Series 4: Personal Papers, 1937 - 1942
Scope and Contents
Contains: _ Paul Reiter's personal journal (1 bound volume) containing handwritten research notes, personal notes, object lists, addresses, diagrams, drawings, charts, mostly related to his position at the Museum of New Mexico; _1 photo album (disassembled for preservation ) containing copies of historic photographic prints, newspaper and magazine clippings, and a hand-drawn map; Research materials.
01. Journal, circa 1938
1 bound volume containing handwritten research notes, personal notes, object
lists, addresses, diagrams, drawings, charts, and tables, mostly related to his
position at the Museum of New Mexico. Loose papers tucked in between
pages of journal are now held in file folders labeled with the section of the
journal in which they were originally found.
02. Photograph Album, circa 1868-circa 1940
Photograph album containing Paul Reiter’s collection of personal and historic
photographs. Album disassembled for preservation, all items removed from
pages and placed in folders in negative number order. Inscriptions are on small
slips of paper in separate folders accompanying each item, arranged by negative
number. Larger images and inscriptions are in SERIES 4 BOX 5, in negative
number order. First page of Album is in OS BOX 1, FOLDER 3.
Contains images of archaeological sites in New Mexico, including Chaco
Canyon, Quarai Ruins, Kuaua Ruins, and possibly Jemez. Also contains copies
of historic photographs from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by
notable photographers such as Adolph Fisher, Christian Kaadt, Charles F.
Lummis, Jesse L. Nusbaum, Wesley Bradfield, and Adam Clark Vroman. These
include images of New Mexico churches and pueblos; Bandelier National
Monument; Santa Fe plaza; rooms and artifacts at the Palace of the
Governors/Museum of New Mexico; and Jesse Nusbaum’s photographs of
School of American Research archaeological expeditions in Quirigua, Guatemala
and Copan, Honduras in the 1910s. Also includes newspaper and magazine
clippings and hand-drawn map of BC 51. Most of the historic photographs in the
album are not original, but were copy prints collected by Paul Reiter, probably
during his time as curator at the Museum of New Mexico from 1931 to 1938.
Many of the original photographs for images in this album are currently housed
at the Palace of the Governors Photo Archives in Santa Fe. Dates of photographs
in the album are based on when the original image was captured rather than when
the print was created and collected by Reiter.
03.Research Materials, 1937-1942
Contains two publications collected by Paul Reiter while he was a professor in
the Department of Anthropology at UNM. Publications are related to Paul
Reiter’s personal and professional interests in archaeology and ethnology, they
include a report describing Native American ethnographic objects at the Denver
Art Museum and the Notebook of the Society for American Archaeology
Dates
- Creation: 1937 - 1942
Creator
- From the Collection: Reiter, Paul, 1909-1953 (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Journal owned by Paul Reiter during his tenure as Curator of Archaeology at the Museum of New Mexico. Content pertains both to Reiter’s personal research interests and his position as curator. __ Paul Reiter’s album of personal and historic photographs. The album primarily contains copies of historic photographs from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by notable photographers such as Adolph Fisher, Christian Kaadt, Charles F. Lummis, Jesse L. Nusbaum, Wesley Bradfield, and Adam Clark Vroman. These include images of New Mexico churches and pueblos; Bandelier National Monument; the Santa Fe plaza; rooms and artifacts at the Palace of the Governors/Museum of New Mexico; and Jesse Nusbaum’s photographs of School of American Research archaeological expeditions in Quirigua, Guatemala and Copan, Honduras in the 1910s. The album also contains numerous images of archaeological sites in New Mexico, including Chaco Canyon, Quarai Ruins, Kuaua Ruins, and possibly Jemez. Most of the historic photographs in this album are not original, but were copy prints collected by Paul Reiter, probably during his time as curator at the Museum of New Mexico from 1931 to 1938. __Two publications collected by Paul Reiter while he was a professor in the Department of Anthropology at UNM. Publications are related to Paul Reiter’s personal and professional interests in archaeology and ethnology, they include a report describing Native American ethnographic objects at the Denver Art Museum and the Notebook of the Society for American Archaeology.Publications collected by Paul Reiter. 3 file units: 01 Journal; 02 Photograph Album; 03 Research Materials
Extent
From the Collection: 7.4 Linear Feet (11 document boxes; 1 OS box 16x20"; 1 binder box 12x11"; 1 flat box 12x15"; 1 flat box 14.5x11.5"; 3 photo boxes 5x8") : 111 negatives; 546 prints; 304 photocards; 12 interpositives; 6 oversize maps;
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
3 file units: 01 Journal; 02 Photograph Album; 03 Research Materials
Repository Details
Part of the NPS Chaco Culture National Historical Park Repository
Chaco Culture NHP & Aztec Ruins NM Museum & Archives Program
Hibben Center Rm 307 - MSC01 1050
450 University Blvd NE
Albuquerque NM 87106 USA