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Photographs of Saul Riesenberg's retirement party

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Names:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology  Search this
Challinor, David, 1920-2008  Search this
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981  Search this
Fitzhugh, William W., 1943-  Search this
Meggers, Betty Jane  Search this
Riesenberg, Saul H.  Search this
Van Beek, Gus W. (Gus Willard), 1922-  Search this
Extent:
20 Prints (silver gelatin)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Prints
Photographs
Date:
1979
Scope and Contents note:
Photographs documenting people and gifts at Saul Riesenberg's retirement party in the Department of Anthropology chairman's office in 1979. Pictured attendees, mostly Department of Anthropology staff, include William Fitzhugh, David Challinor, Steve Porter, Gus Van Beek, Betty Meggers, Clifford Evans, Judith Luskey, Riesenberg and his wife.
Biographical/Historical note:
Saul Herbert Riesenberg took part in the first American anthropological studies in Micronesia and was the first curator of Pacific ethnology at the Smithsonian in 1957. He later served as department chairman and retired as senior ethnologist.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 80-17
Location of Other Archival Materials:
The National Anthropological Archives holds Saul Herbert Riesenberg's papers.
Correspondence from Riesenberg can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Saul Herbert Riesenberg Correspondence 1962-1967 and Correspondence, 1967-1972, Records of the Department of Anthropology.
Additional photographs of Riesenberg can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in 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 80-17, Photographs of Saul Riesenberg's retirement party, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.80-17
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw332af4ec9-da52-426b-9f83-927c137e3523
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-80-17