Photographs made from drawings by Tichkematse. The drawings document an 1887 hunting trip made by Colonel Bliss of Fort Supply and Major John Dunlop, a visitor to the fort from Washington DC. Most of the figures depicted in the drawings are Cheyenne men who were enlisted as United States Army scouts; many are identified.
Biographical/Historical note:
Tichkematse (1857-1932, also known as Squint Eyes) was a Cheyenne artist, Smithsonian Institution employee, and Army scout. From 1875-1878, he was among a group of Plains Indians held as prisoners of war at Fort Marion in Saint Augustine, Florida. While at Fort Marion, he learned to read, write and speak English. Upon release he attended the Hampton Institute for about a year before starting employment at the Smithsonian in 1879. As a Smithsonian employee, he prepared bird and mammal specimens for study and display and produced drawings illustrating his life on the Plains. Tichkematse returned to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Reservation in 1880, but continued to collect bird and mammal specimens as well as Cheyenne craftswork for the Smithsonian. In 1885, he enlisted as a scout for the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Supply.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot R79-24
Reproduction Note:
Copy prints, negatives, and slides made by Smithsonian Institution, 1976-1978.
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Additional drawings by Tichkematse can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in MS 290,844-290,845, MS 290845-c, and MS 39D-2.
A photograph of Tichkematse at Fort Marion can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in the BAE historical negatives.
Tichkematse donated items to the Department of Anthropology in accessions 009922 and 019931.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
This copy collection has been obtained for reference purposes only. Contact the repository for terms of use and access.
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
No access restrictions. Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
No access restrictions. Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
This accession consists of administrative materials for the Secretary's Research Prizes, including nominations and reviews. The Secretary awards up to ten annual prizes
recognizing excellence in recent research by Smithsonian Institution employees. Categories include books, articles or chapters, exhibition catalogues or symposium proceedings,
exhibitions, recordings and moving images, and scholarly websites. Materials include correspondence, copies of selections, curriculum vitae, and reviews. Some materials are
in electronic format.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2025; Transferring office; 9/27/2011 memorandum, Yowell to Yonemura; Contact reference staff for details.
This accession consists of administrative materials for the Secretary's Research Awards, including nominations, reviews, and selections. The Secretary awards up to
ten annual prizes recognizing excellence in recent research by Smithsonian Institution employees. Categories include books, articles or chapters, exhibition catalogues or
symposium proceedings, exhibitions, recordings and moving images, and scholarly websites. Materials include correspondence, copies of selections, and reviews.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2027; Transferring office; 9/27/2011 memorandum, Yowell to Yonemura; Contact reference staff for details.
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Public Affairs Search this
Extent:
5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Newspapers
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
1955-1960, 1965-1988
Descriptive Entry:
The Torch, a newspaper for Smithsonian Institution employees, was first published in 1955 by the Office of Information and later by its successor, the Office
of Public Affairs. The publication appeared somewhat sporadically until 1960, when it stopped, to resume in 1965. Since that time, it has appeared monthly in a larger format.
Occasional special issues mark events such as the opening of a major museum or a change in the administration of the Institution.
Articles in The Torch concern exhibitions, events, seasonal happenings, administrative changes, job moves, retirements, marriages, births, and deaths. Also included
are features on individual staff members, concerning interesting aspects of their jobs, sports, or hobbies.
These records consist of two copies (when available) of each issue of The Torch. Issues since roughly 1972 also include prints of some of the photographs for that
issue. Not every photograph is included-only those transferred with the records. In some instances, there is a notation that a photograph was returned to its owner. In others,
there is no explanation.
Many of the images in this collection are available online.
Smithsonian Institution Employees Federal Credit Union Search this
Extent:
0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Newsletters
Date:
1936-1955
Descriptive Entry:
At the February 11, 1936, Board of Directors meeting, it was decided to issue a monthly newsletter "for the purpose of keeping all in touch with the affairs of the
organization," informing people of ways credit unions could be used, why they were formed, and how they protected depositors' shares. The newsletter also kept people abreast
of personnel changes within the organization.
Historical Note:
The Smithsonian Institution Employees Federal Credit Union was chartered June 11, 1935.
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Public Affairs Search this
Extent:
0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
1937-1964, and undated
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of biographical files of former Smithsonian Institution employees. Materials include newspaper clippings, press releases, curricula vitae, biographical
sketches, photographs, and journal articles.
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Public Affairs Search this
Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
circa 1964-1993
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of information pertaining to former Smithsonian Institution employees. Materials include newspaper clippings, press releases, notes, curricula
vitae, journal articles, Smithsonian announcements, photographs, and contact sheets.
