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Moths of North America, including Greenland

Title:
Moths of North America
Author:
Wedge Entomological Research Foundation  Search this
Physical description:
volumes <5.1, 6.1, 6.2., 7.6, 8.1, 9.5, 9.6, 13.1A-C, 13.2A-B, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, 15.5, 18.1, 20.1, 20.2A-B, 21, 22.1A, 22.2, 25.1, 25.4, 26.9, 26.1, 27.1, 27.2, 27.3> illustrations, color plates, portraits 28-30 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Canada
Greenland
North America
United States
Amérique du Nord
États-Unis
Groenland
Date:
1971
Topic:
Moths  Search this
Papillons nocturnes  Search this
Call number:
QL548 .M68
QL548 .M918
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_10504

Faune des coléoptères de Corse

Author:
Jiroux, Eric  Search this
Physical description:
volumes illustrations (chiefly color), color maps 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
France
Corsica
Corse
Date:
2019
Topic:
Beetles  Search this
Coléoptères  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1114305

Jorrit Maan collection

Editor:
Jong, Cees de  Search this
Writer of added commentary:
Klemp, Klaus 1954-  Search this
Mattie, Erik  Search this
Author:
Container of (work): Rams, Dieter Works Selections  Search this
Physical description:
415 pages illustrations (some color) 30 cm
Type:
Catalogs
Catalogues
History
Place:
Germany (West)
Allemagne (Ouest)
Date:
2021
20th century
20e siècle
Topic:
Industrial designers  Search this
Industrial design--History  Search this
Collectors and collecting  Search this
Designers  Search this
Design--Histoire  Search this
Industrial design  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1162802

Glass '81 in Japan

Author:
Nihon Garasu Kōgel Kyōkei  Search this
Physical description:
[150] p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 24 x 25 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
Japan
Date:
1981
[1981]
20th century
Topic:
Glassware--History  Search this
Glass art  Search this
Glass craft  Search this
Call number:
NK5184.A1 H117 1981
NK5184.A1H117 1981
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_325556

Life and legends of the Sioux

Author:
Eastman, Mary H (Mary Henderson) 1818-1887  Search this
Coen, Rena Neumann  Search this
Eastman, Seth 1808-1875  Search this
Physical description:
xxxi, 197 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm
Type:
Folklore
Date:
1995
C1995
Call number:
E99.D1 E19 1995Y
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_479010

Sotheby's catalogue

Title:
Sale
Catalogue
Auction
Auction catalogue
Sotheby's New York catalog
Sale catalogue
Author:
Sotheby's (Firm)  Search this
Stack's (Firm)  Search this
Subject:
Sotheby's (Firm)  Search this
Physical description:
v. : ill. ; 27 cm
Type:
Catalogs
Place:
United States
New York (State)
New York
Date:
1984
1984-
Topic:
Booksellers' catalogs  Search this
Books--Prices  Search this
Art  Search this
Art objects  Search this
Art auctions  Search this
Call number:
N8650 .P237
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_549099

FY 2001 U.S. Global Change Research Program

Title:
Fiscal year 2001 U.S. Global Change Research Program
Author:
National Science and Technology Council (U.S.) Subcommittee on Global Change Research  Search this
U.S. Global Change Research Program  Search this
Subject:
U.S. Global Change Research Program  Search this
Physical description:
74 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2000
2000?]
Topic:
Climatic changes--Research  Search this
Climatic changes--Research--Government policy  Search this
Geodynamics--Research  Search this
Geodynamics--Research--Government policy  Search this
Global environmental change--Research  Search this
Global environmental change--Research--Government policy  Search this
Call number:
QC981.8.C5 O93 2001
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_616844

Selections from the Jane Katcher collection of Americana

Author:
Katcher, Jane  Search this
Schorsch, David A  Search this
Wolfe, Ruth  Search this
Smiles, Eileen M  Search this
Ashworth, Gavin  Search this
Andersen, Alan  Search this
Fenimore Art Museum (Cooperstown, N.Y.)  Search this
Subject:
Katcher, Jane Art collections  Search this
Physical description:
451 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
United States
Date:
2011
18th century
19th century
Topic:
Americana  Search this
Folk art--History  Search this
Americana--Private collections  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_974407

