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Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this

Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this

Subject of:

Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this

Medium:

dye on wool (textile)

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3/8 × 50 13/16 × 30 11/16 in. (1 × 129 × 78 cm)

Type:

throw rugs

Place collected:

Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

Place made:

Afghanistan, Asia

Date:

after 1979

Topic:

African American  Search this

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Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.

Object number:

2011.12.10

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Collection title:

The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection

Classification:

Textiles

Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a9c9e5e9-5a98-48dd-81d9-4a1ee18b53ba

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.10

Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this

Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this

Subject of:

Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this

Medium:

cotton (textile) on wood with polyurethane and metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D (Overall): 32 × 35 × 30 in. (81.3 × 88.9 × 76.2 cm)

H x W x D (2011.12.2a): 32 × 35 × 30 in. (81.3 × 88.9 × 76.2 cm)

H x W x D (2011.12.2b): 4 1/2 × 22 5/16 × 21 7/16 in. (11.4 × 56.7 × 54.5 cm)

Type:

armchairs

Place collected:

Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

Date:

mid 20th Century

Topic:

African American  Search this

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Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.

Object number:

2011.12.2ab

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Collection title:

The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection

Classification:

Textiles

Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53fb1cf9c-a45a-4e8f-9f8a-3f7cb073e6a7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.2ab

Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this

Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this

Subject of:

Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this

Medium:

varnish on wood with textile materials , padding (material) , metal and ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 36 × 28 1/4 × 26 1/2 in. (91.4 × 71.8 × 67.3 cm)

Type:

armchairs

Place collected:

Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

Date:

mid 20th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

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Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.

Object number:

2011.12.3

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Collection title:

The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection

Classification:

Textiles

Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f65f8642-ec33-410a-82a5-0b2040bc7026

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.3

Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this

Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this

Subject of:

Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this

Medium:

varnish on wood with textile materials, padding (material), steel and brass (alloy)

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 10 3/4 × 15 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (27.3 × 39.4 × 29.2 cm)

Type:

ottomans

Place collected:

Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

Date:

mid 20th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

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Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.

Object number:

2011.12.4.1

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Collection title:

The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection

Classification:

Textiles

Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51ee52e29-951d-4260-8b0e-f99c8bfa5d09

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.4.1

Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this

Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this

Subject of:

Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this

Medium:

cotton (fiber) on cardboard

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 1 5/8 × 1 15/16 × 2 1/16 in. (4.2 × 5 × 5.2 cm)

Type:

spools

cords (binding components)

Place collected:

Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

Date:

mid 20th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

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Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.

Object number:

2011.12.4.3

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Collection title:

The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection

Classification:

Textiles

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cab62864-3437-4379-a680-0fccc2bf08c6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.4.3

Manufactured by:

J. and P. Coats, British, founded 1830  Search this

Owned by:

Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this

Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this

Subject of:

Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this

Medium:

cotton (textile) on cardboard and ink on metallic paper

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3 1/4 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (8.3 × 8.9 × 8.9 cm)

Type:

spools

sewing tools and equipment

Place collected:

Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

Place made:

Uxbridge, London, England, Europe

Date:

mid 20th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

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Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.

Object number:

2011.12.4.4

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Collection title:

The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection

Classification:

Textiles

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd540c3c959-ced3-4840-acfe-e2dee915b858

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.4.4

Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this

Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this

Subject of:

Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this

Medium:

yarn on cardboard

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3 1/16 × 3 1/4 × 3 5/16 in. (7.8 × 8.2 × 8.4 cm)

Type:

spools

sewing tools and equipment

Place collected:

Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

Date:

mid 20th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

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Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.

Object number:

2011.12.4.5

Restrictions & Rights:

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Collection title:

The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection

Classification:

Textiles

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd561b2e820-2928-46c3-aa6a-b167a674fe9b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.4.5

Manufactured by:

J. and P. Coats, British, founded 1830  Search this

Owned by:

Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this

Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this

Subject of:

Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this

Medium:

yarn on cardboard

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3 1/8 × 3 5/16 × 3 5/16 in. (8 × 8.4 × 8.4 cm)

Type:

spools

sewing tools and equipment

Place collected:

Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

Place made:

Uxbridge, London, England, Europe

Date:

mid 20th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

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Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.

Object number:

2011.12.4.6

Restrictions & Rights:

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Collection title:

The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection

Classification:

Textiles

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50049a368-61e8-4424-81d9-5775095e47f4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.4.6

Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this

Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this

Subject of:

Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this

Medium:

lace

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 1 1/4 × 4 1/8 × 1 5/8 in. (3.1 × 10.4 × 4.1 cm)

Type:

sewing tools and equipment

twine holders

Place collected:

Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

Date:

mid 20th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

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Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.

