Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology

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The Bureau of American Ethnology was established in 1879 by an act of Congress for the purpose of transferring archives, records and materials relating to the Native American tribes from the Interior Department to the Smithsonian Institution. The Bureau's founding director was John Wesley Powell. In 1897, the Bureau's name was changed from Bureau of Ethnology to Bureau of American Ethnology to indicate the primary geographic limit of its focus. In 1965, the BAE merged with the Smithsonian Institution's Department of Anthropology, and is now known as the Department of Anthropology, at the National Museum of Natural History). In 1968, the related archives became the National Anthropological Archives.
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creatorOf Ober, Frederick A. (Frederick Albion), 1849-1913. A few Seminole words / collected by F.A. Ober, in Florida, 1872, 1874. University of Florida
referencedIn Sparkman, Philip Stedman, d. 1907. Philip Stedman Sparkman papers, 1896-1907. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIg, 1887-1891 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Hadley, Lewis F. (Lewis Francis). Letter : Anadarko, Ind. Ter., to the Director of the Smithsonian Institute [John Wesley Powell], Washington, D.C., 1887 Aug. 25. Newberry Library
contributorOf Johnson, F. Roy (Frank Roy), 1911-. Tuscarora Indian history, tales, traditions, legends, superstitions, medical formulas, linguistics / by F. Roy Johnson. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
contributorOf Force, M. F. (Manning Ferguson), 1824-1899. Notes and correspondence, 1888-1892 and undated. Houghton Library
referencedIn Bushnell, David Ives, Jr. (1875 - 1941) Collection Records, 1845 - 1942 Peabody Museum Archives
referencedIn Adam, Lucien, 1833-1918. Letter : Rennes, to [J.C. Pilling], 1894 Aug. 12. Newberry Library
referencedIn Fewkes, Jesse Walter, 1850-1930. Letter : Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, to Walter Hough, Washington, D.C. 1916 Aug 10. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
contributorOf Petersen, Karen Daniels,. Papers relating to Frances Densmore, [193-], 1951-1959, 1971, 1994. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
referencedIn Custer, Milo, 1880-1952. Milo Custer writings relating to the Kickapoo Indians, 1906-1916. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Bolton, Herbert Eugene, 1870-1953. Herbert Eugene Bolton correspondence with the U. S. Bureau of American Ethnology: photocopies, 1906-1935. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Haupt, Herman. Herman Haupt papers, 1897-1921. Newberry Library
referencedIn Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956. Frederick Webb Hodge papers, 1888-1931. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Lykins, W. H. R. Letter : Kansas City, Mo., to the Director of the Bureau of Ethnology [John Wesley Powell], Washington, D.C., 1889 July 1. Newberry Library
referencedIn Eugenics Record Office Records, 1670-1964 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn John K. Hillers Photograph Collection, 1872-1882 The University of New Mexico, University Libraries, Center for SouthwestResearch
referencedIn Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956. Handbook of the American Indian North of Mexico papers 1907, 1910 / Frederick W. Hodge. The Autry Museum of the American West, Autry Library and Braun Research Library
creatorOf Hillers, John K., 1843-1925. Cave dwellings and pueblos of the American Southwest [graphic] / photographed by John K. Hillers. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Stevenson, James, 1840-1888. James Stevenson scrapbook : Archaeology of the Southwest, 1882-1906. Museum of New Mexico Library
creatorOf Paulson, Bruce K.,. Native American photographs, 1904-1905, 1928-1929, 1961. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Hillers, John K., 1843-1925. John K. Hillers photograph collection [picture]. University of New Mexico-Main Campus
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIf, 1866-1886 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Sheldon Jackson collection of Indian photographs, [1850-1890]. Princeton University Library
referencedIn W J McGee Papers, 1880-1916, (bulk 1885-1905) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution photograph collection, 1870-1909. Museum of the Great Plains
creatorOf Abbey Aaron Book Service. Trade catalogs of booksellers, 1874-1968. University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library
referencedIn Spencer, Lucien A. Brief history of the Florida Indians, 1928. HistoryMiami Museum
referencedIn Joseph Jones collection of papers relating to Indians of Tennessee, 1846-1889, 1867-1868. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Seriland, Sonora, Mexico. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Morvillo, Anthony. [Sample of 2 pages of Nez Percé dictionary sent to Bureau of Ethn. for inspection]. Newberry Library
referencedIn Buelna, Eustaquio, 1830-1907. Letter : Mexico [City], to James C. Pilling, Washington, D.C., 1894 June 16. Newberry Library
creatorOf Bushnell, David I. (David Ives), 1875-1941. [Bushnell, David Ives, Jr., 1875-1941 collection records, 1845-1951]. Harvard University, Tozzer Library
