Vertical files, 1852-1985, [ca. 1880]-1985 (bulk)

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Vertical files, 1852-1985, [ca. 1880]-1985 (bulk)

Material about Indians of all the Americas, i.e. North and South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The bulk of material in this collection is reprints; news clippings; magazine articles; directories; photocopies from books; and exhibition, auction, and public sale catalogs. Also, research correspondence written by librarians and museum curators, in response to questions from the public and from researchers, and correspondence with Indians, 1921-1975. Of note are legal documents dealing with arbitration between individuals of a tribe; some census inventories, ca.1880-1920; and several photographs. Subjects include individual tribes, states, countries, languages, folklore, archaeology, land claims, crafts, clothing and body adornment, museums, missions, red power, and religion.

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Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. Library.

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Collecting area: Material relating to archaeology, ethnology, languages, and contemporary issues of Indians and Eskimos of the Western hemisphere. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155463242 Munsee and Oneida Indian tribes were moved to Stockbridge, Mass. in 1763, and in the early 19th century to Stockbridge, Wisconsin. The groups were jointly called the Stockbridge Tribe. From the description of Stockbridge papers, 17...

National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center

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Curator of the exhibit was Susan Milbrath. From the description of Star gods of the ancient Americas [1982]. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 67615718 Founded in 1916 by George G. Heye, the Museum is devoted to the collection, preservation, study, and exhibition of materials connected with the anthropology of the aboriginal peoples of North, Central, and South America. From the description of Records, 1860-1983, 1890-1980 (bulk). (Unknown). World...