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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Hair

Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
1.45 Cubic feet (consisting of 2.5 boxes, 1 folder, 7 oversized folders, 3 map case folders, 1 flat box (partial), plus digital images of some collection material. )
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Black-and-white photographs
Posters
Business cards
Business records
Ephemera
Publications
Invoices
Business ephemera
Advertising mail
Patents
Illustrations
Mail order catalogs
Trade catalogs
Receipts
Catalogues
Sales catalogs
Periodicals
Printed ephemera
Photographs
Commercial correspondence
Letterheads
Manufacturers' catalogs
Business letters
Print advertising
Advertising
Advertising cards
Printed material
Commercial catalogs
Printed materials
Cabinet photographs
Samples
Catalogs
Advertisements
Advertising fliers
Correspondence
Price lists
Date:
1772-1948
Summary:
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Hair forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
Scope and Contents:
The subject category Hair contains material pertaining to the manufacturing and distribution of hair-related products, including shampoos, wigs, hair dyes and tints, hair preservatives, hair oils, straighteners, combs, pressers, hair nets, and veils. Hair also contains material pertaining to hair-related services, including haircuts, hair removal, wigmaking, facial hair shaping, and hair styling. The material is not exclusively marketed to a single gender, but material marketed toward women is more prevalent.

The bulk of the subject category comprises business records, advertisements, import and export records, catalogues, and posters. Companies represented include Dr. J.C. Ayer and Company and Reuben P. Hall and Company.

Additional material includes images and poems related to hair. Portraits of people with long hair or certain hairstyles, images of salons, and caricatures. Realia in the collection consists of a black net veil. Subject- related material provides brief overviews of general hair care and maintenance, in-depth treatments for hair and scalp related problems, and samples of hair provided from people and correspondence describing them.

No particular depth is present for any singular subtopic within the collection, though images of hair styles, product advertisements and posters, and literature related to medical aspects of hair treatment are particular strengths of the collection. It contains a small amount of French, German, Japanese, and Latin language material, which is is within the collection and is indicated in folder-level descriptions when present.
Arrangement:
Hair is arranged in three subseries.

Business Records and Marketing Material

Genre

Subject
Brand Name Index:
The following is a list of brand names for various hair and related names that appear on this list is a compilation of those found on materials in the vertical document boxes. The list is intended to assist researchers locate desired materials when only the brand name is known.

Brand Name Index

Brand Name -- Manufacturer

American Girl -- R. Ginsburg & Bros.

Blue Grass -- Elizabeth Arden

Buckingham's -- R.P. Hall & Co.

Capillaris -- T. Hill Mansfield's

Capillina -- Wood & Sons

Cell-Life -- Susanna Cocroft Laboratories

Cupid -- Richardson & De Long Bros.

Fedora -- Silverberg Import Co.

Follicula -- Anglo-American Electric Ass.

Grace Darling -- The Fair

Jo-Cur -- Curran Labs

Kreml -- R.B.

Revivum -- C.N. Crittenton

Venida -- Rieser Co.

Vigorol -- J.B. Weis

Wear Rite -- R. Ginsberg & Bros.
Forms Part Of:
Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana.

Series 1: Business Ephemera

Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Series 3: Isadore Warshaw Personal Papers

Series 4: Photographic Reference Material
Provenance:
Hair is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, and it was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
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.
Topic:
Women -- Health and hygiene  Search this
Hairstyles  Search this
Shampoos -- advertising  Search this
Consumer goods -- Catalogs  Search this
Hair -- Shampooing  Search this
Exports -- 19th century  Search this
Hygiene  Search this
Importers  Search this
Hair  Search this
Hairdressing  Search this
Hair art  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white photographs
Posters
Business cards
Business records
Ephemera
Publications
Invoices
Business ephemera
Advertising mail
Patents
Illustrations
Mail order catalogs
Trade catalogs
Receipts
Catalogues
Sales catalogs
Periodicals
Printed ephemera
Photographs
Commercial correspondence
Letterheads
Manufacturers' catalogs
Business letters
Print advertising
Advertising
Advertising cards
Printed material
Commercial catalogs
Printed materials
Cabinet photographs
Samples
Catalogs
Advertisements
Advertising fliers
Correspondence
Price lists
Publications -- Business
Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Hair, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Hair
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Hair
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83dd8c657-61b7-48c9-8624-47d69ab5b1db
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-hair
Online Media:

