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Flying Out drawings of Cheyenne battles and a Silver Horn drawing of the Kiowa medicine lodge ceremony

Artist:
Flying Out  Search this
Silver Horn, 1860-1940  Search this
Names:
Field Museum of Natural History  Search this
Collector:
Mooney, James, 1861-1921  Search this
Depicted:
White Shield (Cheyenne)  Search this
Extent:
8 Drawings (visual works) (graphite, colored pencil, and ink; laminated)
Container:
Folder 233124
Culture:
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this
Chaticks Si Chaticks (Pawnee)  Search this
Kiowa  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Graphic Materials
Drawings (visual works)
Works of art
Drawings
Place:
North America
Date:
circa 1904
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of eight (8) drawings on large sheets of paper, now laminated. Seven are of Cheyenne battles and one is of preparations for a Kiowa ceremony. The sheets are inscribed with various notations in the hand of James Mooney, identifying some individuals depicted and naming the place and date of the fight. The Kiowa drawing (08600900) has been attributed to Silver Horn (Haungooah) on the basis of style. The authorship of the Cheyenne drawings is not certain, but they appear to be by one hand. One drawing (08600300) is inscribed "Flying Out del March 1906," which may be the name of the artist. The date is confusing, as the materials were entered into the Anthropology catalog book in May 1905.

Mooney's captions and numbers appear on the drawings. The significance of "Cheyenne Curtin" and "Elk River" prefaced to the numbers has not been determined. Notations on the drawings that depict the "Republican River" encounter refer to "Stone," probably a source giving an account of the battle. This source has not been identified. It is possible that the drawings were made later, from material that Mooney brought into the USNM in 1904. Or the drawings may have been copied from Mooney's Cheyenne specimen collection at Field Columbian Museum, Chicago.

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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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.
Biographical Note:
James Mooney (1861-1921) was a self-taught ethnologist. He was employed by the Bureau of American Ethnology from 1885 until his death. In this capacity, he worked extensively among the Cherokee, Kiowa, and Cheyenne. Among the Kiowa and Cheyenne, his studies focused on pictorial calendars, the peyote religion, and heraldry, the term he used to refer to the designs on shields and painted tipis. In the course of his study of Kiowa and Cheyenne heraldry, he commissioned many illustrations by native artists.
White Shield (nd) a.k.a. Young Black Bird White Shield, a Northern Cheyenne, was the son of Spotted Wolf and grandson of Whistling Elk. He fought side by side with his adopted brother Yellow Nose in the Rosebud fight. According to accounts of the battle, White Shield was fishing with his nephews when he heard the gunfire of Reno's attack on the south end of the village. He overtook Bobtail Horse and others who were the first to meet Custer in the fight. He was still living in 1908.
Silver Horn, Haungooah in Kiowa, was born in 1860. His name also appears as Hugone, Hangun or Hawgon. He was a member of a prominent Kiowa family. His residential band, led by his father Agiati (Gathering Feathers), actively opposed the governments efforts to confine the Kiowa to a reservation. Members of his family participated in the Red River War of 1874-1875 and were among the last Kiowa to surrender to the military. In 1891, Silver Horn enlisted in Troop L of the 7th U.S. Cavalry. He served with Troop L, which was part of broader experiment involving the enlistment of all-Indian troops, until 1894. In 1901, Silver Horn secured employment with James Mooney, an ethnologist with the Bureau of American Ethnology. Mooney was interested in the designs on Kiowa shields and tipis and hired Silver Horn to produce illustrations of the designs and models of the shields and tipis. The project provided Silver Horn with steady work between 1902 and 1904 and occassional employment between 1904 and 1906. Silver Horn also produced illustrations for Hugh Scott, an army officer and avocational ethnologist. Silver Horn was active in the religious life of the Kiowa. He was a Tsaidetalyi bundle keeper and participated in the Sun Dance, Ghost Dance, and Peyote religion. He was also a member of the Ohoma society. Silverhorn died on December 14, 1940.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 233124
Related Materials:
The Cheyenne images were preliminary drawings made in planning production of a painted hide tipi liner in the collection of the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago (Cat. No. 96,808). Other drawings relating to the tipi liner are held by the National Anthropological Archives in MS 2538 James Mooney notes and drawings on Cheyenne and Kiowa heraldry.

