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Creator:

Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation  Search this

Director:

Heye, George G. (George Gustav), 1874-1957  Search this

Dockstader, Frederick J.  Search this

Names:

Ford-Bartlett East Greenland Expedition 1930  Search this

Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899)  Search this

Hendricks-Hodge Expedition (1917-1923).  Search this

Huntington Free Library  Search this

Hyde Exploring Expedition (1902-1903)  Search this

Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation  Search this

Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research  Search this

Collector:

Barrett, S. A. (Samuel Alfred), 1879-1965  Search this

Churchill, Clara G.  Search this

Churchill, Frank C. (Frank Carroll), 1850-1912  Search this

Davis, Edward H., b. 1862  Search this

Emmons, George Thornton  Search this

Gridley, Marion E. (Marion Eleanor), 1906-1974  Search this

Harrington, M. R. (Mark Raymond), 1882-1971  Search this

Harvey, Byron  Search this

Harvey, Fred  Search this

Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956  Search this

Johnson, Frederick, 1904-1994  Search this

Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956  Search this

Lothrop, S. K. (Samuel Kirkland), 1892-1965  Search this

Pepper, George H. (George Hubbard), 1873-1924  Search this

Skinner, Alanson, 1886-1925  Search this

Speck, Frank G. (Frank Gouldsmith), 1881-1950  Search this

Stiles, William F., 1912-1980  Search this

Verrill, A. Hyatt (Alpheus Hyatt), 1871-1954  Search this

Waterman, T. T. (Thomas Talbot), 1885-1936  Search this

Wildschut, William  Search this

Former owner:

Burnett, Edwin K.  Search this

Force, Roland W.  Search this

Extent:

400 Linear feet

Culture:

Indians of North America  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Administrative records

Photographs

Annual reports

Field notes

Correspondence

Ledgers (account books)

Minutes

Date:

1890-1998

Summary:

These records document the governance and programmatic activities of the Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation (MAI) from its inception in 1904 until its sublimation by the Smithsonian Institution in 1990. The types of materials present in this collection include personal and institutional correspondence, individual subject files, minutes and annual reports, financial ledgers, legal records, expedition field notes, research notes, catalog and object lists, publications, clippings, flyers, maps, photographs, negatives and audio-visual materials. These materials span a varied range of subjects relating to the activities of the museum which are more fully described on the series level.

Scope and Contents:

These records document the governance and programmatic activities of the Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation (MAI) from its inception in 1904 until its sublimation by the Smithsonian Institution in 1990. The types of materials present in this collection include personal and institutional correspondence, individual subject files, minutes and annual reports, financial ledgers, legal records, expedition field notes, research notes, catalog and object lists, publications, clippings, flyers, maps, photographs, negatives and audio-visual materials. These materials span a varied range of subjects relating to the activities of the museum which are more fully described on the series level.

Arrangement:

The MAI, Heye Foundation records have been arranged into 21 series and 50 subseries: Series 1: Directors, 1908-1990 (1.1: George Gustav Heye, 1863-1962, 1.2: Edwin K. Burnett, 1943-1960, 1.3: Frederick Dockstader, 1950-1976, 1.4: Alexander F. Draper, 1972-1977, 1.5:Roland W. Force, 1963-1990, 1.6: George Eager, Assistant Director, 1977-1990) Series 2: Board of Trustees, 1916-1990 (2.1: Board of Trustee Minutes, 1916-1990, 2.2: Individual Board Correspondence, 1943-1990, 2.3: Subject Files, 1917-1990) Series 3: Administrative, 1916-1989 (3.1: Subject Files, 1904-1991, 3.2: Personnel, 1956-1991, 3.3: Legal, 1900-1989, 3.4: Task Force, 1976-1986, 3.5: George Abrams, 1980-1991) Series 4: Financial, 1916-1990 (4.1: Ledgers, 1900-1962, 4.2: Correspondence, 1905-1985, 4.3: Subject Files, 1916-1990) Series 5: Expeditions, 1896-1973Series 6: Collectors, 1872-1981Series 7: Registration, 1856-1993Series 8: Collections Management, 1937-1988Series 9: Curatorial, 1963-1990 (9.1: Curatorial Council, 1973-1990, 9.2: Gary Galante, 1979-1991, 9.3: Mary Jane Lenz, 1974-1994, 9.4: James G. E. Smith, 1963-1990, 9.5: U. Vincent Wilcox, 1968-1984, 9.6: Anna C. Roosevelt, 1973-1988) Series 10: Exhibits, 1923-1991 (10.1: MAI Exhibits, 1923-1990, 10.2: Non-MAI Exhibits, 1937-1991) Series 11: Public Programs, 1935-1990Series 12: Publications, 1904-1994 (12.1: Annual Reports, 1917-1989, 12.2: Publications by MAI, 1904-1990, 12.3: Publications by Other Sources, 1881-1990, 12.4: Administration, 1920-1988, 12.5: Archival Set of Official Publications, 1907-1976) Series 13: Public Affairs, 1938-1991Series 14: Development, 1927-1991 (14.1: Administration, 1979-1990, 14.2: Donors, 1978-1990, 14.3: Fundraising, 1973-1990, 14.4: Grants, 1970-1990, 14.5: Subject Files, 1976-1990) Series 15: Other Departments, 1914-1990 (15.1: Archives, 1914-1990, 15.2: Conservation, 1972-1989, 15.3: Education, 1921-1990, 15.4: Indian Information Center, 1977-1989, 15.5: Museum Shop, 1947-1989, 15.6: Photography, 1918-1990, 15.7: Physical Anthropology, 1919-1956) Series 16: Huntington Free Library, 1926-1991Series 17: Museum Relocation, 1969-1992 (17.1: Subject Files, 1979-1990, 17.2: American Museum of Natural History, 1980-1987, 17.3: Dallas, Texas, 1984-1987, 17.4: Smithsonian Institution, 1979-1990, 17.5: U.S. Custom House, 1977-1990, 17.6: Other Locations, 1974-1987) Series 18: MediaSeries 19: PhotographsSeries 20: Miscellaneous, 1837-1990Series 21: Oversize, 1873-1972 (21.1: Maps, 1873-1975, 21.2: Miscellaneous, 1884-1982)