John Buchanan Floyd

Artist:
McClees & Vannerson, active 1857 - 1860  Search this
James Earle McClees, 1821 - 1887  Search this
Julian Vannerson, c. 1827 - 1875  Search this
Sitter:
John Buchanan Floyd, 1 Jun 1806 - 26 Aug 1863  Search this
Medium:
Salted paper print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet (oval): 18.8 × 13.5 cm (7 3/8 × 5 5/16")
Mount: 29.1 × 22.9 cm (11 7/16 × 9")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Date:
c. 1859
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
John Buchanan Floyd: Male  Search this
John Buchanan Floyd: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
John Buchanan Floyd: Politics and Government\Government official\Cabinet member\Secretary of War  Search this
John Buchanan Floyd: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army  Search this
John Buchanan Floyd: Politics and Government\Government official\Governor\Virginia  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries; gift of Roger F. Shultis, 1986
Object number:
S/NPG.87.42.4
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4dc48da63-4632-4f0f-ad25-71ddf2c54d95
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.87.42.4

Photographs of Smithsonian Institution anthropology exhibits at Louisiana Purchase Exposition

Collector:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Names:
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. exhibit designer  Search this
Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933  Search this
Extent:
31 Gelatin silver prints (mounted)
Culture:
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this
Mayas  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America  Search this
Hopi Pueblo  Search this
Indians of Mexico  Search this
Indians of the West Indies  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Gelatin silver prints
Photographs
Place:
Xochicalco Site (Mexico)
Date:
1904
Scope and Contents note:
Images of United States National Museum anthropological exhibits at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, also called the St. Louis World's Fair. Images of the Department of Anthropology's exhibits include those of photographs and models of Mayan and Mesoamerican temples; antiquities from Mexico, Mesoamerica, and the West Indies; and American Indian, Mexican, and Mesoamerican sculptures, ceramics, tools, textiles, masks, and baskets. Photographs also document the Bureau of American Ethnology's exhibits, including "symbolic art," drawings and paintings on artifacts from tribes of the New Southwest, Plains, and Northwest Coast. The collection also includes a photograph of carved designs on a structure at Xochicales, possibly used in the exhibition or as part of its design.
Biographical/Historical note:
The National Museum's Department of Anthropology and the Bureau of American Ethnology exhibits at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition were highly integrated, and both were designed by then chief of the Bureau of American Ethnology and former head curator of the Department of Anthropology, William Henry Holmes. The exhibits were intended to illustrate "the culture of the Native American peoples as shown in their arts and industries." The exhibit featured examples of architecture, sculpture, ceramics, metal work, water craft, musical instruments, pipes, and ceremonial objects and included models of Aztec ruins based on plans by De Lancey W. Gill.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 82-31
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Papers, photographs, and records relating to exhibitions at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in MS 4689, MS 7571, MS 7208, Photo Lot 24, and Bureau of American Ethnology Letters Received 1888-1906.
The Smithsonian Institution Archives holds Exposition Records of the Smithsonian Institution and the United States National Museum, 1867-1940 (SIA RU000070) as well as photographs of the exhibits.
Additional photographs of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 107, Photo Lot 89-8, and Photo Lot 90-1.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Religion  Search this
Mayas -- Antiquities  Search this
Decorative arts  Search this
Symbolism  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo lot 82-31, Photographs of Smithsonian anthropology exhibits at Louisiana Purchase Exposition, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.82-31
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw338954408-04d3-466e-8582-5748b25ab46c
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-82-31

Dane Coolidge photographs from Mexico

Photographer:
Coolidge, Dane, 1873-1940  Search this
Extent:
.01 Linear feet
6 Photographs
Culture:
Comcaac (Seri)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1932
Summary:
This collection contains 3 photographic prints (and 3 copy negatives) depicting a Seri man in Mexico, photographed by Dane Coolidge in 1932.
Scope and Contents:
N37332-N37334, P15199-P15201

