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Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology. Division of Ethnology  Search this

Extent:

14,500 Items

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Drawings

Clippings

Date:

ca. 1860s-1960s

Scope and Contents:

Consists of photographs collected by the United States National Museum (USNM) Division of Ethnology and later by the Smithsonian Office of Anthropology (SOA). Coverage is worldwide outside North America. Most of the items are photographic prints, some in albums. There are also negatives, photomechanical prints, artwork, and newsclippings. For the most part, the material is historical or ethnological, including images of specimens, portraits, and scenes of daily activity. Some landscape views are also included.

Arrangement:

Arranged by geographic area, generally following George P. Murdockʹs Outline of World Cultures.

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Drawings

Clippings

Citation:

Photo lot 97, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.PhotoLot.97

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Division of Ethnology photograph collection 1

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3361718ad-0211-4be3-805f-10163a0c4dc2

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-97

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:

330.25 Linear feet (519 boxes)

Note:

Some materials are held off-site; this will be indicated at the series or sub-series level. Advanced notice must be given to view these portions of the collection.

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1840s-circa 2015

Summary:

The Department of Anthropology records contain administrative and research materials produced by the department and its members from the time of the Smithsonian Institution's foundation until today.

Scope and Contents:

The Department of Anthropology records contain correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, memoranda, invoices, meeting minutes, fiscal records, annual reports, grant applications, personnel records, receipts, and forms. The topics covered in the materials include collections, exhibits, staff, conservation, acquisitions, loans, storage and office space, administration, operations, research, budgets, security, office procedures, and funding. The materials were created by members of the Section of Ethnology of the Smithsonian Institution, the Division of Anthropology of the United States National Museum, the Office of Anthropology of the National Museum of Natural History, and the Department of Anthropology of the National Museum of Natural History and range in date from before the founding of the Smithsonian Institution to today. The Department of Anthropology records also contain some materials related to the Bureau of American Ethnology, such as documents from the River Basin Surveys.

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.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in 28 series: (1) Correspondence, 1902-1908, 1961-1992; (2) Alpha-Subject File, 1828-1963; (3) Alpha-Subject File, 1961-1975; (4) Smithsonian Office of Anthropology Subject Files, 1967-1968; (5) River Basin Survey Files, 1965-1969; (6) Research Statements, Proposals, and Awards, 1961-1977 (bulk 1966-1973); (7) Publication File, 1960-1975; (8) Memoranda and Lists Concerning Condemnations, 1910-1965; (9) Notebook on Special Exhibits, 1951-1952 (10) Section on Animal Industry; (11) Administrative Records, 1891-1974; (12) Administrative Records, 1965-1994 (bulk 1975-1988); (13) Fiscal Records, 1904-1986; (14) Annual Reports, 1920-1983; (15) Chairman's Office Files, 1987-1993; (16) Division of Archaeology, 1828-1965; (17) Division of Ethnology, 1840s, 1860-1972, 1997; (18) Division of Physical Anthropology; (19) Division of Cultural Anthropology, 1920-1968; (20) Records of the Anthropological Laboratory/Anthropology Conservation and Restoration Laboratory, 1939-1973; (21) Collections Management, 1965-1985; (22) Photographs of Specimens and Other Subjects (Processing Laboratory Photographs), 1880s-1950s; (23) Exhibit Labels, Specimen Labels, Catalog Cards, and Miscellaneous Documents, circa 1870-1950; (24) Antiquities Act Permits, 1904-1986; (25) Ancient Technology Program, circa 1966-1981; (26) Urgent Anthropology; (27) Records of the Handbook of North American Indians; (28) Personnel; (29) Repatriation Office, 1991-1994

Administrative History.:

The Smithsonian Institution was founded in 1846. Although there was no department of anthropology until the creation of the Section of Ethnology in 1879, anthropological materials were part of the Smithsonian's collection from its foundation. The Section of Ethnology was created to care for the rapidly growing collection. In 1881, the United States National Museum was established. Soon thereafter, in 1883, it was broken up into divisions, including the Division of Anthropology. In 1904, Physical Anthropology was added to the Division.

The Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) was created in 1879 as a research unit of the Smithsonian, separating research from collections care. However, during the 1950s, research became a higher priority for the Department of Anthropology and, in 1965, the BAE was merged with the Department of Anthropology to create the Office of Anthropology, and the BAE's archives became the National Anthropological Archives (NAA).

In 1967, the United States National Museum was broken up into three separate museums: the Musuem of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History), the National Museum of American Art, and the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). The Office of Anthropology was included in NMNH and was renamed the Department of Anthropology in 1968.

New divisions were added to the Department, including the Human Studies Film Archives (HSFA) in 1981, the Research Institute on Immigration and Ethnic Studies (RIIES) in 1982, and the Repatriation Office in 1993. In 1983, the Smithsonian opened the Museum Support Center (MSC) in Suitland, Maryland, as offsite housing for collections with specialized storage facilities and conservation labs.

The Department of Anthropology is currently the largest department within NMNH. It has three curatorial divisions (Ethnology, Archaeology, and Biological Anthropology) and its staff includes curators, research assistants, program staff, collections specialists, archivists, repatriation tribal liaisons, and administrative specialists. It has a number of outreach and research arms, including the Repatriation Office, Recovering Voices, Human Origins, and the Arctic Studies Center.

The Museum is home to one of the world's largest anthropology collections, with over three million specimens in archaeology, ethnology, and human skeletal biology. The NAA is the Smithsonian's oldest archival repository, with materials that reflect over 150 years of anthropological collecting and fieldwork. The HSFA is the only North American archive devoted exclusively to the collection and preservation of anthropological film and video.

Sources Consulted

National Museum of Natural History. "Department of Anthropology: About" Accessed April 13, 2020. https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/anthropology/about

National Museum of Natural History. "History of Anthropology at the Smithsonian." Accessed April 13, 2020. https://naturalhistory.si.edu/sites/default/files/media/file/history-anthropology-si.pdf

National Museum of Natural History. "History of the Smithsonian Combined Catalog." Accessed April 13, 2020 https://sirismm.si.edu/siris/sihistory.htm

Chronology

1846 -- The Smithsonian Institution is founded

1879 -- George Catlin bequeaths his collection to the Smithsonian The Section of Ethnology is established to oversee ethnological and archaeological collections The Bureau of Ethnology is established by Congress as a research unit of the Smithsonian

1881 -- The U.S. National Museum (USNM) is established as a separate entity within the Smithsonian Institution

1883 -- The staff and collections of the USNM are reorganized into divisions, including a Division of Anthropology

1897 -- The United States National Museum is reorganized into three departments: Anthropology headed by W. H. Holmes; Biology with F. W. True as head; and Geology with G. P. Merrill in charge The Bureau of Ethnology is renamed the Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) to emphasize the geographic limit of its interests

1903 -- The Division of Physical Anthropology established

1904 -- The Division of Physical Anthropology is incorporated into the Division of Anthropology

1910 -- The USNM moves into the new Natural History Building

1965 -- The Smithsonian Office of Anthropology is created on February 1 The BAE is eliminated and merged with the Office of Anthropology

1968 -- The Smithsonian Office of Anthropology (SOA) of the National Museum of Natural History is retitled the Department of Anthropology on October 29

1973 -- The Research Institute on Immigration and Ethnic Studies (RIIES) is established at the National Museum of Natural History's (NMNH) Center for the Study of Man (CSM) to study the waves of immigration to the United States and its overseas outposts that began in the 1960's

1975 -- The National Anthropological Film Center is established

1981 -- The National Anthropological Film Center is incorporated into the Department of Anthropology

1982 -- The RIIES, part of the CSM at the NMNH, is transferred to the Department of Anthropology

1991 -- NMNH establishes a Repatriation Office

1993 -- The Repatriation Office is incorporated into the Department of Anthropology

