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Chichen Itza (Mexico), ca. 1937, part 1

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Uxmal (Mexico), ca. 1937

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Chichen Itza (Mexico), ca. 1937, part 3

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Chichen Itza (Mexico), ca. 1937, part 2

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Unapologetically Maya: Ubaldo Sánchez’s Ephemeral Alfombras

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 19:24:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
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Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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edanmdm:posts_a0656c2bd5129c1cf2ad97ee4c062f21

Handbook of North American Indians records

Topic:
Handbook of North American Indians
Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Department of Anthropology  Search this
Editor:
Goddard, Ives, 1941-  Search this
Sturtevant, William C.  Search this
Extent:
513 Linear feet (The total extent of the collection is 513 linear feet with 11 boxes of oversized material, four boxes of rolled maps and three large map folders )
Culture:
Indians of North America  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Articles
Bibliographies
Correspondence
Financial records
Illustrations
Manuscripts
Maps
Photographs
Publications
Research
Date:
circa 1966-2008
Summary:
This collection is comprised of the working records of the Handbook of North American Indians, the unpublished photographs, published photographs, editorial correspondence, Illustrations and Bibliographic research as well as administrative files and linguistics research.
Scope and Contents:
This collection is comprised of the working records of the Handbook of North American Indians, which includes published and unpublished photographs, editorial correspondence, illustrations, bibliographic and linguistic research, and administrative files. The total extent of the collection is 513 linear feet with 11 boxes of oversized material, four boxes of rolled maps and three large map folders.

Series 1: Published photographs (78.75 linear feet) contains the printed, photocopied or digital representations of the photographs and illustrations published in The Handbook of North American Indians (HNAI). The series also contains the correspondence and documentation surrounding the research and use of these images. The files are organized by published volume (culture area or special topic), chronologically by publication date and, therein segmented alphabetically by chapter author. Authors who have contributed multiple chapters within the same volume are further delineated by the chapter title.

Series 2: Unpublished photographs (91.5 linear feet) contains original photographs, photocopied images and/or digital representations of the photographs and illustrations not published in The Handbook of North American Indians (HNAI). It is primarily the result of research trips made by Joanna Cohan Scherer, Illustrations Researcher from 1970-2006. The series also contains the correspondence and documentation surrounding the accession of these images and their potential use in the HNAI project or future use by the NAA.

Series 3: Photo repository files (16 linear feet) contains an alphabetical listing of repositories or photographers that were utilized or inventoried in the collecting of the photographs for volume publication and research. Each file represents a discreet repository- files are arranged alphabetically. Folders contain correspondence, newspaper clippings and company information when available.

Series 4: Central editorial files (134 linear feet) contains the working files of various editors within the office of the Handbook of North American Indians. Within this series you will find correspondence with chapter authors, manuscript edits and related research. Folder titles are organized first by volume publication date, beginning with Volume 8- California and those volumes are organized alphabetically by the last name of each chapter author. Further chapter organization is delineated in the following manner: the front folder contains an original working copy of the chapter manuscript and a bibliography, the second folder contains a file copy of the manuscript and three smaller folders titled: "orthography", "illustrations" and "correspondence". The final portion of the chapter folders consists of the superseded manuscript text.

Series 5: General Editor files (30 linear feet) contains the files of William C. Sturtevant as they relate to his work as General Editor for the Handbook of North American Indians. This material was packed in the order in which it was found in the sub-office of the General Editor. The General Editor oversaw the production of all volumes of HNAI. Included are superseded files from the Indians in Contemporary Society Volume, volume reviews, original author questionnaires for the soliciting of volume contributors as well as a number of research publications.

Series 6: Linguistic Editor files (9 linear feet) consists of files from the office of Linguistic Editor Dr. Ives Goddard. Included are orthographies, alphabets, typologies and personal names gathered in the publication of all volumes of the Handbook of North American Indians but mostly focused on the Language Volume.

Series 7: Managing Editor files (5 linear feet) consists of the files from Dr. Ives Goddard's time as the managing editor of the Handbook. Correspondence, volume production schedules and chapter edits can be found in this series. The managing editor took over the role of the general editor.

Series 8: Editorial assistant files (24 linear feet) consists of the files of Editorial Assistant Paula Cardwell. Ms. Cardwell worked as the assistant to General Editor William C. Sturtevant. This series is unprocessed.

