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Chipped Celt

Donor Name:
Bureau Of American Ethnology  Search this
Site Name:
Smith's Farm, Catacomb Mound  Search this
Object Type:
Celt
Place:
Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, North America
Accession Date:
3 Sep 1886
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
017928
USNM Number:
A113843-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3478a2e77-d976-48a5-b89f-c2889881a49f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8006186
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Soapstone Vessel Sherds (2)

Collector:
Richard G. Slattery  Search this
Donor Name:
Richard G. Slattery  Search this
Site Name:
Sexton Site  Search this
Culture:
Prehistoric  Search this
Object Type:
Sherd
Place:
Madison County, Virginia, United States, North America
Accession Date:
8 Nov 1957
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
217907
USNM Number:
A417358-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36846c78d-b461-42c2-9e42-983747e5c9d2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8166089

Projectile Point And Blade Fragments (4)

Collector:
Richard G. Slattery  Search this
Donor Name:
Richard G. Slattery  Search this
Site Name:
Sexton Site  Search this
Culture:
Prehistoric  Search this
Object Type:
Point
Place:
Madison County, Virginia, United States, North America
Accession Date:
8 Nov 1957
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
217907
USNM Number:
A417359-0
See more items in:
Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3aee8e7ff-d1a8-4e95-ae77-548628d5c67e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8166090

A Rare Look at Tucker Cars

Creator:
Smithsonian Magazine  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2009-10-19T18:37:19.000Z
YouTube Category:
Autos & Vehicles  Search this
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SmithsonianMagazine
Data Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianMagazine
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_HeCgFeadUY4

Without These Whistleblowers, We May Never Have Known the Full Extent of the Flint Water Crisis

Creator:
Smithsonian Magazine  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2016-12-09T16:35:37.000Z
YouTube Category:
Entertainment  Search this
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SmithsonianMagazine
Data Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianMagazine
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_IoQo6PBmZi0

Walking Through Civil War History

Creator:
Smithsonian Magazine  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2010-02-23T19:39:43.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
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SmithsonianMagazine
Data Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
YouTube Channel:
SmithsonianMagazine
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_MdhIxttuKto

MS 2619-b Material concerning archaeological sites in Tidewater Maryland and Virginia

Creator:
Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933  Search this
Author:
Fowke, Gerard, 1855-1933  Search this
Marye, William Bose, 1886-1979  Search this
Extent:
2 Items (1/ 2 inches)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Maps
Clippings
Notes
Letters
Place:
Gala Water (Virginia) -- Archeology
Maryland -- Archeology
Hartford County (Maryland) -- Archeology
Date:
1889-92
Scope and Contents:
Includes notes, maps, sketches of artifacts, newspaper clippings, and letters. Much of the material is in Holmesʹ hand, but some is in the hand of others, including Gerard Fowke, who assisted Holmes in the field work (see Bureau of American Ethnology annual reports). Fowkes catalog of archeological material from Gala Water, Virginia, is included. Also a letter, William B. Marye to D. I. Bushnell Jr., 11/5/15, and reply re a shell heap in Hartford County, Maryland, with photographs.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2619-b
Local Note:
Formerly cataloged as a Bushnell manuscript. Old card retired. Authorship pointed out by Stephen Potter, 3/23/78.
Topic:
Shell heaps  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Maps
Clippings
Notes
Letters
Citation:
Manuscript 2619-b, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS2619B
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3bd5f17f0-5194-4e46-98d5-9bee5dabf212
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2619b

MS 7138 Letters, photographs, and other material containing reports of archaeological finds

Creator:
Bushnell, David I., Jr. (David Ives), 1875-1941  Search this
Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956  Search this
Extent:
5 Items (ca. in. ca. 5 in.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
North Carolina -- Archeology
Mississippi -- Archeology
Pennsylvania -- Archeology
Iowa -- Archeology
Indiana -- Archeology
New York (State) -- Archeology
Maryland -- Archeology
Connecticut -- Archeology
Florida -- Archaeology
Date:
ca. 1912-16
Scope and Contents:
Relates to the proposed Handbook of Aboriginal Remains East of the Mississippi. Includes folders for Rhode Island, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Maine, New York, Maryland, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Virginia, Kentucky, Florida, and Miscellany.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 7138
Other Archival Materials:
See also MS 2619-a and MS 4098. MS 2400 also has some materials relating to preparations for the Handbook.
Topic:
Rhode Island -- Archeology  Search this
Massachusetts -- Archeology  Search this
Wisconsin -- Archeology  Search this
Maine -- Archeology  Search this
New Hampshire -- Archeology  Search this
Virginia -- Archeology  Search this
Kentucky -- Archeology  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Manuscript 7138, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS7138
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw30e6eaabf-bc3a-4d77-8b95-d3dece41f4c1
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms7138

