Correspondence: Bobbs-Merrill Co.; Legal briefs; Brand, Donald; and Bureau of American Ethnology, 1912 - 1941
File — Box: 7, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
Papers and correspondence concerning Bobbs-Merrill Company, legal briefs, Donald D. Brand, and the Bureau of American Ethnology. Includes the following: correspondence, financial records, and contracts related to Bobbs-Merrill Co.'s publication of Hewett's books Ancient Life in the American Southwest, Ancient Life in Mexico and Central America, and Ancient Andean Life; legal briefs and papers related to the court case United States v. Sandoval, which concerned the status of the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico and their relationship to the federal and state governments; correspondence with Donald D. Brand concerning his work as a professor in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of New Mexico and his involvement with UNM and WPA (Works Progress Administration) projects at the archaeological sites of Chaco Canyon and Kuaua in New Mexico; and correspondence with Frederick Webb Hodge of the Bureau of American Ethnology concerning various archaeological, anthropological, historical, and ethnological topics.
Dates
- 1912 - 1941
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