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Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 591, Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications, Productions
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (digital audio file)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Date:
2016 July 08
Scope and Contents:
John Bieter (presenter); Jon Lasa; Mirien Caneliada (participants) Jon Lasa and Miren Canellada from Tknika will lead this discussion about new technologies in sports and athletic equipment. Together they have been working on developing a carbon fiber trainera, or racing boat, for the Basque country's 13 estropadak rowing teams.
Collection Restrictions:
Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.
Collection Rights:
Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory Search this
Extent:
11.5 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1955-1997
Scope and Contents:
The Ellis Kerley papers document his forensic work both nationally and internationally including his research at the Army Central Identification Lab. In addition to case files relating to his studies of the remains of U.S. servicemen are files relating to the assasination of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. This collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, notes, reports, slides, video, and x-rays. The slides include a set related to Kerley's lectures on dried blood stains. The collection also contains information on underwater archeology.
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.
Biographical / Historical:
Ellis Kerley earned a B.A. from the University of Kentucky and a M.A. and a Ph.D from the University of Michigan. He devised a way to identify human remains from a bone fragment. He taught forensic science at the University of Kansas and the University of Maryland.
Provenance:
Received from Mary Kerley in 1999 and Mark P. Leone in 2000.
Restrictions:
Access to portions of this collection is restricted.
Access to the Ellis Kerley papers requires an appointment.
Files containing Sturtevant's students' grades have been restricted, as have his students' and colleagues' grant and fellowships applications. Restricted files were separated and placed at the end of their respective series in boxes 87, 264, 322, 389-394, 435-436, 448, 468, and 483. For preservation reasons, his computer files are also restricted. Seminole sound recordings are restricted. Access to the William C. Sturtevant Papers requires an apointment.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
William C. Sturtevant papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The papers of William C. Sturtevant were processed with the assistance of a Wenner-Gren Foundation Historical Archives Program grant awarded to Dr. Ives Goddard. Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.