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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This collection is comprised of the working records of the Handbook of North American Indians, the unpublished photographs, published photographs, editorial correspondence, Illustrations and Bibliographic research as well as administrative files and linguistics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collection is comprised of the working records of the Handbook of North American Indians, which includes published and unpublished photographs, editorial correspondence, illustrations, bibliographic and linguistic research, and administrative files.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Series 2: Unpublished photographs (91.5 linear feet) contains original photographs, photocopied images and/or digital representations of the photographs and illustrations not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

Frank A. Dubinskas papers

Creator:
Dubinskas, Frank A. (Frank Anthony)  Search this
Names:
Apple Computer, Inc.  Search this
Extent:
3.25 Linear feet (7 document boxes)
1.86 Megabytes (207 files)
Culture:
Mende (African people)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Megabytes
Place:
Africa, West
Sierra Leone
Croatia
Yugoslavia
Date:
1964-1996
Summary:
The papers of Frank A. Dubinskas, a noted anthropologist of organizational culture, primarily documents his research into automated manufacturing at Apple Computer, Inc., but also includes material relating to his research in Sierra Leone and Yugoslavia. Also included is some biograhical material as well as manuscripts and publications.
Scope and Contents:
The Frank A. Dubinskas papers primarily document his research into the social aspects of automated manufacturing at Apple Computer, but also includes a small mount of material from his earlier research as well as biographical information and writings.

Series 1. Biographical, comprises newsclippings, photographs, and other documents relating to Dubinskas' education, opposition to the draft, and employment. Also included are photographs of Dubinskas, as well as obituaries and memorials that followed his death.

Series 2. Research, includes a small amount of correspondence home and final paper relating to Dubinskas' Sierra Leone research into Mende woodcarving, and correspondence home and completed dissertation relating to research into Slavonian folklore in Yugoslavia. The bulk of the research series comprises Dubinskas' work on automated manufacturing at Apple Computer, Inc., specifically related to the istallation and implementation of an automated assembly line at Apple's Fremont facility. Materials consist of both paper and born-digital files and include correspondence, notes, reports, and presentations.

Series 3, Writings, include drafts and published articles and chapters by Dubinskas, as well as reviews of his edited volume, Making Time: Ethnographies of High-Technology Organizations. Also included are case studies that Dubinskas prepared for Harvard Business School and Digital Equipment Corporation.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged in three series: 1. Biographical; 2. Research; and 3. Writings.
Biographical Note:
Frank A. Dubinskas (1946-1993) was an anthropologist of organizational behavior best known for his pioneering work in the anthropology of science and technology. He enrolled at Yale Universtiy for undergraduate studies in 1964, and in 1967 he conducted research on the aesthetics of Mende woodcarving in Sierra Leone, receiving his B.A. in anthropology in 1972. He then went to Stanford University for graduate studies in anthropology, earning his M.A. in 1976 and Ph.D. in 1983, following his doctoral research on village expressive culture in former Yugoslavia.

Dubinskas is most well known for his research into culture and technology in high-tech companies, particularly in manufacturing automation, knowledge management, and Chaos Theory in organizations. Among his various projects was his groundbreaking research into automated manufacturing implementation at Apple Computer in 1989-1990.

Dubinskas joined the faculty of the Organizational Studies Department in the Carroll School of Management at Boston College in 1987. From 1991-1992 he was a visiting scholar at the School of American Research in Santa Fe, NM, and in 1992 became the Howard W. Alkire Chair in International Business and Economics at Hamline University in St. Paul, MN.

1946 -- Born

1964-1972 -- Undergraduate studies at Yale University (BA 1972)

1967 -- Research in Sierra Leone

1970-1972 -- Research assistant, Biology/biochemistry, Yale University

1972-1974 -- Research associate, physiology, Anatomy and biochemistry departments, UC Berkeley

1975-1976 -- MA in anthropology, Stanford University

1977-1980 -- Doctoral research in Yugoslavia

1983 -- PhD in anthropology, Stanford University

1983-1984 -- Exxon Fellow, MIT Science, Technology, and Society program

1984-1985 -- Visiting scholar, MIT Science, Technology and Society program and program in anthropology and archaeology

1981-1986 -- Research into US biotechnology industry

1984, 1988 -- Follow up research in Yugoslavia

1985-1987 -- Associate for Case Development, Harvard Business School, Production and Operations Management Group

1985-1993 -- Research into US computer industry and computer integrated manufacturing

1986-1988 -- Research into US and European automotive industry

1987-1992 -- Assistant professor, Organizational Studies Department, Carroll School of Management Boston College

1989-1991 -- Research into automated manufacturing at Apple Computer

1991-1992 -- NEH resident scholar, School of American Research

1992-1993 -- Howard W. Alkire Chair in International Business and Economics, associate professor of Anthropology, and director of international studies, Hamline University

1993, October 25 -- Dies in St. Paul, MN
Provenance:
Received from Anna Hargreaves and Dorothy W. Dubinskas in 1998 and 2000.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Access to the Frank A. Dubinskas papers requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Folklore  Search this
Organizational behavior  Search this
Citation:
Frank A. Dubinskas papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.1998-07
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw370cce331-5e92-44a7-a1fa-5750dde52568
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-1998-07

Visiting Samoa ca. 1976

Creator:
Human Studies Film Archives  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2018-04-20T14:44:19.000Z
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Education  Search this
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Anthropology  Search this
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Dixon-Wanamaker Expedition to Crow Agency, 1908 (clip)

