MS 7315 Material relating to the Beatty Latin American Expedition, 1931-1932
Includes diary entries, letters, word lists, and notes. Although the material was sent to the archives as "field notes on the Jivaro collection of Donald C. Beatty, 1931, accession 341,779, catalog 420,836-421,072," it actually includes historical data and data on nonmaterial aspects of Jivaro life. Regarding the Indians, it has information on customs …
Donald Croom Beatty photographs of South American expedition
150 Copy prints (circa)
237 Negatives (acetate)
The collection consists of photographs depicting of South American Indigenous peoples, made during Donald Croom Beatty's South American expedition. It includes images of Jivaro (Shuar) people, as well as their boats, houses and villages. Additional photographs depict members of the expedition and the Amazon River.
MS 7124 Inventory of artifacts collected by the Beatty Latin American Expedition, 1931-32
Carmichael, Mary Alice Beatty
Stirling, Matthew Williams, 1896-1975
1 Map
The artifacts were collected in the Oriente de Ecuador. The inventory includes a brief preface by Beatty and two lists compiled by Carmichael under Beatty's supervision and depending reportedly in part on Beatty's memory. One list is arranged by type of artifact and the descriptions are very brief. The second …
MS 7551 Donald Croom Beatty: Alabama's Aviator, Explorer, and Inventor
Includes chronology, biographical text, and copies of documents.
Photographs of National Museum of Natural History reception honoring Donald C. Beatty
6 Prints (silver gelatin)
Photographs relating to a ceremony and reception honoring Mr. and Mrs. Donald C. Beatty with a James Smithson Society membership and medal for their donation of a Jivaro collection. The event took place in the office of the director of the National Museum of Natural History on October 12, 1979. The photographs …
