Correspondence: Dorman, Cutting, and Tozzer Fiasco, 1913 - 1914
File — Box: 8, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Papers and correspondence concerning a controversy in Santa Fe over the School of American Archaeology and Hewett's position as Director. Includes correspondence and newspaper articles by individuals pushing for Hewett's removal, such as owner of the Santa Fe New Mexican Bronson M. Cutting, anthropologists Alfred M. Tozzer and Franz Boas, and president of the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce Harry H. Dorman. Also includes correspondence, minutes, resolutions, petitions, telegrams, and newspaper articles in support of Hewett by citizens and organizations in Santa Fe and other areas of New Mexico, members of the Archaeological Institute of America, and Charles Fletcher Lummis. Also includes minutes of the meetings of the Managing Committee of the School of American Archaeology in October and December of 1913, which discuss the controversy.
Dates
- 1913 - 1914
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