The drawing of preparations for the Kiowa Medicine Lodge ceremony was a preliminary sketch for the hide painting now in the Department of Anthropology object collection, Cat. No. E229,894.
Restrictions:
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Genre/Form:
Works of art
Drawings
Citation:
Flying Out drawings of Cheyenne battles and a Silver Horn drawing of the Kiowa medicine lodge ceremony (MS 233134), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS233124
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Flying Out drawings of Cheyenne battles and a Silver Horn drawing of the Kiowa medicine lodge ceremony
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw37458f9ab-266d-4c59-a83a-6b27fe1b2437
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms233124
Online Media:

Blanket

Collector:
Carl Lumholtz  Search this
Donor Name:
Field Museum Of Natural History  Search this
Culture:
Tarahumara (Rarámuri, Ralámuli)  Search this
Object Type:
Blanket
Place:
Mexico, North America
Accession Date:
14 Oct 1897
Collection Date:
1892
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
032689
USNM Number:
E177901-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fefe6324-8e9b-40d5-9e6d-3e27a820c957
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8352302
Online Media:

Sash

Collector:
Carl Lumholtz  Search this
Donor Name:
Field Museum Of Natural History  Search this
Culture:
Tarahumara (Rarámuri, Ralámuli)  Search this
Object Type:
Sash
Place:
Mexico, North America
Accession Date:
14 Oct 1897
Collection Date:
1892
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
032689
USNM Number:
E177902-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3738562a6-ea60-4bce-b8dd-8f153138ae93
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8352303
Online Media:

Sash

Collector:
Carl Lumholtz  Search this
Donor Name:
Field Museum Of Natural History  Search this
Culture:
Tarahumara (Rarámuri, Ralámuli)  Search this
Object Type:
Sash
Place:
Mexico, North America
Accession Date:
14 Oct 1897
Collection Date:
1892
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
032689
USNM Number:
E177903-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30891f501-cba0-41ff-8c80-28b988fc0ee0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8352304
Online Media:

Sash

Collector:
Carl Lumholtz  Search this
Donor Name:
Field Museum Of Natural History  Search this
Culture:
Tarahumara (Rarámuri, Ralámuli)  Search this
Object Type:
Sash
Place:
Mexico, North America
Accession Date:
14 Oct 1897
Collection Date:
1892
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
032689
USNM Number:
E177904-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ceccb31a-b0cd-4bab-bff8-bd4605783c04
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8352305
Online Media:

Poncho

Collector:
Carl Lumholtz  Search this
Donor Name:
Field Museum Of Natural History  Search this
Culture:
Tarahumara (Rarámuri, Ralámuli)  Search this
Object Type:
Serape
Place:
Mexico, North America
Accession Date:
14 Oct 1897
Collection Date:
1892
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
032689
USNM Number:
E177905-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35fd854f5-4df0-4ee7-ab96-aad1fc9fc91c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8352306
Online Media:

Snail Shells

Donor Name:
Field Museum Of Natural History  Search this
Culture:
Lengua  Search this
Object Type:
Snail Shell
Place:
Paraguay, South America
Accession Date:
13 Jun 1901
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
038093
USNM Number:
E210552-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/331baae97-14b7-4f4f-9943-f941188581df
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8359159
Online Media:

Setaria scandens Schrad. ex Schult.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Julian A. Steyermark  Search this
Max. Elevation:
900  Search this
Min. Elevation:
500  Search this
Place:
Field Museum of Natural History Expedition, 1941-42. Dept. Alta Verapaz: along route no. 5 between Chirriacté and Semococh., Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
10 May 1942
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae
Published Name:
Setaria scandens Schrad. ex Schult.
Barcode:
04326894
USNM Number:
2208618
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36d65ca1f-1929-49d3-a90c-28a3184f01dc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16103063

Muhlenbergia vaginata Swallen

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Paul C. Standley  Search this
Min. Elevation:
3300  Search this
Place:
Stanley Field Expedition of Field Museum of Natural History. Dept. Huehuetenango: Cumbre de la Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, between the first cumbre and La Pradera., Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
28 Dec 1940
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Chloridoideae
Published Name:
Muhlenbergia vaginata Swallen
Barcode:
04199036
USNM Number:
2236501
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d5575fb9-af71-4846-81ba-e2b353242455
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16331996