Head Curators and Department Chairs

1897-1902 -- William Henry Holmes

1902-1903 -- Otis T. Mason (acting)

1904-1908 -- Otis T. Mason

1908-1909 -- Walter Hough (acting)

1910-1920 -- William Henry Holmes

1920-1923 -- Walter Hough (acting)

1923-1935 -- Walter Hough

1935-1960 -- Frank M. Setzler

1960-1962 -- T. Dale Stewart

1963-1965 -- Waldo R. Wedel

1965-1967 -- Richard Woodbury

1967-1970 -- Saul H. Riesenberg

1970-1975 -- Clifford Evans

1975-1980 -- William W. Fitzhugh

1980-1985 -- Douglas H. Ubelaker

1985-1988 -- Adrienne L. Kaeppler

1988-1992 -- Donald J. Ortner

1992-1999 -- Dennis Stanford

1999-2002 -- Carolyn L. Rose

2002-2005 -- William W. Fitzhugh

2005-2010 -- J. Daniel Rogers

2010-2014 -- Mary Jo Arnoldi

2014-2018 -- Torbin Rick

2018- -- Igor Krupnik

Related Materials:

The NAA holds collections of former head curators and department chairs, including the papers of Otis Tufton Mason, Walter Hough, T. Dale Stewart, Waldo Rudolph and Mildred Mott Wedel, Saul H. Riesenberg, Clifford Evans, and Donald J. Ortner; the photographs of Frank Maryl Setzler; and the Richard B. Woodbury collection of drawings of human and animal figures.

Other related collections at the NAA include the papers of Gordon D. Gibson, Eugene I. Knez, and Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans; and the records of the Bureau of American Ethnology, the Center for the Study of Man, and the River Basin Surveys.

Provenance:

This collection was transferred to the National Anthropological Archives (NAA) by the National Museum of Natural History's Department of Anthropology in multiple accessions.

Restrictions:

Some materials are restricted.

Access to the Department of Anthropology records requires an appointment.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Topic:

Anthropology  Search this

Ethnology  Search this

Archaeology  Search this

Citation:

Department of Anthropology Records, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.XXXX.0311

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Department of Anthropology records

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3da0f5297-c324-47c1-96dd-171f6edd11b6

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-xxxx-0311

Creator:

Jacques Seligmann & Co.  Search this

Subject:

Hauke, Cesar M. de (Cesar Mange)  Search this

Glaenzer, Eugene  Search this

Haardt, Georges  Search this

Seligman, Germain  Search this

Seligmann, Arnold  Search this

Parker, Theresa D.  Search this

Waegen, Rolf Hans  Search this

Trevor, Clyfford  Search this

Seligmann, René  Search this

Seligmann, Jacques  Search this

De Hauke & Co., Inc.  Search this

Jacques Seligmann & Co  Search this

Eugene Glaenzer & Co.  Search this

Germain Seligmann & Co.  Search this

Gersel  Search this

Type:

Gallery records

Citation:

Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Mackay, Clarence Hungerford, 1874-1938 -- Art collections  Search this

Schiff, Mortimer L. -- Art collections  Search this

Arenberg, duc d' -- Art collections  Search this

Liechtenstein, House of -- Art collections  Search this

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- France -- Paris  Search this

Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war  Search this

La Fresnaye, Roger de, 1885-1925  Search this

Art, Renaissance  Search this

Decorative arts  Search this

Art treasures in war  Search this

Art, European  Search this

Theme:

Art Gallery Records  Search this

Art Market  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9936

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212486

AAA_collcode_jacqself

Theme:

Art Gallery Records

Art Market

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212486

Creator:

Kargopulo, Basile  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology. Division of Ethnology  Search this

Extent:

1 Photographic print (004 in x 003 in mounted on 004 in x 003 in)

Culture:

French  Search this

Turks  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Photographs

Place:

England

Date:

undated

Local Numbers:

NAA INV.04093500

Local Note:

