MS 7212 Documents concerning donations from Mary E. Maxwell
Maxwell, Mary E.
Krieger, Herbert W. (Herbert William), 1889-1970
Collins, Henry B. (Henry Bascom), 1899-1987
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Includes letters, lists, memoranda, and notes written by Herbert William Krieger, Mary E. Maxwell, Alexander Wetmore, Henry Bascom Collins, Jr. Miss Maxwell's collection includes mainly jewelry and medals and musical instruments as well as a miscellany of other items.
Department of Anthropology photographs of specimens and exhibits
The collection largely consists of photographs of specimens and artifacts, some of which were once in the collections of the Department of Anthropology, as well as images of anthropological exhibits in the National Museum of Natural History, circa 1950s and 1960s. Specimens and artifacts that are depicted include the Waverly Tablet from …
Herbert William Krieger papers
Jacobs, Melville
Cooper, John M. (John Montgomery), 1881-1949
Cook, W. A.
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The papers of this collection are those of Herbert William Krieger (b. 1889), archaeologist and curator of the Division of Ethnology for the former United States National Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Included are correspondence, field notebooks, notes, administrative material, manuscripts of writings, printed matter, sketches, maps, photographs and other documents.
Copies of portraits of Smithsonian anthropologists
9 Copy prints
The collection consists of copy prints depicting Smithsonian anthropologists, including group portraits of the staff of the United States National Museum Department of Anthropology and mounted individual portraits of department heads in 1904, 1931, 1952, 1959, and 1962. The photographs were possibly made as part of a 1969 event, "The Anthropology of Anthropology, or Everything You …
MS 4846 Correspondence between BAE authors and the BAE Editorʹs office
Adams, William Yewdale
Alphonse, Rev. E.S.
Bass, William Marvin, III
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4 Boxes
Also records of galley and page proofs.
Photographs relating to Native Americans and buildings
5 Copy prints
3 Prints (collotype)
Photographs of various subjects, including portraits of Native Americans made from negatives by the Bureau of American Ethnology and United States National Museum. Depicted individuals include Lamar Richards (also known as Ostin, Tonkawa) and Grant Richards (also known as Sentele, Tonkawa); Turning Hawk, Crow Dog, Spot Tail, Red Leaf, and …
Records
These records include the correspondence and memoranda of Paul V. Gardner, J. Jefferson Miller II, and Susan H. Meyers pertaining to private donations, loans, exhibition planning, identification of ceramic and glass pieces, conferences and seminars, staff research, and administrative matters. Also included are inquiries from collectors, museums, historical associations, university …
Ales Hrdlicka collection of photographs of Native Americans for the Panama-California Exposition
135 Prints (circa, silver gelatin and albumen)
2 Copy prints
Front and profile images of Apache, Kiowa, Omaha, Osage, Teton, and Yankton people made for Ales Hrdlicka's use in preparing busts and physical anthropological exhibits for the Panama-California Exposition in 1915. Accompanying the photographs are notes produced under the supervision of Lucile Eleanor St. Hoyme; these include the tribe, age, sex …
Jesse Walter Fewkes photograph collection
Fewkes, Jesse Walter, 1850-1930
1 Drawing
29 Prints (albumen and silver gelatin)
1 Color lithograph
Photographs originally made or collected by Jesse Walter Fewkes, the bulk of which relate to the American Southwest, including images of Native Americans of the Southwest, archeological sites and artifacts, and landscapes. The collection also includes some images of the West Indies and Mexico, coral islands and atoll formations, and …
C. Malcolm Watkins Oral History Interviews
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program …