Papillaria imponderosa (T. Taylor) Broth.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Julian A. Steyermark  Search this
Max. Elevation:
2900  Search this
Min. Elevation:
2500  Search this
Place:
Field Museum of Natural History Expedition, 1941-42. Dept. Huehuetenango: La Sierra (Tujimach), across river from San Juan Atitán, Sierra de los Cuchumatanes., Huehuetenango, Guatemala, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
8 Sep 1942
Taxonomy:
Plantae Bryophyta Bryopsida Hypnales Meteoriaceae
Published Name:
Papillaria imponderosa (T. Taylor) Broth.
Barcode:
04592562
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Botany
Bryophytes and Lichens
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a4356978-6533-4749-a2cf-b94421e5a498
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16490236

Prionodon luteovirens (T. Taylor) Mitt.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Julian A. Steyermark  Search this
Max. Elevation:
3700  Search this
Min. Elevation:
2600  Search this
Place:
Field Museum of Natural History Expedition, 1941-42. Dept. Sololá: Volcán Atitlán., Solola, Guatemala, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
12 Jun 1942
Taxonomy:
Plantae Bryophyta Bryopsida Hypnales Prionodontaceae
Published Name:
Prionodon luteovirens (T. Taylor) Mitt.
Barcode:
04425337
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Botany
Bryophytes and Lichens
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/306ceb30c-76d9-43c8-9502-b2415f4e5a10
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16495113

Porotrichodendron superbum (T. Taylor) Broth.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Paul C. Standley  Search this
Max. Elevation:
2300  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1800  Search this
Place:
Stanley Field Expedition of Field Museum of Natural History. Dept. Guatemala: Slopes of Volcán de Pacaya, between San Francisco Sales and the base of the active cone., Guatemala, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
20 Dec 1940
Taxonomy:
Plantae Bryophyta Bryopsida Hypnales Thamnobryaceae
Published Name:
Porotrichodendron superbum (T. Taylor) Broth.
Barcode:
04588072
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Botany
Bryophytes and Lichens
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/380f4263d-408e-44c7-9284-90ee27f8f5f0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16518357

Steerecleus scariosus (T. Taylor) H. Rob.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Paul C. Standley  Search this
Max. Elevation:
3150  Search this
Min. Elevation:
2700  Search this
Place:
Stanley Field Expedition of Field Museum of Natural History. Dense Abies-Cupressus forest. Dept. San Marcos: Mountains along the road between San Marcos and Serchil., San Marcos, Guatemala, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
30 Jan 1941
Taxonomy:
Plantae Bryophyta Bryopsida Hypnales Brachytheciaceae
Published Name:
Steerecleus scariosus (T. Taylor) H. Rob.
Barcode:
04630012
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Botany
Bryophytes and Lichens
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/399abb59a-3c42-4f37-bc5f-2f0abc8a4d3c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16551068

Racomitrium crispipilum (T. Taylor) A. Jaeger

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Julian A. Steyermark  Search this
Max. Elevation:
4400  Search this
Min. Elevation:
4100  Search this
Place:
Field Museum of Natural History Expedition, 1939-40. Volcán Tacaná. Dry rocky portions of boulder at base of rocky summit. Dept. San Marcos: upper slopes of Volcán Tacaná., San Marcos, Guatemala, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
19 Feb 1940
Taxonomy:
Plantae Bryophyta Bryopsida Grimmiales Grimmiaceae
Published Name:
Racomitrium crispipilum (T. Taylor) A. Jaeger
Barcode:
04681279
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Botany
Bryophytes and Lichens
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3cff377c3-5ecd-4050-aa32-ba5c2a87bf51
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16557728

Ichnanthus pallens (Sw.) Munro ex Benth.

