Collins, Henry B. (Henry Bascom), 1899-1987 Search this
Extent:
6 Prints (silver gelatin)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Photographs
Date:
1960
Scope and Contents note:
Photographs of attendees at a meeting of the International Congress of Americanists in Paris, 1960. The photographs are of Henry B. Collins and his wife, Betty J. Meggers, Clifford Evans, Chester S. Chard and his wife, and Marius Barbeau.
Biographical/Historical note:
The International Congress of Americanists was organized in Paris in 1874 as an outgrowth of the Societe Americaine de France. Its purpose was "to contribute to the progress of ethnographic, linguistic and historic studies relative to North and South America, especially for the period before Christopher Columbus, and to report to those who are interested in these studies." The congress' official meeting for 1960 was held in Vienna.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 134C
Location of Other Archival Materials:
The National Anthropological Archives holds material relating to the International Congress of Americanists (MS 7068, Photo Lot R76-139, Photo Lot 77-48, and MS 4372).
The National Anthropological Archives also holds the Henry Bascom Collins, Jr. Papers.
Provenance:
Probably donated by Henry B. Collins and his wife.
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 134C, J. Lajournade photographs of International Congress of Americanists in Paris, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
