National Anthropological Archives

National Museum of Natural History Department of Anthropology photographs of Processing Lab and staff, circa 1965

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.83-15
Creators:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology
Dates:
circa 1965
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
11 Prints
silver gelatin
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting the Department of Anthropology Processing Lab layout and collections, as well as images of staff cleaning collections and performing other laboratory activities. Depicted individuals include Edgar Dodd, Clifford Evans, Bethune Gibson, Gordon Davis Gibson, Betty Jane Meggers, George Metcalf, Gus Willard Van Beek, Richard Benjamin Woodbury, Pedro Porras, Harold Huscher, Bob Jenkins, Kent Flannery, George Metcalf, and Willie Mae Pelham. The photographs were probably made by a Smithsonian photographer.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
The photographs were made for Department of Anthropology section of "Research and Publications," documented in the 1965 Smithsonian Institution Annual Report called "Smithsonian Year."

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated to the National Anthropological Archives in 1982.

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 83-15, National Museum of Natural History Department of Anthropology photographs of Processing Lab and staff, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

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 39, 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, and the BAE historical negatives.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 83-15

Bibliography

Bibliography
One photograph published in Smithsonian Year, Smithsonian Institution Annual Report, 1965.


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gibson, Gordon D. (Gordon Davis), 1915-2007 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Flannery, Kent V. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Van Beek, Gus W. (Gus Willard), 1922- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Metcalf, George, 1900-1975 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Meggers, Betty Jane Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Woodbury, Richard B. (Richard Benjamin), 1917-2009 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

National Anthropological Archives
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