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Bell

Culture/People:
possibly West Mexican Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago Natural History Museum), 1893-  Search this
Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933  Search this
Excavator:
Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933  Search this
Previous seller:
Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933  Search this
Object Name:
Bell
Media/Materials:
Copper
Techniques:
Cast
Object Type:
Music and Sound
Place:
Toluca Valley; Tlacotepec; Texcaltitlán Municipality, Coatepec Harinas Region; México State; Mexico
Date created:
AD 600–1550 (Classic to Post-Classic period)
Catalog Number:
8/8720
Barcode:
088720.000
See related items:
West Mexican Tradition (archaeological culture)
Music and Sound
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a81b2d34-c32d-41e6-ae19-6faa84e54a37
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_95398
Online Media:

Bowl

Culture/People:
probably Aztec (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago Natural History Museum), 1893-  Search this
Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933  Search this
Excavator:
Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933  Search this
Previous seller:
Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933  Search this
Object Name:
Bowl
Media/Materials:
Pottery, paint
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, modeled, perforated, painted
Dimensions:
4.2 x 7.5 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Native Term:
tepalcatl
Place:
Toluca Valley; Tlacotepec; Texcaltitlán Municipality, Coatepec Harinas Region; México State; Mexico
Date created:
AD 1150–1550 (Late Post-Classic period)
Catalog Number:
8/8747
Barcode:
088747.000
See related items:
Aztec (archaeological culture)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws608c98162-fc53-4c20-882b-9ee646419465
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_95723
Online Media:

Bowl

Culture/People:
probably Aztec (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago Natural History Museum), 1893-  Search this
Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933  Search this
Excavator:
Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933  Search this
Previous seller:
Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933  Search this
Object Name:
Bowl
Media/Materials:
Pottery, paint
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, modeled, perforated, painted
Dimensions:
3.5 x 6.8 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Native Term:
tepalcatl
Place:
Toluca Valley; Tlacotepec; Texcaltitlán Municipality, Coatepec Harinas Region; México State; Mexico
Date created:
AD 1150–1550 (Late Post-Classic period)
Catalog Number:
8/8749
Barcode:
088749.000
See related items:
Aztec (archaeological culture)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62a68697e-aa12-4c05-a0d1-1125aa46ac19
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_95725
Online Media:

Vessel

Culture/People:
probably Aztec (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago Natural History Museum), 1893-  Search this
Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933  Search this
Excavator:
Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933  Search this
Previous seller:
Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933  Search this
Object Name:
Vessel
Media/Materials:
Pottery, paint
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, modeled, painted
Dimensions:
22.5 x 22 x 28.5 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Toluca Valley; Tlacotepec; Texcaltitlán Municipality, Coatepec Harinas Region; México State; Mexico
Date created:
AD 1150–1550 (Late Post-Classic period)
Catalog Number:
8/8763
Barcode:
088763.000
See related items:
Aztec (archaeological culture)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws622557587-6cff-4b4a-af44-5871ea7c24e2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_95739
Online Media:

Vessel

Culture/People:
possibly Aztec (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Previous owner:
Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago Natural History Museum), 1893-  Search this
Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933  Search this
Excavator:
Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933  Search this
Previous seller:
Frederick Starr, Non-Indian, 1859-1933  Search this
Object Name:
Vessel
Media/Materials:
Pottery
Techniques:
Coiled/hand built, modeled
Dimensions:
20.8 x 18.7 x 26.7 cm
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Toluca Valley; Tlacotepec; Texcaltitlán Municipality, Coatepec Harinas Region; México State; Mexico
Date created:
AD 1150–1550 (Late Post-Classic period)
Catalog Number:
8/8767
Barcode:
088767.000
See related items:
Aztec (archaeological culture)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65b8fa3ff-10b8-45d9-9745-a1282dfd78f5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_95743
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The truth about the Congo the Chicago tribune articles

Author:
Starr, Frederick 1858-1933  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 129 pages illustrations 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Congo (République démocratique)
Date:
1969
1907
1885-1908
Topic:
Politics and government  Search this
Travel  Search this
Description and travel  Search this
Descriptions et voyages  Search this
Politique et gouvernement  Search this
Call number:
DT646 .S7 1969X
DT646.S7 1969X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_2744

