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Minorities

Measurements:
overall: 17 in x 11 in; 43.18 cm x 27.94 cm
Object Name:
Poster
Place made:
United Kingdom: England, London, City of London
Subject:
Japan  Search this
Soviet Union  Search this
Asian  Search this
Africans  Search this
South America  Search this
Chinese  Search this
Native Americans  Search this
Vietnam  Search this
Canada  Search this
England  Search this
Migrant Workers  Search this
Minorities  Search this
Credit Line:
Gary D. Yanker
ID Number:
1986.1035.089
Catalog number:
1986.1035.089
Accession number:
1986.1035
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Political and Military History: Political History, General History Collection
Princeton Posters
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-03cb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1052568

Bark Cape

Collector:
James G. Swan  Search this
Donor Name:
James G. Swan  Search this
Culture:
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth)  Search this
Object Type:
Cape
Place:
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America
Accession Date:
1876
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
005260
USNM Number:
E23380-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36d49f680-0ff6-44cb-aeca-1c2dc2b2d6a4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8367446
Online Media:

Bark-Cape

Collector:
James G. Swan  Search this
Donor Name:
James G. Swan  Search this
Culture:
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth)  Search this
Object Type:
Cape
Place:
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America
Accession Date:
1876
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
005260
USNM Number:
E23381-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/387d3b422-c0ff-4898-a7f8-f3cdc0eb1b7b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8367447
Online Media:

Woven Cedar Bark Cape

Donor Name:
Victor J. Evans  Search this
Width - Object:
90 cm
Culture:
Haida  Search this
Object Type:
Cape
Place:
British Columbia, Canada, North America
Accession Date:
20 Mar 1931
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
113605
USNM Number:
E361033-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3743745ac-35de-48a3-97ff-d6aa274b07c8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8407930
Online Media:

House Front

Collector:
James G. Swan  Search this
Donor Name:
James G. Swan  Search this
Height - Object:
3 cm
3 cm
Depth - Object:
44.4 cm
47 cm
Width - Object:
257.8 cm
274 cm
Culture:
Tsimshian  Search this
Object Type:
House Front
Place:
Fort Simpson, British Columbia, Canada, North America
Accession Date:
1876
Collection Date:
1875
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
004730
USNM Number:
E410732-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34f4d0ebf-58c2-443b-8914-24cce0523a0b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8441246

Mask, Mythical Human

Collector:
James G. Swan  Search this
Donor Name:
James G. Swan  Search this
Culture:
Haida  Search this
Bella Bella (Heiltsuk) (?)  Search this
Bella Coola (Nuxalk) (?)  Search this
Object Type:
Mask
Place:
Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) / Graham Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America
Accession Date:
21 Dec 1883
Collection Date:
1883
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
013804
USNM Number:
E89042-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3538798cd-9006-4216-a803-2859f969872a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8485354

Cedar Bark Blanket

Collector:
Dr. Franz Boas  Search this
Donor Name:
Dr. Franz Boas  Search this
Culture:
Kwakiutl (Kwakwaka'wakw)  Search this
Object Type:
Blanket
Place:
British Columbia, Canada, North America
Accession Date:
7 Jan 1896
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
030192
USNM Number:
E175487-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d7b1d218-e755-4b07-8e14-eca9e749aad4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8350857
Online Media:

Winter count recording events from 1800 to 1870

Culture/People:
Yanktonnai Nakota  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Lone Dog (Shunka Ishnala), Nakota (Yankton Sioux)  Search this
Previous owner:
Stephen Allen Frost (S.A. Frost), Non-Indian, ca. 1820-ca. 1905  Search this
Captain Chichester, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Winter count recording events from 1800 to 1870
Media/Materials:
Buffalo hide/skin, paint
Techniques:
Painted
Dimensions:
259 x 207 cm
Object Type:
Indigenous Knowledge and Records
Place:
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
Date created:
1870-1885
Catalog Number:
1/617
Barcode:
010617.000
See related items:
Yanktonnai Nakota
Indigenous Knowledge and Records
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e7ca7ae0-3014-4712-8fe5-4b722381c2ba
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_11377

Buffalo headdress

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Object Name:
Buffalo headdress
Media/Materials:
Buffalo hide/skin, buffalo horn
Techniques:
Stitched
Dimensions:
84 x 34 x 55 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Place:
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1870
Catalog Number:
1/8278
Barcode:
018278.000
See related items:
Sioux
Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws679a2cba4-358c-4099-8a3f-d13f806b3a9c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_19378
Online Media:

