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Portraits of staff of Department of Anthropology and Bureau of American Ethnology

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Names:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology  Search this
Depicted:
Blaker, Margaret Contant  Search this
Collins, Henry B. (Henry Bascom), 1899-1987  Search this
Huscher, Harold A., 1908-1992  Search this
Laughlin, Robert M.  Search this
Miller, Carl F. (Carl Frederick), 1906-1994  Search this
Stephenson, Robert L. (Robert Lloyd), 1919-  Search this
Stirling, Matthew Williams, 1896-1975  Search this
Sturtevant, William C.  Search this
Extent:
3 Prints (silver gelatin)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Photographs
Date:
1965
Scope and Contents note:
Group portraits of members of the Department of Anthropology and the Bureau of American Ethnology at the time of their merger in 1965. The photographs were made on the steps of the Smithsonian's Natural History Museum building.
Biographical/Historical note:
The Bureau of American Ethnology was disbanded on July 29, 1964 and its members were merged into the Department of Anthropology, United States National Museum, to form the Smithsonian Office of Anthropology. This later became the Department of Anthropology in the National Museum of Natural History.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 136
Location of Other Archival Materials:
The National Anthropological Archives also holds the Bureau of American Ethnology records and the Department of Anthropology records.
Additional photographs of Department of Anthropology staff can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 39, Photo Lot 70, Photo Lot 76-127, Photo Lot 77-52, Photo Lot 77-80, Photo Lot 79-51, Photo Lot 80-17, Photo Lot 83-15, and the BAE historical negatives.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo lot 136, Portraits of staff of Department of Anthropology and Bureau of American Ethnology, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.136
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw39fd94e69-1ffa-46e3-9cdf-70c6f25714c4
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-136