Biogeographical Region:
80 - Central America  Search this
Collector:
Julian A. Steyermark  Search this
Max. Elevation:
2650  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1250  Search this
Place:
Field Museum of Natural History Expedition, 1941-42. Dept. Suchitepéquez: Volcán Santa Clara, between Finca El Naranjo and upper slopes., Suchitepequez, Guatemala, Central America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
23 May 1942
Taxonomy:
Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Poaceae Panicoideae
Published Name:
Ichnanthus pallens (Sw.) Munro ex Benth.
Barcode:
04258255
USNM Number:
2208619
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Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3708bbb5c-457b-4acb-96b1-d94ea763aec6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16123980

Photographs of Mexico and Latin America

Creator:
Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933  Search this
Photographer:
Parker  Search this
Doty, Charles Edward, 1862-1921  Search this
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this
Kildare, Edward James  Search this
Matteson, Sumner W., 1867-1920  Search this
Waite, C. B. (Charles Betts), 1861-1927  Search this
Extent:
150 Prints (circa, silver gelatin and albumen)
1 Print (halftone)
Culture:
Mexicans  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Photographs
Place:
Cuba
Mexico
Guatemala
Chile
Date:
circa 1895-1907
Scope and Contents note:
Photographs documenting Mexican people in built and natural environments, as well as industries, markets, and agriculture. The photographs were originally contained in envelopes labeled by William Henry Holmes, who may have collected them during his travels to Mexico. The collection also includes some photographs made in Cuba, Guatemala, and Chile, as well as Holmes's notes on Argentina. The bulk of the photographs were made by William Henry Jackson; additional photographs were made by Charles Edward Doty, E. J. Kildare, Sumner W. Matteson, C. B. Waite, and Corral and Parker studios.
Biographical/Historical note:
William Henry Holmes (1846-1933) was an artist, geologist, and archeologist who spent most of his career with the United States Geological Survey of the Territories, United States Geological Survey, Bureau of American Ethnology, and Department of Anthropology of the Smithsonian. From 1894-1897, he was the head of anthropology at the Field Columbian Museum (Field Museum of Natural History) and on the staff of the University of Chicago. During this time, he carried out investigations of ancient ruins in the Yucatan and other areas of Mesoamerica as a member of an expedition of Allison V. Armour. Holmes served as head curator for the US National Museum Department of Anthropology from 1897-1902 and head of the BAE from 1902-1909.

William Henry Jackson was a photographer for the US Geological and Geographical Surveys (1870-1878) before he opened a studio in Denver, Colorado, and began making official photographs for various railroad companies. In 1883, he made his first trip to Mexico under the sponsorship of the Mexican Central Railway. On one of his subsequent trips, he was accompanied by William Henry Holmes, who may have collected Jackson's photographs because of this trip.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 87-20
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Manuscripts and notes by Holmes can be found throughout the National Anthropological Archives in MS 4698, MS 2125, MS 7112, and MS 7570.
The Smithsonian Institution Archives holds the William Henry Holmes Papers, 1870-1931 (SIA RU007084).
Additional photographs by Jackson can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 37, Photo Lot 40, Photo Lot 60, Photo Lot 93, Photo Lot 143, Photo Lot 87-2P, Photo Lot 90-1, Photo Lot 92-3, the records of the Department of Anthropology, and the BAE historical negatives.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

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Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Agriculture  Search this
Markets  Search this
Cities and towns  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 87-20, Photographs of Mexico and Latin America, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.87-20
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3a7153716-1c66-43c7-9ff5-16769f2fec20
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-87-20

Charles Lang Freer Papers

Creator:
Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919  Search this
Extent:
131 Linear feet (29 architectural drawings)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Diaries
Financial records
Correspondence
Photographs
Place:
China
Syria
Egypt
India
London (England)
Japan
Boston (Mass.)
Detroit (Mich.)
Washington (D.C.)
Kandy (Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka
Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)
Date:
1876-1931
Summary:
The personal papers of Charles Lang Freer, the industrialist and art collector who founded the Freer Gallery of Art. The papers include correspondence, diaries, art inventories, scrapbooks of clippings on James McNeil Whistler and other press clippings, and photographs.
Scope Content:
The personal papers of Charles Lang Freer, the industrialist and art collector who founded the Freer Gallery of Art. The papers include correspondence, diaries, art inventories, scrapbooks of clippings on James McNeil Whistler and other press clippings, financial material, architectural drawings, and photographs.

