National Anthropological Archives

Eber Cole Byam photograph and pamphlet collection relating to Mexico, circa 1896, 1903-1906, 1909, 1914-1919

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.85-10
Creators:
Byam, Eber Cole
Dates:
circa 1896, 1903-1906, 1909, 1914-1919
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
1 Blueprint map
78 Prints
probably silver gelatin
7 Pamphlets
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs and pamphlets collected by Eber Cole Byam relating to American-owned rubber plantations and rubber cultivation in Chiapas, Mexico. They also include photographs depicting Mexicans, Lacandon peoples, dwellings, the Palenque Mayan site, religious schools, banana trains, mahogany cutting, and portraits of Francisco Orozco y Jimenez, Bishop of Chiapas and Archbishop of Guadalajara; they may include images of Eber Cole Byam and his family. The pamphlets include halftone prints of photographs by C. V. Cooper, published by the Castilloa Rubber Plantation Company, as well as publications by the Chiapas Rubber Plantation Company, Tulija River Plantation Company, and Palenke Rubber Plantation Company. The collection also includes some notes and records from Byam's time with the Chacamas Plantation Company.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Eber Cole Byam (1886?-1937) was raised on his parents' rubber plantation in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. He was manager of the Chacamax Land Company, which had large holdings in Chiapas. Much of Byam's property was lost during the socialist revolution (1910-1920) and he became a vocal critic of revolutionary Mexico, accusing the movement of having purely anticlerical motives. He later became a member of the staff of Francis Clement Kelley, helping the Catholic bishop obtain documentation for his book "Blood-Drenched Altars" and other writings.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Given by Eber Cole Byam to Father John Steichen, Chancellor of a Catholic seminary in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Donated by Steichen through Robert Laughlin, a curator in the Department of Anthropology, in 1985.

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 85-10, Eber Cole Byam photograph and pamphlet collection relating to Mexico, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 85-10


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Pamphlets Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lacandon Maya Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mexicans Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Chiapas (Mexico) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Steamboats Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Palenque Site (Mexico) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mexico Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rubber -- Mexico Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rubber plantations Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cooper, C.V. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Orozco y Jiménez, Francisco, 1864-1936 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Palenke Rubber Plantation Company Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tulija River Plantation Company Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Castilloa Rubber Plantation Company Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Chiapas Rubber Plantation Company Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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