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Robert F. Heizer papers

Correspondent:
Evans, Clifford, Jr.  Search this
Cook de Leonard, Carmen  Search this
Kubler, George  Search this
Payne, Melvin M.  Search this
Bushnell, Geoffrey  Search this
Carmichael, Leonard, 1898-1973  Search this
Coe, Michael Douglas  Search this
Coe, William R.  Search this
Bernal, Ignacio  Search this
Stirling, Matthew Williams, 1896-1975  Search this
Squier, Robert J.  Search this
Rainey, Froelich G. (Froelich Gladstone), 1907-1992  Search this
Wuchopi, Robert  Search this
Williams, Howel  Search this
Stuckenrath, Robert  Search this
Author:
Contreras, Eduardo  Search this
Healy, P. F.  Search this
Drucker, Philip, 1911-1982  Search this
Clewlow, C. William  Search this
Squier, Robert J.  Search this
Creator:
Heizer, Robert F. (Robert Fleming), 1915-1979  Search this
Photographer:
Stirling, Matthew Williams, 1896-1975  Search this
Extent:
16.75 Linear feet
Culture:
Olmec (archaeological culture)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic slides
Maps
Letters
Writings
Notebooks
Processed materials
Photographs
Printed materials
Notes
Date:
1943-1978
bulk 1955-1970
Scope and Contents:
Robert F. Heizer was an anthropologist best known for his archeological work in California and Nevada and ethnographic work in California. A University of California Ph.D. (1941), he was on the Berkeley staff from 1946 to 1976, when he gained emeritus status. For many years he headed the Archeological Survey in California.

In 1955, Heizer extended his work into Mexican archeology with an expedition to La Venta with Philip Drucker, of the Bureau of American Ethnology, and Robert J. Squiers. The National Geographic Society, the Smithsonian, and the University of California sponsored the expedition. Its purpose was to follow up with large-scale excavations the preliminary work of Matthew W. Stirling of 1941 and Stirling and Waldo R. Wedel's work of 1943. Controversies concerning chronology took Heizer back to La Venta between 1967 and 1969. His interest in Middle American archeology continued until his death.

In 1957, Heizer began work at a site just west of the great pyramid at Cuicuilco. Involved was an investigation of a group of mounds threatened by lava quarrying. The site proved to be one of long occupation, back to around 2000 B.C. With James A. Bennyhoff, Heizer worked at the site in 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, and 1962.

Virtually the entire collection of Heizer's papers in the National Anthropological Archives concerns the work at La Venta, the material relating to Cuicuilco representing a small miscellany. There are a few additional materials that concern Heizer's other activities, particularly in Middle America. Included are documents of an administrative nature concerning arrangements, management, and publications. There are also materials that came directly from the field work and studies of museum specimens. Also present are materials that concern controversies over Olmec chronology.

Heizer also collected notes, notebooks, photographs, cartographic material, and manuscripts from some of his colleagues and assistants on the La Venta expeditions. Included among these are materials of C. William Clewlow, Eduardo Contreras, Philip Drucker, and P.F. Healy. There are manuscripts of writings and reprints of publications from some of these and from students of Heizer. The photographic collections, considerable amounts of which are unidentified, include field negatives and prints of LaVenta, many other Olmec sites, and other archeological sites in Mexico and Middle America. There are also photographs collected from other archeologists, including Stirling.

Correspondents include James A. Bennyhoff, Ignacio Bernal, Geoffrey Bushnell, Leonard Carmichael, Michael D. Coe, William R. Coe, Carmen C. de Leonard, Philip Drucker, Clifford Evans, George Kubler, Melvin M. Payne, Froelich G. Rainey, Anna O. Shepard, Robert J. Squier, Matthew W. Stirling, Robert Stuckenrath, Howel Williams, and Robert Wuchopi.