Correspondence, circa 1860-1921, includes Freer's correspondence, 1876-1920, with artists, dealers, collectors, museums, and public figures; letterpress books contain copies of Freer's outgoing letters, 1892-1910; correspondence collected by Freer of James McNeill Whistler, and his wife Beatrix, 186?-1909, with Lady Colin Campbell, Thomas R. Way, Alexander Reid, Whistler's mother, Mrs. George W. Whistler, and others; correspondence of Whistler collector Richard A. Canfield, 1904-1913, regarding works in Canfield's collection; and correspondence of Freer's assistant, Katharine Nash Rhoades, 1920-1921, soliciting Freer's letters from his associates, and regarding the settlement of his estate.

Also included are twenty-nine pocket diaries, 1889-1890, 1892-1898, 1900-1919, recording daily activities, people and places visited, observations, and comments; a diary kept by Freer's caretaker, Joseph Stephens Warring, recording daily activities at Freer's Detroit home, 1907-1910. Inventories, n.d. and 1901-1921, of American, European, and Asian art in Freer's collection, often including provenance information; vouchers, 1884-1919, documenting his purchases; five volumes of scrapbooks of clippings on James McNeill Whistler, 1888-1931, labeled "Various," "Peacock Room," "Death, etc.," "Paris, etc.," and "Boston...London" ; three volumes of newsclippings, 1900-1930, concerning Freer and the opening of the Freer Gallery of Art.

Correspondence regarding Freer's gift and bequest to the Smithsonian Institution, 1902-1916; and photographs, ca. 1880-1930, of Freer, including portraits by Alvin Langdon Coburn and Edward Steichen, Freer with others, Freer in Cairo, China and Japan, Freer's death mask, and his memorial service, Kyoto, 1930; photographs of artists and others, including Thomas Dewing, Ernest Fenollosa, Katharine Rhoades taken by Alfred Stieglitz, Rosalind B. Philip, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Abbott H. Thayer, Dwight Tryon, and Whistler; and photographs relating to Whistler, including art works depicting him, grave and memorial monuments, works of art, the Peacock Room, and Whistler's memorial exhibition at the Copley Society.
Organization of the Papers:
This collection is organized into twelve series.

Series 1: Genealogical and Biographical Data

Series 2: Correspondence

Series 3: Diaries

Series 4: Freer Colleague Materials

Series 5: Art Inventories

Series 6: Financial Materials

Series 7: Exhibition Loan Files

Series 8: Biblical Manuscripts and Gold Treasure Files

Series 9: American School of Archaeology in China

Series 10: Printed Material

Series 11: Outsize Material

Series 12: Photographs
Biographical Note:
1854 February 25 -- Born in Kingston, New York

1873 -- Appointed accountant and paymaster of New York, Kingston and Syracuse Railroad by Frank J. Hecker (1846-1927)

1876 -- Moves to Indiana to work, with Hecker, for the Detroit and Eel River and Illinois Railroad

1880 -- Moves to Detroit, participates in organization of the Peninsular Car Works with Hecker

1883 -- Becomes vice president and secretary of Peninsular Car Company when it succeeds Peninsular Car Works

1883 -- Begins collecting European prints

1884 -- Peninsular Car Company constructs plant on Ferry Avenue

1887 -- Meets Howard Mansfield (1849-1938)

1887 -- Acquires proofs of 26 etchings, Venice, Second Series(1886), by James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

1887 -- Purchases a small Japanese fan attributed to Ogata Korin(1658-1715)

1887 -- Buys land on Ferry Avenue

1889 -- Meets Frederick Stuart Church (1826-1900) and Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925) in New York

1890 -- Commissions Wilson Eyre (1858-1944) to design house on Ferry Avenue, Detroit, Michigan

1890 -- On first trip to London, meets James McNeill Whistler(1834-1903)

1892 -- Moves to Ferry Avenue house

1892 -- Tryon and Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938) undertake decoration of reception rooms

1893 -- Lends American paintings to World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago

1893 -- Purchases first piece of Chinese art, a small painting of white herons by an anonymous Ming dynasty (1368-1644) artist

1894 -- Begins yearlong trip around the world, which includes visit to the Whistlers in Paris and first trip to Asia, stopping in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), India, China, and Japan

1896 -- Meets Matsuki Bunkyo (1867-1940) in Boston

1899 -- Takes part in consolidation of railroad-car building companies then retires from active business