MS 2400 Division of Mound Exploration Records

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Mound Exploration Division  Search this
Thomas, Cyrus, 1825-1910  Search this
Extent:
11 Boxes
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Place:
United States -- Archeology -- Mounds
Date:
1881-1889
Scope and Contents:
Includes reports, field notes, drawings, correspondence and other materials relating to mound explorations by Cyrus Thomas and collaborators, including F. S. Earle, J. W. Emmert, Gerard Fowke, Charles C. Jones, J. P. MacLean, J. D. Middleton, Warren K. Moorehead, P. W. Norris, Edward Palmer, H. L. Reynolds, J. P. Rogan. L. H. Thing.

Site reports and correspondence relating to specified localities are arranged by state. There are separate files of material relating to more than one state; correspondence of a general nature; and bibliographic references.
Contents:
Alabama - Arkansas; Canada, Florida - Illinois; also California and Canada, Indiana - New York, New York - North Dakota (and South Dakota), Ohio, Oregon - Tennessee (South Dakota, see North Dakota) Virginia - Wisconsin, "Miscellaneous and General" (more than one state discussed) General Correspondence, 1882-1892, A - Z Bibliography; Newsclippings; Thomas, Personal Miscellanea.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2400
Citation:
Manuscript 2400, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS2400
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3e0ebe0d0-432f-4dab-b9df-90d717b733e2
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2400

MS 2425-a Cherokee Archeology

Creator:
Mooney, James, 1861-1921  Search this
Extent:
120 Items (Catalogued pages Catalogued 120 pages)
Culture:
Cherokee (archaeological)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Place:
Alabama -- Archeology
Georgia -- Archeology
North Carolina -- Archeology
Tennessee -- Archeology
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Catalog of archeological sites in Alanta Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee & Virginia and other data relating to the Cherokee country.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2425-a
Topic:
Virginia -- Archeology  Search this
Kentucky -- Archeology  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 2425-a, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS2425A
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3dbd742d5-b088-4f04-aede-a7d747ffe7b2
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2425a
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MS 2190 Circulars and other material concerning Indians and traces of Indians in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and North Carolina

Collector:
Mooney, James, 1861-1921  Search this
Creator:
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902  Search this
Names:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel), 1832-1907  Search this
Extent:
317 Items (ca. 317 pages)
Culture:
Virginia Indians  Search this
North Carolina Indians  Search this
Mid-Atlantic (archaeological)  Search this
Lenape (Delaware)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Place:
Delaware -- Archeology
North Carolina -- Archeology
Maryland -- Archeology
Date:
1889-1912
Scope and Contents:
Virtually all the material consists of responses to a circular sent out in the spring of 1889 under the name of John Wesley Powell as part of an investigation by James Mooney. The circular requested data about 1) place names of Indian origin; 2) archeological remains; 3) individuals and groups of Indian descent; 4) local people able to supply additional information. Most responces are on forms; a few letters are included, some concerning later inquiries by Mooney. There are also a few notes; a list of pallbearers, apparently for the funeral of Albert S. Gatschet; and a few other types of documents.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2190
Topic:
Circulars, anthropological  Search this
Lenape  Search this
Virginia -- Archeology  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 2190, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS2190
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3739dc20e-2f69-4917-b2e8-c4bb0ae09984
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2190

MS 2364 Sketch and maps, given to Gerard Fowke

Creator:
Coleman, Henry Eaton, 1837-1890  Search this
Fowke, Gerard, 1855-1933  Search this
Extent:
8 Drawings (visual works)
1 Page
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Drawings (visual works)
Pages
Date:
December 31, 1887
Biographical / Historical:
Includes covering letter (penciled note, stating that these sketches are to accompany the Memoir, placed in your hands nearly 12 months [ago]. 8/12/55--I have checked the Bureau of American Ethnology, NM, and Smithsonian Institution Report indexes for 1886, 1887, and 1888 under Fowke, Coleman, and West Virginia without finding any reference to this manuscript. --MCB
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2364
Topic:
Archeology -- West Virginia  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 2364, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS2364
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3f23dd4eb-6ea1-4c92-bdbf-af9f8e64233c
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2364