Creator:
Human Studies Film Archives  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2018-12-13T14:16:31.000Z
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Education  Search this
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Anthropology  Search this
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edanmdm:yt_CDo9l1TxOFY

Dixon-Wanamaker Expedition to Crow Agency, 1908 (clip)

Creator:
Human Studies Film Archives  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2019-03-25T15:23:50.000Z
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Education  Search this
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Anthropology  Search this
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edanmdm:yt_CtsWPQsn-Tw

1958 Guatemala City Architecture - Guatemala

Creator:
Human Studies Film Archives  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2013-07-31T07:08:19.000Z
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Education  Search this
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Anthropology  Search this
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edanmdm:yt_Oq3Fj2kdNdI

1976 Mojacar, Spain

Creator:
Human Studies Film Archives  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2017-04-28T17:44:59.000Z
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Education  Search this
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Anthropology  Search this
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edanmdm:yt_S3E-4mlig24

1972 Yugoslavia Part 7

Creator:
Human Studies Film Archives  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2018-07-11T11:56:30.000Z
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Education  Search this
Topic:
Anthropology  Search this
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Human Studies Film Archives
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HSFAFilmClips
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edanmdm:yt_TTIrrXlPa90

Dixon-Wanamaker Expedition to Crow Agency, 1908 (clip)

Creator:
Human Studies Film Archives  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2019-03-25T15:24:27.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Anthropology  Search this
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edanmdm:yt_Wubt3-lrO0I

JAMES S. BRUCE FOOTAGE OF JOHN FRUM FESTIVAL, TANNA ISLAND, VANUATU, 1977

Creator:
Human Studies Film Archives  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2019-08-02T19:48:29.000Z
YouTube Category:
Film & Animation  Search this
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Anthropology  Search this
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Human Studies Film Archives
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edanmdm:yt_gMAzZp8X0j0

When In Greece (ca. 1970)

Creator:
Human Studies Film Archives  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2019-08-06T20:53:07.000Z
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Film & Animation  Search this
Topic:
Anthropology  Search this
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HSFAFilmClips
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edanmdm:yt_hwsupP11yUI

William O. Field's Footage of Samoa 1963

Creator:
Human Studies Film Archives  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2018-04-06T14:13:27.000Z
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Education  Search this
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edanmdm:yt_i4Y84WtF3bM

William O. Field's Footage of Samoa 1963

Creator:
Human Studies Film Archives  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2018-04-13T14:42:04.000Z
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Education  Search this
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Anthropology  Search this
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Some More Samoa ca. 1918

Creator:
Human Studies Film Archives  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2018-03-27T14:29:40.000Z
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Education  Search this
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Anthropology  Search this
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Construction of Mount Rushmore National Memorial (ca 1927)

Creator:
Human Studies Film Archives  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2011-06-27T20:43:07.000Z
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Education  Search this
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Anthropology  Search this
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Samoa Tutoatasi 1982

Creator:
Human Studies Film Archives  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2018-04-28T13:43:53.000Z
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Education  Search this
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Anthropology  Search this
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Trailing Lewis and Clark to Oregon (1963)

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Human Studies Film Archives  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
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2017-07-09T16:13:08.000Z
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John N. Choate photographs of Carlisle Indian School

Creator:
Choate, J. N. (John N.), 1848-1902  Search this
Names:
Dickinson College  Search this
United States Indian School (Carlisle, Pa.)  Search this
Extent:
1200 Negatives (photographic) (circa, glass)
16 Printing plates (copper)
Culture:
Indians of North America  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Printing plates
Photographs
Date:
circa 1879-1902
Scope and Contents note:
Photographs by John N. Choate mostly documenting the United States Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The images include portraits of students, parents, staff and other visitors, as well as interior and exterior images of the school, buildings, and classrooms. Choate also had a thriving commercial practice outside of the Indian School, producing studio portraiture as well many photographs of buildings, farms and industry in and around the town of Carlisle, as well as images of Dickinson College. Some of the photographs in the collection were made by other photographers and perhaps collected by Choate. A few copper plates prepared for publications are also included in the collection.
Biographical/Historical note:
John N. Choate (1848-1902) was a commercial photographer in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The United States opened its first non-reservation government-supported school there in 1879 under the supervision of Lt. Richard Henry Pratt. Choate photographed almost every student upon arrival and during their school career, as well as school activities, staff, and visiting chiefs and families. Choate remained the primary photographer for the Carlisle Indian School until his death in 1902.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 81-12
Reproduction Note:
Contact prints made by Smithsonian Institution, 1981.
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Additional Choate photographs held in National Anthropological Archives MS 4241, MS 4537, MS 4544, MS 4574, MS 4988, Photo Lot 73-8, and Photo Lot 90-1.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo lot 81-12, John N. Choate photographs of Carlisle Indian School, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.81-12
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Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw32a2d810e-9d1c-4c90-ac99-cc05b0622505
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-81-12
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Emily Rosh and Cecilia Londrosh, in Carlisle School Uniform

Creator:
Choate, John N., of Carlisle, Pennsylvania  Search this
Collection Creator:
Choate, J. N. (John N.), 1848-1902  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (gelatin glass negative, 003 in x 007 in)
Culture:
Osage  Search this
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
ca. 1884
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.06829900
Local Note:
Black and white gelatin glass negative
Place:
Pennsylvania -- Carlisle
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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Topic:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Collection Citation:
Photo lot 81-12, John N. Choate photographs of Carlisle Indian School, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3d5d4dffe-a88c-463f-9385-4ca30492b3c9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-81-12-ref814

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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