Correspondence, 1910
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
Papers and correspondence concerning the following topics: the School of American Archaeology; the Museum of New Mexico; the Archaeological Institute of America; the Bureau of American Ethnology; Carl Lotave's paintings in the Palace of the Governors; Mesa Verde National Park; and archaeological work in the Southwestern United States, Mexico, and Guatemala. Includes correspondence with Alice C. Fletcher, John R. McFie, Virginia McClurg, Frederick Webb Hodge, Neil Merton Judd, and Edward Herbert Thompson. Also includes the following: a "Proposed Plan for Cooperative Work Between the Bureau of American Ethnology and the School of American Archaeology for the Field Season, May to October inclusive, 1910"; passports and permits from the governments of Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala allowing Hewett to visit and conduct archaeological work at sites such as Quiriguá and Copán; and correspondence with representatives of the United Fruit Company such as Minor C. Keith concerning permission and financial support for archaeological excavations at the site of Quirigua in Guatemala.
Dates
- 1910
Access Restrictions
None
Extent
From the Collection: 24 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Spanish; Castilian
French
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