MS 1970 Gerard Fowke Papers

Creator:
Fowke, Gerard, 1855-1933  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Place:
Maryland -- Archeology
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
1970-a 18 Maps/with sites marked, examined by Mr. Fowke in 1891-2. (See Bulletin 23) 17 USGS topo sheets and two smaller. 1970-b Also reported aboriginal remains- mounds, grave, etc. in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky (?). In small leather notebook 4 x 7 in.
U. S. G. S. Quads: Buckingham, Virginia; Franklin, West Virginia; Goochland, Virginia; Harperʹs Ferry, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland; Frederick, Maryland; Gordonsville, Virginia; Harrisonburg, Virginia; Lexington, Virginia; Monterey, Virginia, West Virginia,(2 sheets); Natural Bridge, Virginia; Palmyra, Virginia; Piedmont, Maryland, West Virginia; Romney, West Virginia,Virginia; Spottsylvania, Virginia; Staunton, Virginia, West Virginia; Winchester, West Virginia, Virginia. In addition to the above there are two large-scale maps of Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 1970(a-b)
Topic:
Virginia -- Archeology  Search this
West Virginia -- Archeology  Search this
Kentucky -- Archeology  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 1970 a,b, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS1970
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3129dc38a-95b6-4f93-948a-8e4afacf3260
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms1970

MS 3579 Extract from "The Life and Adventures of William Waters, the famous hunter and trapper of White Top Mountain; embracing early history of Southwestern Virginia, Sufferings of the Pioneers, etc., etc"

Creator:
Coale, Charles B., -1879  Search this
Collector:
Mooney, James, 1861-1921  Search this
Extent:
2 Pages
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Date:
1878
Scope and Contents:
A description of Handkerchief Rock, Virginia (painted rocks near Maiden Spring, Tazewell County, Virginia) typed, with notes in Mr. Mooneyʹs handwriting.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 3579
Topic:
Handkerchief Rock (Tazewell County, Virginia) -- Archeology -- Pictographs  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 3579, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS3579
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3cc1ec002-b70b-4b88-beb7-1167073ee502
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms3579

Division of Archaeology Miscellaneous Photographs

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution United States National Museum Department of Anthropology Division of Archeology  Search this
Jochelson, Waldemar I.  Search this
Bernheimer, Charles L.  Search this
Colburn, Burnham S.  Search this
Featherstonehaugh, Thomas  Search this
Geist, Otto William  Search this
Hill, A. T.  Search this
Hough, Walter, 1859-1935  Search this
Langford, George Langford  Search this
Montgomery, Henry  Search this
Moore, Clarence B. (Clarence Bloomfield), 1852-1936  Search this
Pittier, Henri F.  Search this
Stebbins, F. B.  Search this
Artex, Charles Artes (archeological collector)  Search this
Beckwith, C. W.  Search this
Branch, C. W.  Search this
Hempstead, F. S.  Search this
Pillars, James  Search this
Price, Governor  Search this
Squier, Ephraim George  Search this
Davis, Edwin Hamilton  Search this
Riaboushinsky Expedition. Ethnological Section  Search this
Collector:
Colburn, Burnham S.  Search this
Photographer:
Hillers, John K., 1843-1925  Search this
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this
Matteson, Sumner W.  Search this
Mearns, Edgar S.  Search this
Mindeleff, Victor, 1860-1948  Search this
O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882  Search this
Names:
Wetherill, Richard -- Mancos Canyon, Colorado  Search this
Extent:
1,600 Items
Culture:
Tlingit -- burials  Search this
Cherokee  Search this
Unangan (Aleut)  Search this
Arctic peoples  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Negatives
Photomechanical prints
Tintypes
Drawings
Clippings
Notes
Letters
Place:
Massachusetts -- Dighton Rock
Alabama -- 1931 -- Moundville
Alabama -- Archeology
Alaska -- Archeology
Arizona -- Archeology
Arkansas -- Archeology
California -- Archeology
Colorado -- Archeology
Connecticut -- Archeology
Delaware -- Archeology
Florida -- Archeology
Georgia -- Archeology
Illinois -- Archeology
Indiana -- Archeology
Iowa -- Archeology
Kansas -- Archeology
Kentucky -- Archeology
Maryland -- Archeology
Maine -- Archeology
Massachusetts -- Archeology
Michigan -- Archeology
Minnesota -- Archeology
Mississippi -- Archeology
Missouri -- Archeology
Nebraska -- Archeology
Nevada -- Archeology
New Jersey -- Archeology
New Mexico -- Archeology
New York (State) -- Archeology
North Carolina -- Archeology
North Dakota -- Archeology
Ohio -- Archeology
Oklahoma -- Archeology
Oregon -- Archeology
Pennsylvania -- Archeology
South Carolina -- Archeology
Tennessee -- Archeology
Texas -- Archeology
Utah -- Archeology
Virginia -- Archeology
Washington -- Archeology
Costa Rica -- Archeology
British Columbia -- Antiquities
Canada -- Archeology
New Zealand -- Archeology
Nova Scotia -- Archeology
Pacific Islanders -- Archeology
West Indies -- Archeology
Date:
1870s-1930s
Scope and Contents:
The material consists mostly of photographic prints. A few negatives, photomechanical prints, tintypes, drawings, newspaper clippings, notes, and letters are also included. Much of the material is annotated. In part, the file was assembled for or relates to many accessions and cataloging units of the division.