MS 4558 Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers

Creator:
La Flesche, Francis, 1857-1932  Search this
Fletcher, Alice C. (Alice Cunningham), 1838-1923  Search this
Correspondent:
La Flesche family  Search this
Aldrich, Charles F.  Search this
Alexander, Hartley B.  Search this
Allen, James T.  Search this
Andrews, Gleorge L.  Search this
Armstrong, S.C.  Search this
Ashley, Robert H.  Search this
Atkins, John D.C.  Search this
Boas, Franz, 1858-1942  Search this
Bowditch, Charles P. (Charles Pickering), 1842-1921  Search this
Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison), 1837-1899  Search this
Brown, George LeRoy  Search this
Burlin, Natalie Curtis, 1875-1921  Search this
Cadman, Charles Wakefield, 1881-1946  Search this
Copley, John T.  Search this
Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927  Search this
Dawes, E.S.  Search this
Densmore, Frances, 1867-1957  Search this
Dixon, Roland Burrage, 1875-1934  Search this
Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895  Search this
Dunbar, John Brown, 1841-1914  Search this
Ellinwood, F.F.  Search this
Farabee, William Curtis, 1865-1925  Search this
Farley, Caryl E.  Search this
Farley, Rosalie La Flesche  Search this
Farwell, Arthur  Search this
Fellowes, R.S.  Search this
Fewkes, Jesse Walter, 1850-1930  Search this
Fillmore, John Comfort, 1843-1898  Search this
Fillmore, L.H.  Search this
Fillmore, Thomas Hill  Search this
Freire-Marreco, Barbara W. (Barbara Whitchurch), 1879-1967  Search this
Gay, E. Jane  Search this
Griffith, Elmer C.  Search this
Guthrie, William Norman  Search this
Hale, Horatio, 1817-1896  Search this
Hall, C.C.  Search this
Hall, Charles Lemon, 1847-1940  Search this
Hearst, Phoebe Apperson, 1842-1919  Search this
Heth, H.  Search this
Hewett, Edgar L. (Edgar Lee), 1865-1946  Search this
Hewitt, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton), 1859-1937  Search this
Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956  Search this
Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933  Search this
Hough, Walter, 1859-1935  Search this
Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909  Search this
Johnston, Catherine M.  Search this
Kincaid, William  Search this
La Flesche, Joseph  Search this
Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928  Search this
MacCurdy, George Grant, 1863-1947  Search this
Mason, Otis Tufton, 1838-1908  Search this
Matthews, Washington, 1843-1905  Search this
McBeth, Kate C., 1832-1915  Search this
McBeth, Sue L., -1893  Search this
McCown, S.M.  Search this
McGee, W J, 1853-1912  Search this
McGuire, Joseph D. (Joseph Deakins), 1842-1916  Search this
Mead, Frances K.  Search this
Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942  Search this
Merrick, Fannie  Search this
Merrick, Jessie  Search this
Moon, Karl  Search this
Moore, Homer  Search this
Morgan, Caroline S.  Search this
Morgan, John T.  Search this
Murie, James R.  Search this
Myers, John L.  Search this
Nuttal, Maria Magdalena  Search this
Pepper, George H. (George Hubbard), 1873-1924  Search this
Petter, W.H.  Search this
Pettigrew, Frederick W., 1850-1901  Search this
Picotte, Susan La Flesche  Search this
Pratt, Richard Henry, 1840-1924  Search this
Price, Hiram  Search this
Proctor, Edna Dean, 1829-1923  Search this
Putnam, F. W. (Frederic Ward), 1839-1915  Search this
Quinn, Daniel  Search this
Robertson, Alice M.  Search this
Rogers, Emily F.  Search this
Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917  Search this
Seymour, Thomas Day  Search this
Spofford, Ainsworth Rand, 1825-1908  Search this
St. Cyr, Julia  Search this
Starr, Frederick  Search this
Stuart, James  Search this
Talbot, Emily  Search this
Teller, W.J.  Search this
Thaw, William  Search this
Tozzer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marston), 1877-1954  Search this
Wallaschek, Richard  Search this
Westcott, Edith  Search this
Wilkinson, G.W.  Search this
Wilkinson, Hattie M.  Search this
Willoughby, Charles Clark  Search this
Names:
Carr, Lucien, 1829-1915  Search this
Radin, Paul, 1883-1959  Search this
Extent:
19 Linear feet (50 boxes)
Culture:
Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this
Sioux  Search this
A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this
Ponca  Search this
Quechua  Search this
Quapaw Indians  Search this
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
Mexicans  Search this
Wichita  Search this
Zapotec  Search this
Muskogee (Creek)  Search this
Apache  Search this
Cherokee  Search this
Hopi Pueblo  Search this
Indians of North America -- California  Search this
Hitchiti Seminole  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southeast  Search this
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this
Caddo  Search this
Biloxi Indians  Search this
Omaha  Search this
Osage  Search this
Oto  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this
Ajachemem (San Juan de Capistrano Luiseño)  Search this
Chaticks Si Chaticks (Pawnee)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Place:
Alaska
Date:
1873-1939
Summary:
These papers reflect the professional lives of Alice Cunningham Fletcher (1838-1923), an ethnologist with the Peabody Museum of Harvard and collaborator with the Bureau of American Ethnology, and Francis La Flesche (1856-1923), an anthropologist with the Bureau of American Ethnology. Due to the close professional and personal relationship of Fletcher and La Flesche, their papers have been arranged jointly. The papers cover the period from 1874 to 1939. Included in the collection is correspondence, personal diaries, lectures, field notes and other ethnographic papers, drafts, musical transcriptions, publications by various authors, maps and photographs.
Scope and Contents:
These papers reflect the professional lives of Alice Cunningham Fletcher (1838-1923), an ethnologist with the Peabody Museum of Harvard University and collaborator with the Bureau of American Ethnology, and Francis La Flesche (1856-1923), an anthropologist with the Bureau of American Ethnology. Due to the close professional and personal relationship of Fletcher and La Flesche, their papers have been arranged jointly. The papers cover the period from 1874 to 1939. Included in the collection is correspondence, personal diaries, lectures, field notes and other ethnographic papers, drafts, musical transcriptions, publications by various authors, maps and photographs.

