Correspondence, 1930 - 1932
File — Box: 18, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Correspondence concerning the following topics: the School of American Research; the Museum of New Mexico; archaeological and historical sites in New Mexico like Chaco Canyon, Gran Quivira, and El Morro; summer field schools in the Jemez area, Chaco Canyon, and Mexico; the Archaeological Institute of America; the Historical Society of New Mexico; the University of New Mexico; New Mexico Normal University; the Laboratory of Anthropology; Native American art and artists; plans for what would become the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian; Harveycar Indian Detours; the death of Wesley Bradfield; and various archaeological, museum, and university matters. Includes correspondence with Lansing B. Bloom, Paul A. F. Walter, Manual Gamio, John Peabody Harrington, Ralph Van Deman Magoffin, Evon Z. Vogt, Carl E. Guthe, Aleš Hrdlička, Clyde Kluckhohn, Mary C. Wheelwright, and others. Also includes a catalog for "The Exposition of Indian Tribal Arts" in New York City in 1931.
Dates
- 1930 - 1932
Access Restrictions
None
Extent
From the Collection: 24 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Spanish; Castilian
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