Series 9: Illustrator research files (9 linear feet and 11 boxes of oversized materials) contains the files associated with the illustrations research function of the Handbook of North American Indians office. It is comprised heavily of correspondence with chapter authors and of oversized illustrations for the volumes.

Series 10: Bibliographer files (12 linear feet) contains the files of bibliographer Cesare Marino and others who helped to compile the bibliographies for all volumes of the Handbook.

Series 11: Bibliographic card files and lists (18 linear feet) consists of the Bibliographic card files created to organize the information content of the handbook volumes and stored for potential use in the unpublished Bibliography volumes 19 and 20. This series is unprocessed.

Series 12: Coordinator files (3 linear feet) consists of the papers of the HNAI coordinator office and includes documents related to typesetting, printing, indexing, schedules and documentation of the Handbook publication practices. These files were maintained by Dianne Della-Loggia.

Series 13: Administrative (13 linear feet) consists of the administrative papers of the Handbook of North American Indians office and were maintained by administrator Melvena Jackson. This series is unprocessed.

Series 14: Quarterly reports (3 linear feet) consistss of the quarterly financial reports of the Handbook office from 1976 to 1992.

Series 15: Vertical file (16 linear feet) contains published reference data for use in the making of HNAI, including scholarly articles, research and other publications. This series is unprocessed.

Series 16: Maps (4 boxes of rolled maps and 3 folders of annotated maps).
Arrangement:
The collection is organized into 16 series: 1) Published photographs; 2) Unpublished photographs; 3) Photo repository files; 4) Central editorial files; 5) General Editor files; 6) Linguistic Editor files; 7) Managing Editor files; 8) Editorial assistant files; 9) Illustrator research files; 10) Bibliographer files; 11) Bibliographic card files and lists; 12) Coordinator files; 13) Administrative; 14) Quarterly reports; 15) Vertical file; 16) Maps.
Historical Note:
The Handbook of North American Indians, originally a project of the Smithsonian Office of Anthropology, was transferred to the Center for the Study of Man upon its organization in the late 1960's. With the center's winding down in the late 1970's, the Handbook was returned to the Department of Anthropology. William C. Sturtevant was Editor from the inception until 2007. The office of the Handbook was concerned with the production of a multivolume work intended to supersede F.W. Hodge's two-volume Handbook of Indians North of Mexico, Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 30, 1907-1910. The Handbook office was terminated in December of 2007 having published 15 of the planned 20 volumes.

1966 -- William C. Sturtevant officially named general editor

1968 -- Office of the Handbook is established

1970 -- First staff member hired by Sturtevant- Joanna Cohan Scherer

1972 -- First manuscript submitted to the Office, April 28

1978 -- California volume published Northeast volume published

1979 -- Southwest volume published

1981 -- Subarctic volume published

1983 -- Second Southwest volume published

1984 -- Arctic volume published

1986 -- Great Basin volume published

1988 -- History of Indian-White Relations volume published

1990 -- Northwest Coast volume published

1996 -- Languages volume published

1998 -- Plateau volume published

2000 -- Plains volume published

2004 -- Southeast volume published

2006 -- Environment, Origins and Populations volume published

2007 -- General Editor William C. Sturtevant retires in January General Editor William C. Sturtevant Passes away on March 2nd Office terminated in December

2008 -- Indians in Contemporary Society volume published
Provenance:
These records from the Office of the Handbook of North American Indians were moved in November of 2008 from the office of the Handbook of North American Indians to the National Anthropological Archives at the Museum Support Center.
Restrictions:
Advanced notice must be given to view portions of the collection stored off-site. Consult the reference archivist for more information.
Rights:
The NAA does not own rights to many of the photographs and illustrations in Series 1 Published Photographs and Series 2: Unpublished Photographs. Permission to use photographs must be obtained from the corresponding repository and or source (ie photographer and or anthropologist). Photographers and anthropologists who contributed their original material often gave permission for the Smithsonian to freely use their materials, corresponding catalog cards will often indicate whether there are restrictions on use.

