The collection consists of the files of Alan Schneider, attorney for the plaintiffs, regarding the Kennewick Man court case (Bonnichsen v. United States). The collection also contains some files relating to Spirit Cave, On Your Knees Cave, and the Leonard Ranch site.
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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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.
Related Materials:
The National Anthropological Archives also holds materials regarding Bonnichsen v. United States created by Douglas Owsley and the National Park Service.
Provenance:
Received from Alan Schneider in 2015.
Restrictions:
Access to the Alan Schneider papers regarding Bonnichsen v. United States requires an appointment.
Requests to view forensic files are subject to review by the NAA. Forensic files can only be
viewed in the National Anthropological Archives reading room. No copies are permitted unless
permission is granted by the agency the report was written for.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Donald J. Ortner Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
The papers of Donald J. Ortner were processed with the assistance
of the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund.
This accession consists of records documenting various projects undertaken by the staff of Smithsonian Photographic Services (SPS), previously known as the Office of
Printing and Photographic Services (OPPS); the Office of Imaging, Printing, and Photographic Services (OIPPS); and the Office of Imaging and Photographic Services (OIPS).
Materials include project plans, grant proposals, conference presentations, photographs, a book, and correspondence and memoranda.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2019; Transferring office; 11/16/2015 memorandum, Milhoan to Roby; Contact reference staff for details.
Files containing Sturtevant's students' grades have been restricted, as have his students' and colleagues' grant and fellowships applications. Restricted files were separated and placed at the end of their respective series in boxes 87, 264, 322, 389-394, 435-436, 448, 468, and 483. For preservation reasons, his computer files are also restricted. Seminole sound recordings are restricted. Access to the William C. Sturtevant Papers requires an apointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
William C. Sturtevant papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The papers of William C. Sturtevant were processed with the assistance of a Wenner-Gren Foundation Historical Archives Program grant awarded to Dr. Ives Goddard. Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