Object number:

2011.12.4.7

Restrictions & Rights:

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Collection title:

The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection

Classification:

Textiles

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52e58c921-6e48-4cbe-9265-a343481a9ef5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.4.7

Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Owned by:

Clayton Sinclair, American  Search this

Hazel Sinclair, American  Search this

Subject of:

Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976  Search this

Medium:

yarn on cardboard

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 2 7/8 × 3 × 2 15/16 in. (7.3 × 7.6 × 7.5 cm)

Type:

spools

sewing tools and equipment

Place collected:

Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America

Date:

mid 20th century

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Enterprise  Search this

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Business  Search this

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Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.

Object number:

2011.12.4.8

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Collection title:

The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection

Classification:

Textiles

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a7909044-eca0-4450-bf98-86670eafeed3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.12.4.8

Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

United States Army Trial Defense Service, American  Search this

Medium:

nylon

Dimensions:

2 5/16 × 2 5/16 × 1/8 in. (5.9 × 5.9 × 0.3 cm)

Type:

patches (costume accessories)

Date:

ca. 1942

Topic:

African American  Search this

Military  Search this

World War II  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2011.155.121.1.2

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Awards and Medals

Textiles

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd588e5c850-b62a-4f22-88e2-2cd46cd3b6db

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.155.121.1.2

Printed by:

The Riverside Church, American, founded 1930  Search this

Subject of:

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 9 1/4 x 6 5/16 in. (23.5 x 16 cm)

Type:

programs

Place made:

New York City, New York, United States, North and central America

Date:

November 18, 1962

Topic:

African American  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Religion  Search this

Social reform  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jyl C. Woolfolk

Object number:

2012.166.5

Restrictions & Rights:

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Classification:

Documents and Published Materials

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd598632d21-8092-4f60-814a-92aadd56149e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.166.5

Manufactured by:

Propper International, Inc., founded 1967  Search this

Worn by:

Admiral Michelle Janine Howard, American, born 1960  Search this

Subject of:

United States Navy, American, founded 1775  Search this

Medium:

nylon and cotton blend fabric with plastic buttons

Dimensions:

H x W (flat): 30 × 21 in. (76.2 × 53.3 cm)

Type:

flak jackets

military uniforms

Date:

2009

Topic:

African American  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Military  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Admiral Michelle J. Howard, U.S. Navy

Object number:

2014.146.2.2

Restrictions & Rights:

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Classification:

Clothing-Historical

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ba68e8c8-4a50-4158-9876-c7fe18fca44a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.146.2.2

Manufactured by:

The Marine Shop, American  Search this

Worn by:

Lieutenant Colonel Jesse E. Wrice Jr., American  Search this

Subject of:

United States Marine Corps, American, founded 1775  Search this

Medium:

a: wool, satin, thread, metal thread, metal fasteners;

b: metal and ribbon;

c: metal;

d: metal;

e: metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D ((a) on form): 26 × 24 × 12 1/2 in. (66 × 61 × 31.8 cm)

H x W ((a) flat): 25 1/2 × 17 3/4 in. (64.8 × 45.1 cm)

H x W x D (b): 2 3/8 × 2 1/8 × 5/8 in. (6 × 5.4 × 1.6 cm)

H x W x D (c): 1 3/8 × 1/2 × 5/8 in. (3.5 × 1.3 × 1.6 cm)

H x W x D (d): 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 3/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 1.9 cm)

H x W x D (e): 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 3/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 1.9 cm)

Type:

mess jackets

dress uniforms

medals

insignias

Date:

1997-2004

Topic:

African American  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Military  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lt. Col. Jesse E. Wrice, Jr. USMC (ret.)

Object number:

2015.201.2.1a-e

Restrictions & Rights:

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Classification:

Clothing-Historical

Awards and Medals

Exhibition:

Double Victory: The African American Military Experience

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd542776431-9829-433b-9eff-074867cee65a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.201.2.1a-e

Maker:

Bausch & Lomb Optical Company  Search this

Physical Description:

wood, mahogany? (overall material)

glass (overall material)

metal, brass (overall material)

metal (overall material)

brown, reddish (overall color)

ivory (overall color)

red (overall color)

arts and crafts (overall style)

Measurements:

overall: 83.5 cm x 87 cm x 41 cm; 32 7/8 in x 34 1/4 in x 16 5/32 in

Object Name:

Trial Lens Set

Other Terms:

Trial Lens Set; Refraction, Ocular; Interior Design and Furnishing

Place made:

United States: New York, Rochester

Associated place:

United States: Maryland, Baltimore

Associated dates:

1978 10 27 / 1978 10 27

Credit Line:

Eugene R. Barenburg in the name of the family of the late J. W. Barenburg, M.D.

