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National Anthropological Archives
Nellie Mae Whitted photographs of Acomita and Native peoples of the American Southwest, circa 1938-1941
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.98-75
- Creators:
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Whitted, Nellie Mae
- Dates:
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circa 1938-1941
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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22 Items22 prints, postcards and greeting cardscolor halftone36 Printssilver gelatin (some on postcard stock)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Photographs made by Nellie Mae Whitted in Paguote (1939) and Acomita, New Mexico. They include images of Acomita day school and its students and teachers, as well as houses and Eagle dancers. The collection also includes postcards and commercial prints relating to Navajo, Santo Domingo Pueblo, Santa Clara Pueblo, Ildefonso Pueblo, Taos Pueblo, and Laguna Pueblo. There are also Christmas cards with reproductions of paintings by Joni Falk and other artists and some correspondence to Whitted.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Nellie Mae Whitted taught at the Acomita Day School set up by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico, circa 1938-1941.
Administration
Author
Sarah Ganderup
Custodial History note
Donated by Nellie Mae Whitted through Candace Greene, circa 1992.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
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Conditions Governing Use note
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Preferred Citation note
Photo Lot 98-75, Nellie Mae Whitted photographs of Acomita and Native peoples of the American Southwest, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Location of Other Archival Materials
Pottery, dolls, baskets, and other artifacts given to Whitted by students in Acomita held in the Department of Anthropology collections in accession 390889.
More Information
Local Call Number(s)
Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot 98-75
Addl. KW Subj
Addl. KW Subj
San Ildefonso
Keywords
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