National Anthropological Archives

Smithsonian Institution Office of Printing and Photographic Services photographs of reception for repatriation of Henry Lookout's manuscripts, 1990

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.93-9
Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Printing and Photographic Services
Dates:
1990
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
33 Contact prints
33 contact prints (contact sheets)
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs documenting presentation of Henry Lookout's manuscripts to his descendants, made in the Director's office of the National Museum of Natural History on September 27, 1990. Depicted individuals include George Big Eagle, Olivia Mashunkashey Bristow (daughter of Henry Lookout), Tom E. Fugate, Michele Easley, Anita West, Frank Talbot, Ives Goddard, Douglas Evelyn (Deputy Director, NMAH), Peggy Anderson (Talbot's assistant), Melinda Zeder (Deputy Chairman, Anthropology), James R. Glenn (National Anthropological Archives), Cory Gilliland (Numismatics, NMAH), Elvira Stefanelli (Director, National Numismatics Center), and Bruce Smith (Acting Chairman, Anthropology).

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Henry Lookout (Osage), made an indefinite loan of documents (NAA MS 4405 and 4406) and a Jefferson Peace Medal (NAA MS 4407) to the Bureau of American Ethnology in 1952. His descendents later requested the return of the material and all items except the peace medal were repatriated in the Director's office of the National Museum of Natural History on September 27, 1990. The medal was purchased by the National Museum of American History and remains in its collection.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Transferred from the National Museum of Natural History Director's Office, 1993.

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 93-9, Smithsonian Institution Office of Printing and Photographic Services photographs of reception for repatriation of Henry Lookout's manuscripts, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
A photograph of Lookout holding Jefferson Peace Medal held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 24.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 93-9


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Cultural property -- Repatriation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Osage Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Great Plains Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Goddard, Ives, 1941- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Smith, Bruce D. (Bruce David), 1946- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Glenn, James R. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Evelyn, Douglas E., 1941- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Zeder, Melinda A. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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