Consists of correspondence, articles, lectures and notes by Daniel Garrison Brinton, as well as collected images and maps. The correspondence mainly relates to Brinton's work in ethnology and archeology, including his work at the University of Pennsylvania and his participation in numerous learned societies (notably the American Philosophical Society, the American Folklore Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science). Correspondents include many of the noted archaeologists and anthropologists of his day (including Horatio Hale, Hilborne Cresson and Franz Boas), students and amateur archaeologists and linguists. There are also several items addressed to Brinton's wife after his death, including letters relating to a lawsuit against his publisher, the American Book Company (1899-1901), as well as some eulogies of Brinton. The writings consist of a printed copy of Brinton's book Races and peoples (1890), as well as various articles and numerous lectures (including some in outline form) on archaeological, ethnological and linguistic topics. Other items include notes and notebooks, copies of articles by other scholars, some biographical material (including a copy of Brinton's curriculum vitae, bibliographies and various obituaries), miscellaneous newspaper clippings and a small collection of anthropological and archaeological images (including a few drawings of sites, copies of Aztec drawings and 40 photographs of Native American peoples and relics). Also included are 69 maps, some printed and some manuscript, mostly of North and Central America. Many of these are marked with linguistic or ethnological groupings, and many are labeled in Spanish. Some of the manuscript maps are the work of C. Hermann Berendt.