The material was received from professionals and amateurs, mostly working in North America. The images are of artifactual and skeletal specimens, fradulent specimens, collections of specimens, sites, excavations, site features, ruins, petroglyphs, and field parties. A few are reproductions of maps and portraits of native people. Some of the specimens are in the Smithsonianʹs collections, but many are not.

Included among the many subjects are photographs of Dighton Rock in Massachusetts; many ruins of the 1931 Moundville, Alabama, excavation; Tlingit burial boxes; excavations, specimens, and Aleut portraits taken by Waldemar I. Jochelsonʹs Ethnological Section of the Riaboushinsky Expedition, 1909-1912; Richard Wetherillʹs party in Mancos Canyon, Colorado, and F. S. Hempsteadʹs Archaeological and Topographic Map of Portsmouth," [Ohio].

Some of the material relates to the work of Charles L. Bernheimer in Utah, Burnham S. Colburn in Georgia and North Carolina, Thomas Featherstonehaugh in Florida, Otto William Geist in Alaska, A. T. Hill in Nebraska, Walter Hough in Arizona (for the Gates-United States National Museum Expedition, 1901), George Langford in Illinois, Henry Montgomery in North Dakota, Clarence B. Moore in Florida, Henri F. Pittier in Costa Rica, and F. B. Stebbins in Tennessee. Collections are those of Charles Artes (filed Indiana), Thomas Beckwith (filed Missouri), C. W. Branch (filed West Indies), Burham S. Colburn Cherokee relics (filed North Carolina), James Pillars (filed Ohio), Governor Price (frauds from New Mexico), Ephraim George Squier and Edwin Hamilton Davis (filed Ohio).

The material is from Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas Utah, Virginia, Washington, Costa Rica, British Columbia, Canada, New Zealand, Nova Scotia, South Pacific, and West Indies.

The works of many photographers are included. Among them are John K. Hillers, William Henry Jackson, Sumner W. Matteson, Edgar A. Mearns, Victor Mindeleff, and Timothy H. OʹSullivan.
Arrangement:
(1) Frauds; (2) petroglyphs (3) general
Topic:
Archeology -- artifacts -- skeletal specimens -- frauds -- collection -- sites -- Excavations -- Petroglyphs  Search this
Archeology -- frauds -- New Mexico  Search this
Archeology -- Alabama  Search this
Archeology -- Arizona  Search this
Archeology -- Alaska  Search this
Archeology -- Arkansas  Search this
Archeology -- California  Search this
Archeology -- Colorado  Search this
Archeology -- Connecticut  Search this
Archeology -- Delaware  Search this
Archeology -- Florida  Search this
Archeology -- Georgia  Search this
Archeology -- Illinois  Search this
Archeology -- Indiana  Search this
Archeology -- Iowa  Search this
Archeology -- Kansas  Search this
Archeology -- Kentucky  Search this
Archeology -- Maryland  Search this
Archeology -- Maine  Search this
Archeology -- Massachusetts  Search this
Archeology -- Michigan  Search this
Archeology -- Minnesota  Search this
Archeology -- Mississippi  Search this
Archeology -- Missouri  Search this
Archeology -- Nebraska  Search this
Archeology -- Nevada  Search this
Archeology -- New Jersey  Search this
Archeology -- New Mexico  Search this
Archeology -- Archeology  Search this
Archeology -- North Carolina  Search this
Archeology -- North Dakota  Search this
Archeology -- Ohio  Search this
Archeology -- Oklahoma  Search this
Archeology -- Oregon  Search this
Archeology -- Pennsylvania  Search this
Archeology -- South Carolina  Search this
Archeology -- Texas  Search this
Archeology -- Utah  Search this
Archeology -- Virginia  Search this
Archeology -- Washington  Search this
Archeology -- Costa Rica  Search this
Archeology -- British Columbia  Search this
Archeology -- Canada  Search this
Archeology -- New Zealand  Search this
Archeology -- Nova Scotia  Search this
Archeology -- Oceania  Search this
Archeology -- West Indies  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographic prints
Negatives
Photomechanical prints
Tintypes
Drawings
Clippings
Notes
Letters
Citation:
Photo lot 40, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.40
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3413cc2cb-bf9c-41d2-bd29-5e2c850d63d9
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-40