Black and white photoprint on standard card

Place:

Anatolia -- Constantinople/Istanbul/Pera/Bosphorus River

Turkey -- Constantinople/Istanbul/Pera/Bosphorus River

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Photo Lot 97 DOE Mid East:Turkey:M Unlisted:Kargopoulo, Photog 04093500, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Division of Ethnology photograph collection 1

Division of Ethnology photograph collection 1 / Middle East / Turkey / M Unlisted

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw304eca9cd-088d-4ca6-8ee3-a99a3838b31b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-97-ref1977

Creator:

Chandlee, W. E.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology. Division of Ethnology  Search this

Extent:

1 Photomechanical print (008 in x 006 in)

Type:

Archival materials

Photomechanical prints

Photographs

Place:

England

Argentina

Date:

1899

Local Numbers:

NAA INV.04209200

Local Note:

Black and white photomechanical print

Place:

Argentina -- Buenos Aires? -- Buenos Aires?/Southern Railway Depot/Hasta San Vicente

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Photo Lot 97 DOE So Amer: Argentina: General: NM Unlisted 04209200, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Division of Ethnology photograph collection 1

Division of Ethnology photograph collection 1 / South America / Argentina / Gen

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw38dd8ea13-14f9-4bff-b6e6-be054635cae3

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-97-ref2483

Collection Creator:

Avery, Milton, 1885-1965  Search this

Container:

Box 3, Folder 6

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1972-1974, 1979

Collection Restrictions:

The collection has been digitized and is available online via the Archives of American Art's website.

Collection Rights:

The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.

Collection Citation:

Milton Avery papers, 1926-1982. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art

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Milton Avery papers

Milton Avery papers / Series 3: Subject Files

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9fda0ff6f-8c18-4d70-88b7-55aae10d8aeb

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-avermilt-ref123

Collection Creator:

Junkin, Hattie Meyers, 1896-1985  Search this

Container:

Box 3, Folder 18

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

1953

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

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Hattie Meyers Junkin Papers

Hattie Meyers Junkin Papers / Series 1: General Correspondence / 1.3: Business correspondence

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2676890e0-db00-42d9-8814-b2e07a446b22

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0171-ref95

Extent:

58.76 cu. ft. (39 record storage boxes) (9 document boxes) (26 tall document boxes) (9 microfilm reels)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Black-and-white photographs

Clippings

Books

Manuscripts

Letterpress copybooks

Date:

1851-1982 and undated

Introduction:

The Archives would like to thank the staff of the Division of Mollusks for their cooperation in transferring the records to the Archives. We especially appreciate the help of Clyde Roper, Richard Houbrick, and Michael Sweeney.

Descriptive Entry:

This collection provides comprehensive documentation of the operation and activities of the Division of Mollusks from its establishment in 1880 until 1982. A small amount of records predate the formal creation of the Division. The collection is also a major source of information on the professional careers of William H. Dall, Paul Bartsch, Charles Torrey Simpson, Robert Edwards Carter Stearns, Harald A. Rehder, Joseph P. E. Morrison, Joseph Rosewater, and Clyde F. E. Roper.

The majority of the collection consists of a large file of incoming and outgoing correspondence (Series 1) that documents all aspects of the Division's work. The correspondence provides a wealth of information for researchers interested in the history of malacology during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Many of the foremost workers in the field corresponded with the staff of the Division. Henry A. Pilsbry, William J. Clench, S. Stillman Berry, William G. Binney, Edward S. Morse, Carlos de la Torre, Addison E. Verrill, and Joshua L. Bailey are just a few of the outstanding malacologists represented by letters. The correspondence is also helpful in illustrating the early history and activities of the American Malacological Union, the development of the Smithsonian collection of mollusks, and everyday activities of the Division. Divisional correspondence is also housed in two other series. Series 2 contains letters exchanged between the Division and the Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, and various United States government agencies. This correspondence documents the administration of the Division by its parent organizations, as well as cooperative efforts with other government bureaus to increase and care for the national collection of mollusks. Also included are many letters relating to William H. Dall's official duties as a paleontologist with the United States Geological Survey. Series 3 consists of bound letterpress books containing copies of outgoing letters, 1885-1937.

