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National Anthropological Archives
Guide to MS 4109 David Ives Bushnell, Jr. collection of drawings and illustrations
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4109
- Creators:
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Bushnell, David I., Jr. (David Ives), 1875-1941Webber, John, 1751-1793Krieghoff, Cornelius, 1815-1872Batz, Alexandre deCalyo, Nicolino, 1799-1884
- Dates:
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1784-1869undated
- Languages:
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Materials are inEnglishandFrench.
- Physical Description:
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16 Engravings6 Drawings (visual works)2 Photographs
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of drawings and illustrations collected by Bushnell, including 16 engravings from James Cook's A Voyage to the Pacific, 6 drawings and watercolors by various artists, and 2 photographs of drawings. Some of the drawings were used to illustrate Bushnell's publications; two drawings are unidentified.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Biographical Note
Biographical Note
David Ives Bushnell, Jr. (1875-1941) was educated in St. Louis, Missouri and in Europe before joining his first anthropological expedition to northern Minnesota in 1899. From 1901-1904, he worked as an archaeological assistant at the Peabody Museum at Harvard University and continued his studies in anthropology. In addition to excavations and studies, Bushnell went to Europe in 1904 and documented North American ethnographic material held in collections and museums there. The Smithsonian hired him as a contributor to the Handbook of American Indians (1907) before appointing him editor for the Bureau of American Ethnology (1912-1921).
Administration
Custodial History
The collection was bequethed by the Bushnell estate and received by the Bureau of American Ethnology in May 1944.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
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Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
MS 4109 David Ives Bushnell, Jr. collection of drawings and illustrations, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Related Materials
Related Materials
Surveys, reports, data and notes by Bushnell are held in National Anthropological Archives MS 3433, MS 2255, MS 3434, MS 4098, MS 7138, MS 2126, and MS 4494.
Photographs by Bushnell are held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 141B, Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 2522-c, Photo Lot 80-35, and the BAE historical negatives.
Correspondence from Bushnell can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in the Henry Bascom Collins, Jr. papers, John P. Harrington papers, Ales Hrdlicka papers, Bureau of American Ethnology records, and MS 4210.
The bulk of Bushnell's art collection was bequeathed to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University in 1941 and 1946 (Accession # 41-72). Some items from the Bushnell collection at the Peabody were sold to the Library and Archives Canada in 1981 and 1987 (David Ives Bushnell collection of Canadiana).
The Special Collections Research Center Repository at William & Mary Libraries holds the David Ives Bushnell, Jr. Papers (Mss. 65 B96).
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4109
Keywords
National Anthropological Archives
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