E. Winifred Pitkin lecture cards, 1955-1958, undated
File — Box: 19, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
Notecards for various lectures by E. Winifred Pitkin, a physician from Congers, New York, about ancient Mayan cities, her travels in Central America, and related topics. The lectures (undated unless otherwise specified) include: "Some Centers of Population in Old Mexico"; "Housekeeping in the Stone Age: The Last Stone Age Indians of Mexico" (January 6, 1958); "Two Indian Fiestas, Many Indian Types"; "La Venta Culture: One of Five Sister Cultures of Ancient Middle America"; "The Lacandons: A Stone Age People"; "Ancient Palenque"; "Yaxchilan: A Maya City of the Classic Period on the Usumacinta River"; "Yaxchilan, Long Lecture"; "Yaxchilan: For the Radcliff School"; "The Last Indian of the Stone Age in Mexico"; "Uaxactun and Tikal"; Uaxactun and Tikal lecture notes; "Chichen Itza" (January 1958); "Copan: An Ancient Maya City"; "Four Ancient Cities of Yucatan"; "Supplementary Notes, Lecture III"; and "Alaska" (July 1955). Also includes lecture outlines, a talk by Pitkin on "Gertrude Blom's Story of Bor, a Lacandon," and a copy of "First Chiapas Expedition of the Mayan Order, Frans Blom, Chief: An Exploration and Excavation at the Ancient Buried City of the Mayans."
Dates
- 1955-1958, undated
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