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:
(1) Correspondence, 1954-1973; (2) notebooks, 1955-1968; (3) subject file, ca. 1954-1970; (4) writings, 1956-1974; (5) printed and processed material, ca. 1950s-1970s; (6) miscellany, 1955-1978; (7) maps and other cartographic material, 1955-1968; (8) drawings, n.d.; (9) photograph albums with negatives, n.d.; (10) photographs arranged by site, 1955-1969; (11) photographs of expeditions, 1955, 1967-1969; (12) miscellaneous photographs, n.d.; (13) slides, 1943-1971; (14) illustrations for Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 170, ca. 1957
Biographical Note:
Robert Fleming Heizer was an anthropologist best known for his archeological work in California and Nevada and ethnographic work in California. A University of California PhD (1941), he was on the staff at Berkeley from 1946 to 1976, when he assumed an emeritus status. For many years he headed the Archeological Survey in California. In 1955, Heizer extended his work into Mexican archeology with an expedition to La Venta that was led by him, Philip Drucker, of the Bureau of American Ethnology, and Robert J. Squiers. The expedition was sponsored by the National Geographic Society, the Smithsonian, and the University of California. Its purpose was to follow up with large-scale excavations the preliminary work of Matthew Williams Stirling of 1941 and Stirling and Waldo Rudolph Wedel of 1943.

Controversies concerning the chronology of the site led to Heizer's return to La Venta between 1967 and 1969. His interest in Middle American archeology continued in the meantime and afterward until his death.
Related Materials:
The National Anthropological Archives holds Photo Lot 77-59, Photograph of Robert F. Heizer at Palenque.

Papers relating to other aspects of Heizer's career are at the Bancroft Library of the University of California at Berkeley.
Provenance:
The papers were donated to the National Anthropological Archives by the terms of Dr. Heizer's will and placed in the archives in 1979. An addition to the collection was donated by Thomas R. Hester in 1980.
Restrictions:
The Robert F. Heizer papers are open for research.

Access to the Robert F. Heizer paper requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Archeology -- Olmec -- Mexico -- La Venta -- Middle America  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographic slides
Maps
Letters
Writings
Notebooks
Processed materials
Photographs
Printed materials
Notes
Citation:
Robert F. Heizer papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.1980-44
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3f1fb9309-b635-4369-9636-4e377456df0b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-1980-44

Stuckenrath, Robert: correspondence

Collection Creator:
Meggers, Betty Jane  Search this
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981  Search this
Container:
Box 30
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1985-1993
Collection Restrictions:
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers are open for research. Personal correspondence, however, is RESTRICTED until 2026.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers / Series 3: Research / 3.2: Carbon 14 Dating
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw31a98f4d4-334b-46d4-bade-a8f1690318c7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2013-01-ref323

Stuckenrath, Robert: Carbon 14 dating reports

Collection Creator:
Meggers, Betty Jane  Search this
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981  Search this
Extent:
5 Folders
Container:
Box 30
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1968-1983
Collection Restrictions:
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers are open for research. Personal correspondence, however, is RESTRICTED until 2026.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers / Series 3: Research / 3.2: Carbon 14 Dating
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3f42327a8-8795-4962-b2af-fb105eb91f7d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2013-01-ref324

Stuckenrath, Robert

Collection Creator:
Meggers, Betty Jane  Search this
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981  Search this
Container:
Box 101
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1972-1973
1980
Collection Restrictions:
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers are open for research. Personal correspondence, however, is RESTRICTED until 2026.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers
Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers / Series 9: Paleoindian Research: Paleoclimatology and Paleofauna Programs
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw382e182a5-9b55-45d8-b521-565adecc743c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2013-01-ref776

Stuckenrath, Robert

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 51
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Some materials are restricted.

Access to the Department of Anthropology records requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Department of Anthropology Records, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Department of Anthropology records
Department of Anthropology records / Series 3: Alpha-Subject File / Lost Letter File
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3780312e0-b4fe-4862-b44d-fcf9a5a1b33f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-xxxx-0311-ref2625

Recent history of a fringing reef, Bahia Salina del Sur, Vieques Island, Puerto Rico

Author:
Macintyre, Ian G.  Search this
Raymond, Bill  Search this
Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1983
Citation:
Macintyre, Ian G., Raymond, Bill, and Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr. 1983. "Recent history of a fringing reef, Bahia Salina del Sur, Vieques Island, Puerto Rico." Atoll Research Bulletin, 268 1–6. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.268.1.
Identifier:
72125
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00775630.268.1
ISSN:
0077-5630
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_72125

