Philip Stedman Sparkman papers, 1896-1907.

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Philip Stedman Sparkman papers, 1896-1907.

Correspondence with Alice Eastwood, Alfred L. Kroeber, F. W. Hodge, George Grant MacCurdy (American Anthropological Association), Charles Fletcher Lummis of the Southwest Society of the Archaeological Institute of America, California Academy of Sciences, Constance Goddard Du Bois, Clarence Earle Kelsey, Horatio Nelson Rust, Emory Evans Smith, and John Wesley Powell (U.S. Bureau of American Ethnology); reminiscences of his experiences in New Mexico from 1880; notes relating to San Diego County, California, and to Sparkman family genealogy.

Originals : 1 portfolio.Copies : 1 microfilm reel (468 frames) : negative (BNEG Box 2941) and positive.

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Du Bois, Constance Goddard.

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Kelsey, Clarence Earle, 1882-

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Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956

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Eastwood, Alice, 1859-1953

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Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902

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Kroeber, A. L. (Alfred Louis), 1876-1960

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Administrative History note The Southwest Society was an active branch of the Archaeological Institute of America from 1903-1917. The Society was founded by Charles F. Lummis with the intent of eventually opening a museum of artifacts of the Southwest. The Society succeeded in this goal in 1907, when the Southwest Museum was founded. At that point, the mission of the Southwest Society was entirely geared towards supporting the museum. The Soc...

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