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Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology

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Name changed in 1928 from Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Awatovi Expedition records

Collection Identifier: 995-11, 35-126, 36-131, 38-120,39-97
Overview:

The collection documents the Peabody Museum Expedition to Awatovi (northeastern Arizona) from 1935-39, and includes historical material, financial records, field notes, diaries, photographs, drawings, correspondence, and field and artifact cards.

Bradley Phillips papers

Collection Identifier: 974-17
Scope and Contents:

The Bradley H. Phillips papers consist of one manuscript notebook and two photo albums. The notes represent both the documentary ("Ancient Hawai'i)and experiential research ("Modern Hawai'i)"Phillips undertook during his trip.

Frederic Ward Putnam papers

Collection Identifier: 999-24
Overview:

This collection of Putnam papers were formerly part of the Ralph Dexter Papers at Kent State University Archives. They include FW Putnam family correspondence, professional papers and ephemera.

Hell Gap Expedition records

Collection Identifier: 63-38
Scope and Contents: The expedition records contain evidence of the many activities that were carried out on site. Series include field notes, site cards, clippings, correspondence,personnel records, manuscripts and...

Hemenway Expedition records

Collection Identifier: 43-39A, 46-73, 13-26, 980-2, 2000.20,2001.7
Scope and Contents: The Hemenway Expedition Records reveal the working relationships in field correspondence between expedition members and with Mary Hemenway; the intellectual products of the work in Cushing, Bandelier, and ten Kate's ethnological manuscripts; and the raw data of site notes and cards, reports, plans, and field notebooks. The records also contain some of Margaret Magill's watercolors of archaeological artifacts. The materials are organized primarily by chronological accession and then according...

Jeffries Wyman papers

Collection Identifier: H MS c12
Overview: The Jeffries Wyman papers, 1826-1936 (inclusive), 1849-1874 (bulk) are the product of Wyman's research, teaching, professional, and publishing activities throughout his career as a naturalist and scientific researcher with positions as the Hersey Professor of Anatomy at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; curator of what is now the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University; curator of the Lowell Institute, Boston; and as a professor of anatomy and...

Noel Morss papers

Collection Identifier: 998-21

Papers of Ethel Cohen, 1918-1977

Collection Identifier: MC 312
Overview:

Correspondence, articles, reports, etc., of Ethel Cohen, medical social worker.

Peabody Museum letterbooks

Collection Identifier: 2017.0.17

Samuel K. Lothrop negatives

Collection Identifier: 2004.24 (D)
Overview:

This collection includes negatives Samuel K. Lothrop took during Peabody Museum-sponsored expeditions to South and Central America, Antigua, and Puerto Rico. Many of the black and white negatives depict ancient ruins, artifacts, architecture, landscapes, and indigenous people engaged in daily and festive activities.

Langdon Warner personal archive

Collection Identifier: HUG 4872.1010
Overview: Langdon Warner (1881-1955) was a curator of Far Eastern Art at Harvard University's Fogg Art Museum from 1923 to 1950, and was an advisor to the United States military on Far Eastern shrines and art centers in World War II. The Langdon Warner personal archive documents Warner's career as a curator, art historian, and lecturer and illustrates his roles as an authority on Asian art and culture, especially on Japanese and Chinese art and culture. The collection provides a view of United...