Usage conditions may apply for digital images, video, and sound recordings linked within SOVA collections. While digital content may be restricted, SOVA collection descriptions and catalog records are available CC0 for re-use. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page.
National Anthropological Archives
Helen Peterson photographs of Native American men, circa 1970-1979
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.83-12
- Creators:
-
Peterson, Helen L. (photographer or collector)
- Dates:
-
circa 1970-1979
- Languages:
-
Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
-
3 Color prints3 Copy prints3 Copy negatives
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Portraits of Native American men, possibly Oglala or members of the National Congress of American Indians.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Helen L. Peterson (Oglala) served as director of the National Congress of American Indians in 1953-1961 and was later an employee of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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 83-12, Helen Peterson photographs of Native American men, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
The National Museum of the American Indian Archives holds Helen L. Peterson's papers and records of the National Congress of American Indians.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 83-12
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
Sioux
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Photographs | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Great Plains | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| National Congress of American Indians | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Anthropological Archives
Museum Support Center
4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, Maryland 20746
naa@si.edu
