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An inventory of Southwestern American Indian specimens in European museums Wilma R. Kaemlein

Title:
Southwestern American Indian specimens in European museums
Author:
Kaemlein, Wilma R  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 229 pages 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Europe
Southwest, New
North America
Amérique du Nord
États-Unis (Nouveau Sud-Ouest)
New Southwest
Date:
1967
Topic:
Indians of North America--Material culture  Search this
Material culture  Search this
Museums  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Indians--Museums  Search this
Indiens d'Amérique--Musées  Search this
Indiens d'Amérique--Antiquités  Search this
Musées  Search this
Peuples autochtones--Musées  Search this
Peuples autochtones--Antiquités  Search this
Indians of North America--Antiquities  Search this
Indians of North America--Museums  Search this
Call number:
E56 .K3X
E56.K3X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_10998

America's ancient treasures guide to archeological sites and museums

Title:
Guide to archeological sites and museums
Author:
Folsom, Franklin 1907-1995  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 202 pages illustrations, map, portrait 27 cm
Type:
Guidebooks
Guides
Guidebook
Guides touristiques
travel guidebooks
Place:
Canada
United States
États-Unis
Amérique du Nord
Date:
1971
Topic:
Archaeological museums and collections  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Indians of North America--Museums  Search this
Archéologie--Musées et collections  Search this
Indiens--Antiquités  Search this
Indiens--Musées  Search this
Indians of North America--Antiquities  Search this
Antiquités  Search this
Call number:
E56 .F67
E56.F67
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_7366

Event Files, 1992-2016

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) Office of Special Events  Search this
Physical description:
6.5 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings
Type:
Manuscripts
Brochures
Color photographs
Clippings
Picture postcards
Floppy disks
Color negatives
Pamphlets
Videotapes
Floor plans
Digital images
Electronic records
Compact discs
Digital versatile discs
Date:
1992
1992-2016
Topic:
Indians of North America  Search this
Special events--Marketing  Search this
Indians of North America--Museums  Search this
Local number:
SIA RS01182
See more items in:
Event Files 1992-2016 [National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) Office of Special Events]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_248949

Agency history, 1999-

Creator:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives National Museum of the American Indian, Vine Deloria, Jr. Library Research Center  Search this
Subject:
Deloria, Vine  Search this
Hamilton, Ruby  Search this
Taylor, E. Gilbert  Search this
Altstatt, Lynne  Search this
Wilder, Baasil  Search this
Silversmith, Elayne  Search this
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Libraries National Museum of the American Indian, Vine Deloria, Jr. Branch  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Libraries National Museum of the American Indian, Vine Deloria, Jr. Library  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries National Museum of the American Indian, Vine Deloria, Jr. Library  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives National Museum of the American Indian, Vine Deloria, Jr. Library  Search this
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) Cultural Resources Center  Search this
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) George Gustav Heye Center  Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1999
1999-
Topic:
Museum libraries  Search this
Libraries and museums  Search this
Museums  Search this
Indians of North America  Search this
Indians of Central America  Search this
Indians of South America  Search this
Indians of South America--Museums  Search this
Indians of North America--Museums  Search this
Indians of Central America--Museums  Search this
Local number:
SIA AH00463
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_404838

Departmental Records

Extent:
9 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Clippings
Brochures
Floppy disks
Architectural drawings
Floor plans
Color photographs
Electronic records
Date:
1983-2005
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records which document the tenures of Dave Warren, 1990-1991, and Douglas E. Evelyn, 1991-2005. These records document the role of the Deputy Director in their administrative duties overseeing cultural resources, the George Gustav Heye Center (GGHC), public programs, public relations, and special events. Of particular note are materials related to the legislative history of the creation of the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) and the opening of GGHC. Also represented in the collection is Rayna Green, Curator and Director of the American Indian Program, Division of Home and Community Life, National Museum of American History. Some records date from when the museum was known at the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation and was not yet part of the Smithsonian Institution.

Materials include correspondence; memoranda; reports; schedules; meeting agendas and minutes; brochures; grant records; floor plans; architectural drawings; color photographs; and clippings. Some materials are in electronic format.
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
Museums -- Public relations  Search this
Museums -- Educational aspects  Search this
Special events  Search this
Indians of North America -- Museums  Search this
Museum directors  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Clippings
Brochures
Floppy disks
Architectural drawings
Floor plans
Color photographs
Electronic records
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 10-184, National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.), Office of the Deputy Director, Departmental Records
Identifier:
Accession 10-184
See more items in:
Departmental Records
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-fa10-184

Program Files

Extent:
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Clippings
Brochures
Date:
1989-2003
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of administrative files documenting development policies, procedures, and plans. Materials include memoranda and correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, clippings, brochures, and mailings.
Topic:
Fund raising  Search this
Indians of North America -- Museums  Search this
Museums -- Administration  Search this
Museum finance  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Clippings
Brochures
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 04-163, National Museum of the American Indian, Office of External Affairs and Development, Program Files
Identifier:
Accession 04-163
See more items in:
Program Files
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-fa04-163

