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).
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
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.
National Anthropological Archives
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4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, Maryland 20746
naa@si.edu