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Genre/Form:
Articles
Bibliographies
Correspondence
Financial records
Illustrations
Manuscripts
Maps
Photographs
Publications
Research
Citation:
Handbook of North American Indians records, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NAA.MS2008-25
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw39244069f-8786-4b72-b3bb-b4d9a7841bcd
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2008-25

Photographs of Native Americans and Other Subjects

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
18,000 Items (ca. 18,000 items)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Negatives
Prints
Works of art
Printed material
Date:
1840s-1960s
Scope and Contents:
The collections consists mostly of original and copy prints. There are also some negatives, artwork, photographs of artwork, and printed materials. Included is a large miscellany of ethnological, historical, and some archaeological subjects collected by the Bureau of American Ethnology from a wide variety of sources. To these have been added some photographs and other illustrative material acquired and sometimes accessioned by the Department of Anthropology of the United States National Museum/National Museum of Natural History. There are also prints of photographs from the archives' collection of glass negatives of Indians and the subject and geographic file. Although most of the material relates to North America, some images relating to historical events and to areas outside North America are included.
The relationship beween this collection and the National Anthropological Archives series of numbered manuscripts is close, for many of the accessions to the photographic collection were originally described in the catalog to the numbered manuscripts and are, hence, identified by a manuscript number. Today, the archives treat the two collections as separate entities, however, because there has been so much interfiling of uncatalog images among those with the manuscript numbers.
Arrangement:
The arrangement is complicated: (1) America north of Mexico, divided by geographic region and tribe based on George P. Murdock and Timothy J. O'Leary's scheme in Ethnographic Bilbiography of North America, 1975. The material is further subdivided by the organization that acted in the past as repository (Bureau of American Ethnology, United States National Museum [Department of Anthropology], National Museum of Natural History [Department of Anthropology], Smithsonian Office of Anthropology, and National Anthropological Archives). Thereunder it is divided into catalog unit or comparable categories generally based on provenance; (2) miscellany, historical and unidentified; (3) archaeology, arranged by geographic area; (4) Latin America; (5) material which did not lend itself to classification in categories given above and is identified by National Anthropological Archives catalog numbers.
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Negatives
Prints
Works of art
Printed material
Citation:
Photo lot 24, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.24
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Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3e08670ad-b881-4c35-9eb8-e196b039e553
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-24
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Teotihuacan (Mexico), ca. 1937

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Handled Basket

Collector:
Mrs. Ethel C. Freeman  Search this
Donor Name:
Mrs. Ethel C. Freeman  Search this
Diameter - Object:
28 cm
Height - Object:
16.5 cm
Culture:
Kickapoo (Kiikaapoi, Kikapú)  Search this
Object Type:
Basket
Place:
Nacimiento, Coahuila, Mexico, North America
Accession Date:
3 Sep 1979
Collection Date:
1944
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
319549
USNM Number:
E418410-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32465dd96-c221-4312-88cc-24969bc5a28e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8450255
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Handled Basket & Cover

Collector:
Mrs. Ethel C. Freeman  Search this
Donor Name:
Mrs. Ethel C. Freeman  Search this
Diameter - Object:
22 cm
Height - Object:
20 cm
Culture:
Kickapoo (Kiikaapoi, Kikapú)  Search this
Object Type:
Basket
Place:
Nacimiento, Coahuila, Mexico, North America
Accession Date:
3 Sep 1979
Collection Date:
1944
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
319549
USNM Number:
E418411-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35ef1ba88-d680-4d10-9543-17224f02d9a2
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edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8450256
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Basketry Jar

Collector:
Mrs. Ethel C. Freeman  Search this
Donor Name:
Mrs. Ethel C. Freeman  Search this
Diameter - Object:
20 cm
Height - Object:
30 cm
Culture:
Kickapoo (Kiikaapoi, Kikapú)  Search this
Object Type:
Basket
Place:
Nacimiento, Coahuila, Mexico, North America
Accession Date:
3 Sep 1979
Collection Date:
1944
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
319549
USNM Number:
E418412-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/319cb858e-54c7-4d11-ba8d-2fc0acec70c3
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edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8450257
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Basketry Box

