1973, Marjorie Post's philanthropy earned her the first ever James Smithson Society Medal, the Smithsonian Institution's highest benefactor award. After her death, Post willed her Hillwood estate to the Smithsonian along with her American Native American collection at Camp Topridge.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Items given as part of Post bequest to United States National Museum, and transferred to National Anthropological Archives, 1975.
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 75-46, Marjorie Meriweather Post photograph collection, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Anthropological Archives holds the Marjorie Merriweather Post papers (MS 7278).
Location of Other Archival Materials
The Smithsonian Institution Archives holds the records of Post's Hillwood Estate, 1960-1976 (SIA RS00740).
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 75-46
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
Sioux
Chippewa
Keywords
National Anthropological Archives
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