Correspondence: Shipley, Frederick W.; Southwest Society; and Smithsonian Institution, 1907 - 1924
File — Box: 9, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
Papers and correspondence related to the following people and organizations: Frederick W. Shipley; the Southwest Society of the Archaeological Institute of America; and the Smithsonian Institution. Includes the following: First, correspondence with Frederick W. Shipley concerning the St. Louis Society of the Archaeological Institute of America, the relationship between the AIA and the School of American Archaeology/School of American Research, funding for Hewett's archaeological work at the site of Quiriguá in Guatemala, and Art and Archaeology magazine. Second, papers and correspondence concerning the Southwest Society of the Archaeological Institute of America, which was headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and the Southwest Museum of the American Indian (now part of the Autry Museum of the American West). And third, correspondence with representatives of the Smithsonian Institution and Bureau of American Ethnology, such as Frederick Webb Hodge, William Henry Holmes, and Charles D. Walcott, concerning the School of American Archaeology, Southwestern archaeology and anthropology, Mesa Verde National Park, funding for archaeological work in Guatemala, and various archaeological and museum matters.
Dates
- 1907 - 1924
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
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Sante Fe NM 87501 USA
(505) 476-5090
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Fray Angélico Chávez History Library
New Mexico History Museum
113 Lincoln Ave
Sante Fe NM 87501 USA
(505) 476-5090
historylibrary@state.nm.us