ID Number:

1978.2269.01

Catalog number:

1978.2269.01

Accession number:

1978.2269

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-0ed7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1069101

Series Photographer:

Pratt, Adelaide Moors, d. 2004  Search this

Extent:

10 Slides (photographs)

Container:

Box 2

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Slides (photographs)

Place:

United States of America -- California -- San Mateo County -- Woodside

Davies Garden (Woodside, California)

Date:

1952

General:

Includes images the interior and exterior views of a mid-century modern house, as well as the lawn, patio, pergola, plant beds, shade area, and sunken conversation pit.

Series Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Topic:

Gardens -- California -- Woodside  Search this

Series Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection, Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

Identifier:

AAG.GCA.PRT, File CA311

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6767c24be-673e-4314-b946-7265f31ffecf

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-prt-ref42

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

Collection Creator:

Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence.  Search this

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Civil Engineering Department  Search this

Underwood and Underwood  Search this

Container:

Box 30, Item 11

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

undated

Collection Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Citation:

Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection, 1758-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Division of Work and Industry Lantern Slide Collection / Series 1: Engineering / 1.7: Bridges, Movable / 1.7.3: Swing, undated

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86bde6a87-c310-4c83-836f-3b4f477acc2c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1013-ref2742

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this

Extent:

245 Linear feet ((376 boxes and 10 map drawers))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1878-1965

Summary:

The records in this collection embody the administrative functions of the Bureau of American Ethnology from 1879 to 1965. The collection consists of correspondence, card files, registers, official notices, annual and monthly work reports, research statements, research proposals, grant applications, personnel action requests, notices of personnel action, meeting minutes, purchase orders and requisitions, property records, biographical sketches, resolutions, newspaper clippings, reviews of publications, drafts of publications, circulars, programs, pamphlets, announcements, illustrations, cartographic materials, photographic prints, photographic negatives, bibliographies, and reprinted publications.

Scope and Contents:

The records in this collection embody the administrative functions of the Bureau of American Ethnology from 1879 to 1965. The collection consists of correspondence, card files, registers, official notices, annual and monthly work reports, research statements, research proposals, grant applications, personnel action requests, notices of personnel action, meeting minutes, purchase orders and requisitions, property records, biographical sketches, resolutions, newspaper clippings, reviews of publications, drafts of publications, circulars, programs, pamphlets, announcements, illustrations, cartographic materials, photographic prints, photographic negatives, bibliographies, and reprinted publications.

Correspondence comprises the bulk of this collection. A significant portion of this correspondence originates from the Bureau's duty to field inquiries regarding North American aboriginal cultures and respond to requests relating to the duplication of BAE library and archival materials. Inquiries and requests, received from all parts of the world, were submitted by colleagues, museum curators and directors, students, professors, amateur archaeologists, government agents, military officials, Smithsonian Institution officials, artists, and members of the general public. Other correspondence reflects the Bureau's day-to-day operations and internal affairs. Subjects discussed in this correspondence include research projects, field expeditions, annual budgets, personnel matters, the acquisition of manuscripts, the disbursement of specimens, and production of BAE publications. Correspondence is occasionally accompanied by announcements, circulars, programs, pamphlets, photographs, drawings, diagrams, bibliographies, lists, newspaper clippings, and maps. Also among these records are the card files and registers of incoming and outgoing correspondence maintained by early BAE administrative staff. For a list of correspondents, see the appendix to this finding aid, available in the NAA reading room.

The majority of illustrations, artwork, and photographs that appear in this collection are associated with BAE publications, including BAE Annual Reports, BAE Bulletins, Contributions to North American Ethnology and Smithsonian Institution, Miscellaneous Collection. Maps located among the collection originate, by and large, from BAE field expeditions and research projects. BAE staff also amassed great quantities of newspaper clippings that concerned BAE research or points of interest. Of particular note are three scrapbooks comprised of clippings that relate to "mound builders" and the work of the BAE's Division of Mound Explorations.

