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Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation
Gow-Smith, Francis
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1926
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41 Negatives (photographic)
17 Copy negatives
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.001.045
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National Museum of the American Indian
Negatives shot by Francis Gow-Smith over the course of eight months of fieldwork in the Mato Grosso state of Brazil in 1926. Gow-Smith was collecting ethnographic material on behalf of the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. Indigenous communities photographed include the Parecís (Paressi), Nambikuára (Nambicuara) and Borôro (Bororo) peoples.
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Allen, Paul H.
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1946-1947
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10 photographs
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4626
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Contents: Indians of the Rio Uaupes (Vaupes) and its tributaries in Southeast Colombia and adjacent Brazil, taken by Paul H. Allen, ca. 1946, while employed by a rubber company. Includes 2 duplicate photos.
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James B. Watson papers
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Watson, Virginia
Watson, James B. (James Bennett), 1918-2009
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1904-1998
bulk 1933-1987
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52.5 Linear feet (123 boxes)
47 sound recordings
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2003-15
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National Anthropological Archives
This collection contains the professional papers of cultural anthropologist James B. Watson, and documents his fieldwork in Papua New Guinea, Brazil, and Del Norte, Co., as well as his teaching career at the University of Washington. Included are field notes, lecture notes, correspondence, maps, photographs, books, articles, journals, grant proposals, surveys, data punch cards, conference materials, and sound recordings.
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Rosenberg, Pawel
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June 21, 1946
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1797
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Contents: (a) A typed manuscript entitled Salmokuera (at top of each page) in the Guarani language of Paraguay, 27 pages. The corrections in red pencil on the manuscript were made by Mr Rosenberg. (b) Portfolio containing the Book of Psalms in the Guarani language. Also printed booklet, 88 pages.
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Forman, Shepard, 1938-
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1963-1995
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2.5 Linear feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2017-15
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
The collection contains materials primarily documenting Forman's research on fishermen in Alagoas, Brazil in 1965. Included are fieldnotes and various datasets such as household surveys and censuses, maps, interviews with fishermen and villagers, and folk music, as well as a draft of Forman's dissertation based on this research. Additionally the c...
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Murdock, George Peter, 1897-1985
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circa 1942-1948
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700 Copy prints (circa)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.4632
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs assembled circa 1942-1948, probably as part of the Strategic Index of Latin America, and relating to people and scenery in Latin America. They depict transportation, irrigation, agriculture and industry (including rubber production), cities and villages, and archeological finds. The prints are arranged geographically into the followin...
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Cushing, Frank Hamilton, 1857-1900
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undated
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3300
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Number 3300: Original (?) drawings "To accompany Cushing's Zuni Lecture." Used as illustrations in 4th AR, Bureau of American Ethnology. Number 1. Tipi, water jar beside entrance (not used in AR ?) See Figure 490 ? 2. Plan of pueblo structure of lava. Figure 492. 3. Plan of pueblo structure of lava. Figure 493. 4. A typical cliff dwelling. Figure 4...
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Smithsonian Institution. Institute of Social Anthropology
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circa 1945-1950
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8 Color prints
39 Prints (silver gelatin)
7 Posters (silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.4623
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs made as part of the work of the Institute of Social Anthropology (ISA), some of which have been mounted on posters for a Smithsonian Institution Regents Exhibit. The photographs document people, the built and natural environments, agricultural work, and events (including dances and a Catholic procession) in Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, and...
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Watson, Virginia
Watson, James B. (James Bennett), 1918-2009
Cole, J. David, 1941-
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1930-2001
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8.13 Linear feet (20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2002-12
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Virginia Drew Watson was a cultural anthropologist best known for her work in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Her papers attest to a variety of interests related to culture and culture change, drawing on resources both archaeological and ethnographic. This collection contains catalogs, correspondence, drawings, field notes, grant proposals, manuscripts, maps, photographs, publications, reports, and slides. The majority of the field work relates to her work in Papua New Guinea, both with her husband (James B. Watson) and with J. David Cole, but there are also materials related to her work in Brazil.
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National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology
Smithsonian Institution. Department of Anthropology
Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology
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1840s-circa 2015
1840s-circa 2015
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330.25 Linear feet (519 boxes)
330.25 Linear feet (519 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.XXXX.0311
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National Anthropological Archives
The Department of Anthropology records contain administrative and research materials produced by the department and its members from the time of the Smithsonian Institution's foundation until today.