Edwin Tappan Adney papers, 1897-1963.

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Edwin Tappan Adney papers, 1897-1963.

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This collection features the research material of Edwin Tappan Adney (1868-1950) on the history, use, and construction of the bark canoe. Adney is regarded as a principal authority on the origins, development, and demise of bark canoes of North America. It spans from circa 1897 through 1949 and includes Adney's manuscripts, notes, correspondence, drawings, photographs, clippings, and templates. The primary areas of focus of this collection include materials and tools used; construction and decoration techniques; forms and uses; and bark canoes' functions within and significance to Native American culture. However, it also includes information on Native American migrations and languages as well as the origins and uses of small watercraft in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.

38 boxes.

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Adney, Tappan, 1868-1950

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Edwin Tappan Adney was born in Athens, Ohio in 1868. He attended the New York Art Student's League in 1883 and later studied independently. In 1887 Adney began drawing bark canoes and built his first model. Between 1897 and 1900 Adney traveled Alaska as a correspondent covering the Klondike Gold Rush. His work appeared in a variety of publications--Harper's Weekly, The London Chronicle, and Collier's Weekly--and he published a book based on these experiences, The Klondike Stampede. With the onse...

Chapelle, Howard Irving.

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