National Anthropological Archives

Photographs of Saul Riesenberg's retirement party, 1979

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.80-17
Dates:
1979
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
20 Prints
silver gelatin
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs documenting people and gifts at Saul Riesenberg's retirement party in the Department of Anthropology chairman's office in 1979. Pictured attendees, mostly Department of Anthropology staff, include William Fitzhugh, David Challinor, Steve Porter, Gus Van Beek, Betty Meggers, Clifford Evans, Judith Luskey, Riesenberg and his wife.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Saul Herbert Riesenberg took part in the first American anthropological studies in Micronesia and was the first curator of Pacific ethnology at the Smithsonian in 1957. He later served as department chairman and retired as senior ethnologist.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Office of the Chairman, Department of Anthropology, in 1979.

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 80-17, Photographs of Saul Riesenberg's retirement party, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Anthropological Archives holds Saul Herbert Riesenberg's papers.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Correspondence from Riesenberg can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Saul Herbert Riesenberg Correspondence 1962-1967 and Correspondence, 1967-1972, Records of the Department of Anthropology.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs of Riesenberg can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in the BAE historical negatives.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 80-17


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fitzhugh, William W., 1943- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Meggers, Betty Jane Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Riesenberg, Saul H. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Challinor, David, 1920-2008 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Van Beek, Gus W. (Gus Willard), 1922- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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