History of the Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation:

The Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation was established by wealthy collector George Gustav Heye in 1908. Heye began collecting American Indian artifacts as early as 1897 and his collection rapidly increased over the next several years. Based in New York, Heye bought collections and documentary photographs, sponsored expeditions, and traveled and collected items himself. In addition, once MAI was established he sponsored numerous expeditions across the Western Hemisphere, including North American, Canada, South America and Central America.

From 1908 to 1917 Heye housed his artifacts on temporary loan at the University of Pennsylvania's University Museum, Pennsylvania, in lofts on East 33rd Street in New York City, and at other depositories. In 1917, the collections moved from his apartment to their permanent museum location at Audubon Terrace, at 155th Street and Broadway in New York City. The museum, containing ethnographic and archaeological collections from North, Central and South America, opened to the public in 1922. Less than ten years later, Heye completed a storage facility in the Pelham Bay area of the Bronx, known as the Research Branch. Heye served as Chairman of the Board and Museum Director until his death in 1957. After growing concern about the financial and other management of the collections came to a head, the museum became part of the Smithsonian Institution in 1989 and in 1994 opened exhibit space in the U.S. Customs House at Bowling Green near New York City's Battery Park. The Cultural Resources Center in Suitland, Maryland later opened in 1999 and the main Washington, DC museum opened in 2004.

Please visit the following links for more information about the history of the museum; History of the Collection, Collections Overview, and Significance of the Collection. Moreover, for information about how the museum currently cares for and exhibits the collection, please see the Conservation department and recent entries regarding Exhibitions and Conservation on the NMAI Blog. In addition, see portions of the NMAI Archive Center's collections highlighted in the SIRIS Blog.

Related Materials:

In 2004, the Huntington Fee Library, once part of the MAI/Heye Foundation, was transferred to the Cornell University Library Rare Book and Manuscript Collection. While this collection mainly contained books, it also contained a significant amount of archival materials. The Huntington Free Library's Native American Collection contains outstanding materials documenting the history, culture, languages, and arts of the native tribes of both North and South America, as well as contemporary politics and human rights issues are also important components of the collection. Further information about the collection and links to finding aids can be found here: rmc.library.cornell.edu/collections/HFL_old.html.

Restrictions:

Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).

Rights:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or broadcast materials from the collection must be requested from the National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.

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Genre/Form:

Administrative records

Photographs

Annual reports

Field notes

Correspondence

Ledgers (account books)

Minutes

Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation Records, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NMAI.AC.001

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Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv412df8cf1-44c0-41fd-9101-eefb477e5aef

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-001

Author:

Ubelaker, Douglas H.  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

1998

Citation:

Ubelaker, Douglas H. 1998. "FORDISC 2.0: Personal Computer Forensic Discriminant Functions." International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 8 128–133.

Identifier:

101691

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_101691

Author:

Ubelaker, Douglas H.  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

1998

Citation:

Ubelaker, Douglas H. 1998. "The Use of Forensic Anthropology." Journal of Forensic Identification, 48, (1) 45–47.