MS 3318 U. S. G. S. Topographic Maps

Creator:
Mooney, James, 1861-1921  Search this
Transcriber:
Walker, Winslow M. (Winslow Metcalf), 1903-1996  Search this
Annotator:
Mooney, James, 1861-1921  Search this
Extent:
25 Maps
Culture:
Cherokee  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Maps
Place:
Alabama -- Archeology
Georgia -- Archeology
North Carolina -- Archeology
South Carolina -- Archeology
Tennessee -- Archeology
Date:
ca. 1886
Scope and Contents:
Twenty-five U. S. G. S. topographic maps annotated by Mooney to show old village sites of the Cherokee in Alaska, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennesse and Virginia; with transcriptions of Mooneyʹs notations by Winslow M. Walker, attached to each map.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 3318
Topic:
Kentucky -- Archeology  Search this
Virginia -- Archeology  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 3318, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS3318
See more items in:
MS 3318 U. S. G. S. Topographic Maps
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw385b021b8-eff3-4b56-8c8c-202d7b3750d7
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms3318
Online Media:

MS 2125 Archaeological survey of the Tidewater Maryland and Virginia area

Creator:
Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933  Search this
Dinwiddie, William, 1867-1934  Search this
Fowke, Gerard, 1855-1933  Search this
Extent:
300 Items (Ca. 300 pages)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Notes
Drawings
Maps
Letters
Date:
1891
Scope and Contents:
Consists of typed sections of manuscripts; handwritten notes, sketches, maps; correspondence.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2125
Other Title:
Ethnological map of the Middle Atlantic slope
Topic:
Middle Atlantic -- Ethnology  Search this
Maryland -- Tidewater Region -- Archeology  Search this
Virginia -- Tidewater Region -- Archeology  Search this
Genre/Form:
Notes
Drawings
Maps
Letters
Citation:
Manuscript 2125, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS2125
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw36556dabb-7483-4d9c-9172-22f046bc6719
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2125

