Image of Dr. William C. Sturtevant and Professor Harold C. Conklin of Yale University in Sturtevant's office in the National Museum of Natural History on June 24, 1998. Conklin is shown wearing a pin marking the Centennial of the Philippine Declaration of Independence, in preparation for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Biographical/Historical note:
Harold C. Conklin (b. 1926) was an anthropologist and professor at Yale University who visited William C. Sturtevant briefly before the opening of the 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, which featured a large exhibition on the Philippines. Sturtevant was curator of North American Ethnology in the Department of Anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History and Conklin had conducted extensive research in Southeast Asia with particular focus on the Philippines. Photographer Patricia O. Afable, a Philippine-born anthropologist, was a research associate in the museum's Asian Cultural History Program at the time.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 2001-06
Location of Other Archival Materials:
The National Anthropological Archives holds the William C. Sturtevant papers.
The Yale University Library holds the Harold C. Conklin papers.
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 2001-06, Patricia O. Afable photograph of William C. Sturtevant and Harold C. Conklin, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