This collection contains 3 gelatin silver prints shot by Dane Coolidge in Mexico in 1932 and 3 copy prints created from those prints by the Museum of the American Indian. Coolidge and his wife Mary Roberts Coolidge studied the Seri in the 1930s. All three photographs are outdoor portraits of Seri medicine man Santo Blanco. In one photo he is shaking rattles, in a another photo he is depicting playing a musical bow, and in the third photo he is wearing a medicine man's crown. Some of these photos were used to illustrate Dane and Mary Coolidge's book The Last of the Seris (1939).
Arrangement:
Arranged by catalog number.
Biographical / Historical:
Naturalist and novelist Dane Coolidge was a born on March 24, 1873 in Natick, Massachusetts and grew up in Riverside, California. He received his education from Standard and Harvard Universities. He later worked as a field collector for the British Museum, Stanford University, and the U.S. National Zoological Park. He wrote both fiction and non-fiction usually set in Western locales such as California and the U.S. Southwest. In 1906, he married sociologist Mary Roberts and the two collaborated on the books The Navajo Indians (1930) and The Last of the Seris (1939). Dane Coolidge died in 1940 and Mary Roberts Coolidge in 1945.
Related Materials:
The University of California's The Bancroft Library holds Dan Coolidge Papers (Collection Number: BANC MSS C-H 82).

The Smithsonian Institution Libraries holds a copy of The Last of the Seris (Call no. F1221.S43C7).
Separated Materials:
Mary Roberts Coolidge also donated Seri objects to NMAI (catalog numbers 203200 - 203414).
Provenance:
This collection was purchased from Mary Roberts Coolidge in 1940.
Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 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 to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, 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. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.
Topic:
Indians of Central America  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Dane Coolidge photographs from Mexico, catalog #, NMAI.AC.202; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAI.AC.202
See more items in:
Dane Coolidge photographs from Mexico
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv455b3bada-ac93-47ac-98c2-342e4105f503
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-202
Online Media:

Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region stereographs of canyons on the Green and Colorado Rivers

Creator:
Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.)  Search this
Names:
Geological Survey (U.S.)  Search this
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902  Search this
Thompson, A. H. (Almon Harris), 1839-1906  Search this
Washakie, approximately 1804-1900  Search this
Photographer:
Beaman, E. O. (Elias Olcott), 1837-1876  Search this
Fennimore, James  Search this
Hillers, John K., 1843-1925  Search this
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this
Extent:
45 Stereographs (albumen)
Culture:
Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this
Shoshone  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Stereographs
Photographs
Place:
Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico)
Green River Watershed (Wyo.-Utah)
Date:
circa 1871
Scope and Contents note:
Stereographs published by the Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region, documenting canyons along the Green and Colorado Rivers and surveyors. Although the images in this collection are credited to Powell and A. H. Thompson, the primary photographers on these surveys were John K. Hillers, E. O. Beaman, and James Fennemore. There is also one stereograph of Washakie's camp, made by William Henry Jackson on September 4, 1871; it is from the series "Picturesque Views of Rocky Mountain Scenery."
Biographical/Historical note:
The geological survey of John Wesley Powell, first authorized in 1870, was known by several names before its final designation as the United States Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region. The photograph mounts in this collection refer to the "U.S. Topographical and Geological Survey of the Valley of the Colorado," a survey that continued Powell's earlier work in the basin of the Colorado River. John K. Hillers (1843-1925) was hired as a boatman for John Wesley Powell's second expedition down the Colorado River in 1871. Initially working as an assistant to team photographers E. O. Beaman and James Fennimore, Hillers eventually became the main photographer for the expedition in 1872.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 76-131
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Photographs relating to the Powell surveys can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 4605, Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 33, Photo Lot 37, Photo Lot 140.
The Library of Congress, the Bancroft Library at the University of California at Berkeley, and the New York Public Library hold additional stereographs from the Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Stereographs
Photographs
Citation:
Photo lot 76-131, Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region stereographs of canyons on the Green and Colorado Rivers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.76-131
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3d638091c-7dea-4c7b-a602-91a4f4befd3f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-76-131