Office hazards how your job can make you sick by Joel Makower

Author:
Makower, Joel 1952-  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 233 pages 21 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1981
Topic:
Offices--Health aspects  Search this
White collar workers--Diseases  Search this
Women--Health and hygiene  Search this
Environmental health  Search this
Occupational diseases  Search this
Environmental Health  Search this
Occupational Diseases  Search this
Stress, Physiological  Search this
Women's Health  Search this
Bureaux--Aspect hygiénique  Search this
Cols blancs--Maladies  Search this
Femmes--Santé et hygiène  Search this
Hygiène du milieu  Search this
Maladies professionnelles  Search this
Stress  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1153987

Letter to Dr. Qualls from Emma I. Dickson

Creator:
Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association  Search this
Names:
Frederick Douglass Memorial Home  Search this
National Association of Colored Women (U.S.)  Search this
Qualls, Charles E., 1932-1984  Search this
Collection Creator:
Dale, Dianne  Search this
Polk, P. H., 1898-1985  Search this
Extent:
1 Letter (2 pages, 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches.)
Container:
Box 12, Folder 18
Type:
Archival materials
Letters
Correspondence
Place:
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1953 February 13
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
The Dale-Patterson Family collection is the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.
Topic:
Civic leaders  Search this
Genre/Form:
Correspondence -- 20th century
Collection Citation:
Dale-Patterson Family collection, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Dianne Dale.
See more items in:
Dale-Patterson Family collection
Dale-Patterson Family collection / Series 2: Charles Qualls Papers / 2.2: Community Organizations / Coordinating Committee of Anacostia and Vicinity
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7060651e4-55c6-4789-b987-3f597f0cf31a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-074-ref982
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Women

Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
1.45 Cubic feet (consisting of 3 boxes, 2 folders, 2 oversize folders, 1 map case folder, plus digital images of some collection material.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Speeches
Monographs
Newsclippings
Fliers (printed matter)
Clippings
Newspaper clippings
Books
Realia
Magazines (periodicals)
Plates (illustrations)
Programs
Application forms
Illustrations
Concert programs
Signs (declaratory or advertising artifacts)
Booklets
Publications
Transcriptions
Certificates
Pamphlets
Date:
1787-1964
Summary:
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Accounting and Bookkeeping forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
Scope and Contents:
The subject category Women documents the Suffrage Movement within the United States, as well as aspects of women's lives and societal contributions. This includes information about women's social lives, fashion, health, occupations, as well as commentary about the roles and expectations of many women in society. There is a notable shortage of material related to women of color.

Women includes newslippings, and material related to pro and anti-Suffrage efforts such as fliers, speeches, monographs, and realia. Outside of Suffrage-related topics, Women also includes artistic prints and images of women, poems about women, and serial publications related to women's issues or oriented towards an audience of women.

Women includes a span of subject materials related to more specfic aspects of women's lives and social commentary. This includes historical overviews of notable women's lives, guides to aspects of womanhood, fashion documentation, literature to promote good health, and background about the role of women in varied trades.

No single subtopic is explored in particular depth, though Women offers general information about various aspects of women's lives and varied social and political environments.
Arrangement:
Women is arranged in three subseries.

Suffrage Movement

Genre

Subject
Forms Part Of:
Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana.