A large series of specimen related records includes catalogues of individual collections; report books in which specimen identifications were recorded; invoices; requisitions; and log books which contain notations on everyday activities of the Division. The remainder of the collection consists of annual reports, 1884-1969, and miscellaneous administrative records.

For additional records relating to the history of the Division of Mollusks, researchers should consult the William H. Dall Papers (Record Unit 7073), the Paul Bartsch Papers (Record Unit 7089), and the Harald A. Rehder Interviews (Record Unit 9519).

Historical Note:

The origin of the mollusk collections under the care of the Smithsonian Institution predates the formal establishment of the Department of Mollusks in 1880. Collections of shells began arriving at the Institution from many of the early exploring expeditions conducted during the 1840s and 1850s. Voluntary assistance in arranging and describing the collections was provided by many eminent invertebrate zoologists including Augustus Addison Gould, Philip Pearsall Carpenter, Isaac Lea, William Greene Binney, William Stimpson, and Thomas Bland.

The Department of Mollusks was created as an administrative unit of the United States National Museum (USNM) in 1880. As a result of an administrative reorganization of the USNM in 1897, the name was changed to the Division of Mollusks. In 1914, the Division was merged with the Division of Marine Invertebrates under the latter title. In 1921, the Division of Mollusks regained independent status. At that time the coral and helminthological collections were turned over to the Division's care.

William H. Dall's association with the Smithsonian began in 1865 when he came under the influence of Spencer F. Baird while preparing for his role on the Western Union Telegraph Expedition. After he returned from Alaska in 1868, Dall was given space in the Smithsonian Building to arrange his collections and prepare his scientific reports. While Dall spent the majority of his career as a paleontologist with the United States Geological Survey, he also served as Honorary Curator of the Division of Mollusks from 1880 until his death in 1927. Dall was the author of over 1,600 scientific papers on both recent and fossil mollusks.

Paul Bartsch, an authority on West Indian land shells, was appointed Aid in 1896. He served as Assistant Curator, 1906-1916, and Curator, 1916-1946. After his retirement he was an Associate in Zoology until his death in 1960. Harald A. Rehder joined the staff in 1932 as Senior Scientific Aid. He was promoted to Assistant Curator, 1934-1942; Associate Curator, 1942-1946; Curator, 1946-1965; and Senior Zoologist, 1965-1980. Rehder specialized in the study of the marine mollusks of the Indo-Pacific region. He maintained the title of Zoologist Emeritus until his death in 1996.

Other staff members of the Division of Mollusks have included Robert Edwards Carter Stearns, Assistant Curator, 1884-1893, and Associate in Zoology, 1894-1909; Charles Torrey Simpson, Aid, 1889-1902; William B. Marshall, Aid, 1895-1896, 1903-1914, and Assistant Curator, 1914-1934; Horace G. Richards, Assistant Curator, 1932; Joseph P. E. Morrison, Senior Scientific Aid, 1934-1942, Assistant Curator, 1942-1946, and Associate Curator, 1946-1974; R. Tucker Abbott, Assistant Curator, 1946-1949, and Associate Curator, 1949-1954; Joseph Rosewater, Associate Curator, 1961-1969, and Curator, 1969-1985; Clyde F. E. Roper, Associate Curator, 1966-1972, and Curator, 1972 - ; Richard S. Houbrick, Associate Curator, 1977-1978, and Curator, 1978 - ; and Arthur H. Clarke, Associate Curator, 1977-1980.