Woman's breastplate

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Previous owner:
Edward Borein, Non-Indian, 1873-1945  Search this
Seller:
Lucille E. Borein (Mrs. Edward Borein), Non-Indian, 1882-1967  Search this
Object Name:
Woman's breastplate
Media/Materials:
Bone hairpipe/hairpipes, commercially tanned leather, glass bead/beads, brass beads, cotton cloth, cotton twine/string
Techniques:
Strung, tied
Dimensions:
100 x 29.2 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1890
Catalog Number:
20/7879
Barcode:
207879.000
See related items:
Sioux
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63dbc5e66-cfd4-4520-89ee-fb80987e9fd6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_221749
Online Media:

Concho belt and belt drop

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Previous owner:
Edward Borein, Non-Indian, 1873-1945  Search this
Seller:
Lucille E. Borein (Mrs. Edward Borein), Non-Indian, 1882-1967  Search this
Object Name:
Concho belt and belt drop
Media/Materials:
German silver ("nickel silver"/copper-nickel alloy), commercially tanned leather, metal buckle, hide
Techniques:
Stitched
Dimensions:
206.5 x 6.7 x 3 cm
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Place:
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1890
Catalog Number:
20/7772
Barcode:
207772.000
See related items:
Sioux
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d1847d6d-2cad-43b3-bb7b-0c68c5aa452a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_222043
Online Media:

Slider for a game played on ice

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Seller:
Emil W. Lenders (Emil William Lenders/E. W. Lenders), Non-Indian, 1864-1934  Search this
Previous owner:
Emil W. Lenders (Emil William Lenders/E. W. Lenders), Non-Indian, 1864-1934  Search this
Object Name:
Slider for a game played on ice
Media/Materials:
Feather/feathers, buffalo bone, wood, glue, paint
Techniques:
Carved, incised, glued
Dimensions:
53 x 15 x 5 cm
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling
Place:
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1890
Catalog Number:
2/3205
Barcode:
023205.001
See related items:
Sioux
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6356a9428-7d5e-48ef-b1c7-9cb27149375f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_24641
Online Media:

Cross pendant

Culture/People:
Non-Indian; collected from the Wisconsin Oneida  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Robert Cruickshank, Non-Indian, 1743-1809  Search this
Previous owner:
Birger Roos, Non-Indian  Search this
Seller:
Birger Roos, Non-Indian  Search this
Object Name:
Cross pendant
Media/Materials:
Silver
Techniques:
Hammered, stamped
Dimensions:
13.8 x 7 x 0.1 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Montréal; Montréal Region; Québec; Canada (inferred)
Date created:
1780-1800
Catalog Number:
24/474
Barcode:
240474.000
See related items:
Non-Indian
Oneida [Wisconsin]
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws655f6e902-9a5d-40e1-81de-87a0b8b741cb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_256162
Online Media:

Document

Culture/People:
Woodlands  Search this
Auction venue:
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. (Sotheby Parke Bernet/Parke-Bernet Auction House)  Search this
Donor:
Dominique de Menil (Mrs. John de Menil), Non-Indian, 1908-1997  Search this
John De Menil, Non-Indian, 1904-1973  Search this
Object Name:
Document
Media/Materials:
Birchbark, ink
Techniques:
Written
Dimensions:
48.7 x 26 cm
Object Type:
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place:
Eastern Canada; Canada (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1812
Catalog Number:
24/3376
Barcode:
243376.000
See related items:
Woodlands
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63265c227-002a-497f-9587-aa0dd489a4cd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_259094
Online Media:

Bow

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Previous owner:
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this
Seller:
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this
MAI agent:
George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this
Object Name:
Bow
Media/Materials:
Wood, sinew
Techniques:
Carved, bent, twisted
Dimensions:
122 x 4 x 5 cm
Object Type:
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Place:
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1880
Catalog Number:
3/4609
Barcode:
034609.000
See related items:
Sioux
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws694d00799-075f-4a85-ac8f-ef88ac330740
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_37069
Online Media:

Hair Ornaments

Culture/People:
Sioux  Search this
Previous owner:
Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this
Seller:
Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this
Object Name:
Hair Ornaments
Media/Materials:
Hide, porcupine quills, feather/feathers, hide thong/babiche, metal cones, synthetic dye/dyes
Techniques:
Sewn, quilled (lane stitched), quill-wrapped (flat)
Dimensions:
34 x 8 x 4 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1880
Catalog Number:
8859
Barcode:
008859.000
See related items:
Sioux
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64c3b7af8-a4b0-4501-b316-ec2aa4611c43
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_9354
Online Media:

Francis Harper photographs from an expedition to Great Slave Lake

Photographer:
Harper, Francis, 1886-1972  Search this
Names:
Geological Survey of Canada  Search this
Extent:
46 Prints (silver gelatin)
Culture:
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Deh Gah Got'ine (Slavey)  Search this
Tli Cho (Dogrib/Thlingchadinne)  Search this
Denésoliné (Chipewyan)  Search this
Cree  Search this
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Subarctic  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Photographs
Place:
Great Slave Lake (N.W.T.)
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Date:
1914
Scope and Contents note:
Photographs depicting Native Americans/First Nations peoples (chiefly Cree and Chipewyan) in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Mackenzie, Canada, taken by Francis Harper on an expedition of the Geological Survey of Canada to Great Slave Lake in May-September 1914. Includes images of Cree, Ojibwa, Chipewyan, Salteaux, and Slavey people, as well as images of boats, encampments, and tea dances. Each of the photographs has an associated caption, given by either Harper or the Geological Survey of Canada.
Biographical/Historical note:
Francis Harper (1886-1972) was born in Southbridge, MA to a Canadian father and German mother. He attended Cornell University, receiving a BA in 1914 and a PhD in 1925. Harper made his first trip to northern Canada in 1914, as a zoologist for the Geological Survey of Canada. During World War I, he was stationed with the US Army 79th division in France, and then in New York and Maryland. He returned to Canada in 1920, but continued to travel throughout his life. Harper also worked to trace the travels of John and William Bertram through the American South and made numerous trips to study the people and environment of the Okefinokee Swamp.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 4606
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Additional photographs by Francis Harper held in the National Anthropological Archives BAE historical negatives.
The Smithsonian Institution Archives holds some of Harper's fieldbooks (SIA RU007434, SIA Acc. 12-443, SIA Acc. 12-581, and SIA Acc. 12-443).
The University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library holds the Francis Harper papers.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Reproductions of these photographs should include credit to the Geological Survey of Canada.
Topic:
Boats and boating  Search this
Dance  Search this
Camps  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 4606, Francis Harper photographs from an expedition to Great Slave Lake, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.4606
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3f6712abf-9f1d-4e86-9e3f-a89abf0e22a9
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-4606

View of Fort Simpson (British Columbia), and Indians

Creator:
Swan, James Gilchrist  Search this
Extent:
7 Pages
Culture:
Tsimshian  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Drawings
Place:
Fort Simpson (British Columbia, Canada)
Date:
ca. 1880-83
Scope and Contents:
Presumed Tsimshian. Drawings are captioned, "Fort Simpson" (2 drawings), "Chympsean boat" (1 drawing), and "Espiox," apparently a personal name (1 drawing); the rest are uncaptioned.
Biographical / Historical:
Attributed to Swan on basis of handwritten (printed) captions and subject matter. Swan was at Fort Simpson in 1883 or before.
Local Numbers:
OPPS NEG.45,604-c--f
Local Note:
Pen and brown ink; graphite
Genre/Form:
Drawings
Citation:
Manuscript no number, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS76608
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View of Fort Simpson (British Columbia), and Indians
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw39c3d4b7e-3aa3-4e29-8b3b-4b8c5c4728ba
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms76608
Online Media:

MS 1988-27 Eskimo drawing and prints

Extent:
2 Prints (color, woodblock.)
8 Drawings (crayon, pencil.)
Culture:
Inuit  Search this
Indians of North America -- Subarctic  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Drawings
Place:
Cape Dorset (Nunavut)
Date:
circa 1966
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of two color woodblock prints and eight crayon/pencil drawings made by Inuit residents of Cape Dorset in Nunavut territory, Canada, circa 1966. The prints and drawings depict traditional Inuit subjects, including birds, bears, fish and hunting scenes.
Biographical / Historical:
Cape Dorset is an Inuit community located on Dorset Island in the Qikiqtaaluk region of Nunavut, Canada. Since the 1950s, Cape Dorset, often called the "Capital of Inuit Art," has been a center for Inuit artists, especially in the areas of drawing, printmaking, and carving.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 1988-27
Topic:
Eskimo ?  Search this
Genre/Form:
Drawings
Prints
Citation:
Manuscript 1988-27, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NAA.MS1988-27
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3807bde57-4907-4da2-8448-f2f7a367049d
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms1988-27
Online Media:

John Joseph Honigmann Papers

Correspondent:
Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978  Search this
Roberts, Frank H. H. (Frank Harold Hanna), 1897-1966  Search this
Spier, Leslie, 1893-1961  Search this
Spier, Robert Forest Gayton  Search this
Simpkins, Norman  Search this
Sinder, Leon  Search this
Slobodin, Richard  Search this
Spicer, Edward Holland  Search this
Tax, Sol, 1907-1995  Search this
Helm, June, 1924-  Search this
Ottenberg, Simon  Search this
Osgood, Harold Cornelius  Search this
Pollitzer, William S., 1923-  Search this
Peck, John Gregory  Search this
Niehall, Arthur  Search this
Nelleman, George  Search this
Opler, Morris Edward  Search this
Oakes, Marrilee  Search this
Rouse, Irving, 1913-2006  Search this
Rogers, Edward S.  Search this
Siddiqi, A. H. A.  Search this
Salz, Beate R.  Search this
Riesman, David  Search this
Reina, Ruben E.  Search this
Rioux, Marcel  Search this
Fenton, William N. (William Nelson), 1908-2005  Search this
Aberle, David F. (David Friend), 1918-2004  Search this
Alizai, Saeed K.  Search this
Chance, Norman A.  Search this
Casagrande, Joseph B. (Joseph Bartholomew), 1915-1982  Search this
Count, Earl W.  Search this
Cohen, Yehudi A.  Search this
Davis, William  Search this
Damas, David  Search this
Blackwell, Gordon  Search this
Boek, Walter  Search this
Berndt, Ronald  Search this
Bittle, William Elmer  Search this
Barnouw, Victor  Search this
Basehart, Harry  Search this
Anderson, Nels  Search this
Balikci, Asen, 1929-  Search this
Fejos, Paul, 1897-1963  Search this
Fejos, Lita Binns  Search this
Evans, Arthur  Search this
Ervin, Sam J. Jr  Search this
Erickson, Vincent O.  Search this
Carneiro, Robert  Search this
Braidwood, Robert J. (Robert John), 1907-2003  Search this
Bohannan, Paul James  Search this
Gibson, Mickey  Search this
Geertz, Clifford  Search this
Freilich, Morris  Search this
Ford, Clellan  Search this
Foote, Don Charles  Search this
Flannery, Regina  Search this
Fischer, F. L.  Search this
McFeat, Tom F. S.  Search this
Mayo, Selz C.  Search this
Matthiasson, John S.  Search this
Maslow, Abraham H.  Search this
Naroll, Raoul  Search this
Murdock, George Peter, 1897-1985  Search this
Meggers, Betty Jane  Search this
Langness, L. L.  Search this
Laing, Gordon B.  Search this
Kupferer, Harriet J.  Search this
Kimball, Solon T.  Search this
Marshall, Donald Stanley  Search this
Lurie, Nancy Oestreich  Search this
Lewis, Oscar  Search this
Lantis, Margaret, 1906-2006  Search this
Hopkins, Tom R.  Search this
Herzmaier, Maria  Search this
Hindley, George K.  Search this
Kaplan, Berton H.  Search this
Kenny, Michael  Search this
Hsu, Francis Lang-Kwang  Search this
Jocher, Katherine  Search this
Duncan, Richard  Search this
Eggan, Fred, 1906-1991  Search this
Desy, Pierrette  Search this
Du Bois, Cora Alice, 1903-1991  Search this
Heath, Dwight Braley  Search this
Eiseley, Loren C., 1907-1977  Search this
Emmons, Gary L.  Search this
Gillin, John, 1907-1973  Search this
Gladwin, Thomas Favill  Search this
Goldschmidt, Walter, 1913-2010  Search this
Goodenough, Ward Hunt  Search this
Graves, Theodore Dumaine  Search this
Gulick, John  Search this
Gussow, Zachary  Search this
Hamori-Torok, Charles  Search this
Hansen, Asael Tanner  Search this
Harper, Edward B.  Search this
Hayakawa, S. I.  Search this
Spindler, George D.  Search this
Teicher, Morton I.  Search this
Thompson, Laura, 1905-2000  Search this
Titiev, Mischa  Search this
Trudeau, John  Search this
Toit, Brian du  Search this
Valentine, Victor F.  Search this
Tuden, Arthur  Search this
Vincent, Clark  Search this
Vallee, Frank G.  Search this
Vogt, Evon Zartman  Search this
Voget, Fred W.  Search this
Walker, Willard  Search this
Von Furer-Haimendorf, C.  Search this
Weltfish, Gene, 1902-1980  Search this
Wallace, Anthony F. C., 1923-  Search this
Wolf, Eric R.  Search this
Creator:
Honigmann, John Joseph, 1914-1977  Search this
Extent:
83 Linear feet
Culture:
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Indians of North America  Search this
American Indian -- Arctic  Search this
American Indian -- Sub-Arctic  Search this
Indians of North America -- Subarctic  Search this
Cree  Search this
Slave  Search this
Kaska Dena  Search this
Eskimo/Inuit  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Psychological tests
Place:
Great Whale River (Québec)
Attawapisdat, Ontario
Schefferville, Quebec
Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada
Churchill, Manitoba
Canada
Pakistan
Date:
1944-1967
Scope and Contents:
The papers of John Joseph Honigmann (1914-1977) consist largely of research material of a specialist in personality, socialization, and social problems of Subarctic and Arctic people. Trained at Yale University (M.A., 1943; Ph.D., 1947), Honigmann spent most of his professional career at the University of North Carolina (1951-77) and was chairman of its Department of Anthropology from 1970-1975. Some material reflects his classroom teaching and administrative work. There are also general reference materials and materials relating to the history of anthropology.