Herbert William Krieger papers

Photographer:
James, George Wharton  Search this
Cook, W. A.  Search this
Chapman, John W. (John Wight), 1858-1939  Search this
Chandlee, W. E.  Search this
Collins, Henry B. (Henry Bascom), 1899-1987  Search this
Carbonell, Jose  Search this
Brown, S. C.  Search this
Abbott, William Louis, 1860-1936  Search this
Archer, William Andrew  Search this
Bartleman, Richard M.  Search this
Boleter, Frank M.  Search this
Dinwiddie, William, 1867-1934  Search this
Moorhouse, Lee, 1850-1926  Search this
Gilfillan, J. A. (Joseph Alexander), 1838-1913  Search this
Gatschet, Albert S. (Albert Samuel), 1832-1907  Search this
Hillers, John K., 1843-1925  Search this
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this
Ward, Fanny B.  Search this
Worcester, Dean Conant  Search this
Wittick, Ben, 1845-1903  Search this
Russell Brothers  Search this
Niblack, Albert P. (Albert Parker), 1859-1929  Search this
Pilsudski, Bronislaw  Search this
Rice, Arthur P.  Search this
Robertson, Mrs. T. C.  Search this
Raven, Henry Cushier, 1889-1944  Search this
Sigourney, W. S.  Search this
Spencer, S. A.  Search this
Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933  Search this
Doty, Charles Edward, 1862-1921  Search this
Miller, E. Y.  Search this
Matteson, Sumner W., 1867-1920  Search this
Mindeleff, Cosmos, 1863-  Search this
Miller, Hugo H.  Search this
Turner, Lucien M. (Lucien McShan)  Search this
Moore, Riley Dunning, 1883-  Search this
Moros, E.  Search this
Correspondent:
Jacobs, Melville  Search this
Cooper, John M. (John Montgomery), 1881-1949  Search this
Boas, Franz, 1858-1942  Search this
Clark, Charles Upson, 1875-1960  Search this
Carmichael, Leonard, 1898-1973  Search this
Cambiaso, R. D.  Search this
Brown, O. M.  Search this
Briggs, C. F.  Search this
Abbot, Charles G.  Search this
Archer, William Andrew  Search this
Barry, J. Neilson (John Neilson), 1870-1961  Search this
Beckwith, Frank  Search this
Blumentritt, Ferdinand  Search this
Boekelman, H. J.  Search this
Costells, J. Martinez  Search this
Booy, Theodore de  Search this
Hough, Walter, 1859-1935  Search this
Cressman, Luther S., 1897-1994  Search this
Ewers, John C. (John Canfield), 1909-1997  Search this
Felts, Wayne M.  Search this
Drierden, J. E.  Search this
Franco, Jose L.  Search this
Harding, H. T.  Search this
Harris, J. R.  Search this
Granberry, Julian  Search this
Higgins, B. B.  Search this
Setzler, Frank M. (Frank Maryl), 1902-1975  Search this
Kroeber, A. L. (Alfred Louis), 1876-1960  Search this
Hrdlička, Aleš, 1869-1943  Search this
Densmore, Frances, 1867-1957  Search this
Thomas, E. H.  Search this
Stern, T. B.  Search this
Spinden, Herbert J.  Search this
Waterman, T. T. (Thomas Talbot), 1885-1936  Search this
Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978  Search this
Weltfish, Gene, 1902-1980  Search this
Wright, L. S.  Search this
Nelson, N. C. (Nels Christian), 1875-1964  Search this
Nicholson, Grace, -1948  Search this
Putnam, F. W. (Frederic Ward), 1839-1915  Search this
Packard, E. L.  Search this
Palm, Erwin W.  Search this
Parkes, George A.  Search this
Sexton, Charles E.  Search this
Fewkes, Jesse Walter, 1850-1930  Search this
Skinner, H. D.  Search this
Langille, W. A.  Search this
Laudermilk, J. D.  Search this
Judd, Neil Merton, 1887-1976  Search this
Lashmitt, Ivan de  Search this
Mason, Otis Tufton, 1838-1908  Search this
Lawrence, Donald B.  Search this
Folkmar, Daniel, 1861-1932  Search this
Moberg, Gosta  Search this
Stewart, T. D. (Thomas Dale), 1901-1997  Search this
Creator:
Krieger, Herbert W. (Herbert William), 1889-1970  Search this
Author:
Waterman, T. T. (Thomas Talbot), 1885-1936  Search this
Names:
Smithsonian Institution. Department of Anthropology  Search this
Extent:
19 Linear feet
Culture:
Haida  Search this
Athapascan Indians  Search this
Northern Athabascan  Search this
Indians of North America -- Subarctic  Search this
Arctic peoples  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Lists
Drawings
Memorandums
Notebooks
Press releases
Printed materials
Maps
Notes
Letters
Photographs
Bibliographies
Reports
Place:
Cuba
Bahama Islands
Alaska
Dominican Republic
Japan
Old Kasaan
Philippines
Oceania
Date:
1925-1957
Summary:
The papers of this collection are those of Herbert William Krieger (b. 1889), archaeologist and curator of the Division of Ethnology for the former United States National Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Included are correspondence, field notebooks, notes, administrative material, manuscripts of writings, printed matter, sketches, maps, photographs and other documents.
Scope and Contents:
These papers reflect the professional life of Herbert William Krieger (b. 1889), archaeologist and curator of the Division of Ethnology for the former United States National Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Included are correspondence, field notebooks, notes, administrative material, manuscripts of writings, printed matter, sketches, maps, photographs and other documents that cover the period from 1925 to 1957.