The papers have been divided into three general categories: the papers of Alice Cunningham Fletcher, the papers of Francis La Flesche, and the ethnographic research of Fletcher and La Flesche. The first two categories represent personal and professional materials of Fletcher and La Flesche. The third section holds the majority of the ethnographic material in the collection.

Of primary concern are Fletcher and La Flesche's ethnological investigations conducted among the Plains Indians, particularly the Omaha and Osage. Fletcher's Pawnee field research and her allotment work for the Bureau of Indian Affairs among the Omaha, Nez Perce, and Winnebago are represented in the collection. A substantial portion of the ethnographic material reflects Fletcher and La Flesche's studies of Native American music. Much of the correspondence in the papers of Fletcher and La Flesche is rich with information about the situation of Omaha peoples in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Also included in the collection are documents related to Fletcher's work with the Archaeological Institute of America and the School for American Archaeology. Additionally, substantial amounts of Fletcher's early anthropological and historical research are found among her correspondence, lectures, anthropological notes, and early field diaries. La Flesche's literary efforts are also generously represented.
Arrangement:
The collection is divided into the following 3 series: 1) Alice Cunningham Fletcher papers, 1873-1925; 2) Francis La Flesche papers, 1881-1930; 3) Papers relating to the anthropological research of Alice Fletcher and Francis La Flesche, 1877-1939.

Series 1: Alice Cunningham Fletcher papers is divided into the following 10 subseries: 1.1) Incoming correspondence, 1874-1923 (bulk 1882-1923); 1.2) Outgoing correspondence, 1873-1921; 1.3) Correspondence on specific subjects, 1881-1925; 1.4) Correspondence between Fletcher and La Flesche, 1895-1922; 1.5) Publications, 1882-1920; 1.6) Organizational records, 1904-1921; 1.7) General anthropological notes, undated; 1.8) Lectures, circa 1878-1910; 1.9) Diaries, 1881-1922; 1.10) Biography and memorabilia, 1878-1925.

Series 2: Francis La Flesche papers is divided into the following 6 subseries: 2.11) General correspondence, 1890-1929; 2.12) Correspondence on specific subjects, 1881-1930; 2.13) Publications, 1900-1927; 2.14) Literary efforts, undated; 2.15) Personal diaries, 1883-1924; 2.16) Biography and memorabilia, 1886-1930.