Missing Title

Series 1: Business Ephemera

Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Series 3: Isadore Warshaw Personal Papers

Series 4: Photographic Reference Material
Provenance:
Women is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, and it was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published since Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
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.
Occupation:
Composers  Search this
Composers -- 20th century  Search this
Topic:
Fashion -- United States -- History -- 20th century  Search this
Women iron and steel workers  Search this
Fashion -- 20th century  Search this
Women laborers  Search this
United States-Social life and customs  Search this
Health  Search this
Suffragists  Search this
Religion  Search this
Women musicians  Search this
Women -- Social life and customs -- 19th century  Search this
Children  Search this
Industry  Search this
Labor  Search this
Childbirth  Search this
Dress  Search this
Fashion design  Search this
Marriages  Search this
Steel industry and trade  Search this
Women -- Political activity  Search this
Journalism  Search this
Social interaction  Search this
Industry -- U.S.  Search this
Women -- Employment  Search this
Women -- Civil rights  Search this
Women -- Health and hygiene  Search this
Children and childbirth  Search this
Clubs  Search this
Women's music  Search this
Social norms  Search this
Women -- Organizations  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Women  Search this
Women's suffrage -- United States  Search this
Women's rights  Search this
Child rearing  Search this
Musical performances  Search this
Women employees  Search this
Women's rights -- United States  Search this
Marriage and family -- women, status of  Search this
Marriage  Search this
Women -- Suffrage  Search this
Mental health  Search this
Banking  Search this
Women in music  Search this
Marriage and family  Search this
Women -- Societies and clubs  Search this
Hygiene  Search this
Fashion  Search this
War  Search this
Banks and banking, American -- 19th century  Search this
Music  Search this
Health education  Search this
Women -- Education  Search this
Journalists  Search this
Genre/Form:
Speeches
Monographs
Newsclippings
Fliers (printed matter)
Clippings
Newspaper clippings
Books
Realia
Magazines (periodicals)
Plates (illustrations)
Programs
Application forms
Illustrations
Concert programs
Signs (declaratory or advertising artifacts)
Booklets
Publications
Transcriptions
Certificates
Pamphlets
Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Women, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Women
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Women
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82872300c-a4e2-4b50-bc09-a07880235215
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-women
Online Media:

Harriet Hubbard Ayer's book; a complete and authentic treatise on the laws of health and beauty

Author:
Ayer, Harriet Hubbard 1849-1903  Search this
Physical description:
543 p. illus. 22 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1974
1974 [c1902]
Topic:
Beauty, Personal  Search this
Women--Health and hygiene  Search this
Call number:
RA778 .A88 1974X
RA778.A88 1974X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_41856

Maragoli (Outtakes)

Collection Creator:
Nichols, Sandra  Search this
Extent:
36 Film reels (color sound; 35,500 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1976
Scope and Contents:
Outtakes from the edited film document the problems of development among the Luhya people (and the Maragoli clan in particular) with attention to the social and economic dimensions of overpopulation in the Maragoli Hills of western Kenya. Extensive interviews and images document the villagers' understandings about land scarcity, overpopulation, and migration; their attitudes about family size and child-rearing; and their ideas concerning fertility and reproduction. Footage includes scenes of agricultural activity, housebuilding, pottery making, religious activities, and marketing.

Legacy Keywords: Language and culture ; Economic development ; Population ; Child rearing ; Women Africa ; Family Africa ; Women Health and hygiene ; Agriculture Africa ; Pottery ; Religious beliefs ; Migration
General:
Local Numbers: HSFA 1978.2.1
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Sandra Nichols collection, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Sandra Nichols collection
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc94fb2f148-eff1-476e-9ea0-ab6ae6521375
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-hsfa-2012-05-ref1

Maragoli

Collection Creator:
Nichols, Sandra  Search this
Extent:
2 Film reels (color sound; 2,088 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1976
Scope and Contents:
Edited film document the problems of development among the Luhya people (and the Maragoli clan in particular) with attention to the social and economic dimensions of overpopulation in the Maragoli Hills of western Kenya. Interviews and images document the villagers' understandings about land scarcity, overpopulation, and migration; their attitudes about family size and child-rearing; and their ideas concerning fertility and reproduction. Footage includes scenes of agricultural activity, housebuilding, pottery making, religious activities, and marketing.

