Correspondence, 1908
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
Papers and correspondence concerning the following topics: the School of American Archaeology; the Archaeological Institute of America; plans for archaeological work at the site of Palenque in Mexico; and various archaeological and professional matters. Includes correspondence with F. W. Putnam, Jesse Walter Fewkes, Alice C. Fletcher, Charles P. Bowditch, H. Rushton Fairclough, Lucy E. Peabody, and John Peabody Harrington. Also includes the following: copies of an agreement between Charles P. Bowditch, W. K. Bixby, and the Archaeological Institute of America concerning funding for Palenque excavations; Spanish and English translated versions of a "Letter of Concession from the Department of Public Instruction, Mexico" describing the permitted activities of the Archaeological Institute of America in the states of Chiapas, Tobasco, Campeche, and Yucatan over the period of five years; and a letter from Hewett to William H. Andrews, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Territory of New Mexico, recommending that the Statehood bill include a clause granting 200,000 acres to the Museum of New Mexico and School of American Archaeology.
Dates
- 1908
Access Restrictions
None
Extent
From the Collection: 24 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Spanish; Castilian
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