Collector:
Mrs. Ethel C. Freeman  Search this
Donor Name:
Mrs. Ethel C. Freeman  Search this
Length - Object:
42 cm
Width - Object:
29 cm
Height - Object:
22 cm
Culture:
Kickapoo (Kiikaapoi, Kikapú)  Search this
Object Type:
Basketry Box
Place:
Nacimiento, Coahuila, Mexico, North America
Accession Date:
3 Sep 1979
Collection Date:
1944
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
319549
USNM Number:
E418413-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e4d9ebf7-8b9a-4f55-a9e3-e597267b6ca0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8450258

Moccasins

Collector:
Mrs. Ethel C. Freeman  Search this
Donor Name:
Mrs. Ethel C. Freeman  Search this
Length - Object:
23 cm
Width - Object:
13 cm
Culture:
Kickapoo (Kiikaapoi, Kikapú)  Search this
Object Type:
Moccasin
Place:
Nacimiento, Coahuila, Mexico, North America
Accession Date:
3 Sep 1979
Collection Date:
1944
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
319549
USNM Number:
E418414-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/359ad782b-1fdc-49f3-a755-a8811684561d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8450259
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Hair Ornament

Collector:
Mrs. Ethel C. Freeman  Search this
Donor Name:
Mrs. Ethel C. Freeman  Search this
Length - Object:
20.5 cm
Width - Object:
12.5 cm
Culture:
Kickapoo (Kiikaapoi, Kikapú)  Search this
Object Type:
Ornament
Place:
Nacimiento, Coahuila, Mexico, North America
Accession Date:
3 Sep 1979
Collection Date:
1944
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
319549
USNM Number:
E418415-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fd8d24f8-63ab-41c9-a02e-fc839e776033
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8450260
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Enamelled Gourd

Collector:
Mrs. Ethel C. Freeman  Search this
Donor Name:
Mrs. Ethel C. Freeman  Search this
Diameter - Object:
15 cm
Height - Object:
8 cm
Culture:
Not Given  Search this
Object Type:
Gourd
Place:
Laredo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, North America
Accession Date:
3 Sep 1979
Collection Date:
1944
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
319549
USNM Number:
E418419-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a040e377-e542-4248-a7a2-ab8dfe43d0e5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8450264

Loom

Collector:
Col. James Stevenson  Search this
Donor Name:
Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this
Culture:
Zuni (A:shiwi)  Search this
Object Type:
Loom
Place:
New Mexico, United States, North America
Accession Date:
17 Feb 1883
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
83A00001
USNM Number:
E69837-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/382498432-e309-4d0c-94b0-4eda416799f2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8475577
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Iron Bit

Collector:
Capt. Richard H. Pratt  Search this
Donor Name:
Capt. Richard H. Pratt  Search this
Culture:
San Felipe (Katishtya)  Search this
Object Type:
Bridle
Place:
Carlisle School, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Accession Date:
7 Feb 1883
Collection Date:
1882
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
83A00007
USNM Number:
E72579-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a7601109-0596-4878-a97f-026c7807d435
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8476436
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Ollas Vessels 2

Collector:
William J. McGee  Search this
Donor Name:
Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this
Culture:
Seri (Comcaac)  Search this
Object Type:
Pot
Place:
Tiburon Island, Sonora, Mexico, North America
Accession Date:
14 Feb 1895
Collection Date:
1894 to 1895
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
029025
USNM Number:
E155373-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d4700211-4e5c-44d6-91e0-2cb682449f05
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8344411
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Loom with Textile

Donor Name:
Gov William F. Arny  Search this
Culture:
Navajo (Diné)  Search this
Object Type:
Loom / Blanket
Place:
New Mexico, United States, North America
Accession Date:
12 Jan 1875
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
003675
USNM Number:
E16494-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/365ac3d1f-584b-442a-afb6-186097418282
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8345504
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Hyperbaena mexicana Miers

Biogeographical Region:
79 - Mexico Southeast  Search this
Collector:
O. G. Enriquez  Search this
Place:
ESE de Tixcancal (borde de la aguada y cenote Naa-Pot), Yucatán., Yucatán, Mexico, North America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
28 Mar 1956
Taxonomy:
Plantae Dicotyledonae Ranunculales Menispermaceae
Published Name:
Hyperbaena mexicana Miers
Barcode:
00900022
USNM Number:
2448023
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Edward Palmer Project
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c8dcbbb7-2752-4ccf-9a1f-7e4278ed1bf6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10180863

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