referencedIn George G. Heye autograph collection, 1886-1928 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Fewkes, Jesse Walter, 1850-1930. Letter : Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, to Walter Hough, Washington, D.C. 1916 Aug 10. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology. Native American portrait photographs, 1907. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf León, Nicolás, 1859-1929. Letter : Guadalupe Hidalgo, to Mr. James C. Pilling, Washington [D.C.], 1895 Feb. 13. Newberry Library
referencedIn Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902. Correspondence of John Wesley Powell, 1876-1902. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Gill, De Lancey, 1859-1940. De Lancey Gill papers, 1860-1996 (bulk 1880s-1930s). Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
referencedIn Bourke, John Gregory, 1846-1896. John Gregory Bourke letters to Otis T. Mason, 1888-1896. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf García Icazbalceta, Joaquín, 1825-1894. Letters : Mexico City, to James C. Pilling, Washington, D.C., 1888 May 18-1888 Aug. 31. Newberry Library
creatorOf Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Office of the Secretary (Alexander Wetmore, Leonard Carmichael), 1949-1964 Records. Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn George G. Heye autograph collection, 1886-1928 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Hugh Lenox Scott Papers, 1582-1981, (bulk 1845-1934) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956. Frederick Webb Hodge Manuscript Collection papers 1884-1956 / Frederick W. Hodge. Southwest Museum, Braun Research Library
creatorOf Barnes, Mary Downing Sheldon, 1850-1898. Mary Downing Barnes papers, 1890-1898. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Register to the Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology National Anthropological Archives
creatorOf Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933. Letter : Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, to My dear Mr. [E.A.] Burbank, 1908 Sept. 18. Newberry Library
referencedIn Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition papers, 1886-1896. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Frederick Webb Hodge papers, 1888-1931. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Hillers, John K., 1843-1925. John K. Hillers photographs of the Zuni, Hopi and Rio Grande River pueblos in New Mexico and Arizona [graphic], [1879-1882] Newberry Library
referencedIn Custer, Milo, 1880-. Milo Custer writings relating to the Kickapoo Indians, 1906-1916. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Jones, Joseph, 1833-1896. Joseph Jones collection of papers relating to Indians of Tennessee, 1846-1889 1867-1868. Cornell University Library
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associatedWith Adam, Lucien, 1833-1918. person
associatedWith American Philosophical Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Barnes, Mary Downing Sheldon, 1850-1898. person
associatedWith Bell, C. M. ca. 1849-1893. person
associatedWith Bolton, Herbert Eugene, 1870-1953. person
associatedWith Bourke, John Gregory, 1846-1896. person
associatedWith Buelna, Eustaquio, 1830-1907. person
associatedWith Bushnell, David I. (David Ives), 1875-1941. person
associatedWith Custer, Milo, 1880-1952. person
associatedWith Eugenics Record Office . corporateBody
associatedWith Fewkes, Jesse Walter, 1850-1930. person
associatedWith Force, M. F. (Manning Ferguson), 1824-1899. person
associatedWith Frederick Webb, Hodge 1864-1956. person
associatedWith García Icazbalceta, Joaquín, 1825-1894. person
associatedWith George G.(George Gustav), Heye 1874-1957. person
associatedWith Gill, De Lancey, 1859-1940. person
correspondedWith Hadley, Lewis F. (Lewis Francis) person
associatedWith Haupt, Herman. person
associatedWith Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition corporateBody
associatedWith Heye, George G. (George Gustav), 1874-1957. person
associatedWith Hillers, John K., 1843-1925. person
associatedWith Hillers, John K., 1843-1925. person
associatedWith Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956. person
associatedWith Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933. person
associatedWith Jackson, Sheldon, 1834-1909. person
associatedWith Johnson, F. Roy (Frank Roy), 1911- person
associatedWith Jones, Joseph, 1833-1896. person
associatedWith Joseph, Jones 1833-1896. person
associatedWith León, Nicolás, 1859-1929. person
correspondedWith Lykins, W. H. R. person
associatedWith McGee, W. J., 1853-1912. person
associatedWith Morvillo, Anthony. person
associatedWith National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith Ober, Frederick A. (Frederick Albion), 1849-1913. person
associatedWith Paulson, Bruce K., person
associatedWith Petersen, Karen Daniels, person
associatedWith Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902. person
associatedWith Powell, John Wesley, active 1853-1904, Director, US Geological Survey person
associatedWith Scott, Hugh Lenox, 1853-1934. person
associatedWith Smithsonian Institution corporateBody
associatedWith Smithsonian Institution. corporateBody
associatedWith Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. corporateBody
associatedWith Sparkman, Philip Stedman, d. 1907. person
associatedWith Spencer, Lucien A. person
associatedWith Stevenson, James, 1840-1888. person
associatedWith United States National Museum corporateBody
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