Correspondence: Antiquities Act, 1901 - 1908
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, telegrams, memoranda, minutes, and assorted documents concerning the development, lobbying, and passage of the Antiquities Act of 1906. Many documents relate to Hewett's actions as Secretary of the Joint Committee on Preservation of American Antiquities of the Archaeological Institute of America and the American Anthropological Association. Includes a significant amount of correspondence with representatives of the Smithsonian Institution and the U.S. Department of the Interior, particularly with Commissioner of the General Land Office William A. Richards, as well as with John F. Lacey, Carl Vilhelm Hartman, Charles P. Bowditch, Charles D. Walcott, A. L. Kroeber, and others. Also includes a copy of Hewett's 1904 memorandum on the "Historic and Prehistoric Ruins of the Southwest and their Preservation," which was published as a Department of the Interior Circular.
Dates
- 1901 - 1908
Access Restrictions
None
Extent
From the Collection: 24 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Hewett, Edgar L. (Edgar Lee), 1865-1946 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library Repository
Contact:
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
New Mexico History Museum
113 Lincoln Ave
Sante Fe NM 87501 USA
(505) 476-5090
historylibrary@state.nm.us
Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
New Mexico History Museum
113 Lincoln Ave
Sante Fe NM 87501 USA
(505) 476-5090
historylibrary@state.nm.us