The bulk of the material concerns Krieger's archaeological work in the West Indies, primarily the Dominican Republic, where he researched intermittently from 1938 to 1953. There is also material in the collection on Krieger's work in Southeastern and Central Alaska where he was involved with the restoration and reconstruction of the Kansaan National Monument from 1926 to 1927. Material concerning the salvage archaeology performed on the Columbia River in Washington and Oregon, particularly in the area of the construction site of the Bonneville Dam, is included in the collection. Also included is work on two War Background Studies publications, one on the peoples of the Philippines, the other on the islands of the Western Pacific. The collection additionally contains Krieger's office files and collected correspondence of scholars and informants used for reference purposes.

Not represented in the collection is any phase of Krieger's personal life, nor is there any material reflecting his life prior to or since his association with the Museum.

Among correspondents whose letters are included are Franz BOAS, C. U. CLARK, John COLLIER, L. S. CRESSMAN, Frances DENSMORE, Philip DRUCKER, John EWERS, Jesse W. FEWKES, Melville HERSKOVITS, William H. HOLMES, Walter HOUGH, Neil M. JUDD, A. L. KROEBER, Otis MASON, Frank M. SETZLER, Herbert J. SPINDEN, T. D. STEWART, Matthew STIRLING, William Duncan STRONG, T. T. WATERMAN, Waldo WEDEL, Alexander WETMORE, and Clark WISSLER.

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:
OUTGOING LETTERS, 1925-1955: Box 1

INCOMING LETTERS, 1925-1957: Boxes 2, 3

COLLECTED CORRESPONDENCE USED AS REFERENCES, 1892-1957: Box 3

OFFICE FILE, 1929-1957: Boxes 4, 5, 6, 7

MATERIAL RELATING TO SOUTHEAST AND CENTRAL ALASKA, 1926-1927: Box 8

MATERIAL CONCERNING THE COLUMBIA RIVER REGION, 1927-1955: Boxes 8, 9

MANUSCRIPTS AND NOTES ON THE ISLANDS OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC, 1943: Boxes 10, 11, 12, 13

MATERIALS RELATING TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, 1942: Box 14

MATERIAL CONCERNING THE WEST INDIES, 1938-1953: Boxes 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

MISCELLANY, 1925-1957: Boxes 20, 21

PRINTED, PROCESSED AND EXTRACTED MATERIAL, 1884-1957: Boxes 22, 23, 24

PHOTOGRAPHS, UNKNOWN-1975: Boxes 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36
Biographical / Historical:
Herbert William Krieger joined the staff of the United States National Museum's Department of Anthropology as assistant curator of ethnology in 1924, and he became curator of ethnology in 1925. In spite of his position, much of his field work was carried out in archaeology. In 1927, for the Bureau of American Ethnology, he examined the feasibility of restoring Old Kasaan on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, and carried out archaeological reconnaissance along the Columbia River. In the following year, he continued reconnaissance work, first along the middle Yukon River and then, again, along the Columbia. In the former area, he also collected a few random notes on living Athapascan Indians and in both areas he carried out several excavations.

In 1934, for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Public Works Administration, he carried out salvage archaeological work near Bonneville, Oregon. As a pastime, during the 1930s, he carried out reconnaissance along the lower Potomac River. Krieger's major work, however, lay to the south among the problems of Caribbean archeology. Between 1928 and 1937 and from 1947 to 1952, he concerned himself with sites visited by Columbus and attempts to plot areas previously occupied by the Arawak, Carib, and other tribes.

His studies involved examinations of both historic and prehistoric Spanish and Indian settlements in Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, the Virgin Islands, and the Bahamas. Based on these, he published several articles and books, including Archeological and Historical Investigations in Samana, Dominican Republic, United States National Museum Bulletin 156, 1931, and Aboriginal Indian Pottery of the Dominican Republic, United States National Museum Bulletin 156, 1931. He was also a participant in several conferences concerned with the archaeology, ethnology, and history of the Caribbean area.

In addition to his field work and administrative duties as head of the Division of Ethnology, Krieger worked with the Museum's ethnological collections and published several articles based on them. He also became involved in the renovation of the division's public areas so that "the antiquated and overcrowed exhibits should be replaced by modern exhibits in which art and science are blended". Much of the effort for this was carried out by Krieger's associate curator John Canfield Ewers.