1900 -- Attends Exposition International Universelle in Paris

1900 -- Buys villa in Capri with Thomas S. Jerome

1901 -- Meets Siegfried Bing (1838-1905) in Paris and Ernest Fenollosa(1853-1908), who visits Freer in Detroit

1902 -- Meets Dikran Kelekian (1868-1951)

1902 -- Spends summer in Britain building Whistler collection

1902 -- Views Whistler's, Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room

1904 -- Purchases Whistler's Peacock Room

1904 -- Offers his art collections and funds to build a museum in which to house them to the Smithsonian Institution

1905 -- Smithsonian committee visits Freer in Detroit

1906 -- United States government formally accepts Freer's gift on January 24

1906 -- Freer signs Deed of Gift to Smithsonian Institution on May 5

1907 -- On second tour of Asia, meets Hara Tomitaro 1868-1939) in Yokohama, Japan

1908 -- Takes third trip to Asia, specifically to West Asia to study Rakka ware

1909 -- Tours Europe to study art museums

1909 -- On fourth trip to Asia, attends memorial ceremony for Fenollosa (d.1908 September) at Miidera, Japan, and meets Duanfang (1861-1911) in China

1910 -- On last trip to Asia, visits Longmen Buddhist caves in China

1911 -- Suffers stroke

1912 -- Lends selection of objects for exhibition at Smithsonian Institution

1913 -- Meets Eugene (1875-1957) and Agnes E. (1887-1970) Meyer

1913 -- Commissions Charles Adams Platt (1861-1933) to design museum building in Washington

1914 -- Meets Katharine Nash Rhoades (1885-1965) in Detroit

1915 -- Settles in New York City

1915 -- Site of future Freer Gallery of Art is determined

1916 -- Platt's plans for Freer Gallery are approved by Smithsonian Regents and Commission of Fine Arts and ground is broken in September

1918 -- After falling ill in Detroit, Freer travels to New York for treatment

1918 -- Work on the museum building is delayed by the war

1919 -- Freer appends codicil to will permitting acquisitions of Asian, Egyptian, and Near Eastern (West Asian) art

1919 -- Dies in New York City on 25 September and is buried in Kingston, New York

1919 -- Construction of Freer Gallery completed

1920 -- John Ellerton Lodge (1876-1942) is appointed director of the Freer Gallery

1923 -- Freer Gallery opens to the public on May 9

1930 -- Memorial ceremony for Freer is held at Koetsuji, Kyoto

Charles Lang Freer was an American industrialist who founded the Freer Gallery of Art. He was a well-known collector of Asian art, and strongly supported the synthesis of Eastern art and Western art. One of his most famous acquisitions was James McNeill Whistler's Peacock Room.
Index:
Index to cross-referenced correspondents in the series Charles Lang Freer correspondence

Beal, Junius E. -- See: -- Warring, Joseph Stephens

Black, George M. -- See: -- Saint-Gaudens, Augustus

Board of Education (Kingston, New York) See: Michael, M. J.

Bonner, Campbell See: University of Michigan

Boughton, George H. See: Yardley, F. C.

British Museum See: Binyon, Laurence; Hobson, R. L.

Brown, Harold H. See: Art Association of Indianapolis

Buchner, Evelyn B. See: Knoedler, M., and Company

Buckholder, C. H. See: Art Institute of Chicago

Butler, S. B. See: Unidentified correspondents

Carnegie Institute See: Balken, Edward Duff; Harshe, Robert B.

Carpenter, Newton H. See: Art Institute of Chicago

Caulkins, Horace James See: Pewabic Pottery

Chao, Shih-chin See: Gunn, Chu Su

Chicago & North Western Railway Co. See: Hughett, Marvin

Clark, Charles Upson See: Clark, Arthur B.

Cleveland Museum of Art See: Whiting, Frederic Allen

Columbia University See: Braun, W. A.; Gottheil, Richard; Hirth, Friederich

Commission of Fine Arts See: Moore, Charles

Corcoran Gallery of Art See: Minnigerode, C. Powell

Crocker, Anna B. See: Portland Art Association

Dannenberg, D. E. See: Karlbeck, Orvar

De Menoncal, Beatrice See: Lien, Hui Ch'ing Collection

De Ricci, Seymour See: Ricci, Seymour de

Defnet, William A., Mrs., See: Franke, Ida M.