Legacy Keywords: Economic development ; Population ; Child rearing ; Women Africa ; Family Africa ; Women Health and hygiene ; Agriculture Africa ; Pottery ; Religious beliefs ; Migration
General:
Local Numbers: HSFA 2012.5.5
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Sandra Nichols collection, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Sandra Nichols collection
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc962bcd422-e9b8-4295-9c02-330247fe5f0f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-hsfa-2012-05-ref44

Pink and blue gender, culture, and the health of children edited by Elena Conis, Sandra Eder, and Aimee Medeiros

Editor:
Conis, Elena  Search this
Eder, Sandra  Search this
Medeiros, Aimee Lynn 1972-  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 224 pages illustrations (black and white) 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2021
Topic:
Pediatrics--Social aspects--History  Search this
Sex role in children--History  Search this
Sex differences (Psychology) in children--History  Search this
Gender identity in children--History  Search this
Pediatrics--Psychological aspects--History  Search this
Children--Health and hygiene--History  Search this
Pédiatrie sociale--Histoire  Search this
Rôle selon le sexe chez l'enfant--Histoire  Search this
Différences entre sexes (Psychologie) chez l'enfant--Histoire  Search this
Pédiatrie--Aspect psychologique--Histoire  Search this
MEDICAL / Pediatrics  Search this
Children--Health and hygiene  Search this
Gender identity in children  Search this
Pediatrics--Psychological aspects  Search this
Pediatrics--Social aspects  Search this
Sex differences (Psychology) in children  Search this
Sex role in children  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1155612

Sick from freedom : African-American illness and suffering during the Civil War and Reconstruction / Jim Downs

Author:
Downs, Jim 1973-  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 264 p. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2012
C2012
Civil War, 1861-1865
Topic:
African Americans--Health and hygiene--History  Search this
Slaves--Emancipation--Health aspects  Search this
Freed persons--Diseases  Search this
History  Search this
Health aspects  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_991343

Health equity in Brazil : intersections of gender, race, and policy / Kia Lilly Caldwell

Author:
Caldwell, Kia Lilly 1971-  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 226 pages : illustration ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Brazil
Date:
2017
Topic:
Public health--Social aspects  Search this
Black people--Social conditions  Search this
Black people--Health and hygiene  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1084162

Reproduction on the reservation pregnancy, childbirth, and colonialism in the long twentieth century Brianna Theobald

Author:
Theobald, Brianna  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 269 pages illustrations 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
North America
Nordamerika
United States
Date:
2019
Topic:
Indian women  Search this
Maternal health services  Search this
Reproductive rights  Search this
Health and hygiene  Search this
Indians of North America--Health and hygiene  Search this
Indianerin  Search this
Indianerreservat  Search this
Kolonialismus  Search this
Reproduktion  Search this
Indians, North American--history  Search this
Reproductive Rights--history  Search this
Maternal Health Services--history  Search this
Health Policy--history  Search this
Women's Rights--history  Search this
History, 20th Century  Search this
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Ethnic Studies--Native American Studies  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1114193

Under the skin the hidden toll of racism on American lives and on the health of our nation Linda Villarosa

Title:
Hidden toll of racism on American lives and on the health of our nation
Author:
Villarosa, Linda  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (269 pages)
Type:
Electronic resources
Electronic books
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2022
Topic:
African Americans--Health and hygiene  Search this
Discrimination in medical care  Search this
Racism in medicine  Search this
Racism against Black people  Search this
African Americans--Social conditions  Search this
Noirs américains--Santé et hygiène  Search this
Discrimination dans les soins médicaux  Search this
Racisme en médecine  Search this
Noirs américains--Conditions sociales  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1156586

Medicine and miracles in the high desert my life among the Navajo people Erica M. Elliott, M.D

Author:
Elliott, Erica M  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 184 pages illustrations 22 cm
Type:
Biography
Biographies
Place:
Navajo Indian Reservation
United States
Date:
2019
Topic:
Women physicians  Search this
Health and hygiene  Search this
Femmes médecins  Search this
Navajo (Indiens)--Santé et hygiène  Search this
Ecology  Search this
Navajo Indians--Health and hygiene  Search this
Environmental conditions  Search this
Conditions environnementales  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1111836

