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National Anthropological Archives
Robert M. Farring Jr. photographs of Native American delegations, 1967-1971
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.85-21
- Creators:
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Faring, Robert M. Jr
- Dates:
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1967-1971
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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61 Printssilver gelatin169 Polaroid printscolor
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs depicting tribal delegates, probably made by Robert M. Farring during tribal group visits to the Bureau of Indian Affairs Washington office. Many of the photographs were originally mounted in notebooks with identification of pictured individuals and their affiliations.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Robert M. Farring, Jr. is an employee in the Tribal Operations office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Robert M. Farring Jr. through Dr. Herman Viola, 1985. The collection was donated in connection with the writing of Viola's book, Diplomats in Buckskin: A History of Indian Delegations in Washington City (1995).
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 85-21, Robert M. Farring Jr. photograph collection of Indian delegations, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs of Native American delegations can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 4286, MS 4638, Photo Lot 87-2P, Photo Lot 90-1, and the BAE historical negatives.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 85-21
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
Yakima
Sioux
Standing Rock Reservation
Iroquois
Apache
Creek (Muskogee)
Chippewa
Turtle Mountain
Ute
Sauk & Fox
Meskwaki; Sauk & Fox
Warm Springs
Lenape
Santa Ana
Blackfoot
Papago (Tohono O'odham)
Assiniboin; Assiniboine
Keywords
National Anthropological Archives
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