Walter W. Taylor papers

Creator:
Taylor, Walter W. (Walter Willard)  Search this
Names:
Pueblo Ecology Survey  Search this
Smithsonian Institution. Northern Mexico Archeological Fund  Search this
Adams, William Yewdale  Search this
Taylor, Lyda Averill  Search this
Extent:
59.82 Linear feet
Culture:
Pueblo  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Maps
Place:
Coahuila (Mexico : State)
Monument Valley (Ariz. and Utah)
Sonora (Mexico : State)
Spain
Date:
1925-1983
Scope and Contents:
Includes correspondence, teaching materials, student papers, manuscripts, miscellaneous papers relating to projects, diaries, printed materials, photographs, cartographic materials. Much of the material concerns Taylor's archeological work in Coahuila, Mexico, some of which was carried out for the Smithsonian Institution (Northern Mexico Archeological Fund), and material on Tatvejo Cave in Sonora. Some materials concern Southeastern Indians and some or all of that belonged to Lyda Averell Taylor. Still other material concerns work in Monument Valley, Arizona, in 1952; the Pueblo Ecology Survey (with William Yewdale Adams), and work in Spain. The work also includes material concerning many other aspects of Taylor's life, both personal and professional. Also included are many papers by Taylor's students and other archeologists.
Biographical Note:
Walter W. Taylor, Jr. was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1913, but moved to Greenwich, Connecticut, as a young boy. He earned an A. B. in Geology from Yale University in 1935, and upon graduation worked for the Museum of Northern Arizona in Flagstaff, where he was involved in archeological excavations, before becoming archeological field foreman at the University of New Mexico field school in Chaco Canyon.

In 1938, Taylor enrolled in the anthropology doctoral program at Harvard University, from which he earned his Ph. D. in 1942. That same year, Taylor enlisted as a private in the U. S. Marine Corps, and in 1944 his service overseas resulted in his capture and detainment in prisoner-of-war camps by German forces, from which he was not released until the end of the war in Europe. Taylor's military career lasted until 1955, when he resigned from the Marines as a captain, having earned a Purple Heart.

In 1958, Taylor began teaching at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, founding its Department of Anthropology. He also taught at the University of Texas, University of Washington, University of Santa Fe, Mexico City College, and La Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia in Mexico.

During his career, Taylor produced several publications on the topics of archaeological theory and Coahuila archeology. Early professional influences include his acquaintanceship with anthropologist Clyde Kluckhohn, and the work of anthropologist Lyndon Hargrave.

"A specialist in the neolithic and chalcolithic archaeology of Western Europe, he was also known for his North American fieldwork," which he "conducted in Arizona, New Mexico, Georgia, Mexico (Coahuila, Sonora, and Zacatecas), and Spain, before retiring in 1974" (Bowman 1995, Euler 1997).

Taylor is perhaps best remembered for his research and fieldwork in Coahuila, Mexico, and his controversial doctoral dissertation, published as a book in 1948, titled A Study of Archeology, in which he criticized the approaches of contemporary archeologists and posited a new theory of conducting archeological research, called the "conjunctive approach." Taylor's book is widely regarded as being directly influential in the development of "New Archeology," or the "processual approach."

On April 14, 1997, Taylor "died at his home in Rockaway Beach, Oregon, of complications resulting from the debilitating effects of Alzheimer's disease" (Euler 1997).

Sources Consulted

Bowman, John S., ed., "Taylor, Walter W. (Willard)," The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995.

Euler, Robert C. "Walter Willard Taylor, Jr. 1913-1997." Society for American Archaeology Bulletin 15:4 (1997). Accessed August 7, 2013. http://www.saa.org/Portals/0/SAA/publications/saabulletin/15-4/SAA15.html.

Maca, Allan, William Folan and Jonathan Reyman, editors, Prophet, Pariah, and Pioneer: Walter W. Taylor and Dissension in American Archaeology. Chicago: University Press of Chicago, 2010.

Taylor, Walter W. Curriculum vitae. 1975.

1913 -- Born in Chicago, Illinois

1935 -- Earns A. B. in Geology from Yale University

1935-1941 -- Field work in Arizona, New Mexico, Georgia, Mexico (Coahuila)

1942 -- Earns Ph. D. in Anthropology from Harvard UniversityEnlists in U. S. Marine Corps

1944 -- Captured and detained in prisoner-of-war camps by German forces during overseas service in WWII

1947 -- Field work in Mexico (Coahuila)

1948 -- Publishes book, A Study of Archeology

1949-1965 -- Field work in Arizona, Mexico (Coahuila, Sonora, Zacatecas)

1955 -- Resigns from U. S. Marine Corps with rank of Captain

1958-1974 -- Professor of Anthropology and Chairman of the Department, Southern Illinois University

1963, 1967 -- Field work in Spain

1973 -- Field work in Arizona

1974 -- Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Southern Illinois University

1997 -- Dies April 14 in Rockaway Beach, Oregon, from complications of Alzheimer's disease
Related Materials:
Taylor is listed as a correspondent in the following collections at the National Anthropological Archives: Frank Maryl Setzler Papers 1927-1960 American Indian Chicago Conference Records 1960-1966.