DeMotte See: Vigouroux, J.

Detroit Institute of Arts See: Detroit Museum of Art

Detroit Publishing Company See: Livingstone, W. A.

Detroit School of Design See: George Hamilton; Stevens, Henry

DeVinne Press See: Peters, Samuel T.; Witherspoon, A. S.

Dyrenforth, P. C. See: Philip, Rosalind Birnie

Eddy, Arthur J. See: Philip, Rosalind Birnie

Eggers, George Williams See: Art Institute of Chicago

Farr, Daniel H. See: Robinson and Farr

Farrand School (Detroit) See: Yendall, Edith

Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago) See: Laufer, Berthold

Flagg, Frederick J. See: Allen, Horace N.

Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University See: Forbes, Edward; Pope, Arthur Upham; Sachs, Paul J.

French, M. R. See: Art Institute of Chicago

Fu, Lan-ya See: Pang, Lai-ch'en

Fujii, Yoshio See: Yoshio, Fujii

Gerrity, Thomas See: Knoedler, M., and Company

Goupil Gallery See: Marchant, William

Gray, William J. See: Barr, Eva

Great Lakes Engineering Works See: Hoyt, H. W.

Grolier Club See: Philip, Rosalind Birnie

Heinemann, W. See: Philip, Rosalind Birnie

Holden, Edward S. See: West Point, U. S. Military Academy

Hudson, J. L. See: Weber, William C.

Hutchins, Harry B. See: University of Michigan

Hutchins, Charles L. See: Art Institute of Chicago

Kelekian, H. G. See: Kelekian, Dikran G.

Kent, H. W. See: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lee, Kee Son See: Li, Chi-ch'un

Levy, John See: Schneider, A. K.

Library of Congress See: Rice, Richard A.; Wright, Helen

Louvre (Paris, France) See: Midgeon, Gaston

Matsuki, Z. See: Matsuki, Kihachiro

McKim, Mead and White See: White, Stanford

Mills, A. L., Colonel See: Saint-Gaudens, Augustus

Miner, Luella See: Lien, Hui Ch'ing Collection

Minneapolis Institute of Arts See: Breck, Joseph; Van Derlip, John R.

Monif, R. Khan See: Rathbun, Richard

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston See: Lodge, John Ellerton

Naser, Katen & Nahass See: Katen, K.

Nordlinger, Marie, Miss See: Meyer-Riefstahl, Marie

Panama Pacific International Exposition See: Moore, Charles C.; Trask, John E. D.

Peabody Museum See: Morse, Edward Sylvester

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts See: Trask, John E. D.

Perry, Mary Chase, Miss., See: Pewabic Pottery

Philip, Ronald M. See: Philip, Rosalind Birnie

Pope, G. D. See: Barr, Eva

Reinhart, A. G. See: Gottschalk, E.

Reitz, Sigisbert Chrétien Bosch See: Bosch-Reitz, Sigisbert Chrétien

Rutgers College See: Van Dyke, John C.

Saint-Gaudens, Augusta H. See: Saint-Gaudens, Augustus

Saint-Gaudens, Homer See: Saint-Gaudens, Augustus

Samurai Shokai See: Nomura, Yozo

San Francisco Art Association See: Laurvik, J. Nilsen

Scribner's, Charles, Sons See: Van Dyke, John C.

Shaw, Wilfred B. See: University of Michigan

Shirae, S. Z. See: Yamanaka and Company

Smith College See: Clark, Arthur B.

Smithsonian Institution See: Holmes, William Henry; Rathbun, Richard; Ravenel, Walcott, Charles D.

