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Precolumbian architecture in Eastern North America / William N. Morgan ; foreword by Jerald T. Milanich

Author:
Morgan, William N  Search this
Morgan, William N Prehistoric architecture in the Eastern United States  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 272 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
North America
East (U.S.)
Date:
1999
C1999
Topic:
Indian architecture  Search this
Earthworks (Archaeology)  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_561276

MS 1998-86 Lucien A. Spencer reports on the Seminole

Creator:
Spencer, Lucien A.  Search this
Extent:
55 Items (5.5 linear inches.)
Culture:
Seminole  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Dictionaries
Photographs
Reports
Date:
circa 1913-1928
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of reports, dictionaries and indexes relating to Indians of North America and to the Seminole Indians in Florida in particular, circa 1913-1928. The materials were compiled using the records of the Bureau of American Ethnology by Lucien A. Spencer, who was Special Commissioner to the Florida Seminoles for what was then called the Office of Indian Affairs. Includes information on history, myths and legends, costume, social customs, religious practices, language, agriculture and architecture. Two black and white photographs of Spencer are also present.
Biographical / Historical:
Lucien A. Spencer was an Episcopal minister who was appointed special commissioner for the Florida Seminoles in 1913; he held the position until 1930. During his tenure, there was an emphasis on introducing agricultural methods to the Seminoles.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 1998-86
Topic:
Indian architecture -- North America  Search this
Indian mythology -- North America  Search this
Indians of North America -- Agriculture  Search this
Indians of North America -- Clothing  Search this
Indians of North America -- Florida  Search this
Indians of North America -- Social life and customs  Search this
Seminole Indians -- History  Search this
Seminole language  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southern states  Search this
Genre/Form:
Dictionaries
Photographs
Reports
Citation:
Manuscript 1998-86, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NAA.MS1998-86
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3a20af22d-1fab-4c8d-acd0-f3eb5903e4a7
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms1998-86

The ancient ones : sacred monuments of the Inka, Maya & Cliffdweller / myths retold and photographs by Hans Li

Author:
Li, Hans  Search this
Physical description:
131 p. : ill., maps ; 24 x 30 cm
Type:
Pictorial works
Place:
Southwest, New
Date:
1994
Topic:
Indian architecture  Search this
Inca architecture  Search this
Maya architecture  Search this
Cliff-dwellings  Search this
Indian architecture--Pictorial works  Search this
Inca architecture--Pictorial works  Search this
Cliff-dwellings--Pictorial works  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_552426

The ancient earthworks and temples of the American Indians / Lindesey [sic] Brine

Author:
Brine, Lindesay 1834-1906  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 429 p., [27] leaves of plates : ill., maps, plans, ports. ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
North America
Mexico
Guatemala
Date:
1996
1894
Topic:
Indian architecture  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Call number:
E58 .B84 1996
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_915742

Architecture of the aborigines of northern America

Creator:
Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933  Search this
Collection Creator:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Smithsonian Institution. Department of Anthropology  Search this
Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
16 Pages
Container:
Box 17a, Folder 249
Culture:
American Indian -- Architecture  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Pages
Articles
Local Note:
Typescript document signed
Collection Restrictions:
Some materials are restricted.

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Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Articles
Collection Citation:
Department of Anthropology Records, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Department of Anthropology records
Department of Anthropology records / Series 17: Division of Ethnology / 17.1: Manuscript and Pamphlet File / Habitations
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3d7b0f4a3-9f96-42c3-8c98-a6fb74f26d88
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-xxxx-0311-ref15657

U.S. Post Office and Federal Building, Santa Fe, New Mexico [postcard]

Topic:
Ethnic Imagery Project, Archives Center
Publisher:
Teich, Curt, 1877-1974  Search this
Curtis Teich Company, Chicago  Search this
Collection Creator:
National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.  Search this
Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (postcard, color, 3.5" x 5.5".)
Culture:
Pueblo Indians -- 1920-1930  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Santa Fe (New Mexico) -- 1920-1930
Scope and Contents:
Reproduction: Tinted photograph of the town post office built in the Southwestern adobe style. On verso: "One of the very few Government buildings constructed on the lines of southwestern Pueblo Indian architecture peculiar to the Santa Fe area. It is very charming and located in the old portion of the city."
General:
Series 1, Box 10, U.S.A.--New Mexico--Santa Fe.
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
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.
Topic:
Building, Adobe -- 1920-1930  Search this
Architecture -- New Mexico  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards -- 1920-1930
Picture postcards -- 1920-1930
Collection Citation:
Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, c. 1880-c. 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,
See more items in:
Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection
Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 1: Geographical Locations within United States / New Mexico - Santa Fe
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8fe0b3e32-b102-444b-8451-22781747dd6b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0200-ref2220