Topic:

Mollusks  Search this

Marine invertebrates  Search this

Invertebrates  Search this

Zoologists  Search this

Zoology  Search this

Genre/Form:

Black-and-white photographs

Clippings

Books

Manuscripts

Letterpress copybooks

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 73, National Museum of Natural History, Division of Mollusks, Records

Identifier:

Record Unit 73

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Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-faru0073

Extent:

49 cu. ft. (98 document boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Date:

1881-1964

Descriptive Entry:

The administration of the United States National Museum required curators to submit regular reports on the activities of the departments, divisions, and sections. Prior to about 1900 these reports were often made monthly and semiannually as well as annually. The reports were traditionally submitted to the Director of the National Museum to be used in preparing the published Annual Report of the United States National Museum. The individual reports, however, were not reproduced in their entirety in the published Annual Report and generally contain more information than is to be found in the published version.

Reports were stored by the Office of Correspondence and Reports (later known as the Office of Correspondence and Documents), and then by the Office of the Registrar.

Includes reports submitted to the Director of the United States National Museum by curators and administrators.

Topic:

Museums -- Administration  Search this

Museum curators  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 158, United States National Museum, Curators' Annual Reports

Identifier:

Record Unit 158

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Curators' Annual Reports

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-faru0158

Extent:

11.5 cu. ft. (23 document boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Black-and-white photographs

Serials (publications)

Maps

Date:

1965-1973

Descriptive Entry:

This record unit consists of files documenting the operation of the Smithsonian Office of Ecology (SOE), 1965-1970, and its successor, the Ecology Program of the Office of Environmental Sciences (OES), 1970-1973. The records were created primarily by administrators Buechner, 1965-1968; Wallen, 1969; and Jenkins, 1970-1973. They include organizational files, 1965-1973; administrative records, 1965-1973, including material concerning the development of the Chesapeake Bay Center for Field Biology (after 1970, the Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies) and the Smithsonian-Peace Corps Environmental Program; project files, 1965-1973, including records documenting projects conducted as part of the International Program in Ecology; and files of Lee Merriam Talbot, 1965-1971.

Historical Note:

The history of the Ecology Program of the Office of Environmental Sciences can be traced to July 1, 1965, when the Smithsonian Office of Ecology (SOE) was created to assist in expanding the research opportunities of Smithsonian scientists and to aid in the coordination of ecological activities with other government agencies. From its creation until 1966, the SOE was an administrative unit of the National Museum of Natural History. In 1966, administrative responsibility for the SOE was transferred to the Assistant Secretary for Science. The Smithsonian's environmental sciences programs were reorganized under the Office of Environmental Sciences (OES) in 1970. At that time, the SOE became the Ecology Program of the newly created OES. In 1973, OES was merged with the Office of International Activities to form the Office of International and Environmental Programs (OIEP). The Ecology Program came under the administrative control of OIEP. The Ecology Program was abolished in 1974.

Administrators of the Ecology Program of OES and its predecessor the SOE included Helmut K. Buechner, assistant director for ecology, 1965-1966, head, 1966-1968 (he also served as senior scientist, 1968-1971); Irvin Eugene Wallen, acting head, 1969; and Dale W. Jenkins, director, 1970-1973. Other staff included Lee Merriam Talbot, research biologist, 1965-1966, field representative, Ecology and Conservation, 1966-1967, deputy head and international field representative, 1968, resident ecologist, 1969-1971, and deputy director, 1972-1973; and Francis Raymond Fosberg, special assistant for tropical biology, 1965-1966.

Programs and bureaus under the administration of the Ecology Program of OES and its predecessor the SOE included the Chesapeake Bay Center for Field Biology (after 1970 the Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies), 1965-1969; the Center for Natural Areas, 1972-1974; and the Peace Corps Environmental Program, 1972-1974.