Society of Arts and Crafts (Detroit) See: Plumb, Helen

Societe des Beaux-Arts See: Reid, Alexander

Stevens, George W. See: Toledo Museum of Art

Stratton, Mary Chase Perry See: Pewabic Pottery

Tanaka, Kichijiro See: Yamanaka and Company

Tuttle, William F. See: Art Institute of Chicago

Union Trust Company (Detroit) See: Philip, Rosalind Birnie

United States Military Academy See: West Point, U. S. Military Academy

University of Chicago See: Zug, George Breed

University of Pennsylvania, Univ. Mus. See: Gordon, George Bryon

Ushikubo, D. J. R. See: Yamanaka and Company

Wallis & Son See: Barr, Eva; Thompson, C. Croal Ward, Clarence See: Oberlin College

Warren, Edward K. See: Philip, Rosalind Birnie

Warring, Stephen See: Warring, Joseph Stephens

Watkin, Williams R. T. See: Philip, Rosalind Birnie

Watson, Margaret, Miss See: Parker, Margaret Watson

Whistler, Anna See: Stanton, Anna Whistler

Whiting, Almon C. See: Toledo Museum of Art

Williams College See: Rice, Richard A

Wright, F. G. See: Orbach and Company

Yatsuhashi, H. See: Yamanaka and Company
Index to cross-referenced correspondence in the series Whistler correspondence

Bell, William See: Unidentified correspondents

Brown, Ernest See: Painter Etchers' Society, Committee

Cowen, John T. See subseries: Charles Lang Freer Correspondence

Ford, Sheridan See: Reid, Alexander

Haden, Francis Seymour See: Painter Etchers' Society, Committee

Haden, Francis Seymour, Lady See: Haden, Deborah Whistler

Leighton, Frederick, Baron See: Campbell, Lady Colin

Moore, Albert See: Reid, Alexander

Morley, Charles See: Pall Mall Gazette

Morris, Harrison S. See: Reid, Alexander

Pennell, Joseph See: Miscellaneous typescripts

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts See: Reid, Alexander

Prange, F. G. See: Reid, Alexander

Societe des Beaux-Arts See: Reid, Alexander

Society of Portrait Painters See: Reid, Alexander

Stevens Fine Art See: Reid, Alexander

Studd, Arthur See: Miscellaneous typescripts

[Vanderbilt?], George, Mrs. See: George, Mrs.

Whistler, William McNeill, Mrs. See: Whistler, Nellie

Whistler Memorial Committee See: Miscellaneous typescripts
Related Material:
The Archives of American Art microfilmed portions of the Freer papers in 1992. The microfilm is available at the Archives of American Art's Washington D.C. office, the Freer Gallery of Art Library, and through interlibrary loan.
Provenance:
Gift of the Estate of Charles Lang Freer.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Topic:
Art, American -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Art, Asian -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Architecture -- Asia  Search this
Genre/Form:
Diaries
Financial records
Correspondence
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Citation:
Charles Lang Freer Papers. FSA A.01. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of the estate of Charles Lang Freer.
Identifier:
FSA.A.01
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Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3f1a0e3e0-630c-48d4-ba28-485946b1d615
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-fsa-a-01
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Hylobates muelleri funereus

Collector:
H. C. Raven  Search this
Preparation:
Skin
Skull
Sex:
Female
Place:
Makam River, S Bank, Indonesia, Asia
Collection Date:
23 Oct 1912
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Primates, Haplorrhini, Hylobatidae
Published Name:
Hylobates muelleri funereus
Other Numbers:
Mammals Field Number : 268
USNM Number:
196782
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3c6c9d0ad-bc66-4f30-8cd6-9ac7a51dc570
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_7266459
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Hylobates muelleri funereus

Collector:
H. C. Raven  Search this
Preparation:
Skin
Skull
Sex:
Male
Place:
Sungai Karangan, Indonesia, Asia
Collection Date:
30 Nov 1913
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Primates, Haplorrhini, Hylobatidae
Published Name:
Hylobates muelleri funereus
Other Numbers:
Mammals Field Number : 1181
USNM Number:
198269
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dec23269-f80a-460b-883c-b03c901ecbf9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_7266977
Online Media:

Hylobates muelleri funereus

Collector:
H. C. Raven  Search this
Preparation:
Skeleton
Skin
Skull
Sex:
Female
Stage:
Adult
Place:
Sungai Djambajan, Indonesia, Asia
Collection Date:
27 Apr 1914
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Primates, Haplorrhini, Hylobatidae
Published Name:
Hylobates muelleri funereus
Other Numbers:
Mammals Field Number : 1501
USNM Number:
198840
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37ba039ca-8e96-4f1e-8a5e-8c70d19642ea
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_7267215
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