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MS 7414 Alice Tracy Thayer collection of Chinese banknotes, joss paper, and prints

Collector:
Thayer, Alice Tracy, 1869-1959  Search this
Extent:
15 Items
Culture:
Chinese  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Works of art
Prints
Paper money
Calendars
Place:
China
East Asia
Date:
1882-1886
undated
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of a Chinese banknote, joss paper money and clothing, a calendar, and a print, all dating from the late nineteenth century.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 7414

USNM Accession 89606
Related Materials:
Objects from the Thayer collection are held in the Department of Anthropology object collections, and by the Department of Vertebrate Zoology and the National Museum of American History.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Works of art
Prints
Paper money
Calendars
Citation:
MS 7414 Alice Tracy Thayer collection of Chinese banknotes, joss paper, and prints, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS7414
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MS 7414 Alice Tracy Thayer collection of Chinese banknotes, joss paper, and prints
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3342da55c-1871-45cb-87a8-d223c2469d41
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms7414

Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records

Creator:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Names:
Anacostia Community Museum  Search this
Anacostia Neighborhood Museum  Search this
Extent:
6 Linear feet (3 record boxes, 2 legal size clamshell boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Exhibition catalogs
Contact sheets
Correspondence
Clippings
Photographic prints
Negatives
Exhibition records
Oral histories (document genres)
Place:
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1898-1988
Scope and Contents:
The records of the Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition presented by the Anacostia Community Museum measure 6 linear feet and date from 1898 to 1988. Included are exhibit administrative files, lists of images, press releases for the promotion of the exhibit, oral history transcripts and permission forms, and extensive research files into the Anacostia community in southeast Washington D.C.

The Research Files series contains news clippings, publications, unpublished articles, project files, and research material for the exhibitions. Subjects include local figures and the Barry's Farm neighborhood, unpublished historical narratives, and project records related to archaeological investigations and neighborhood development programs.

The Interview series consists of transcripts of the audio collected in 1970-1971 for the "Evolution of a Community" exhibits. This series also incliudes interview notes and thank you letters from the museum to the interviewees.

Exhibit File series includes an outline for exhibit themes and proposed layouts, drafts of the exhibit scripts, lists of exhibit objects, promotional press releases, and related correspondence.
Arrangement:
Evolution of a Community: 1972 exhibition records is arranged in 4 series.

Series 1: Research Files

Series 2: Interviews

Series 3: Exhibit Files

Series 4: Audiovisual Materials
Historical Note:
Three exhibitions were done by the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum between 1972 and 1975. The first exhibition was The Evolution of a Community, Part 1: 1608-1955 and was held from February 27, 1972 – August 31, 1972. This exhibition centered on the history of Anacostia from 1608 until shortly after World War II, drawing from the 1970 oral histories interviews with longtime residents. The second exhibition was The Evolution of a Community, Part 2: 1955-Present and was held from September 1, 1972 – December 31, 1972. This exhibition showcased Anacostia's history from 1955 to 1972 and was organized into five major topics: housing, unemployment, education, crime, and drugs. The last exhibition was Anacostia Today: The Evolution of a Community, Part 2: Continued and was held from March 1, 1973 – July 31, 1973. This exhibition was the same exhibition as The Evolution of a Community, Part 2: 1955-Present but brought back for the museum's fifth anniversary and continued its focus on its five major topics.
Related Materials:
Anacostia Story: 1608-1930 Exhibition Records, M03-039.
Anacostia Oral History Project, 1975
Provenance:
Records of the Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition were created by the Anacostia Community Museum.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Museum exhibits  Search this
African American neighborhoods  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Genre/Form:
Exhibition catalogs
Contact sheets
Correspondence
Clippings
Photographic prints
Negatives
Exhibition records -- 1967-1989
Oral histories (document genres)
Citation:
Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
ACMA.03-040
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Evolution of a Community: 1972 Exhibition Records
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa75cac2f00-94cc-479a-bf58-1c9a3dd1ced4
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-acma-03-040
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Osiris Egypt's sunken mysteries Franck Goddio, David Fabre

Title:
Egypt's sunken mysteries
Author:
Goddio, Franck  Search this
Fabre, David  Search this
Organizer:
Institut européen d'archéologie sous-marine  Search this
Institut du monde arabe (France)  Search this
Artevia  Search this
Subject:
Osiris (Egyptian deity)  Search this
Physical description:
249 pages color illustrations, color map 26 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
Place:
Egypt
Abu Qir Bay
Égypte
Aboukir, Baie d'
Abu Qir Bay (Egypt)
Nile River Delta (Egypt)
Thonis-Heracleion (Extinct city)
Canopus (Extinct city)
Alexandria (Egypt)
Alexandria
Nile River Delta
Date:
2015
To 332 B.C
Jusqu'à 332 av. J.-C
Topic:
Art, Egyptian  Search this
Underwater archaeology  Search this
Art égyptien  Search this
Archéologie sous-marine  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Civilization  Search this
Antiquités  Search this
Civilisation  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1145935

Living with pottery ethnoarchaeology among the Gamo of southwest Ethiopia John W. Arthur

Author:
Arthur, John Wood 1965-  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 154 pages illustrations, maps 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Ethiopia
Éthiopie
Äthiopien
Gamo (Volk)
Date:
2006
Topic:
Pottery, Gamo  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Ethnoarchaeology  Search this
Gamo (Peuple d'Éthiopie)--Mœurs et coutumes  Search this
Ethnoarchéologie  Search this
Manners and customs  Search this
Ethnoarchäologie  Search this
Gamo  Search this
Keramik  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1153861

