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MS 2190 Circulars and other material concerning Indians and traces of Indians in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and North Carolina

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Catalog Data

Collector:
Mooney, James, 1861-1921  Search this
Creator:
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902  Search this
Names:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel), 1832-1907  Search this
Extent:
317 Items (ca. 317 pages)
Culture:
Virginia Indians  Search this
North Carolina Indians  Search this
Mid-Atlantic (archaeological)  Search this
Lenape (Delaware)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Place:
Delaware -- Archeology
North Carolina -- Archeology
Maryland -- Archeology
Date:
1889-1912
Scope and Contents:
Virtually all the material consists of responses to a circular sent out in the spring of 1889 under the name of John Wesley Powell as part of an investigation by James Mooney. The circular requested data about 1) place names of Indian origin; 2) archeological remains; 3) individuals and groups of Indian descent; 4) local people able to supply additional information. Most responces are on forms; a few letters are included, some concerning later inquiries by Mooney. There are also a few notes; a list of pallbearers, apparently for the funeral of Albert S. Gatschet; and a few other types of documents.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2190
Topic:
Circulars, anthropological  Search this
Lenape  Search this
Virginia -- Archeology  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 2190, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS2190
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3739dc20e-2f69-4917-b2e8-c4bb0ae09984
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2190