Series 3: Papers relating to the anthropological research of Alice Fletcher and Francis La Flesche is divided into the following 12 subseries: 3.17) Alaska, 1886-1887; 3.18) Earth lodges, 1882, 1898-1899; 3.19) Music, 1888-1918; 3.20) Nez Perce, 1889-1909; 3.21) Omaha, 1882-1922; 3.22) Osage, 1896-1939; 3.23) Pawnee, 1897-1910; 3.24) Pipes, undated; 3.25) Sioux, 1877-1896; 3.26) Other tribes, 1882-1922; 3.27) Publications collected, 1884-1905, undated; 3.28) Photographs, undated.
Biographical / Historical:
Alice Cunningham Fletcher (1838-1923) was an ethnologist with the Peabody Museum of Harvard and collaborator with the Bureau of American Ethnology. Francis La Flesche (1856-1923) was an anthropologist with the Bureau of American Ethnology.

Chronology of the Life of Alice Cunningham Fletcher

1838 March 15 -- Born in Havana, Cuba

1873-1876 -- Secretary, American Association for Advancement of Women

1879 -- Informal student of anthropology, Peabody Museum, Harvard University

1881 -- Field trip to Omaha and Rosebud Agencies

1882 -- Assistant in ethnology, Peabody Museum, Harvard University

1882 -- Helped secure land in severalty to Omaha Indians

1882-1883 -- Begins collaboration with Francis La Flesche on the Peabody Museum's collection of Omaha and Sioux artifacts

1883-1884 -- Special Agent, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Omaha Agency

1886 -- Bureau of Education investigation of Alaskan native education

1887-1888 -- Special Disbursing Agent, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Winnebago Agency

1889-1892 -- Special Agent for allotment, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Nez Perce Agency

1890-1899 -- President, Women's Anthropological Society of America

1891-1923 -- Mary Copley Thaw Fellow, Peabody Museum, Harvard University

1892-1893 -- Department of Interior consultant, World's Columbian Exposition

1896 -- Vice-President, Section H, American Association for the Advancement of Science

1897 -- Collaborator, Bureau of American Ethnology

1899-1916 -- Editorial board, American Anthropologist

1900 -- Published Indian Story and Song from North America

1901-1902 -- Advisory committee, Anthropology Department, University of California at Berkeley

1903 -- President, Anthropological Society of Washington

1904 -- Published The Hako: A Pawnee Ceremony with James Murie

1904 -- Member, ethnology section, Louisiana Purchase Exposition

1905 -- President, American Folk-lore Society

1908-1913 -- Chair, Managing Committee of School of American Archaeology

1911 -- Honorary Vice-President, Section H, British Association for Advancement of Science

1911 -- Published The Omaha Tribe with Francis La Flesche

1913 -- Chair Emeritus, Managing Committee of School of American Archaeology

1915 -- Published Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs Arranged from American Indian Ceremonials and Sports

1923 April 6 -- Died in Washington, D.C.

Chronology of the Life of Francis La Flesche

1857 December 25 -- Born on Omaha Reservation near Macy, Nebraska

1879 -- Lecture tour, Ponca chief Standing Bear

1881 -- Interpreter, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

1881-1910 -- Clerk, Bureau of Indian Affairs

1891 -- Informally adopted as Fletcher's son

1892 -- LL.B., National University Law School

1893 -- LL.M., National University Law School

1900 -- Published The Middle Five: Indian Boys at School

1906-1908 -- Marriage to Rosa Bourassa

1910-1929 -- Ethnologist, Bureau of American Ethnology

1911 -- Published The Omaha Tribe with Alice Fletcher

1921 -- Published The Osage Tribe, Part One

1922 -- Member, National Academy of Sciences

1922-1923 -- President, Anthropological Society of Washington

1925 -- Published The Osage Tribe, Part Two

1926 -- Honorary Doctor of Letters, University of Nebraska

1928 -- Published The Osage Tribe, Part Three

1932 -- Published Dictionary of the Osage Language

1932 September 5 -- Died in Thurston County, Nebraska

1939 -- Posthumous publication of War Ceremony and Peace Ceremony of the Osage Indians
Related Materials:
Additional material related to the professional work of Fletcher and La Flesche in the National Anthropological Archives may be found among the correspondence of the Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) and the records of the Anthropological Society of Washington.