Oldest House in the U.S.A.-Santa Fe, N.M. [postcard]

Topic:
Ethnic Imagery Project, Archives Center
Publisher:
Collotype Co. (Elizabeth, N.J. and N.Y.C.)  Search this
Creator:
Merrill, Arthur J. (illustrator)  Search this
Collection Creator:
National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.  Search this
Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (black and white, 3.5" x 5.5".)
Type:
Archival materials
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Santa Fe (N.M.) -- 1920-1930
Scope and Contents:
Illustration by Arthur J. Merrill, signed 1898, but postmark is 1951. The card depicts a street scene in Santa Fe. On verso: "Across the lane from San Miguel Church stands an old 'puddled' adobe house. This house is believed to be pre-Spanish and is undoubtedly well over 400 years old."
General:
Series 1, Box 10, U.S.A.--New Mexico--Santa Fe.
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
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.
Topic:
Cities and towns -- Puerto Rico  Search this
Building, Adobe -- 1920-1930  Search this
Churches -- 1920-1930  Search this
Adobe homes.  Search this
Indian architecture.  Search this
Genre/Form:
Postcards -- 1920-1930
Picture postcards -- 1920-1930
Collection Citation:
Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, c. 1880-c. 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,
See more items in:
Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection
Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection / Series 1: Geographical Locations within United States / New Mexico - Santa Fe
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep890f8407f-9a6e-41c6-94fd-9b1b93cb7cb4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0200-ref2221

Ocmulgee National Monument, the Earth Lodge historic structure report Historic Architecture, Cultural Resources Division, Southeast Regional Office, National Park Service

Title:
Earth Lodge historic structure report
Author:
United States National Park Service Southeast Regional Office Cultural Resources Division  Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 134 pages illustrations, plans 28 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Georgia
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (Ga.)
Ocmulgee National Monument
Date:
2005
Topic:
Indian architecture  Search this
Earth houses--Conservation and restoration  Search this
Indians of North America--Antiquities  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Buildings  Search this
History  Search this
Buildings, structures, etc  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_837762

Virginia architecture in the seventeenth century by Henry Chandlee Forman

Author:
Forman, Henry Chandlee 1904-1991  Search this
Author:
Virginia 350th Anniversary Celebration Corporation  Search this
Physical description:
79 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates illustrations, plans 20 cm
Type:
Texts
History
Place:
Virginia
Virginie
Date:
1957
17th century
17e siècle
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
Topic:
Architecture  Search this
Architecture, Colonial  Search this
Architecture coloniale  Search this
Colonial North American  Search this
History  Search this
Histoire  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1157684

The Architecture of social integration in prehistoric pueblos / edited by William D. Lipe and Michelle Hegmon

Author:
Lipe, William D  Search this
Hegmon, Michelle  Search this
Crow Canyon Archaeological Center  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 175 p. : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Southwest, New
Date:
1989
Topic:
Pueblo architecture  Search this
Indian architecture  Search this
Pueblos--Social aspects  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Call number:
E99.P9 A74 1989X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_393424

Estudio arquitectonico comparativo de los monumentos arqueologicos de Mexico, por Ignacio Marquina, arquitecto. Contribucion de Mexico al XXIII Congreso de americanistas. Secretaria de educacion publica

Author:
Mexico Dirección de arqueología  Search this
Marquina, Ignacio  Search this
International Congress of Americanists (23rd : 1928 : New York)  Search this
Physical description:
4 p. l., 86 p., 1 l. illus., plates (part col., part fold.) plans (part fold.) diagrs. 31 x 40 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Mexico
Date:
1928
Topic:
Art  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Indian architecture  Search this
Indian art  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Call number:
F1219.3.A6 M62X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_39675

Ancient Indian architecture of the Lower Mississippi Delta Region : a study of earthworks / Guy Prentice

Author:
Prentice, Guy  Search this
Sponsoring body:
Southeast Archeological Center (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
388 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Mississippi
Delta (Region)
Delta (Miss. : Region)
Date:
2000
Topic:
Indians of North America--Antiquities  Search this
Mounds  Search this
Earthworks (Archaeology)  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1051920

Edzna, Campeche, Mexico : settlement patterns and monumental architecture / Summer Research Project, University of Oregon ; George F. Andrews, project director, with C. Ehrhorn ... [et al.]

