Guide to the Department of Anthropology records, 1840-circa 2015 James R. Glenn and Janet Kennelly August 2000 National Anthropological Archives Museum Support Center 4210 Silver Hill Road Suitland, Maryland 20746 [email protected] http://www.anthropology.si.edu/naa/ Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Scope and Contents........................................................................................................ 4 Arrangement..................................................................................................................... 5 Administrative History...................................................................................................... 2 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 5 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 6 Series 1: Correspondence, 1902-1908, 1961-1992................................................. 6 Series 2: Alpha-Subject File, 1828-1963................................................................ 35 Series 3: Alpha-Subject File, 1961-1975................................................................ 82 Series 4: Smithsonian Office of Anthropology Subject Files, 1967-1968............. 174 Series 5: River Basin Survey Files, 1965-1969................................................... 176 Series 6: Research Statements, Proposals, and Awards, 1961-1977 (bulk 1966-1973)............................................................................................................ 178 Series 7: Publication File, 1960-1975.................................................................. 180 Series 8: Memoranda and Lists Concerning Condemnations, 1910-1965........... 185 Series 9: Notebook on Special Exhibits, 1951-1952............................................ 186 Series 10: Section on Animal Industry................................................................. 187 Series 11: Administrative Records, 1891-1974.................................................... 188 Series 12: Administrative Records, 1965-1994 (bulk 1975-1988)........................ 194 Series 13: Fiscal Records, 1904-1986................................................................. 205 Series 14: Annual Reports, 1920-1983................................................................ 210 Series 15: Chairman's Office Files, 1987-1993.................................................... 214 Series 16: Division of Archaeology, 1828-1965................................................... 217 Series 17: Division of Ethnology, 1840s, 1860-1972, 1997................................. 455 Series 18: Division of Physical Anthropology....................................................... 696 Series 19: Division of Cultural Anthropology, 1920-1968..................................... 701 Series 20: Records of the Anthropological Laboratory/Anthropology Conservation and Restoration Laboratory, 1939-1973............................................................... 702 Series 21: Collections Management, 1965-1985................................................. 703 Series 22: Photographs of Specimens and Other Subjects (Processing Laboratory Photographs), 1880s-1950s................................................................................. 705 Series 23: Exhibit Labels, Specimen Labels, Catalog Cards, and Miscellaneous Documents, circa 1870-1950............................................................................... 725 Series 24: Antiquities Act Permits, 1904-1986..................................................... 726 Series 25: Ancient Technology Program, circa 1966-1981.................................. 771 Series 26: Urgent Anthropology........................................................................... 781 Series 27: Records of the Handbook of North American Indians......................... 782 Series 28: Personnel............................................................................................ 783 Series 29: Repatriation Office, 1991-1994........................................................... 808 Department of Anthropology records NAA.XXXX.0311 Collection Overview Repository: National Anthropological Archives Title: Department of Anthropology records Identifier: NAA.XXXX.0311 Date: 1840s-circa 2015 Creator: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology Smithsonian Institution. Department of Anthropology Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology Location: Some materials are held off-site; this will be indicated at the series or sub-series level. Advanced notice must be given to view these portions of the collection. Extent: 330.25 Linear feet (519 boxes) Language: Collection is primarily in English. Some materials are in German, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Lakota, and Mohawk. Other languages may be present. Summary: The Department of Anthropology records contain administrative and research materials produced by the department and its members from the time of the Smithsonian Institution's foundation until today. Administrative Information Acquisition Information This collection was transferred to the National Anthropological Archives (NAA) by the National Museum of Natural History's Department of Anthropology in multiple accessions. Related Materials The NAA holds collections of former head curators and department chairs, including the papers of Otis Tufton Mason, Walter Hough, T. Dale Stewart, Waldo Rudolph and Mildred Mott Wedel, Saul H. Riesenberg, Clifford Evans, and Donald J. Ortner; the photographs of Frank Maryl Setzler; and the Richard B. Woodbury collection of drawings of human and animal figures. Other related collections at the NAA include the papers of Gordon D. Gibson, Eugene I. Knez, and Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans; and the records of the Bureau of American Ethnology, the Center for the Study of Man, and the River Basin Surveys. Processing Information This collection is ongoing and more recent accruals have not been processed. Processed by James R. Glenn and Janet Kennelly, August 2000 Series 22 processed by Paula Richardson Fleming, 1988 Encoded by Katherine Christensen, March 2020 Page 1 of 808 Department of Anthropology records NAA.XXXX.0311 Preferred Citation Department of Anthropology Records, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution Restrictions Some materials are restricted. Access to the Department of Anthropology records requires an appointment. Conditions Governing Use Contact the repository for terms of use. Administrative History. The Smithsonian Institution was founded in 1846. Although there was no department of anthropology until the creation of the Section of Ethnology in 1879, anthropological materials were part of the Smithsonian's collection from its foundation. The Section of Ethnology was created to care for the rapidly growing collection. In 1881, the United States National Museum was established. Soon thereafter, in 1883, it was broken up into divisions, including the Division of Anthropology. In 1904, Physical Anthropology was added to the Division. The Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE) was created in 1879 as a research unit of the Smithsonian, separating research from collections care. However, during the 1950s, research became a higher priority for the Department of Anthropology and, in 1965, the BAE was merged with the Department of Anthropology to create the Office of Anthropology, and the BAE's archives became the National Anthropological Archives (NAA). In 1967, the United States National Museum was broken up into three separate museums: the Musuem of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History), the National Museum of American Art, and the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). The Office of Anthropology was included in NMNH and was renamed the Department of Anthropology in 1968. New divisions were added to the Department, including the Human Studies Film Archives (HSFA) in 1981, the Research Institute on Immigration and Ethnic Studies (RIIES) in 1982, and the Repatriation Office in 1993. In 1983, the Smithsonian opened the Museum Support Center (MSC) in Suitland, Maryland, as offsite housing for collections with specialized storage facilities and conservation labs. The Department of Anthropology is currently the largest department within NMNH. It has three curatorial divisions (Ethnology, Archaeology, and Biological Anthropology) and its staff includes curators, research assistants, program staff, collections specialists, archivists, repatriation tribal liaisons, and administrative specialists. It has a number of outreach and research arms, including the Repatriation Office, Recovering Voices, Human Origins, and the Arctic Studies Center. The Museum is home to one of the world's largest anthropology collections, with over three million specimens in archaeology, ethnology, and human skeletal biology. The NAA is the Smithsonian's oldest archival repository, with materials that reflect over 150 years of anthropological collecting and fieldwork. The HSFA is the only North American archive devoted exclusively to the collection and preservation of anthropological film and video. Sources Consulted National Museum of