Box 19

Scope and Contents Documents and assorted materials concerning exhibitions, art sales, and events at the New Mexico Museum of Art. Includes the following: art exhibition guides and promotional material, lists of artwork for sale, artist biographical notes, descriptions of exhibits, papers about museum shows and events, and reports by Curator of Art Hester Jones.

Scope and Contents Copies of the wills of Edgar L. and Donizetta A. Hewett, as well as Edgar L. Hewett's "Instructions to the Trustees of My Estate." Also includes copies of newspaper clippings about Hewett's death on December 31, 1946, and an announcement for his memorial services.

Scope and Contents Correspondence with Richard W. Corwin, chief surgeon for the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, who served on the Managing Committee of the School of American Archaeology. Topics include: the School of American Archaeology/School of American Research; the Museum of New Mexico; summer field schools; New Mexico archaeology; and the archaeological area of Chaco Canyon.

Scope and Contents Correspondence with William Henry Holmes, an archaeologist, anthropologist, and artist with the Smithsonian Institution and Bureau of American Ethnology. Holmes also served as a member of the Managing Committee of the School of American Archaeology/School of American Research. Topics include: collections and reports for the Bureau of American Ethnology; protection of what is now El Morro National Monument; archaeological surveys; plans for archaeological and ethnological research of the ancient...

Scope and Contents Correspondence with Frank Springer, a lawyer, paleontologist, and close associate of Hewett who served on the Managing Committee of the School of American Archaeology/School of American Research. Topics include: the School of American Archaeology/School of American Research; Museum of New Mexico business and finances; the Palace of the Governors; archaeological excavations in New Mexico and Guatemala; the Panama-California Exposition in San Diego, California; the New Mexico Museum of Art; the...

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...

Scope and Contents Personal papers and memorabilia from Edgar L. Hewett and Donizetta A. Hewett. Includes the following: a Certificate of Marriage between Edgar Lee Hewett and Donizetta Adelade Jones Wood on December 31, 1911 in Red Oak, Iowa; genealogical charts on the Jones family; a "Daughters of the American Revolution Application for Membership" by Donizetta A. J. Wood; letters addressed to Donizetta from family members; copper plate engravings of the Hewetts' Christmas card and business cards; the Hewetts'...

Scope and Contents Miscellaneous publications, papers, and copies of manuscripts on topics relating to Central American archaeology, anthropology, history, and culture. Also includes drawings of stone monoliths from Guatemala, a hand-drawn map of Central America with labeled archaeological sites, and sketches of ancient Mayan carvings. Alberto Ruz L., "The Mystery of the Mayan Temple," The Saturday Evening Post, August 29,...

Scope and Contents An account book of financial records for the School of American Archaeology/American Research, the Museum of New Mexico, the Santa Fe Society of the Archaeological Institute of America, and the Fine Arts Museum/New Mexico Museum of Art. Also includes meeting minutes of the Santa Fe Society of the AIA.

Scope and Contents A ledger of financial records for the Museum of New Mexico from 1911-1913 and 1927-1929.