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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

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