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[[File:Group of Eleven Near Meadow, One in Partial Native Dress 1909.jpg|thumb|Group of eleven standing near meadow, Choctaw, 1909, from the National Anthropological Archives]] |
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[[File:Group of Male and Female Students; Brick Dormitories And Bandstand in Background 1879.jpg|thumb|Native American group of Carlisle Indian Industrial School Male and Female Students, 1879, from the National Anthropological Archives]] |
[[File:Group of Male and Female Students; Brick Dormitories And Bandstand in Background 1879.jpg|thumb|Native American group of Carlisle Indian Industrial School Male and Female Students, 1879, from the National Anthropological Archives]] |
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The '''National Anthropological |
The '''National Anthropological Archives''' is a collection of historical and contemporary documents maintained by the [[Smithsonian Institution]], which document the history of [[anthropology]] and the world's peoples and cultures. It is located in the Smithsonian's [[Museum Support Center]] in [[Suitland, Maryland]] and is part of the Department of Anthropology at the [[National Museum of Natural History]]. |
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==History== |
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The National Anthropological Archives (NAA) is the successor to the archives of the [[Bureau of American Ethnology]] (BAE), which was founded in 1879 by [[John Wesley Powell]].<ref name=Ruwell>{{cite book|last=Ruwell|first=Mary Elizabeth|title=Preserving the Anthropological Record: The National Anthropological Archives|year=1995|publisher=Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.|url=http://copar.org/par/par2_ruwell.pdf|editor=Silverman, Sydel and Nancy J. Parezo|accessdate=27 November 2012}}</ref> In 1968, The NAA was established, incorporating the collections of the BAE, which focused on [[American Indians]], as well as the papers of [[curators]] in the National Museum of Natural History's Department of Anthropology, who conducted research around the world.<ref name=Ruwell /><ref name=history>{{cite web|title=History of the National Anthropological Archives|url=http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/history.htm|publisher=National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=27 November 2012}}</ref> |
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==Collections== |
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The collection includes documents such as field notes, journals, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, maps, sound recordings, film and video, all compiled by prominent researchers from the Smithsonian or other research institutions. Spanning over 150 years of [[American history]] and [[world history]], materials held in the archives include nearly 635,000 photographs, 20,000 works of indigenous art, 11,400 sound recordings, and 8 million feet of film stock. |
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| ⚫ | The NAA is the only archival repository in the United States dedicated exclusively to preserving [[ethnographic]], [[archaeological]], and [[linguistic]] [[field notes]], [[Physical anthropology|physical anthropological]] data, photographs, sound recordings and other media created by American anthropologists. <ref name=Guide>{{cite web|title=National Anthropological Archives|url=http://sirismm.si.edu/siris/SIASC/naa.htm|work=Guide to Archival Resources at the Smithsonian|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=9 July 2012}}</ref> The collection includes documents such as field notes, journals, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, maps, sound recordings, all compiled by prominent researchers from the Smithsonian or other research institutions. Spanning over 150 years of [[American history]] and [[world history]], materials held in the archives include nearly 635,000 photographs, 20,000 works of indigenous art, and 11,400 sound recordings.<ref name=about>{{cite web|title=About the Archives|url=http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/about.htm|publisher=National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=27 November 2012}}</ref> |
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In 2010, the NAA received a ''[[Save America's Treasures]]'' grant to preserve manuscripts relating to [[endangered languages]]. These manuscripts include vocabularies, narratives, and other texts representing approximately 250 American Indian languages.<ref name=grant>{{cite web|title=National Anthropological Archives Receives Grant from President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities|url=http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/national-anthropological-archives-receives-grant-president-s-committee-arts-and-humanities|work=Press Release|publisher=Smithsonian Institution|accessdate=27 November 2012|date=20 July 2010}}</ref> Many photographs and manuscript pages from the NAA collections, including 8,200 pages of [[Cherokee]] language materials, have been scanned and are available online for research through SIRIS, the Smithsonian’s online catalog.<ref name=grant /> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Human Studies Film Archives]] |
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*[http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/ National Anthropological Archives and Human Studies Film Archives homepage] |
*[http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/ National Anthropological Archives and Human Studies Film Archives homepage] |
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*[http://siris.si.edu/ SIRIS, Smithsonian online catalog] |
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The National Anthropological Archives is a collection of historical and contemporary documents maintained by the Smithsonian Institution, which document the history of anthropology and the world's peoples and cultures. It is located in the Smithsonian's Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland and is part of the Department of Anthropology at the National Museum of Natural History.
History
The National Anthropological Archives (NAA) is the successor to the archives of the Bureau of American Ethnology (BAE), which was founded in 1879 by John Wesley Powell.[1] In 1968, The NAA was established, incorporating the collections of the BAE, which focused on American Indians, as well as the papers of curators in the National Museum of Natural History's Department of Anthropology, who conducted research around the world.[1][2]
Collections
The NAA is the only archival repository in the United States dedicated exclusively to preserving ethnographic, archaeological, and linguistic field notes, physical anthropological data, photographs, sound recordings and other media created by American anthropologists. [3] The collection includes documents such as field notes, journals, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, maps, sound recordings, all compiled by prominent researchers from the Smithsonian or other research institutions. Spanning over 150 years of American history and world history, materials held in the archives include nearly 635,000 photographs, 20,000 works of indigenous art, and 11,400 sound recordings.[4]
In 2010, the NAA received a Save America's Treasures grant to preserve manuscripts relating to endangered languages. These manuscripts include vocabularies, narratives, and other texts representing approximately 250 American Indian languages.[5] Many photographs and manuscript pages from the NAA collections, including 8,200 pages of Cherokee language materials, have been scanned and are available online for research through SIRIS, the Smithsonian’s online catalog.[5]
See also
External links
- National Anthropological Archives and Human Studies Film Archives homepage
- SIRIS, Smithsonian online catalog
References
- ^ a b Ruwell, Mary Elizabeth (1995). Silverman, Sydel and Nancy J. Parezo (ed.). Preserving the Anthropological Record: The National Anthropological Archives (PDF). Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "History of the National Anthropological Archives". National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "National Anthropological Archives". Guide to Archival Resources at the Smithsonian. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "About the Archives". National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ a b "National Anthropological Archives Receives Grant from President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities". Press Release. Smithsonian Institution. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2012.