Sound recordings made by Fletcher and La Flesche can be found at the Library of Congress. The National Archives Records Administration hold the Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), including those relating to allotments in severalty for the Nez Perce by Alice Fletcher. The Nebraska Historical Society has diaries, letters and clippings regarding the La Flesche family, including correspondence of Francis La Flesche and Fletcher. The Radcliffe College Archives holds a manuscript account of Alice Fletcher's four summers with the Nez Perce (1889-1892). Correspondence between Fletcher and F. W. Putnam is also located at the Peabody Museum Archives of Harvard University.
Separated Materials:
Ethnographic photographs from the collection have been catalogued by tribe in Photo Lot 24.

Glass plate negatives from the collection have been catalogued by tribe in the BAE glass negatives collection (Negative Numbers 4439-4515).
Provenance:
The papers of Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche have been received from an undocumented number of sources. Portions of Fletcher's ethnographic papers were donated to the archives by Mrs. G. David Pearlman in memory of her husband in 1959.
Restrictions:
The Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers are open for research.

Access to the Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Pipes -- American Indian  Search this
Earth houses  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Music -- American Indian  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 4558 Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS4558
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MS 4558 Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw364f28c11-4526-4a7d-9d44-1db060dad721
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms4558
Online Media:

The Children of Nathan Starr

Artist:
Ambrose Andrews, 1801 - c. 1877  Search this
Sitter:
Henry Ward Starr, c. 1826 - ?  Search this
Frederick Barnard Starr, c. 1829 - ?  Search this
Edward Pomeroy Starr, 1832 - 1835  Search this
Child of Nathan Starr, c. 1833 - ?  Search this
Emily Helen Starr, c. 1820 - ?  Search this
Grace Ann Starr, c. 1823 - ?  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
72.1 x 92.7cm (28 3/8 x 36 1/2")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1835
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Nature & Environment\Clouds  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Flowers  Search this
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant  Search this
Interior\Interior with Exterior View  Search this
Architecture\Building  Search this
Architecture\Door  Search this
Toy\Hoop  Search this
Toy\Battledore & shuttlecock  Search this
Frederick Barnard Starr: Male  Search this
Edward Pomeroy Starr: Male  Search this
Emily Helen Starr: Female  Search this
Grace Ann Starr: Female  Search this
Henry Ward Starr: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number:
1987.404 MMA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47351ad0f-d736-49a7-935d-2b2eab074485
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1987.404_MMA

Frederick Starr

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Frederick Starr, 1858 - 1933  Search this
Medium:
Plaster
Dimensions:
66cm x 26cm x 28cm (26" x 10 1/4" x 11"), Accurate
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1923
Topic:
Frederick Starr: Male  Search this
Frederick Starr: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Anthropologist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Lafayette College
Object number:
S156
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm45c4b81a3-da65-41e1-ab2c-b382cb05f4a6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S156

Frederick Starr collection of William L. Koehne photographs of Indigenous peoples of Mexico

Collector:
Starr, Frederick, 1859-1933  Search this
Photographer:
Koehne, William L.  Search this
Extent:
60 Platinum prints (mounted)
Culture:
Chol Maya  Search this
Chontal (Chontol)  Search this
Chinantec  Search this
Chocholtec (Chocho)  Search this
Ikood (Huave)  Search this
Mayas  Search this
Cuicatec Indians  Search this
Huastec  Search this
Tepehuán (Tepehuan)  Search this
Purepecha (Tarasco)  Search this
Totonac  Search this
Nahua  Search this
Aztec (archaeological culture)  Search this
Otomí (Otomi)  Search this
Mixtec  Search this
Zoque  Search this
Indians of Mexico  Search this
Tzotzil Maya  Search this
Zapotec  Search this
Triqui (Trique Choco)  Search this
Tzeltal Maya  Search this
Mixe  Search this
Mazatec [Huautla]  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Platinum prints
Photographs
Date:
circa 1890-1902
Scope and Contents note:
Front and profile studio portraits of Indigenous peoples of Mexico, representing Aztec, Chinantec, Chocho, Chol, Chontal, Cuicatec, Huastec, Huave, Maya, Mazatec, Mixe, Mixtec, Otomi, Tarascan, Tepehua, Tlaxcalan, Totonac, Trique, Tzental, Tzotzil, Zapotec, Zapotec Tehuartepec, and Zoque tribes. The photographs were made by William L. Koehne of Chicago for publication in Frederick Starr's book, Physical Characters of Indians of Southern Mexico.
Biographical/Historical note:
Frederick Starr (1858-1933) was an anthropologist and academic who worked as curator at the American Museum of Natural History and professor of anthropology at the University of Chicago. During his professiorship, Starr hired professional photographer and studio owner William L. Koehne to make the studio portraits for his 1902 book, Physical Characters of Indians of Southern Mexico. Additionally, Starr made several field studies in Mexico and commissioned field photographs and plaster busts.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 123
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Photographs collected by Cyrus Thomas, Robert T. Hill, Edward W. Nelson, and Edgar L. Hewitt have been relocated to Photo Lot 169, Photo Lot 170, Photo Lot 171, and Photo Lot 172, respectively.
The Smithsonian Institution National Museum of the American Indian Archives holds the Frederick Starr negatives and lanterns slides, 1894-1910.
Correspondence from Starr held in the National Anthropological Archives is in MS 4558, MS 4821, and the Bureau of American Ethnology records.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo lot 123, Frederick Starr collection of William L. Koehne photographs of Indigenous peoples of Mexico, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.123
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3d7f3a80c-2158-41ad-b0ee-07bb8f9ac7df
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-123