Author:
Andrews, George F. 1918-2000  Search this
University of Oregon Summer Research Project  Search this
Physical description:
xlii, 149 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 7 folded maps
Type:
Books
Place:
Mexico
Campeche (State)
Edzná Site (Mexico)
Campeche (Mexico : State)
Date:
1984
1969
C1984
Topic:
Maya architecture  Search this
Mayas--Antiquities  Search this
Indian architecture  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_387064

Pueblo style and regional architecture / edited by Nicholas C. Markovich, Wolfgang F.E. Preiser, Fred G. Sturm

Author:
Markovich, Nicholas C  Search this
Preiser, Wolfgang F. E  Search this
Sturm, Fred Gillette  Search this
Physical description:
xv, 354 p. : ill. ; c 26 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Southwest, New
North America
Date:
1992
C1992
Topic:
Pueblo architecture  Search this
Indian architecture  Search this
Pueblo architecture--Influence  Search this
Indian architecture--Influence  Search this
Call number:
NA727 .P84 1992
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_745653

La ciudad sagrada de Caral-Supe : los orígenes de la civilización andina y la formación del Estado prístino en el antiguo Perú / Ruth Shady, Carlos Leyva, editores

Author:
Shady Solís, Ruth  Search this
Leyva, Carlos  Search this
Instituto Nacional de Cultura (Peru)  Search this
Proyecto Especial Arqueológico Caral-Supe (Peru)  Search this
Physical description:
342 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Peru
Supe River Valley
Caral Supe Site (Peru)
Supe River Valley (Peru)
Date:
2003
Topic:
Antiquities  Search this
Indian architecture  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Call number:
F3429.1.S87 C58 2003
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_718773

Pueblo style and regional architecture / edited by Nicholas C. Markovich, Wolfgang F.E. Preiser, Fred G. Sturm

Author:
Markovich, Nicholas C  Search this
Preiser, Wolfgang F. E  Search this
Sturm, Fred Gillette  Search this
Physical description:
xv, 348 p. : ill. ; 27 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Southwest, New
Date:
1990
C1990
Topic:
Regionalism in architecture  Search this
Pueblo architecture  Search this
Indian architecture  Search this
Pueblo architecture--Influence  Search this
Architecture--Influence  Search this
Call number:
NA727.P84 1990X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_395838

Mesoamerican architecture as a cultural symbol / edited by Jeff Karl Kowalski

Author:
Kowalski, Jeff Karl 1951-  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 416 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Mexico
Central America
Latin America
Date:
1999
Topic:
Indian architecture  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Symbolism in architecture  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_716910

Arquitectura precerámica en los Andes : la tradición Mito / Elisabeth Bonnier ; traducción Jorge Silva

Author:
Bonnier, Elisabeth  Search this
Silva, Jorge  Search this
Institut français d'études andines  Search this
Physical description:
97 p. : ill., maps ; 16 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Peru
Andes Region
Date:
2007
[2007]
Topic:
Indian architecture  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Call number:
F3429.3.A65 B66 2007
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_896729

Chavín : art, architecture, and culture / edited by William J. Conklin and Jeffrey Quilter

Author:
Conklin, William J  Search this
Quilter, Jeffrey 1949-  Search this
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA  Search this
Physical description:
xxxii, 336 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, plans ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Peru
Chavín de Huantar
Chavín de Huantar (Peru)
Date:
2008
Topic:
Chavín culture  Search this
Indian art  Search this
Indian architecture  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_899420

El Templo Mayor de México

Author:
Marquina, Ignacio  Search this
Physical description:
118 p. : ill. (part col.), plans (part col.) ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Mexico
Mexico City (Mexico)
Date:
1960
Topic:
Indian architecture  Search this
Aztec architecture  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_898547

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