Indians of North America -- Great Plains Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Contact prints
Photographs
Date:
1990
Scope and Contents note:
Photographs documenting presentation of Henry Lookout's manuscripts to his descendants, made in the Director's office of the National Museum of Natural History on September 27, 1990. Depicted individuals include George Big Eagle, Olivia Mashunkashey Bristow (daughter of Henry Lookout), Tom E. Fugate, Michele Easley, Anita West, Frank Talbot, Ives Goddard, Douglas Evelyn (Deputy Director, NMAH), Peggy Anderson (Talbot's assistant), Melinda Zeder (Deputy Chairman, Anthropology), James R. Glenn (National Anthropological Archives), Cory Gilliland (Numismatics, NMAH), Elvira Stefanelli (Director, National Numismatics Center), and Bruce Smith (Acting Chairman, Anthropology).
Biographical/Historical note:
Henry Lookout (Osage), made an indefinite loan of documents (NAA MS 4405 and 4406) and a Jefferson Peace Medal (NAA MS 4407) to the Bureau of American Ethnology in 1952. His descendents later requested the return of the material and all items except the peace medal were repatriated in the Director's office of the National Museum of Natural History on September 27, 1990. The medal was purchased by the National Museum of American History and remains in its collection.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 93-9
Location of Other Archival Materials:
A photograph of Lookout holding Jefferson Peace Medal held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 24.
Photo Lot 93-9, Smithsonian Institution Office of Printing and Photographic Services photographs of reception for repatriation of Henry Lookout's manuscripts, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Umstrittene Sammlungen vom Umgang mit kolonialem Erbe aus Kamerun in ethnologischen Museen : die Fälle Tange / Schiffschnabel und Ngonnso' / Schalenträgerfigur in Deutschland und Kamerun Anne Splettstößer
Film documenting Dept of Anthro artifacts: Zuni War Gods and Zia Snake Society vase and video of a news story reporting the repatriation of these objects which was shown on KOAT-TV.
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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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 Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Provenance:
Received from the Office of Repatriation, Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, in 2001.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Video recording of former Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Robert Adams, returning A:shiwi (Zuni) Ahayu:da to the Zuni tribe. Ceremony was held at the School of the American Research in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Also recorded is the inauguration of the Governor of Zuni and Tribal Council in the plaza.
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 Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Local Numbers:
HSFA 1990.9.1
Provenance:
Received from T. J. Ferguson in 1990.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Portions of the collection are stored off-site. Contact the repository for more information.
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1963-1996
bulk 1963-1996
Scope and Contents:
The ACPAC records include member correspondence; ACPAC newsletters (1982-96); copies of Congressional legislation passed and/or proposed; court transcripts of cases related to repatriation and archaeologists; newspaper clippings, magazines and newsletter articles related to repatriation controversies; publications concerning repatriation; inventories of collections in various archives; policy, positions and resolutions by universities, museums, governmental agencies and others concerned with preservation of Native American materials; and materials documenting controversies between Native American Indians regarding the Repatriation issue.
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.
Historical note:
The American Committee for Preservation of Archaeological Collections (ACPAC) is an association whose members oppose the repatriation of Native American remains and maintain that museum collections that were legally made should remain in museums as an important part of the nation's heritage. The ACPAC records were maintained by Clement W. Meighan (1925-1997), who served as chairman of ACPAC from 1963-1997.
Provenance:
This collection was donated to the National Anthropological Archives by Clement W. Meighan's wife, Joan Meighan.
Restrictions:
The Records of the American Committee for Preservation of Archaeological Collections are open for research.
Access to the Records of the American Committee for Preservation of Archaeological Collections requires an appointment.
Inventory and assessment of human remains and associated funerary objects from northeast Norton Sound, Bering Straits Native Corporation, Alaska, in the National Museum of Natural History / by Karen Mudar ... [et al.]
Assessment of Cherokee, Wyandot, and other objects in the collections of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution / Dorothy T. Lippert