Starr, Frederick

Collection Creator:
Anthropological Society of Washington (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Container:
Box 7
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The Anthropological Society of Washington records are open for research.

Access to the Anthropological Society of Washington records requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Anthropological Society of Washington records, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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MS 4821 Anthropological Society of Washington records
MS 4821 Anthropological Society of Washington records / Series 3: CORRESPONDENCE / Correspondence: Letters received. 1890 - 1899. Alphabetically arranged.
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3e06eff6e-d307-44cf-ae91-8f65fd594541
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-ms4821-ref103

Starr, Frederick

Collection Creator:
Gibson, Gordon D. (Gordon Davis), 1915-2007  Search this
Container:
Box 80
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1936 - 2007
Collection Restrictions:
The Gordon Davis Gibson papers are open for research. Access to the computer disks in the collection are restricted due to preservation concerns. The personnel files of Smithsonian staff have also been restricted.

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Collection Citation:
Gordon Davis Gibson papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Gordon Davis Gibson papers
Gordon Davis Gibson papers / Series 4: Nineteenth Century Collectors / Samuel P. Verner
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw37a90c890-309d-4acd-b19e-25fe47a1a662
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-1984-13-ref2024

Starr, Frederick - paper (U. of Chicago)

Collection Creator:
Gibson, Gordon D. (Gordon Davis), 1915-2007  Search this
Container:
Box 80
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1936 - 2007
Collection Restrictions:
The Gordon Davis Gibson papers are open for research. Access to the computer disks in the collection are restricted due to preservation concerns. The personnel files of Smithsonian staff have also been restricted.

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Collection Citation:
Gordon Davis Gibson papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Gordon Davis Gibson papers
Gordon Davis Gibson papers / Series 4: Nineteenth Century Collectors / Samuel P. Verner
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3309e266a-881e-4257-a6a7-e14afc1b064d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-1984-13-ref2025

Starr, Frederick - Notebooks from Congo trip 1905-1906

Collection Creator:
Gibson, Gordon D. (Gordon Davis), 1915-2007  Search this
Container:
Box 218
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1936 - 2007
Collection Restrictions:
The Gordon Davis Gibson papers are open for research. Access to the computer disks in the collection are restricted due to preservation concerns. The personnel files of Smithsonian staff have also been restricted.

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Collection Citation:
Gordon Davis Gibson papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Gordon Davis Gibson papers
Gordon Davis Gibson papers / Series 17: Microfilm
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3065cd3d3-7b8f-42aa-937a-8e41526d3a03
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-1984-13-ref4070