Also worthy of note are the various records relating to the 1903 investigation of the BAE. Records related to the investigation highlight the Smithsonian Institution's longstanding dissatisfaction with the internal management of the BAE, its concerns over the BAE's loose relationship with the parent organization, and displeasure with the manner in which BAE scientific research was developing. Other materials of special interest are the various administrative records covering the period 1929 to 1946 and 1949 to 1965. The majority cover personnel matters; however, others justify the work of the BAE and bear witness to growing concerns that the BAE would eventually be absorbed by the Department of Anthropology within the United States National Museum.

Arrangement:

The collection has been arranged into the following 12 series: (1) Correspondence, 1897-1965; (2) Cooperative Ethnological Investigations, 1928-1935; (3) Miscellaneous Administrative Files, 1929-1946; (4) Miscellaneous Administrative Files, 1949-1965; (5) Records Concerning the Photographic Print Collection, 1899-1919; (6) Records Concerning Employees; (7) Fiscal Records, 1901-1902 and 1945-1968; (8) Records Relating to the 1903 Investigation of the BAE; (9) Property Records and Requisitions; (10) Clippings; (11) Publications; (12) BAE Library Materials, Pamphlets and Reprints

Administrative History:

The Bureau of Ethnology was established by an act of the United States Congress on March 3, 1879, but it was largely the personal creation of the geologist and explorer Major John Wesley Powell. His earlier explorations of the Colorado River and Grand Canyon formed the basis of the Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region. While exploring the area, Powell became alarmed at what he perceived to be the decline of the aboriginal way of life due to rapid depopulation. In a letter to the Secretary of the Interior, he warned that "in a few years, it will be impossible to study…Indians in their primitive condition, except from recorded history" (Hinsley). He urged swift government action; the result of which was the appropriation of $20,000 (20 Stat. 397) to transfer all documents relating to North American Indians from the Department of Interior to the Smithsonian Institution and its Secretary's appointment of Powell as director of the newly established Bureau of Ethnology, a position he held until his death in 1902. In 1897, its name was changed to the Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) to underscore the limits of its geographical reaches.

Under Powell, the BAE organized the nation's earliest anthropological field expeditions, in which the characteristics and customs of native North Americans were observed firsthand and documented in official reports. Images of Indian life were captured on photographic glass plate negatives, and their songs on wax cylinder recordings. Histories, vocabularies and myths were gathered, along with material objects excavated from archaeological sites, and brought back to Washington for inclusion in the BAE manuscript library or the United States National Museum.

The fruits of these investigations were disseminated via a series of highly regarded and widely distributed publications, most notably BAE Annual Reports, BAE Bulletins, and Contributions to North American Ethnology. BAE research staff also responded routinely to inquiries posed by colleagues, government agencies, and the general public on matters ranging from artwork to warfare. Moreover, the BAE prepared exhibits on the various cultural groups it studied not only for the Smithsonian Institution, but also for large expositions held nationwide.

In 1882 Powell, under instruction of Congress, established the Division of Mound Explorations for the purpose of discovering the true origin of earthen mounds found predominately throughout the eastern United States. It was the first of three temporary, yet significant, subunits supported by the Bureau. Cyrus Thomas, head of the Division, published his conclusions in the Bureau's Annual Report of 1894, which is considered to be the last word in the controversy over the mounds' origins. With the publication of Thomas' findings, the Division's work came to a close.

The course of BAE operations remained largely the same under Powell's successors: W.J. McGee (acting director) 1902; William Henry Holmes, 1902-1910; Frederick W. Hodge, 1910-1918; J. Walter Fewkes, 1918-1928; Matthew W. Stirling, 1928-1957; Frank H.H. Roberts, Jr., 1957-1964; and Henry B. Collins (acting director), 1964-1965. However, following a 1903 internal investigation of the Bureau's administrative activities, Smithsonian officials called for a broader scope of ethnological inquiry and greater application of anthropological research methodologies. The BAE responded in 1904 by expanding agency activities to include investigations in Hawaii, the Philippines, and the Caribbean.

The BAE extended its geographical reaches once again, in the 1940s, to include Central and South America. In 1943, the Institute of Social Anthropology (ISA) was established as an independent subunit of the Bureau for the purpose of developing and promoting ethnological research throughout the American Republics. The findings of ISA-sponsored investigations were published in the six volume series, Handbook of South American Indians (BAE Bulletin 143). Julian H. Steward, editor of the Handbook, was appointed director of ISA operations and held the position until 1946 when George M. Foster assumed responsibility. The ISA was absorbed by the Institute of Inter-American Affairs in 1952, thus terminating its relationship with the BAE.