Identifier:

101692

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_101692

Author:

Ubelaker, Douglas H.  Search this

Editor:

Greenblatt, Charles L.  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

1998

Citation:

Ubelaker, Douglas H. 1998. "Ancient Disease in Anthropological Context." In Digging for Pathogens. Greenblatt, Charles L., editor. 175–199. Jerusalem: Center for the Study of Emerging Diseases.

Identifier:

101859

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_101859

Editor:

Krahl, Regina  Search this

Guy, John  Search this

Wilson, J. Keith  Search this

Raby, Julian  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

2010

Citation:

Krahl, Regina, Guy, John, Wilson, J. Keith, and Raby, Julian, editors. 2010. Shipwrecked: Tang Treasures and Monsoon Winds. Washington, D.C.: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

108599

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_108599

Editor:

Tsiang, Katherine R.  Search this

Wilson, J. Keith  Search this

Born, Richard A.  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

2010

Citation:

Tsiang, Katherine R., Wilson, J. Keith, and Born, Richard A., editors. 2010. Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Identifier:

108600

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_108600

Editor:

Launius, Roger D.  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

2013

Citation:

Launius, Roger D., editor. 2013. Exploring the Solar System: The History and Science of Planetary Exploration. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. In Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology.

Identifier:

114188

ISBN:

9781137273161

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_114188

Editor:

Neufeld, Michael J.  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

2013

Citation:

Neufeld, Michael J., editor. 2013. Spacefarers: Images of Astronauts and Cosmonauts in the Heroic Era of Spaceflight. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press.

Identifier:

116273

ISBN:

978-1935623199

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_116273

Editor:

Collins, Martin J.  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

2010

Citation:

Collins, Martin J., editor. 2010. History and Technology: an International Journal; vol. 26, no. 3. Abingdon, UK: Taylor & Francis.

Identifier:

117097

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_117097

Editor:

Collins, Martin J.  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

2010

Citation:

Collins, Martin J., editor. 2010. History and Technology: an International Journal; vol. 26, no. 2. Abingdon, UK: Taylor & Francis.

Identifier:

117098

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_117098

Editor:

Collins, Martin J.  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

2010

Citation:

Collins, Martin J., editor. 2010. History and Technology: an International Journal; vol. 26, no. 1. Abingdon, UK: Taylor & Francis.

Identifier:

117099

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_117099

Editor:

Launius, Roger D.  Search this

Krige, John  Search this

Craig, James I.   Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

2013

Citation:

Launius, Roger D., Krige, John, and Craig, James I. , editors. 2013. Space Shuttle Legacy: How We Did It and What We Learned. Reston, Virginia: American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Identifier:

117285

ISBN:

9781624102165

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_117285

Author:

Oberholser, Harry C.  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

1932

Citation:

Oberholser, Harry C. 1932. "Description of a new Odontophorus from Costa Rica." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 45 39–41.

Identifier:

122122

ISSN:

0006-324X

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_122122

Author:

Arellano, Carmen  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

1998

Citation:

Arellano, Carmen. 1998. "Los Inkas en la sierra central del Perú. Balance crítico desde la perspectiva etnohistórica." Tawantinsuyu, (5) 490.

Identifier:

130644

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_130644

Author:

Busck, August  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

1914

Citation:

Busck, August. 1914. "A new Gracilaria on Azalea." Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus, (1) 1–2.

Identifier:

131418

ISSN:

1059-1559

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_131418

Author:

Busck, August  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

1914

Citation:

Busck, August. 1914. "The chestnut bastminer." Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus, (1) 3–4.

Identifier:

131419

ISSN:

1059-1559

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_131419

Author:

Busck, August  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

1914

Citation:

Busck, August. 1914. "New Microlepidoptera from Hawaii." Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus, (7) 103–107.

Identifier:

131448

ISSN:

1059-1559

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_131448

Author:

Ridgway, Robert  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

1896

Citation:

Ridgway, Robert. 1896. A manual of North American birds. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co.

Identifier:

133076

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_133076

Author:

Dall, William H.  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

1883

Citation:

Dall, William H. 1883. "Der Golfstrom nach den neuesten Forschungen." Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen, 1 19–21.

Identifier:

137070

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_137070

Author:

Dall, William Healey  Search this

Object Type:

Smithsonian staff publication

Year:

1897

Citation:

Dall, William Healey. 1897. "Notes on the paleontological publications of Prof. William Wagner." Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science of Philadelphia, 5 7–11, pls. 1-3.

Identifier:

138088

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:slasro_138088