Correspondents include David F. Aberle, Saeed K. Alizai, Nels Anderson, Asen Balikci, Victor Barnouw, Harry Basehart, Ronald Berndt, William E. Bittle, Gordon Blackwell, Walter Boek, Paul J. Bohannan, Robert J. Braidwood, Robert Carneiro, Joseph B. Casagrande, Norman A. Chance, Yehudi A. Cohen, Earl W. Count, David Damas, William Davis, Pierrette Desy, Cora du Bois, Richard Duncan, Fred R. Eggan, Loren C. Eiseley, Gary L. Emmons, Vincent Erickson, Sam J. Ervin, Arthur Evans, Lita B. Fejos, Paul Fejos, William N. Fenton, F.L. Fischer, Regina Flannery, Don Charles Foote, Clellan Ford, Morris Freilich, Clifford Geertz, Mickey Gibson, John P. Gillin, Thomas F. Gladwin, Walter R. Goldschmidt, Ward H. Goodenough, Theodore D. Graves, John Gulick, Zachary Gussow, Charles Hamori-Torok, Asael T. Hansen, Edward B. Harper, S.I. Hayakawa, Dwight B. Heath, June Helm, Maria Herzmaier, George K. Hindley, Tom R. Hopkins, Francis L.K. Hsu, Katherine Jocher, Berton H. Kaplan, Michael Kenny, Solon T. Kimball, Harriet J. Kupferer, Gordon B. Laing, L.L. Langness, Margaret L. Lantis, Oscar Lewis, Nancy O. Lurie, Donald S. Marshall, Abraham H. Maslow, John S. Matthiasson, Selz C. Mayo, Tom F.S. McFeat, Margaret Mead, Betty J. Meggers, George P. Murdock, Raoul Naroll, George Nelleman, Arthur Niehall, Marrilee Oakes, Morris E. Opler, Harold Orlans, Cornelius Osgood, Simon Ottenberg, John G. Peck, William Pollitzer, Ruben E. Reina, David Reisman, Marcel Rioux, Frank H.H. Roberts, Jr., Edward S. Rogers, Irving Rouse, Beate R. Salz, A.H.A. Siddiqi, Norman Simpkins, Leon Sinder, Richard Slobodin, Edward H. Spicer, Leslie Spier, Robert F.G. Spier, George D. Spindler, Sol Tax, Morton I. Teicher, Laura Thompson, Mischa Titiev, Brian du Toit, John Trudeau, Arthur Tuden, Victor F. Valentine, Frank G. Vallee, Clark Vincent, Fred W. Voget, Evon Z. Vogt, C. Von Furer-Haimendorf, Willard Walker, Anthony F.C. Wallace, Gene Weltfish, and Eric R.Wolf.
Arrangement note:
The Honigmann papers are not fully processed and are only broadly desccribed in this finding aid. The collection is arranged into (1) Churchill, five northern towns, and Schefferville, undated; (2) the Cree of Attawapisdat, Ontario, 1947-1956; (3) Frobisher Bay, 1963; (4) Great Whale River; (5) Inuvik, 1967; (6) Material concerning the Kaska of Lower Post, British Columbia, and Southern Yukon Territory, 1944-1945; (7) General anthropological subjects and teaching;(8) General and miscellaneous material on peoples of the world; (9) West Pakistan; (10) Canadian Wildlife Service Arctic Ecology Map; (11) Understanding Culture; (12) Miscellany; (13) Correspondence, ca. 1950s-1970s
Biographical / Historical:
Honigmann was regularly in the field. In 1943, this began with an ethnographic study of the Fort Nelson Slave in Canada. In 1944-1945, he was with the Kaska in British Columbia. In 1947-1948, he worked at Attawapiskat on James Bay and, in 1949-1950, at Great Whale River on Hudson Bay. He investigated town life in Pakistan in 1952 and 1957-1958. During the summers of 1960-1962, 1964-1966, 1972, and 1975, his studies carried him to a village in Austria. In 1963, he worked at Frobisher Bay and in 1967 at Inuvik.