Okla Homma Tribal Nations Gallery [edited by] Heather Ahtone and James Pepper Henry

Editor:
Ahtone, Heather  Search this
Henry, James Pepper  Search this
Publisher:
First Americans Museum  Search this
Subject:
First Americans Museum  Search this
Physical description:
177 pages color illustrations, map 28 cm
Type:
Books
Exhibition catalogs
Place:
Oklahoma
Date:
2021
Topic:
Museums  Search this
Indians of North America--Material culture--Exhibitions  Search this
Indian art--Exhibitions  Search this
Musées et Indiens d'Amérique  Search this
Indian art  Search this
Indians of North America--Material culture  Search this
Indians of North America--Museums  Search this
Museums and Indians  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1155825

WINIKO: life of an object selections from the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian editors, heather ahtone, James Pepper Henry

Editor:
Ahtone, Heather  Search this
Henry, James Pepper  Search this
Publisher:
First Americans Museum  Search this
Subject:
First Americans Museum  Search this
Physical description:
126 pages color illustrations 28 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition
Place:
Oklahoma
Date:
2021
Topic:
Indians of North America--Material culture  Search this
Indian art  Search this
Material culture  Search this
Museums  Search this
Museums and Indians  Search this
Musées et Indiens d'Amérique  Search this
Indians of North America--Museums  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1157056

America's ancient treasures a guide to archeological sites and museums in the United States and Canada Franklin Folsom and Mary Elting Folsom ; illustrations by Rachel Folsom

Author:
Folsom, Franklin 1907-1995  Search this
Author:
Elting, Mary 1906-2005  Search this
Physical description:
xxviii, 420 pages illustrations 26 cm
Type:
Guidebooks
Guides
Place:
United States
Canada
Amérique du Nord
Etats-Unis
États-Unis
Date:
1983
Topic:
Indians of North America--Museums  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Archaeological museums and collections  Search this
Indiens d'Amérique--Musées--Guides  Search this
Indiens d'Amérique--Antiquités--Guides  Search this
Archéologie--Musées et collections--Guides  Search this
Archéologie--Musées et collections  Search this
Indians of North America--Antiquities  Search this
Description and travel  Search this
Antiquités  Search this
Guides  Search this
Call number:
E56 .F67 1983X
E56.F67 1983X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_159271

Mission and governance : how to start planning for a museum, June 15-18, 1992 / sponsored by Office of Museum Programs, American Indian Museum Studies at the Smithsonian Institution ; hosted by Sqelix'u/Aqlemaknik Cultural Center, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation, Pablo, Montana

Title:
How to start planning a museum
Author:
Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Montana  Search this
Sqelixű-Aqlemaknik Cultural Center (Pablo, Mont)  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Office of Museum Programs  Search this
Physical description:
167 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
United States
Date:
1992
[1992?]
Topic:
Indians of North America--Museums--Management  Search this
Antiquities--Collection and preservation  Search this
Museums--Management  Search this
Call number:
E76.85 .M67 1992
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_476606

Collections management for tribal museums, February 14-18, 1995 / hosted by Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, North Carolina ; organized by Office of Museum Programs, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C

Author:
Museum of the Cherokee Indian  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Office of Museum Programs  Search this
Physical description:
[16], 312 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
United States
Date:
1995
1995?]
Topic:
Indians of North America--Museums--Management  Search this
Antiquities--Collection and preservation  Search this
Museum techniques  Search this
Cultural property--Protection  Search this
Historic preservation  Search this
Call number:
E76.85 .C69 1995
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_483822

Visualizing genocide Indigenous interventions in art, archives, and museums edited by Yve Chavez and Nancy Marie Mithlo ; foreword by Charlene Villaseñor Black

Title:
Indigenous interventions in art, archives, and museums
Editor:
Chavez, Yve  Search this
Mithlo, Nancy Marie  Search this
Writer of foreword:
Villaseñor Black, Charlene 1962-  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 285 pages illustrations (chiefly color) 24 cm
Type:
Books
Essays
Date:
2022
Topic:
Museums and indigenous peoples  Search this
Museum exhibits--Moral and ethical aspects  Search this
Archives--Moral and ethical aspects  Search this
Indians, Treatment of  Search this
Museums and Indians  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1156889