Frederick Starr negatives and lantern slides

Creator:
Starr, Frederick, 1859-1933  Search this
Photographer:
Lang, Charles B.  Search this
Grabic, Louis  Search this
Extent:
152 Lantern slides
3344 Negatives (photographic)
Culture:
Zoque  Search this
San Felipe Pueblo  Search this
Mazatec [Huautla]  Search this
Indians of Mexico  Search this
Zapotec  Search this
Maya  Search this
Wampanoag  Search this
Salish (Flathead)  Search this
Mazahua  Search this
Ute  Search this
Sioux  Search this
Numakiki (Mandan)  Search this
Tzotzil Maya  Search this
Taos Pueblo  Search this
Tzeltal Maya  Search this
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Laguna Pueblo  Search this
Triqui (Trique) [San Joan Copala]  Search this
Shuar  Search this
Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)  Search this
Chol Maya  Search this
Totonac  Search this
Osage  Search this
Chaticks Si Chaticks (Pawnee)  Search this
Tonkawa  Search this
Otomí (Otomi)  Search this
Diné (Navajo)  Search this
Tlingit  Search this
Mixe  Search this
Chinantec  Search this
Mixtec  Search this
Potawatomi  Search this
Chibcha  Search this
Akimel O'odham (Pima)  Search this
Mehináku (Mehinacu)  Search this
Salish (Flathead)  Search this
Apache  Search this
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this
Ponca  Search this
Menominee (Menomini)  Search this
Cahuilla  Search this
Haida  Search this
Karajá (Caraja)  Search this
Cherokee  Search this
Sahnish (Arikara)  Search this
Assiniboine (Stoney)  Search this
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this
Caddo  Search this
Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl)  Search this
Cochiti Pueblo  Search this
Teotihuacán (archaeological culture)  Search this
Isleta Pueblo  Search this
Purepecha (Tarasco)  Search this
Inunaina (Arapaho)  Search this
Iroquois  Search this
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this
A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this
Acoma Pueblo  Search this
Macushi (Macusi)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Lantern slides
Negatives (photographic)
Negatives
Place:
Colombia
Washington
West Virginia
Kansas
Kentucky
New Mexico
Brazil
Ecuador
Missouri
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Ohio
New York
Georgia
Mexico
Iowa
Arkansas
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Alaska
Date:
1894-1910
Summary:
The collection includes materials from cultures in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, and Guiana: Acoma Pueblo, Apache, Arapaho, Arikara, Assiniboine, Caddo, Cahuilla, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Chibcha, Chinantec, Chippewa (Ojibwa), Choco, Chol, Chontal, Cochiti Pueblo, Crow, Cuicatec, Eskimo, Flathead, Haida, Hopi, Huastec, Huave, Iowa, Iroquois, Isleta, Karaja, Kwakiutl, Laguna Pueblo, Macusi, Mandan, Maya, Mazahua, Mazatec, Mehinaku, Menomini, Mixe, Mixtec, Navajo, Nez Perce, Osage, Otomi, Ottawa, Pawnee, Pima, Ponca, Potawatomi, Salish, San Blas, San Felipe Pueblo, Sauk & Fox, Shuar, Sioux, Taos Pueblo, Tarasco, Teotihuacan, Tepehua, Tlaxcala, Tlingit, Tonkawa, Totonac, Triqui, Tzental, Tzotzil, Ute, Wampanoag, Zapotec, Zoque, Zuni.
Arrangement note:
Collection arranged by item number.
Biographical/Historical note:
Frederick Starr was born in Auburn, New York, on September 2, 1858. He received a Ph.D. in biology in 1884 at Coe College, where he was later appointed professor of biology. Starr did postgraduate work in anthropology at Yale. In 1889 he was appointed head of Ethnology at the American Museum of Natural History, and in 1892 he was chosen by William Harper to organize the Anthropology Department at the new University of Chicago. Starr remained at the University until his retirement in 1923. Besides his field studies with various Indian tribes in the United States, Starr traveled to Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Ecuador, Guiana, Japan, the Philippines, and Africa. He died in Tokyo, Japan, on August 14, 1933. Starr was the author of several books and scholarly articles.
General note:
Starr hired professional photographers Charles B. Lang and Louis Grabic to accompany him on his field trips. One lantern slide of Moses Ladd (Menomini) was taken by William H. Jackson.
Provenance:
Dr. Frederick Starr, Purchased, circa 1929
Restrictions:
Access restricted. Researchers should contact the staff of the NMAI Archives for an appointment to access the collection.
Topic:
Indians of South America -- Brazil  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southwest  Search this
Indians of South America -- Colombia  Search this
Indians of North America -- Alaska  Search this
Indians of North America -- Basin  Search this
Indians of North America -- Plains  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southeast  Search this
Indians of North America -- Plateau  Search this
Indians of Central America -- Guatemala  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northwest  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Indians of North America -- Midwest  Search this
Indians of South America -- Ecuador  Search this
Indians of South America -- Guiana  Search this
Genre/Form:
Negatives
Lantern slides
Identifier:
NMAI.AC.052
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv40602e9f6-8984-4da6-a139-bd97c27fa824
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-052

Correspondence

Collection Creator:
La Flesche, Francis, 1857-1932  Search this
Fletcher, Alice C. (Alice Cunningham), 1838-1923  Search this
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1891
Scope and Contents:
Select itemized correspondence:

1891: McBeth, Kate C.; Jan. 13.

