Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.044
- Creators:
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Davidson, Daniel Sutherland, 1900-
- Dates:
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1925
- Languages:
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No linguistic content; Not applicable
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- Physical Description:
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36 Photographic prints
albumen
2.5 x 4 inches.
101 Acetate negatives
black and white
5 x 7 inches.
- Repository:
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This collection consists of 101 black-and-white acetate negatives and 36 albumen prints taken by Daniel Sutherland Davidson in 1925. The images portray Pamunkey and Chickahominy Indians of Virginia and the Algonquin (Kitcisakik, Grand Lake Victoria) and Tetes de Boule (Attikamek) Indians of Quebec, Canada.
Arrangement note
Arrangement note
Negatives: organized in individual sleeves; arranged by image number.
Prints: organized in folders; arranged by image number.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Daniel Sutherland Davidson (1900-1952) was born in Cohoes, New York. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1923 and continued his studies there, eventually receiving his Ph.D. in anthropology in 1928. Davidson went on to teach at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Buffalo and finally the University of Washington. He did a considerable amount of field work among the Algonquin Indians in Quebec, as well as various tribes in Virginia, but his abiding interest was in aboriginal Australian culture.
Administration
Processing Information note
NMAIA Review
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access note
Access is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use note
Copyright: National Museum of the American Indian.
Preferred Citation note
Daniel Sutherland Davidson prints and negatives, National Museum of the American Indian Archives, Smithsonian Institution (image, negative or catalog number).
Keywords
National Museum of the American Indian
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