National Anthropological Archives

Betty Bernice Faust photographs of Maya peoples in Campeche, 1985-1997

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.98-11
Creators:
Faust, Betty Bernice
Dates:
1985-1997
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
41 Prints
silver gelatin
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Photographs made by Betty Bernice Faust in Campeche, Mexico, documenting Maya peoples and ceremonies. The collection also includes images of logging trucks and the Temple of Five Stories at Edzna, as well as two photographs by Bret Diamond.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Betty Bernice Faust (possibly b. 1942) researches rural communities of Mayan heritage and their interaction with the biophysical environment. She obtained a master's degree in public administration (1982) and PhD in anthropology (1988) from Syracuse University and spent fifteen years as a senior researcher in the Human Ecology Department of the Mexican government's federal Center for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV-IPN). The photographs in this collection document two research projects, which were funded by the Shell International Foundation of Dissertation Research in Developing Countries (1985-1986), the Werner-Gren Foundation (1992-1993), and CINESTAV.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Photographs donated by Dr. Betty Faust and her publisher, Greenwood Publishing, in 1998.

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 98-11, Betty Bernice Faust photographs of Maya peoples in Campeche, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 98-11

Bibliography

Bibliography
Photographs published in Betty Bernice Faust, Mexican Rural Development and the Plumed Serpent: Technology and Maya Cosmology in the Tropical Forest of Campeche, Mexico, Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1999.


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Rites and ceremonies Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Logging Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Campeche (Mexico : State) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Yucatán Peninsula Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Mayas Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Diamond, Bret Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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