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Creator:

Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958  Search this

Extent:

175 Lantern slides

415 Prints (duplicates not counted, silver gelatin)

601 Negatives (nitrate)

Culture:

Muskogee (Creek)  Search this

Choctaw  Search this

Chitimacha  Search this

Creoles  Search this

Houma  Search this

Natchez  Search this

Seminole  Search this

Tunica  Search this

Taensa Indians  Search this

Indians of North America -- Southern States  Search this

Pascagoula Indians  Search this

Coushatta (Koasati)  Search this

Alabama Indians  Search this

Atakapa  Search this

Cherokee  Search this

Chickasaw  Search this

Biloxi Indians  Search this

Caddo  Search this

Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this

Euchee (Yuchi)  Search this

Coosa Indians  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Lantern slides

Prints

Negatives

Photographs

Date:

circa 1900s-1910s

Scope and Contents note:

Photographs of Southeastern Native American people, homes, ceremonial grounds, and events made circa 1900s-1910s by John Reed Swanton. The lantern slides include images of southeastern rivers and bayous and historical maps. Additionally, there are a number of slides with notes and charts relating to linguistic comparisons.

Arrangement:

Swanton's original order has been maintained. The photographs are in alphabetical order by language group or tribe. Lantern slides are listed at the end.

Biographical/Historical note:

John Reed Swanton (1873-1958) was an ethnologist and ethnohistorian with the Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) from 1900 until his retirement in 1944. Swanton spent his first few years at the BAE conducting research among the Haida and Tlingit communities of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, and published a number of significant articles on the language, ethnography, and folklore of Northwest Coast Tribes. His focus then shifted to Native Americans of the Southeastern United States.

In addition to conducting ethnographic fieldwork in the Southeast, Swanton studied the history of the area in order to better understand its indigenous cultures and is considered a pioneer in the field of ethnohistory. During his career Swanton published numerous articles and several major works on Southeastern Native Americans, including the reference work The Indians of the Southeastern United States, Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 137, 1946.

Location of Other Archival Materials:

The National Anthropological Archives holds more than 200 manuscripts created or collected by Swanton.

Photographs relating to Swanton's work with the Tlingit are held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 24.

The anthropology collections of the National Museum of Natural History hold objects collected by Swanton, including potsherds from various sites in Southeastern United States (accessions 111748, 113252, 122679, 129788, 165802, and 062577).

Restrictions:

The original nitrate negatives are in cold storage and require advanced notice for viewing.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Topic:

Catawba Indians  Search this

Dance  Search this

Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this

Dwellings  Search this

Games  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Lantern slides

Citation:

Photo Lot 76, John Reed Swanton photographs relating to Southeastern Native Americans, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.PhotoLot.76

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John Reed Swanton photographs relating to Southeastern Native Americans

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3bd54b9ba-90dd-4c40-ad8d-b106af9d3278

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-76

Author:

Hudson, Charles M  Search this

Subject:

Domingo de la Anunciación Father 1510 or 11-1591  Search this

Luna y Arellano, Tristán de 1510-1630  Search this

Physical description:

xx, 222 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm

Type:

Fiction

Place:

Southern States

Date:

2003

C2003

Topic:

Spaniards  Search this

Discoveries in geography  Search this

Mississippian culture  Search this

Explorers  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_726166

Author:

Smith, Marvin T  Search this

Physical description:

xix, 146 p., 8 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Coosa River Valley (Ga. and Ala.)

Date:

2000

C2000

Topic:

History  Search this

Politics and government  Search this

Government relations  Search this

Mississippian culture  Search this

Chiefdoms--History  Search this

Social life and customs  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_674519