The Portwashingtonian warm interval in the northern Atlantic coastal plain

Author:
Sirkin, Les  Search this
Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1980
Citation:
Sirkin, Les and Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr. 1980. "The Portwashingtonian warm interval in the northern Atlantic coastal plain." Geological Society of America Bulletin, 91, (6) 332–336. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1980)91<332:TPWIIT>2.0.CO;2.
Identifier:
121187
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1980)91<332:TPWIIT>2.0.CO;2
ISSN:
0016-7606
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_121187

Core Holes in the Outer Fore Reef off Carrie Bow Cay, Belize: A Key to the Holocene History of the Belizean Barrier Reef Complex. [Abstract]

Author:
Macintyre, Ian G.  Search this
Burke, R. B.  Search this
Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1981
Citation:
Macintyre, Ian G., Burke, R. B., and Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr. 1981. "Core Holes in the Outer Fore Reef off Carrie Bow Cay, Belize: A Key to the Holocene History of the Belizean Barrier Reef Complex. [Abstract]." In Proceedings of the Fourth International Coral Reef Symposium: Manila, Philippines 18-22 May, 1981. 567–574. Diliman, Quezon City: Marine Sciences Center, University of the Philippines.
Identifier:
99655
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_99655

Major Explosive Eruptions of Costa Rican Volcanoes

Author:
Melson, William G.  Search this
Jerez, D.  Search this
Mishara, J.  Search this
Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr.  Search this
O'Hearn, T.  Search this
Knapp, E.  Search this
Saenz, R.  Search this
Barquero, J.  Search this
Hopson, C. A.  Search this
Carr, M.  Search this
Borgia, A.  Search this
Sheets, P.  Search this
Snarskis, M.  Search this
Foley, L.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1985
Citation:
Melson, William G., Jerez, D., Mishara, J., Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr., O'Hearn, T., Knapp, E., Saenz, R., Barquero, J., Hopson, C. A., Carr, M., Borgia, A., Sheets, P., Snarskis, M., and Foley, L. 1985. "Major Explosive Eruptions of Costa Rican Volcanoes." EOS, Transactions American Geophysical Union, 66 1153.
Identifier:
96721
ISSN:
2324-9250
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_96721

Sedimentological Evidence for Current Reversal at the Strait of Gibraltar

Author:
Huang, T. -C  Search this
Stanley, Daniel J.  Search this
Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1972
Citation:
Huang, T. -C, Stanley, Daniel J., and Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr. 1972. "Sedimentological Evidence for Current Reversal at the Strait of Gibraltar." Marine Technology Journal, 6 25–33.
Identifier:
97322
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_97322

Reply: Relict Oysters on the United States Atlantic Continental Shelf: A Reconsideration of Their Usefulness in Understanding Late Quaternary Sea-Level History

Author:
Macintyre, Ian G.  Search this
Pilkey, O. H.  Search this
Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1979
Citation:
Macintyre, Ian G., Pilkey, O. H., and Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr. 1979. "Reply: Relict Oysters on the United States Atlantic Continental Shelf: A Reconsideration of Their Usefulness in Understanding Late Quaternary Sea-Level History." Geological Society of America Bulletin, 90, (7) 692–694.
Identifier:
98300
ISSN:
0016-7606
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_98300

High Sedimentation Rates and Variable Dispersal Patterns in the Western Hellenic Trench

Author:
Stanley, Daniel J.  Search this
Knight, J. R.  Search this
Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr.  Search this
Catani, G.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1978
Citation:
Stanley, Daniel J., Knight, J. R., Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr., and Catani, G. 1978. "High Sedimentation Rates and Variable Dispersal Patterns in the Western Hellenic Trench." Nature, 273, (5658) 110–113.
Identifier:
94617
ISSN:
0028-0836
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_94617

Submerged Early Holocene Barrier Reef South-East Florida Shelf

Author:
Lighty, R. G.  Search this
Macintyre, Ian G.  Search this
Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1978
Citation:
Lighty, R. G., Macintyre, Ian G., and Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr. 1978. "Submerged Early Holocene Barrier Reef South-East Florida Shelf." Nature, 275, (5683) 59–60.
Identifier:
94618
ISSN:
0028-0836
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_94618