In 1946 the BAE assumed partial administrative control of the recently established River Basin Surveys (RBS), its third and final autonomous subunit. The purpose of the RBS was to salvage and preserve archaeological evidence threatened by post-World War II public works programs, more specifically the rapid construction of dams and reservoirs occurring throughout the country. Excavations conducted under the RBS yielded considerable data on early North American Indian settlements, and subsequent deliberations on this data were published as reports in various BAE Bulletins.

In 1965, the BAE merged administratively with the Smithsonian Institution's Department of Anthropology to form the Office of Anthropology within the United States National Museum (now the Department of Anthropology within the National Museum of Natural History). The BAE manuscript library, also absorbed by the Department of Anthropology, became the foundation of what is today the National Anthropological Archives (NAA).

In its 86 year existence, the BAE played a significant role in the advancement of American anthropology. Its staff included some of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries' most distinguished anthropologists, including Jeremiah Curtain, Frank Hamilton Cushing, J.O. Dorsey, Jesse Walter Fewkes, Alice Cunningham Fletcher, Albert H. Gatschet, John Peabody Harrington, John N.B. Hewitt, William Henry Holmes, Ales Hrdlicka, Neil Judd, Francis LaFlesche, Victor and Cosmo Mindeleff, James Mooney, James Pilling, Matilda Coxe Stevenson, Matthew Williams Stirling, William Duncan Strong, and William Sturtevant. The BAE also collaborated with and supported the work of many non-Smithsonian researchers, most notably Franz Boas, Frances Densmore, Gerard Fowke, Garrick Mallery, Washington Matthews, Paul Radin, John Swanton, Cyrus Thomas, and T.T. Waterman, as well as America's earliest field photographers such as Charles Bell, John K. Hillers, Timothy O'Sullivan, and William Dinwiddie. Several of its staff founded the Anthropological Society of Washington in 1880, which later became the American Anthropological Association in 1899. What is more, its seminal research continues to be drawn upon by contemporary anthropologists and government agents through the use of BAE manuscripts now housed in the NAA.

Sources Consulted:

Hinsley, Curtis. Savages and Scientists: The Smithsonian Institution and the Development of American Anthropology, 1846-1910. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1981.

McGee, WJ. "Bureau of American Ethnology." The Smithsonian Institution, 1846-1896, The History of its First Half-Century, pp. 367-396. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1897.

Sturtevant, William. "Why a Bureau of American Ethnology?" Box 286, Functions of the BAE, Series IV: Miscellaneous Administrative Files, 1948-1965, Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology, National Anthropological Archives.

Related Materials:

Additional material relating to BAE administrative affairs and research projects can be found among the National Anthropological Archives' vast collection of numbered manuscripts. Too numerous to list in this space, these include official correspondence, monthly and annual work reports, fiscal records, field notes, personal diaries, expedition logs, catalogues of specimens, vocabularies, historical sketches, maps, diagrams, drawings, bibliographies, working papers and published writings, among various other material. Most of these documents are dispersed throughout the numbered manuscript collection as single items; however, some have been culled and unified into larger units (e.g., MS 2400 is comprised of documents relating to the Division of Mound Explorations). Artwork and illustrations produced for BAE publications are also located among the NAA's numbered manuscript collection as well as its photograph collection (e.g., Photo Lot 78-51 and Photo Lot 80-6).

Photographs concerning BAE research interests can be found among the following NAA photographic lots: Photo Lot 14, Bureau of American Ethnology Subject and Geographic File ca. 1870s-1930s; Photo Lot 24, BAE Photographs of American Indians 1840s to 1960s (also known as the Source Print Collection); Photo Lot 60, BAE Reference Albums 1858-1905; and Photo Lot 85, BAE Miscellaneous Photographs 1895 to 1930. Other photographic lots include portraits of BAE staff and collaborators, namely Photo Lot 33, Portraits of Anthropologists and others 1860s-1960s; Photo Lot 68, Portraits of John Wesley Powell ca. 1890 and 1898; and Photo Lot 70, Department of Anthropology Portrait File ca. 1864-1921.

Additional materials in the NAA relating to the work of the BAE can be found among the professional papers of its staff, collaborators and USNM anthropologists. These include the papers of Ales Hrdlicka, John Peabody Harrington, Otis Mason, J.C. Pilling, Matthew Williams Stirling, and William Duncan Strong. Documents relating to the work of the BAE can be found among the records of the River Basin Surveys (1928-1969) and the Institute of Social Anthropology (1941-1952).