Septima V. Koehler collection

Creator:
Koehler, Septima, 1848-1918  Search this
Names:
St. Elizabeth's School (Wakpala, S.D.)  Search this
Deloria, Philip Joseph  Search this
Hare, William Hobart, 1838-1909  Search this
Extent:
39 Photographic prints
0.4 Linear feet (1 Document Box)
Culture:
Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux)  Search this
Sicangu Lakota [Rosebud Sioux]  Search this
Wahpetonwan Dakota (Wahpeton Sioux)  Search this
Nakota (Yankton Sioux)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographic prints
Letters (correspondence)
Place:
Rosebud Indian Reservation (S.D.)
Standing Rock Indian Reservation (N.D. and S.D.)
South Dakota
Date:
1890-1905
Summary:
The Septima Koehler collection includes photographic prints, correspondence and student papers that document Septima's work as a mission teacher for the Episcopal Church in South Dakota from around 1895 to 1905. Koehler taught Sicangu Lakota students at St. Mary's Mission School on the Rosebud Reservation and Hunkpapa Lakota students at St. Elizatbeth's Mission School on the Standing Rock Reservation.
Scope and Contents:
The Septima Koehler collection includes photographic prints, letters, essays and student papers that document Septima's work as a mission teacher for the Episcopal Church in South Dakota from around 1895 to 1905. The collection has been divided into two series, Series 1: St. Mary's Mission School, circa 1895 and Series 2: St. Elizabeth's Mission School, circa 1899-1905. Series 1 includes photographic prints shot at St. Mary's Mission School on the Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota. Septima Koehler taught there in the early to mid-1890s but it is unclear when the photographs were taken since the photographer is unknown. The majority of the photographs in the collection were shot at St. Elizabeth's Mission School in Wakpala on the Standing Rock Reservation, South Dakota which are a part of Series 2. These were taken between 1899 and 1902 and several include shots of Septima Koehler herself which suggest they were shot by someone who knew her. There are also a number of portraits of Lakota students who attended the school, some identified with names on the backs of the photographs, including members of the Deloria family among others. There is also a group portrait from the 1903 teacher institute held at Standing Rock organized by A.O. Wright, Supervisor of Indian Schools. In addition to the photographs, there are essays and lesson plans written by Koehler, a letter from Septima Koehler to her sister Aurora from 1902 describing the start of the school year and student papers and work sheets produced by the Native American students (mostly Hunkpapa Lakota) attending the school as well as a student roll book. There are also name and receipt books from Koehler's work with the "Babies' Branch", a missionary outfit that raised money specifically for children.

The majority of the photographic prints in this collection are silver gelatin and most of the St. Elizabeth's photographs are both circular and matted. The prints have catalog numbers P19485-P19523.
Arrangement:
Arranged in two series; Series 1: St. Mary's Mission School, circa 1895 and Series 2: St. Elizabeth's Mission School, circa 1899-1905.
Biographical / Historical:
Septima Koehler (1848-1918) was one of seven children born to Herman and Aurore Koehler in Indiana. Both Septima and her sister Aurora worked as schoolteachers in southeasters Indiana from 1867 to about 1890 when the sisters began their mission work for the Episcopal Church. Around 1895 Septima was appointed by Bishop William Hobart Hare to teach at St. Mary's Mission School on the Rosebud Reservation while Aurora took a job as a librarian in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Only a few years later, around 1899, she was appointed to St. Elizabeth's mission school on the Standing Rock reservation where she taught under Principal Mary E. Francis. In addition to her teaching duties, Koehler also lectured on the importance of health and hygiene at reservation boarding schools, participating in the 1903 Standing Rock Institute organizing by A.O. Wright, supervisor of Indian Schools for the department of the Interior.

