MS 2604 Correspondence, reports and printed documents relating to legislation for the preservation of American antiquities
Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933
Includes copies of bills introduced to Congress for perservation of antiquities and the establishment of national parks. (A shelf list and a detailed inventory are on file; copy filed in box 1.) All the post-1906 material is in Box 3; Box 3 contains material collected by W. H. Holmes and transferred to this …
John Kenneth Byard papers
Papers relating mainly to Byard's business as a dealer in American antique furniture. Included are correspondence, 1950-1960, with Henry N. Flynt, Robert B. Hanan, A. M. Adler (Hirschl & Adler), Ellerton M. Jette, Cornelius C. Moore, Dr. J. Reed McClure, Otto M. Wasserman, Electra Webb (Shelburne Museum), and others; a scrapbook, 1908; notes …
Edwin P. Upham photograph collection relating to Latin American antiquities
Photographs depicting archeological artifacts, particularly reliefs and sculptures in stone, from Mexico, Peru, and Central America.
MS 4171 Letter to Dr. Swanton, regarding Yuchi sites, and enclosing carbon copy of Report sent to American Antiquity
Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
MS 3251 Miscellaneous material used in Bulletin 28, Mexican and Central American Antiquities, Calendar Systems and History
Includes introductory paper by Bowditch. Typescript document. 2 pages. April 1, 1904. Contents: Letter of introduction. List of plates for Seler articles. List of illustrations. Index for Seler articles. List of figures. Table of contents. Index and Glossary for Bulletin. Introduction explains the fact that the papers contained in Bulletin 28 were originally published …
William Henry Holmes collection of photographs of stone implements
Photographs of stone implements collected by William Henry Holmes, probably in association with his "Handbook of Aboriginal American Antiquities" for the Bureau of American Ethnology.
John Gaines account book
Account book kept by Gaines, its entries listed as customer work done, or items sold, the date and price.
MS 4223 Correspondence from William B. Marye, Baltimore
Marye, William Bose, 1886-1979
Deals with customs and habits of Indians of the Eastern shores; i.e., Algonquians, southern.
MS 4040 Extracts from texts by A.H. Sayce, Max Müller, and S. D. Peet
Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max), 1823-1900
Peet, Stephen D. (Stephen Denison), 1831-1914
Also S. D. Peet on Idols and Images, in American Antiquity, 1892. 2 pages.
MS 4591 Letter to M.W. Stirling
Stirling, Matthew Williams, 1896-1975
Addressed to M. W. Stirling, concerning tripod metates of Costa Rica, inclosing newsclipping and reprint from American Antiquity, with added ink sketch.
