Museum of New Mexico collection, 1879-1986.

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Museum of New Mexico collection, 1879-1986.

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Summary: Collection consists of a broad range of materials relating primarily to the activities of the Museum of New Mexico in the early 20th century. Includes reports and correspondence involving the Archaeological Institute of America, the School of American Research, and the Laboratory of Anthrology; as well as applications, permits, and correspondence from archaeological excavations sponsored by the Museum of New Mexico between 1905 and 1928. Also within the collection are letters sent and received by Edgar L. Hewett, founder of the Museum of New Mexico and the School of American Research, including letters from archaeologist Jesse Fewkes concerning excavations at Mesa Verde, Colorado; and letters from the U.S. Forest Service concerning the Gran Quivira ruins at Salinas Pueblo in New Mexico. Among the remainder of the collection are materials on the establishment of Jemez National Forest; excavations at Chaco Canyon by the School of American Research; and the 1937 centennial celebration of Knox College (Hewett's wife Cora's alma mater).

3.5 linear feet.

Museum of New Mexico Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7392890

Museum of New Mexico Library

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Knox College (Galesburg, Ill.)

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Museum of New Mexico.

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The Museum of New Mexico and its Board of Regents were established by a legislative act in 1909 (1909 Laws of N.M., Chp. 4, Sec. 1- 9). During the early years the director served both the Museum of New Mexico and the School of American Archaeology, later the School of American Research. Under the Cultural Properties Act of 1969, the Museum became responsible for administering all registered cultural properties belonging to the State of New Mexico (1969 Laws of N.M., Chp. 223, Sec. 6). In 1977 a ...

Fewkes, Jesse Walter, 1850-1930

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Archaeologist and head of the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology. From the description of Letter : Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, to Walter Hough, Washington, D.C. 1916 Aug 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702150523 From the description of Letter : Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, to Walter Hough, Washington, D.C. 1916 Aug 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83206603 Jesse Walter Fewkes (1850-1930) was born in Newton, Massachusetts. His sc...

Laboratory of Anthropology (Museum of New Mexico)

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Hewett, Edgar L. (Edgar Lee), 1865-1946

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Edgar L. Hewett was the founder and first director of the Museum of New Mexico and the School of American Archaeology (which later became the School of American Research), both in Santa Fe, New Mexico. From the description of Edgar L. Hewett files, 1915-1940. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37992690 From the description of Edgar L. Hewett notes on Quarai, 1913. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37992649 Edgar L. Hewett was a pro...

United States. Forest Service

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The evolution of the USDA Forest Service is rooted in the General Provision Act of l89l in which Congress authorized the President to designate particular areas of the forested public domain to be set aside as "reserves" for future use. The number and size of these reserves increased notably in l897 when the President was authorized to establish reserves in order to protect watersheds, to preserve timber, and to provide lumber for local use. There was no provision for management or...

School of American Research (Santa Fe, N.M.)

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Archaeological institute of America

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The AIA is an organization originally founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts by Harvard University professor Charles Eliot Norton and his friends and colleagues. The first meeting was in 1879 to form a society "for furthering and directing archaeological and artistic investigation and research." Norton was elected the first president. The first local society of the AIA was founded in Boston in 1884. From the description of Archaeological Institute of America records, 1879-1954. (Harvard...