Correspondence: Peru trip and Preservation of Antiquities legislation, 1929 - 1935
File — Box: 9, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Papers and correspondence concerning Hewett's trip to Peru in 1935 and legislation for the "Preservation of the Scientific Resources of New Mexico" in 1929. Includes the following: correspondence, financial records, and itineraries related to Hewett's 1935 field school trip to Peru and Bolivia with students from the University of New Mexico and University of Southern California; New Mexico legislative bills from 1929 for the "Preservation of the Scientific Resources of New Mexico"; and newspaper clippings concerning the relationship between the proposed legislation and a controversy over the Rockefeller-funded Laboratory of Anthropology.
Dates
- 1929 - 1935
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