National Anthropological Archives

Tecumseh D. Cook photograph collection of Pamunkey Indians, undated

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.PhotoLot.R87-6
Creators:
Cook, Tecumseh D., Chief
Dates:
undated
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
57 Copy prints
Repository:

Scope and Contents note

Scope and Contents note
Copies of photographs depicting members of the Cook and Bradby families of the Pamunkey Reservation in Virginia, including some images of Pamunkey Indians with game or birds. There is also a photograph that include James Miles, Governor of Virginia, and a group that participated in the Jamestown Exposition in 1907.

Biographical/Historical note

Biographical/Historical note
Tecumseh Deerfoot Cook was chief of the Pamunkey tribe from 1942-1984.

Administration

Author
Sarah Ganderup
Existence and Location of Copies note
Digital surrogates available for several photographs.
Existence and Location of Originals note
Originals retained by Cook Family.
Custodial History note
Originals were loaned for copying by Chief Tecumseh D. Cook of the Pamunkey Indian Reservation King William County, Virginia, circa 1987.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
This copy collection has been obtained for reference purposes only. Contact the repository for terms of use and access.
Preferred Citation note
Photo lot R87-6, Tecumseh D. Cook Family photograph collection of Pamunkey Indians, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Location of Other Archival Materials

Location of Other Archival Materials
Additional photographs of Pamunkey Indians can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 24 and the BAE historical negatives.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Photographs of Pamunkey Indians can be found in the National Museum of the American Indian Archives in the Mark Raymond Harrington Photograph Collection and the Daniel Sutherland Davidson prints and negatives.

More Information

Local Call Number(s)

Local Call Number(s)
NAA Photo Lot R87-6

Reproduction Note

Reproduction Note
Copy prints made by Smithsonian Institution, circa 1987.

General note

General note
Captions furnished by Edward Bradby and Chief Tecumseh D. Cook of the Pamunkey Indian Reservation, Virginia.

Other Finding Aids note

Other Finding Aids note
List of captions with negative numbers available in repository.


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pamunkey Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Northeast Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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