Having a special interest in the Philippines and western Oceania that grew from his early service as a teacher in Manila, Krieger also produced studies of the people of the Philippines and the islands of the western Pacific for the Smithsonian's War Backgroud Studies series during World War II. He also worked on a volume "The Islands of New Japan, " but it was never published.

December 8, 1889 -- Born in Burlington, Iowa

1907 -- Bachelor of Arts, Wartburg College, Clinton, Iowa

1908 -- Master of Arts, State University of Iowa, in German and Philosophy

1909-10 -- Fellow, University of Illinois

1911-14 -- Instructor of economics and commercial geography at the School of Commerce, Bureau of Education, Manila, Philippine Islands

1914-20 -- Bank cashier and ranch owner, Granada, Minnesota

1920-21 -- Instructor, Burlington Junior College, Burlington, Iowa

1922 -- Married Rosalia Louise Krapf

1922-24 -- Instructor of Anthropology, University of Minnesota

1924 -- Assistant Curator, Division of Ethnology, U. S. National Museum

1925 -- Curator, Division of Ethnology, U. S. National Museum

1926-27 -- On an expedition to southeast and central Alaska, engaged in the reconstruction and restoration at the Old Kansaan National Monument

1927-35 -- Salvage archaeology along the Columbia River, primarily in the area surrounding the Bonneville Dam prior to its construction for the Department of the Interior

1938-53 -- Investigations in the Caribbean area, primarily the island of Hispaniola, Dominican Republic

1957 -- Retired from the staff of the United States National Museum and made Honorary Research Associate, U. S. N. M.

July 1, 1970 -- Died, Buried in Columbia Gardens Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Related Materials:
Additional material in the National Anthropological Archives that relates to Herbert Krieger can be found in the United States National Museum Manuscript and Pamphlet File, as well as among the correspondence files of the Bureau of American Ethnology.
Topic:
Houses -- North America -- Africa -- Asia -- South America  Search this
War Background Studies  Search this
Archeology -- Columbia River -- Yukon River -- Cuba -- Dominican Republic -- Bahama Islands  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Lists
Drawings
Memorandums
Notebooks
Press releases
Printed materials
Maps
Notes
Letters
Photographs
Bibliographies
Reports
Citation:
Herbert William Krieger papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.XXXX.0171
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Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw32a81f6e7-bbbc-4202-b085-dbffa2d95ce3
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-xxxx-0171

MS 4098 Material relating to proposed Handbook of Aboriginal Remains East of the Mississippi

Creator:
Bushnell, David I., Jr. (David Ives), 1875-1941  Search this
Extent:
5 Items (Typed data on cards, arranged by state. boxes. Typed data on cards, arranged by state. 5 boxes.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Place:
United States -- Archeology
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Apparently assembled for a proposed Handbook of Aboriginal Remains East of the Mississippi. Also includes data on some states West of Mississippi River.
Box No. 1: Alabama, Arkansas - microfilm on reel 67-4/68, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois.
Box No. 2: Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York
Box No. 3: North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, West Virginia, Vermont.
Box No. 4: Virginia, Wisconsin
Box No. 5: (West of Mississippi River) There is also a miscellaneous group of cards covering various states apparently not completed, including: Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas. In addition there are miscellaneous notes on the states already completed.
Arrangement:
Alphabetical by state
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 4098
Local Note:
Typed cards
Other Archival Materials:
See also MS 2619-a and MS 7138. MS 2400 also has some materials relating to the Handbook.
Citation:
Manuscript 4098, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS4098
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw31e0b3074-2eb9-4aff-8c5d-f45873eca556
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms4098

MS 2425-b Transcriptions and notes related to Cherokee archaeology

Creator:
Walker, Winslow M. (Winslow Metcalf), 1903-1996  Search this
Mooney, James, 1861-1921  Search this
Extent:
37 Pages
Culture:
Cherokee (archaeological)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Place:
Alabama -- Archeology
Georgia -- Archeology
North Carolina -- Archeology
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Transcriptions of notes by Mooney (mansucript 2425-a) and interpretations of other data of Mooneyʹs with references to topographic maps annotated by Mooney. (See No. 3318 for maps.)
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2425-b
Topic:
Kentucky -- Archeology  Search this
Virginia -- Archeology  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 2425-b, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS2425B
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3d05345a1-465b-4ff1-9b8b-cfee7476fbce
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2425b
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