Topic:

Coastal ecology  Search this

Research  Search this

Environmental sciences  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Black-and-white photographs

Serials (publications)

Maps

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 271, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Environmental Sciences, Ecology Program Records

Identifier:

Record Unit 271

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Ecology Program Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-faru0271

Creator:

Osborne, J. W. (John Walter), 1828-1902  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology. Division of Ethnology  Search this

Extent:

1 Albumen print (009 in x 006 in mounted on 010 in x 008 in)

Culture:

Australian Aborigines  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Albumen prints

Photographs

Date:

1890

Local Numbers:

NAA INV.04926400

OPPS NEG.75-14014

Local Note:

Black and white albumen print on paper mount

Place:

Australia

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Citation:

Photo Lot 97 DOE Oceania: Australia: NM 23775: Osborne Colln 04926400, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Division of Ethnology photograph collection 1

Division of Ethnology photograph collection 1 / Oceania / Australia / Unspecified

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3afd567a1-b91b-4d47-8856-8f67976a5ccf

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-97-ref9958

Creator:

Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902  Search this

Addressee:

Curtin, Jeremiah, 1835-1906  Search this

Names:

Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum  Search this

Collection Collector:

Hewitt, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton), 1859-1937  Search this

Culture:

Hupa  Search this

Indians of North America -- California  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

February 2, 1889

Scope and Contents:

Instructing him that one hundred dollars had been reserved for the purchase of Hupa handicrafts for the U.S.N.M.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 1647(26)

Collection Citation:

Manuscript 1647, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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MS 1647 Miscellaneous materials by Hewitt and others

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw34c746baf-43dc-480f-bb72-9d2b536f3eea

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-ms1647-ref26

Collection Creator:

Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation  Search this

Collection Director:

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

Container:

Box 266, Folder 13

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1919-1920

Scope and Contents:

Correspondents: Clark Wissler, William Griffiths, Benjamin Talbot Babbitt Hyde, Bob Ritchie, David Ross McCord, William G. Richardson, E.M. Nusbaum, Carl Schondorf?, M.L. Bind, A.V. Kidder, Henry Paxson, Arthur C. Parker, F.K. Swain?, George Gustav Heye, Edgar Thomson, M. Van Epps, Elsie Clews Parsons, James Mooney, W. de Haynes, Charles Nessler, Adelaide Nash Sipperley, Neil M. Judd, Levi W. Merigel, V.T. Hammer, Alanson Skinner.

Collection 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).

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

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Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation records

Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation records / Series 6: Collectors

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv4e49c808a-87f4-437c-a288-8ea1c1c89cda

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-001-ref16046

Collection Creator:

Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation  Search this

Collection Director:

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

Container:

Box 266, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

Mar-Apr 1905

Scope and Contents:

Correspondents: W. J. Andrus, Mary E Robbins, J. McKeen Cattell, Marion Hurlbert, Anita Earl, Zelia Nuttall, Albert Grignard, Frederic Ward Putnam, Edgar L. Hewett, Wilhelm (Guillermo) Bauer, G. Armeny, Mary Schenk Woolman, Helen Leah Reed, Thomas Dozier, John H. Cobbs, Hermon C. Bumpus, L.H. Brittin, John Lorenzo Hubbell, George Gustav Heye, Benjamin Talbot Babbitt Hyde, G.E. Kastengren, Frederick W. Hodge, Alfred L. Kroeber, Emily de Forest, Charles C. Willoughby, Franz Boas, William L. Brown, L.O. Howard,E.S. Belknap.

Collection 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).

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

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Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation records

Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation records / Series 6: Collectors

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv461761ea4-38fd-4758-89d9-76e71be47c16

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-001-ref7483

Collection Creator:

Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation  Search this

Collection Director:

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

Container:

Box 266, Folder 4

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

May-Aug 1905

Scope and Contents:

Correspondents: Wilhelm (Guillermo) Bauer, Alfred L. Kroeber, Willis C. White, John H. Cobbs, Frederick W. Hodge, Caroline M. Hills, Clarence B. Moore, Frederic Ward Putnam, Otis T. Mason, A.E. Bowen, George Grant MacCurdy, Albert Grignard, James Mooney, John Lorenzo Hubbell, Benjamin Talbot Babbitt Hyde, J.H. Sharp, Mary E. Ridenhaugh, T. Mitchell Prudden, John Hackmann, Homer Sargent, Anita Earl, J. Walter Fewkes, M.C. Long, H. Stadthagen, Frederic Landsberg, J.E. Standley, L.L. Bales, Frank Kendall, Pat Ryan, J.W. Benham, George Sherwood, Howard Clarke, De Lancey Ellis.