Researches in ancient Indian archeology, history and culture Prof. B.K. Jamuar commemoration volume editors, Prof. Rajiva Kumar Sinha, Dr. Sanjay Kumar Manjul

Title:
Prof. B.K. Jamuar commemoration volume
Honouree:
Jamuar, B. K (Bipin Kumar)  Search this
Editor:
Sinha, Rajiva Kumar  Search this
Manjul, Sanjay Kumar  Search this
Physical description:
xvii, 317 pages illustrations, maps 29 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
India
Date:
2022
Topic:
Art, Indic  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Civilization  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1159333

Art and architecture of Lakshmana and Kendriya Mahadeva Dr. Ritu Singh

Title:
Art and architecture of Lakshmana and Kendriya Mahadeva temples
Author:
Singh, Ritu (Assistant professor of history and archaeology)  Search this
Subject:
Lakshmana Temple (Khajurāho, India)  Search this
Physical description:
310 pages illustrations, maps 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
India
Khajurāho
Date:
2021
Topic:
Hindu temples  Search this
Hindu sculpture  Search this
Hindu art  Search this
Architecture, Medieval  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1159336

Polished Chisel

Donor Name:
Thomas Wilson  Search this
Object Type:
Chisel
Place:
South, Malmohus, Sweden, Europe
Accession Date:
29 Jan 1904
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
042207
USNM Number:
A101040-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/335f41659-5457-49e5-acad-ce817b2ab84c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8001301

Chipped Celt

Donor Name:
Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this
Site Name:
Smith's Farm, Catacomb Mound  Search this
Object Type:
Celt
Place:
Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, North America
Accession Date:
3 Sep 1886
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
017928
USNM Number:
A113843-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3478a2e77-d976-48a5-b89f-c2889881a49f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8006186
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Arrow Head

Donor Name:
Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this
Site Name:
Toco Mound  Search this
Object Type:
Point
Place:
Monroe County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Accession Date:
3 Sep 1886
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
017928
USNM Number:
A115649-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bdeae964-5a2b-4fa3-9919-bc2e87330f09
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8008101
Online Media:

Whet, Or Rubbing Stone.

Collector:
P. M. Van Epps  Search this
Donor Name:
Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this
Site Name:
Hoffman's  Search this
Object Type:
Abrader
Place:
Schenectady County, New York, United States, North America
Accession Date:
9 Feb 1891
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
024012
USNM Number:
A135906-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38ef8d598-8eaa-4d1b-8780-3a9fa6a190fe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8014923

Copper Fish-Hook, Large, Curved, Made Of One

Donor Name:
U. S. Department of the Navy  Search this
Object Type:
Fishhook
Place:
Tarapaca, Chile, South America
Accession Date:
1887
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
019026
USNM Number:
A136859-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fd2f4afe-cfa2-433e-b84c-096762dfef04
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8015964

Unidentified mammal femur

Collector:
Dr. Charles Rau  Search this
Donor Name:
Dr. Charles Rau  Search this
Object Type:
Archaeofauna
Place:
Lake Pfäffikon (Pfäffikersee), Zurich, Switzerland, Europe
Accession Date:
10 Dec 1887
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
019931
USNM Number:
A137303-0
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Anthropology
Archaeobiology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34888d897-a83e-45d8-9dcd-3e131b51d277
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8016467

Fragment Of A Stone Pestle?

Donor Name:
George W. Haig  Search this
Object Type:
Pestle
Place:
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
021100
USNM Number:
A139795-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ea8732f8-1e14-4921-84aa-5157791a99d5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8019257

Flint Flakes

Donor Name:
C. J. Hare  Search this
Object Type:
Flake
Place:
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1888
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
020993
USNM Number:
A139799-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/367667382-9125-4a28-89b1-c2ba59c5437b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8019261

Pebbles Of Jasper Etc.

Donor Name:
Bureau of International Exchanges  Search this
Object Type:
Pebble
Place:
Sussex County, Delaware, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1888
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
020943
USNM Number:
A139825-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3789244d9-31d6-4e51-b050-d3aaebf6ce70
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8019292
Online Media:

Small Chips And Flakes

Donor Name:
Bureau of International Exchanges  Search this
Object Type:
Flake
Place:
Sussex County, Delaware, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1888
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
020943
USNM Number:
A139826-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/32ef5199a-81d1-44ee-8e22-23088729eb3c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8019293
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Small Rude Implement, Scrapers, Etc.

Donor Name:
Bureau of International Exchanges  Search this
Object Type:
Core
Place:
Sussex County, Delaware, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1888
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
020943
USNM Number:
A139827-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3db71e4d4-c927-460b-8556-75ae470a5ea4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8019294
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Arrow-Heads

Donor Name:
Bureau of International Exchanges  Search this
Object Type:
Point
Place:
Sussex County, Delaware, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1888
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
020943
USNM Number:
A139828-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34bf46735-5b70-4c55-8647-fbd057b5347d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8019295
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Fire-Cracked-Rock

Donor Name:
Bureau of International Exchanges  Search this
Object Type:
Fire Cracked Stone
Place:
Sussex County, Delaware, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1888
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
020943
USNM Number:
A139829-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/352baa27b-08f7-46e2-b376-b64745aa2827
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8019296
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Fragments Of Pottery

Donor Name:
Bureau of International Exchanges  Search this
Object Type:
Sherd
Place:
Sussex County, Delaware, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1888
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
020943
USNM Number:
A139830-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f121cff6-fe7e-451a-8f6b-776e39fba761
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8019298
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