Taylor is listed as a subject in the following collection at the Smithsonian Institution Archives: Permanent Administrative Files, 1877-1975, United States National Museum.

Archeological specimens related to Taylor's fieldwork, especially in Coahuila, Mexico, can be found in the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Anthropology Collections.

Bone specimens related to Taylor's fieldwork in Coahuila, Mexico, can be found in the NMNH Mammals Divison of Vertebrate Zoology Collections.

Print versions of Taylor's books (author, editor, and contributor) can be found at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries. These volumes include: A Study of Archeology Contributions to Coahuila archaeology: with an introduction to the Coahuila project The identification of non-artifactual archaeological materials : report of a conference held in Chicago, March 11-13, 1956 / by the Committee on Archaeological Identification, Division of Anthropology and Psychology, National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council. Culture and life; essays in memory of Clyde Kluckhohn Archaeology without borders: contact, commerce, and change in the U.S. Southwest and northwestern Mexico

For oral history interviews with anthropologists that have Taylor listed as a subject or professional influence, see the following video cassettes at the Human Studies Film Archives: Video Dialogues in Anthropology: John Rowe and Charles Wagley, 1984 Video Dialogues in Anthropology: Charles Wagley, 1983

For additional materials concerning Taylor's manuscript on "Sandals from Coahuila Caves," see: Patty Jo Watson collection on Walter Taylor, circa 1980-2003, at the National Anthropological Archives.

For correspondence and other documents related to Taylor's position held at Southern Illinois University, see: Walter W. Taylor Papers, 1958-1973, University Archives, Southern Illinois University.
Provenance:
These papers were donated to the National Anthropological Archives by Walter Taylor in 2004.
Restrictions:
Portions of the collection have been restricted at Natch Taylor's request until 2034. See finding aid for more information.
Rights:
Contact the Repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Maps
Citation:
Walter W. Taylor Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.1987-00
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3c1b9e30b-c8ca-4ccf-94bc-a1dfbc26b844
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-1987-00

Elizabeth K. Steen photographs from Brazil

Photographer:
Steen, Elizabeth K.  Search this
Extent:
.02 Linear feet
15 Photographs
Culture:
Karajá (Caraja)  Search this
Indians of South America -- Brazil  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Brazil
Date:
circa 1930-1931
Summary:
This collection contains 15 photographs depicting Karajá (Caraja) peoples of Tocantins State in Brazil, circa 1930-1931.
Scope and Contents:
N36713-N36718,N41496, P11935-P11942

This collection contains 15 photographs (including 7 copy negatives) that were shot by anthropologist Elizabeth K. Steen circa 1930-1931. The photographs depict the Karajá (Caraja) peoples of Tocantins State in Brazil. The photographs include portraits of individuals in traditional dress, as well as scenes of daily life such as preparing meals, body painting, and carrying water.
Arrangement:
Collection arranged by Catalog number.
Biographical / Historical:
Born in 1886, Elizabeth Kilgore Steen was an explorer and anthropologist. She studied anthropology at the University of California. Steen visited Karajá (Caraja) and Tapirapé (Tapirape) villages in Brazil circa 1930-1931. Her publications include the 1937 children's book, Red Jungle Boy, which she wrote and illustrated. She died in 1938.
Related Materials:
The Smithsonian Institution Libraries hold a copy of Elizabeth K. Steen's book Red Jungle Boy (call no. F2230.S77 1937)
Separated Materials:
This National Museum of the American Indian also holds Karajá (Caraja) objects collected by Elizabeth K. Steen: Object numbers 189729-189853.
Provenance:
Museum purchase from Elizabeth Steen, 1936.
Restrictions:
Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 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.
Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Elizabeth K. Steen photographs from Brazil, Item Number, NMAI.AC.196; National Museum of the American Indian Archives Center, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAI.AC.196
Archival Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sv404d2aad7-81e7-4189-a3ba-f1908ae0d891
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-196

Die Harmonie der Farben 1300 Zusammenstellungen von Farbenverbindungen für die Kunst-Industrie, für dekorative Zimmerausstattungen, Kostüme und Toilette von E. Guichard ; autorisirte deutsche Ausgabe, mit deutschem Text von G. Krebs