1914 -- Born June 7, New York City, New York

1937 -- Married Irma Grabel

1942 -- Student at Columbia University Received BA from Brooklyn College

1943 -- Received MA from Yale University Field trip with the Fort Nelson Slave in Fort Nelson (3-6 months)

1944-1945 -- Field trip with the Kaska in British Columbia, Canada (3-6 months)

1946-1947 -- Assistant professor of Sociology and anthropology at State College, Washington

1947 -- Received PhD in anthropology from Yale University

1947-1948 -- Field trip at Attawapiskat, James Bay, Ontario, Canada Research anthropologist for the National Committee for Community Health Studies in Toronto, Canada

1948-1951 -- Assistant professor of sociology and anthropology at New York University

1949 -- Published Anthropology, Culture and Ethos of the Kaska Society

1949-1950 -- Field trip at Great Whale River, Hudson's Bay, Ontario, Canada

1951-1955 -- Associate professor of anthropology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

1952 -- Field trip at Pakistan

1955 -- Field trip at Attawapiskat, James Bay, Ontario, Canada

1955-1957 -- Professor of anthropology, UNC, Chapel Hill

1957-1958 -- Field trip at Pakistan

1959 -- Published The World of Man

1960 -- Field trip at Austria

1962 -- Published Foodways in a Muskeg Community Field trip at Austria

1963 -- Published Understanding Culture Field trip at Frobishers Bay, Baffin Island, Canada

1964 -- Field trip at Austria

1965 -- With wife Irma, co-authored Eskimo Townsmen

1966 -- Field trip in Austria

1967 -- Published Personality in Culture Field trip at Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada

1967-1970 -- Postdoctoral fellowship and grants: NSF grant

1970 -- Co-authored Arctic Townsmen Chairman of the department of anthropology, UNC, Chapel Hill

1972 -- Field trip at Austria

1975 -- Field trip at Austria

1977 -- Died at Chapel Hill, NC, August 4
Provenance:
Most of Honigmann's papers were donated to the National Anthropological Archives by Irma Honigman, his wife, between October 1977 and January 1979. Honigmann's daughter, Karen Honigmann Schaefer, donated her father's field journals in July 1993.
Restrictions:
Some materials concerning the operations of the University of North Carolina Department of Anthropology are restricted.
Rights:
Honigmann used pseudonyms when referring to his informants in publications. Irma Honigmann has requested that researchers refrain from publishing their names.
Topic:
Socialization -- Eskimos  Search this
Personality -- Eskimos  Search this
Anthropology -- History  Search this
Social problems -- Eskimos  Search this
Genre/Form:
Psychological tests
Citation:
John Joseph Honigmann Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.1993-15
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Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3cce2ded2-5cf0-43db-8c58-30bbc9a9a154
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-1993-15

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