Collection 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).

Collection 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.

Collection 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.

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Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation records

Museum of the American Indian/Heye Foundation records / Series 6: Collectors

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv45136db16-cd81-4209-a799-a1e87269f733

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-001-ref7485

Creator:

Matthews, Washington  Search this

Addressee:

Mason, Otis Tufton, 1838-1908  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:

3 Pages

Container:

Box 2, Folder 19

Type:

Archival materials

Pages

Date:

June 28, 1891

Scope and Contents:

Concerns the contribution of army officers to the study of American Indians.

Local Note:

Autograph letter signed

Place:

United States -- New Mexico -- Fort Wingate

Related Materials:

See Mason's draft, GRSN 5855.

Collection Restrictions:

Some materials are restricted.

Access to the Department of Anthropology records requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

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 / Anthropology—Correspondence

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw33566cd3b-0d19-45ef-85ef-b0c19ee06df4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-xxxx-0311-ref15514

Creator:

Pilling, James Constantine  Search this

Addressee:

Mason, Otis Tufton, 1838-1908  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:

2 Pages

Container:

Box 2, Folder 19

Type:

Archival materials

Pages

Date:

June 2, 1891

Scope and Contents:

Concerns men eminent in American linguistics.

Related Materials:

See Mason's draft, GRSN 5855.

Collection Restrictions:

Some materials are restricted.

Access to the Department of Anthropology records requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Topic:

Linguists -- Americanists  Search this

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 / Anthropology—Correspondence

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw36e3d5fc6-d005-4019-974f-0d6fc5a14927

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-xxxx-0311-ref15515

Creator:

Fewkes, Jesse Walter, 1850-1930  Search this

Names:

Boston Society of Natural History  Search this

Addressee:

Mason, Otis Tufton, 1838-1908  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:

3 Pages

Container:

Box 2, Folder 19

Type:

Archival materials

Pages

Date:

June 18, 1891

Scope and Contents:

Concerns the Boston Society of Natural History and anthropological work.

Place:

United States -- Arizona -- Hopi Pueblos

Collection Restrictions:

Some materials are restricted.

Access to the Department of Anthropology records requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

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 / Anthropology—Correspondence

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3983b1abc-61b3-4394-89cf-10d0592d4966

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-xxxx-0311-ref15516

Creator:

Jones, Charles C., Jr. (Charles Colcock), 1831-1893  Search this

Addressee:

Mason, Otis Tufton, 1838-1908  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:

2 Pages

Container:

Box 2, Folder 19

Culture:

Creek -- model of village  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Pages

Date:

January 4, 1892

Scope and Contents:

Concerns Mason's wish to build a model of a Creek village.

Place:

United States -- Georgia -- Augusta

Collection Restrictions:

Some materials are restricted.

Access to the Department of Anthropology records requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Topic:

Exhibits -- Creek village  Search this

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 / Anthropology—Correspondence

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw367286075-060d-4d15-93d0-9fcda2e32dad

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-xxxx-0311-ref15517

Creator:

Hale, Horatio  Search this

Addressee:

Mason, Otis Tufton, 1838-1908  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:

7 Pages

Container:

Box 2, Folder 19

Type:

Archival materials

Pages

Date:

July 30, 1891

Scope and Contents:

Concerns sources on ethnological work.

Place:

Canada -- Ontario -- Clinton

Related Materials:

See Mason's draft, GRSN 5855.

Collection Restrictions:

Some materials are restricted.

Access to the Department of Anthropology records requires an appointment.

Collection Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

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 / Anthropology—Correspondence

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw37479e844-be46-4417-a2cf-eb0f776c4f83

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-naa-xxxx-0311-ref15518