Strait of Sicily Depositional Rates and Patterns, and Possible Reversal of Currents in the Late Quaternary

Author:
Stanley, Daniel J.  Search this
Maldonado, A.  Search this
Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1975
Citation:
Stanley, Daniel J., Maldonado, A., and Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr. 1975. "Strait of Sicily Depositional Rates and Patterns, and Possible Reversal of Currents in the Late Quaternary." Palaeogeography palaeoclimatology palaeoecology, 18, (4) 279–291.
Identifier:
94634
ISSN:
0031-0182
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_94634

Evidence from Meadowcroft Rock-shelter

Author:
Adovasio, James M.  Search this
Donahue, J.  Search this
Cushman, K.  Search this
Carlisle, Ronald C.  Search this
Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr.  Search this
Gunn, J. D.  Search this
Johnson, W. C.  Search this
Editor:
Shutler, R. S.,Jr.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1983
Citation:
Adovasio, James M., Donahue, J., Cushman, K., Carlisle, Ronald C., Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr., Gunn, J. D., and Johnson, W. C. 1983. "Evidence from Meadowcroft Rock-shelter." In Early Man in the New World. Shutler, R. S.,Jr., editor. 163–190. Beverly Hills, California: Sage Publications.
Identifier:
95851
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_95851

Growth and Depositional Facies of a Windward Reef Complex, Nonsuch Bay, Antigua, W. I

Author:
Macintyre, Ian G.  Search this
Multer, H. G.  Search this
Zankl, H. L.  Search this
Hubbard, D. K.  Search this
Weiss, M. P.  Search this
Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr.  Search this
Editor:
Gambrie, C.  Search this
Vivien, M. Harmelin  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1985
Citation:
Macintyre, Ian G., Multer, H. G., Zankl, H. L., Hubbard, D. K., Weiss, M. P., and Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr. 1985. "Growth and Depositional Facies of a Windward Reef Complex, Nonsuch Bay, Antigua, W. I." In Proceedings of the Fifth International Coral Reef Congress, Tahiti, 27 May-1 June 1985: Volume 6, Miscellaneous Papers (B). Gambrie, C. and Vivien, M. Harmelin, editors. 605–610. Moorea, French Polynesia: Antenne Museum-EPHE.
Identifier:
95954
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_95954

Late Quaternary Rates of Abyssal Mud Deposition in the Western Mediterranean Sea

Author:
Rupke, N. A.  Search this
Stanley, Daniel J.  Search this
Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1974
Citation:
Rupke, N. A., Stanley, Daniel J., and Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr. 1974. "Late Quaternary Rates of Abyssal Mud Deposition in the Western Mediterranean Sea." Marine Geology, 17, (2) M9.
Identifier:
93791
ISSN:
0025-3227
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_93791

Turbid-Layer Bypassing Model: The Corsican Trough, Northwestern Mediterranean

Author:
Stanley, Daniel J.  Search this
Rehault, J. P.  Search this
Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1980
Citation:
Stanley, Daniel J., Rehault, J. P., and Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr. 1980. "Turbid-Layer Bypassing Model: The Corsican Trough, Northwestern Mediterranean." Marine Geology, 37, (1-2) 19–40.
Identifier:
94194
ISSN:
0025-3227
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_94194

The Meadowcroft Papers: A Response to Dincauze

Author:
Adovasio, James M.  Search this
Donahue, J.  Search this
Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr.  Search this
Gunn, J. D.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1981
Citation:
Adovasio, James M., Donahue, J., Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr., and Gunn, J. D. 1981. "The Meadowcroft Papers: A Response to Dincauze." Quarterly Review of Archaeology, 2, (3) 14–15.
Identifier:
94322
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_94322

Recent Sedimentation on the New Jersey Slope and Rise

Author:
Stanley, Daniel J.  Search this
Nelsen, T. A.  Search this
Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1984
Citation:
Stanley, Daniel J., Nelsen, T. A., and Stuckenrath, Robert, Jr. 1984. "Recent Sedimentation on the New Jersey Slope and Rise." Science, 226, (4671) 125–133.
Identifier:
94329
ISSN:
0036-8075
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_94329

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