1891: Wahawathe; Jan. 14.

1891: Hunter, Hugh; Jan. 16.

1891: Wajapa; Jan. 19.

1891: Miller, George; Feb. 19.

1891: McBeth, Kate C.; Feb. 27.

1891: Wajapa; Mar. 2.

1891: La Flesche, Susan; Mar. 10.

1891: White, Gurley [?]; Mar. 22.

1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; Mar. 24, 25, 27.

1891: Trenchman, Charles F. [?]; Apr. 2.

1891: Johnson, Andrew and Susan La Flesche; Apr. 6.

1891: Fillmore, J. C.; Apr. 11, 14.

1891: Starr, Frederick; Apr. 14.

1891: Fillmore, J. C.; Apr. 15, 21.

1891: McBeth, S. L.; May 1.

1891: Rosalie; May 4.

1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; May 4.

1891: McBeth, S. L.; May 6.

1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; May 9.

1891: Putnam, Frederick Ward; May 13.

1891: Allen, James T.; May 16.

1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; May 23, 26.

1891: Smith, Jane; on behalf of F. W. Putnam; June 1.

1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; June 8, 12.

1891: Morgan, Caroline S.; June 12.

1891: Morgan, T. J.; June 15.

1891: Ashley, Robert H.; June 24.

1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; June 29.

1891: Williams, Robert; July 1.

1891: McBeth, S. L.; July 6.

1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; July 9, 11, 18.

1891: Putnam, F. W.; July 25.

1891: Morgan, T. J.; July 27, 30.

1891: Morgan, Caroline S.; July 30.

1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; Aug.2, 7.

1891: Pratt, R. H.; Aug. 7.

1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; Aug. 20, Sept. 2.

1891: Putnam, F. W.; Sept. 8.

1891: Pratt, R. H.; Sept. 15.

1891: Barrows, Isabel C.; Sept. 17.

1891: McBeth, S. L.; Sept. 22.

1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; Sept. 24.

1891: Boas, Franz; Oct. 3.

1891: Morgan, Caroline S.; Oct. 12, 13.

1891: Putnam, F. W.; Oct. 18.

1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; Oct. 23.

1891: Office of Indian Affairs; Nov. 4.

1891: Boas, Franz; Nov. 14.

1891: Fillmore, John Comfort; Nov. 20.

1891: Ellinwood, F. F.; Nov. 24.

1891: McBeth, S. L.; n.d.
Collection Restrictions:
The Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers are open for research.

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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Manuscript 4558 Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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MS 4558 Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers
MS 4558 Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers / Series 1: Alice Cunningham Fletcher papers / 1.1: Incoming correspondence
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw398228cd1-e690-4c06-b31b-f2f1672d5376
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-ms4558-ref38

Starr, Frederick

Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
Container:
Box 114
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Date:
1893-1904
Collection Restrictions:
The Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology are open for research.

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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology
Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology / Series 1: Correspondence / 1.5: Letters Received
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw30e40055b-7feb-4dbe-b5d7-9c7840059951
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-xxxx-0155-ref2577

Starr, Frederick

Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
Container:
Box 127
Type:
Archival materials
Text
Collection Restrictions:
The Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology are open for research.

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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology
Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology / Series 1: Correspondence / 1.7: Letters Received
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw32360526b-611a-4917-8976-1de421b84235
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-xxxx-0155-ref3149

Starr, Frederick

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
Container:
Box 25
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Some materials are restricted.

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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Department of Anthropology Records, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Department of Anthropology records
Department of Anthropology records / Series 16: Division of Archaeology / 16.5: Reference Files / Mexico (Exclusive of Maya area)
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3855439ed-ecae-447c-9147-f9959894e163
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-xxxx-0311-ref12107

Starr, Frederick J., location unknown

Series Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 23
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents:
Dentist
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
Series Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Dentistry
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Dentistry / Business Records, Marketing Material, and Other / 1: Dentists, Surgeons and Manufacturers of Mineral Teeth
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83f67932b-aea4-4607-9b2b-610652fae5ee
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-dentistry-ref714

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