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