Between 1906 and 1908, the Koehler sisters moved to Nashville Tennessee to work within the African American community and from 1908-1909 they worked in a mill in LaGrange, Georgia. Septima died in Hagerstown, Maryland in 1918 from pneumonia.
Related Materials:
The Hutchings-Koehler Family Papers, 1699–1916, can be found in the Manuscript and Visual Collections Department William Henry Smith Memorial Library Indiana Historical Society. This includes correspondence and notebooks from Septima Koehler during this same time period in South Dakota.
Separated Materials:
Archaeological and ethnographic plains materials collected by Septima Koehler and inherited by her great-niece Elizabeth Kelemen can be found in the NMAI ethnographic collections. They have catalog numbers 23/8260 – 23/8319. There are also 14 sketches from St. Mary's Mission students with catalog numbers 25/1093 – 25/1101.
Provenance:
Donated to the Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation in 1970 by Pal and Elizabeth Zulauf Kelemen. Elizabeth Kelemen was the great-niece of Septima Koehler.
Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Thursday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).
Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited users to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not changed, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian.
Topic:
Women in the Episcopal Church  Search this
Education -- Mission School  Search this
Photographs  Search this
Notebooks  Search this
Genre/Form:
Letters (correspondence)
Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Septima Koehler Collection (NMAI.AC.319), Item Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAI.AC.319
See more items in:
Septima V. Koehler collection
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv477296c67-0f95-4980-aa1e-a6206565fa7f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-319
Online Media:

Healing technology : feminist perspectives / edited by Kathryn Strother Ratcliff ... [et al.]

Author:
Ratcliff, Kathryn Strother 1944-  Search this
Physical description:
vi, 419 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1989
C1989
Topic:
Women--Health and hygiene  Search this
Medical technology--Social aspects  Search this
Human reproductive technology--Social aspects  Search this
Call number:
RA564.85.H38 1989X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_380894

Histoire naturelle de la femme : suivie d'un traité d'hygiène, appliquée à son régime physique et moral aux différentes époques de la vie / par Jacq. L. Moreau (de la Sarthe) ; avec 11 planches gravées en taille douce

Author:
Moreau de la Sarthe, J. L (Jacques Louis) 1771-1826  Search this
Former owner:
Hrdlička, Aleš 1869-1943 DSI  Search this
Library of the Surgeon-General's Office (U.S.) DSI  Search this
Library of Congress DSI  Search this
Physical description:
2 v., 11 leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. (etchings) ; 21 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Date:
1803
Topic:
Women--Health and hygiene  Search this
Sexual health  Search this
Call number:
HQ1208 .M83
HQ1208 .M83 1803
HQ1208.M83
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_90153

Women as healers : the Nigeria (Yoruba) example

Author:
Akintunde, Dorcas Olu  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Nigeria, Western
Date:
2007
Topic:
Women healers  Search this
Yoruba healers  Search this
Health and hygiene  Search this
Women, Yoruba  Search this
Call number:
QH195.N5 A15X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_908789

Beauty encyclopedia appendix / by Susanna Cocroft

Author:
Cocroft, Susanna 1862-  Search this
Physical description:
157 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1924
C1924
Topic:
Beauty, Personal  Search this
Women--Health and hygiene  Search this
Call number:
RA778 .C66 1924
RA778.C66 1924
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_398279

What a young boy ought to know / by Sylvanus Stall

Author:
Stall, Sylvanus 1847-1915  Search this
Physical description:
[24], 193, [10] p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 18 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1905
C1905
Topic:
Sex instruction for boys  Search this
Sexual health  Search this
Boys--Conduct of life  Search this
Boys--Health and hygiene  Search this
Call number:
HQ41 .S73 1905
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_736941

Reanalysis and reinterpretation in southwestern bioarchaeology / Ann L. Stodder, editor ; contributions by Nancy J. Akins ... [et al.]

Author:
Stodder, Ann Lucy Wiener  Search this
Akins, Nancy J  Search this
American Association of Physical Anthropologists Meeting (74th : 2005 : Milwaukee, Wis.)  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 237 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
Southwest, New
Date:
2008
Topic:
Indians of North America--Health and hygiene  Search this
Indians of North America--Funeral customs and rites  Search this
Indian women  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_923642

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