Records related to this collection can also be found in the Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA). SIA accession 05-124 includes information regarding the 1942 transfer of six audio recordings related to the Chumash Indian language from the Bureau of American Ethnology to the National Archives, nine pages of Chumash translations, and "The Story of Candalaria, the Old Indian Basket-Maker." The Fiscal and Payroll Records of the Office of the Secretary, 1847 to 1942 (Record Unit 93), includes voucher logs, disbursement journals and daybooks of money paid out to the BAE from 1890 to 1910. BAE correspondence can also be found among the Records of the Office of the Secretary (Record Unit 776, accession 05-162). The Papers of William Henry Holmes, second director of the BAE, are also located among the SIA (Record Unit 7084).

Accession records concerning artifacts and specimens collected by the BAE are located in the registrar's office of the National Museum of Natural History.

Related collections can also be found at the National Archives and Records Administration. RG 57.3.1, the Administrative Records of the United States Geological Survey, includes register of applications for BAE ethnological expositions conducted between 1879-1882. RG 75.29, Still Pictures among the Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, includes 22 photographs of Arapaho, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Comanche, Navajo, and Apache Indians taken by William S. Soule for the BAE during 1868-1875. RG 106, Records of the Smithsonian Institution, includes cartographic records (106.2) relating to Indian land cessions in Indiana created for the First Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, 1881 (1 item); a distribution of American Indian linguistic stock in North America and Greenland, by John Wesley Powell, for the Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, ca. 1887 (1 item); a distribution of Indian tribal and linguistic groups in South America, 1950 (1 item); the Indian tribes in North America, for Bulletin 145, Bureau of American Ethnology, 1952 (4 items). Sound Recordings (106.4) include songs and linguistic material relating to the Aleut, Mission, Chumash, and Creek, gather by the BAE in 1912, 1914, 1930-41. Some include translations (122 items).

Provenance:

The Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology were transferred to the Smithsonian Office of Anthropology Archives with the merger of the BAE and the Department of Anthropology of the National Museum of Natural History in 1965. The Smithsonian Office of Anthropology Archives was renamed the National Anthropological Archives in 1968.

Restrictions:

The Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology are open for research.

Access to the Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology requires an appointment.

Rights:

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Citation:

Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.XXXX.0155

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Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

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Creator:

Kroeber, A. L. (Alfred Louis), 1876-1960  Search this

Addressee:

Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956  Search this

Extent:

31 Pages

Culture:

Luiseno  Search this

Snake  Search this

Ajachemem (San Juan de Capistrano Luiseño)  Search this

Barbareño Chumash (Santa Barbara)  Search this

Western Mono (Monache)  Search this

Paiute  Search this

Bannock  Search this

Ute  Search this

Cahuilla  Search this

Payómkawichum (Luiseño)  Search this

Shoshone  Search this

Tongva (Gabrielino Mission)  Search this

Tübatulabal (Kern River)  Search this

Serrano  Search this

Pala Band Luiseño (Agua Caliente)  Search this

Kawaiisu  Search this

Indians of North America -- California  Search this

Chumash  Search this

Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this

Kutzadika'a (Mono Paiute)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Date:

1905

Scope and Contents:

Also letter to Frederick W. Hodge, with emendations to the manuscript. San Francisco, California. April 27, 1905. Autograph letter signed. 1 page. Includes discussion of "Current Tribal names that are Ambiguous. "Ute, Paiute, Shoshoni, Bannock, Snake; and sections on Gabrielino, Serrano, Luiseno, San Juan Capistrano, Agua Caliente, Cahuilla, Santa Barbara, Monachi, Kawaiisu, Tubatulabal.

Title page of manuscript carries A. note S. : F. W. H. [Hodge]: "This material has been extracted for the Dictionary of Tribes ["Handbook of American Indians," Bureau of American Ethnology-Bulletin 30, Washington, 1907, 1910] by Dr Swanton."

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 2108

Local Note:

typescript document with annotations

Topic:

Names, tribal -- Ute  Search this

Names, tribal -- Paiute  Search this

Names, tribal -- Shoshoni  Search this

Names, tribal -- Bannock  Search this

Names, tribal -- Snake  Search this

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Mission Capistrano  Search this

Shoshone  Search this

Cupeno  Search this

Citation:

Manuscript 2108, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS2108

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

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EDAN-URL:

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