Author:
Guichard, Édouard 1815-  Search this
Lithographer:
Appel, F.  Search this
Translator:
Krebs, Georg 1833-1907  Search this
Printer:
Osterrieth, August  Search this
Physical description:
[24] pages, 166 leaves of plates in various foliations (some folded) chiefly color illustrations 36 cm
Type:
Specimens
Pochoir
Place:
Germany
Date:
1882
19th century
Topic:
Color in interior decoration  Search this
Color  Search this
Stencil work  Search this
Call number:
QC495 .G85 1882
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1026409

Rural hours by a Lady

Author:
Cooper, Susan Fenimore 1813-1894  Search this
Former owner:
Dwight, Jonathan 1858-1929 DSI  Search this
Steele, Clara P., DSI  Search this
Tucker, Marcia Brady DSI  Search this
Wistar, Mary DSI  Search this
Printer:
Jenkins, Edward O.,  Search this
Presenter:
Wistar, Sarah DSI  Search this
Illustrator:
Endicott's Lithographer  Search this
Publisher:
G.P. Putnam & Co.  Search this
Physical description:
521 pages, [21] leaves of plates color illustrations 22 cm
Type:
Outdoor books
Guidebooks
Place:
New York (State)
Date:
1851
Topic:
Country life  Search this
Natural history  Search this
Call number:
QH81 .C66 1851
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1042884

On the fossil foot-marks in the red sandstone of Pottsville, Pennsylvania / by Isaac Lea

Title:
Fossil footprints DSI
Author:
Lea, Isaac 1792-1886  Search this
American Philosophical Society  Search this
Former owner:
Lea, Isaac 1792-1886 DSI  Search this
Field, Roswell 1804- DSI  Search this
Inscriber:
Lea, Isaac 1792-1886 DSI  Search this
Physical description:
13 pages, 3 leaves of plates in various foliations : illustrations ; 30 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Place:
Pennsylvania
Pottsville
Date:
1852
Topic:
Paleontology  Search this
Footprints, Fossil  Search this
Call number:
QL430.7.U6 L43 1838
QL430.7.U6L43 1838
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_140185

L'art de préparer, monter et conserver les oiseaux : ainsi que les papillons et autres insectes / par P. Évans

Author:
Evans, P. fl. 1841-1850  Search this
Former owner:
Deane, Ruthven DSI  Search this
Wetmore, Alexander 1886-1978 DSI  Search this
Physical description:
95, [1] p. ; 24 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Date:
1850
Topic:
Birds--Collection and preservation  Search this
Taxidermy  Search this
Call number:
QL677.5 .E92 1850
QL677.5.E92 1850
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_151504
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A System of natural history : containing scientifci [sic] and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects / chiefly compiled from the various works of Cuvier, Griffith, Richardson, Geoffrey, Lacepede, Buffon, Goldsmith, Shaw, Montague, Wilson, Lewis and Clarke, Audubon, and other writers on natural history ; arranged according to the classification of Stark ; illustrated with numerous engravings

Author:
Gould, Augustus A (Augustus Addison) 1805-1866  Search this
Cuvier, Georges baron 1769-1832  Search this
Stark, J (John)  Search this
Former owner:
Wetmore, Alexander 1886-1978 DSI  Search this
Bishop, Louis Bennett DSI  Search this
Physical description:
iv, [1], x-xxi, [2], 24-880 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Popular works
Classification
Date:
1834
Topic:
Zoology  Search this
Animals  Search this
Call number:
QL50 .S99 1834
QL50.S99 1834
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_153124
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Illustrations de zoologie, ou, Recueil de figures d'animaux peintes d'après nature / par R.-P. Lesson ; ouvrage orné de planches dessinées et gravées par les meilleurs artistes, et servant de complément aux traités généraux ou spéciaux publiés sur l'histoire naturelle et a les tenir au courant des nouvelles découvertes et des progrès de la science

Title:
Illustrations de zoologie
Recueil de figures d'animaux peintes d'après nature
Author:
Lesson, R. P (René Primevère) 1794-1849  Search this
Physical description:
[220] p., 60 leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Pictorial works
Date:
1831
1835
[1831-1835?]
Topic:
Zoology  Search this
Call number:
QL46 .L64X 1831
QL46.L64X 1831
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_162506
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