Exhibition Records

Extent:
3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Electronic records
Compact discs
Floor plans
Drawings
Date:
2004-2005, 2010-2011
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records created or maintained by Barbara Mogel, exhibit manager, in the course of her work in managing the creation, development and implementation of exhibitions at the National Museum of the American Indian. Exhibitions documented include Listening to Our Ancestors: The Art of Native Life Along the North Pacific Coast, Window on Collections, and Our Peoples: Giving Voice to Our Histories. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, schedules, scripts, object lists, case specifications, floor plans, drawings, and images. Some materials are in electronic format.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2027; Transferring office; 12/20/2007 memorandum, Toda to Pahn; Contact reference staff for details.
Topic:
Indians of North America -- History  Search this
Indians of North America -- Museums  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Electronic records
Compact discs
Floor plans
Drawings
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 14-037, National Museum of the American Indian, Office of Exhibitions and Public Spaces, Exhibition Records
Identifier:
Accession 14-037
See more items in:
Exhibition Records
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-fa14-037

Secretary Adams at Signing Ceremony NMAI

Author:
Minor-Penland, Laurie  Search this
Subject:
Adams, Robert McCormick 1926-2018  Search this
Force, Roland W  Search this
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)  Search this
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.) George Gustav Heye Center  Search this
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
United States Congress  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Group, candid
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1989
Topic:
Secretaries  Search this
Harjo, Suzan  Search this
Inouye, Daniel K  Search this
Baker, Dick  Search this
Campbell, Ben Nighthorse  Search this
New Museums  Search this
Indians of North America--Museums  Search this
Secretariats  Search this
Museum directors  Search this
Standard number:
89-8343-11or 89-8343.11
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10046

National Museum of the American Indian Trustees

Author:
Penland, Dane A  Search this
Subject:
Adams, Robert McCormick 1926-2018  Search this
Conable, Jr., Barber B  Search this
Josephy, Alvin M. 1915-  Search this
Joe, Jennie Rose  Search this
Muser, Curt  Search this
Warman, Arturo  Search this
Nielsen, Waldemar A  Search this
Hoxie, Frederick E. 1947-  Search this
Worl, Rosita  Search this
Boyer, Ernest L  Search this
Thomas, David Hurst  Search this
Hill, Norbert S  Search this
Buffalohead, Robert  Search this
Kidd, Julie Johnson  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Group, candid
Date:
1990
Topic:
Trusts and trustees  Search this
Secretaries  Search this
Sheirbeck, Helen  Search this
Pease-WindyBoy, Janine  Search this
Indians of North America--Museums  Search this
Standard number:
90-1089-5 or 90-1089.05
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10137

W. Richard West

Author:
Hofmeister, Richard K  Search this
Subject:
West, W. Richard  Search this
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Person, candid
Date:
1990
Topic:
Directors  Search this
Museum directors  Search this
Indians of North America--Museums  Search this
Standard number:
90-6957-28
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10142

National Museum of the American Indian, 2004

Author:
Lautman, Robert  Search this
Subject:
Cardinal, Douglas  Search this
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 2 Color: Color and Black and White ; Size: 9 w x 13 h; Type of Image: Exterior ; Medium: Digital Image
Type:
Exterior
Digital Image
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
United States of America, District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest, Smithsonian Quadrangle
Date:
2004
Topic:
New Museums  Search this
Museums  Search this
Indians of North America  Search this
Digital images  Search this
Museum buildings  Search this
Openings  Search this
Indians of North America--Museums  Search this
Architects  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2010-0489 and SIA2010-0490
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_12229
Online Media:

Walter Richard West, Jr

Author:
Tinsley, Jeffrey Wayne 1947-2017  Search this
Subject:
West, W. Richard  Search this
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Person, candid
Date:
1993
Topic:
Directors  Search this
Museum directors  Search this
Indians of North America--Museums  Search this
Standard number:
91-19978-6
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_9042

Website Records, 2020

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Uniform title:
Alaska Native Collections: Sharing Knowledge (Website)  Search this
Subject:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)  Search this
Arctic Studies Center (National Museum of Natural History)  Search this
Arctic Studies Center (National Museum of Natural History) Sharing Knowledge Project  Search this
Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center  Search this
Type:
Electronic records
Collection descriptions
Web sites
Place:
Alaska
Siberia, Northeastern (Russia)
Date:
2020
Topic:
Indians of North America--Museums  Search this
Indians of North America--Social life and customs  Search this
Indians of North America  Search this
Museums--Collection management  Search this
Museums--Public relations  Search this
Natural history museums  Search this
Web sites  Search this
Arctic peoples  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 21-028
See more items in:
Website Records 1995-2020 [Smithsonian Institution]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_404565

Website Records, 2020

Creator:
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)  Search this
Uniform title:
'Ohana (Intranet)  Search this
Type:
Electronic records
Collection descriptions
Web sites
Date:
2020
Topic:
Web sites  Search this
Museums--Administration  Search this
Intranets (Computer networks)  Search this
Special events  Search this
Indians of North America--Museums  Search this
Indians of South America--Museums  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 21-097
Restrictions & Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2036; Transferring office; 9/20/2021 memorandum, Wright to File; Contact reference staff for details
See more items in:
Website Records 2009-2020 [National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_404620

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