Call Number:
E78.C15 H28 1985
The papers of John Peabody Harrington in the Smithsonian Institution, 1907-1957. Southern California Basin
White Plains, N.Y. : Kraus International Publications, 1985
Format:
MICROFILM
Subject Category:
Anthropology & Archaeology, History US, Native Americans
Collection Dates:
01/01/1907 - 12/31/1957
Location:
UNLV Microforms
Summary:
This 41 reel collection contains only the original documents created by Harrington, his co-workers and field assistants, or field notes given to him by others of the Chemehuevi, Mohave, Digueno, Paipai/Kiliwa, and Ute/Paiute/Shoshone tribes. Even though this collection focuses primarily on linguistic data, it also includes significant amounts of ethnographic and historical information. Related materials collected by Harrington such as printed matter, journals, books, photo stats, and manuscripts, which lack his annotations, have been omitted.
Finding Aids:
An online finding aid at https://sirismm.si.edu/EADpdfs/NAA.1976-95.pdf includes links to digitized reels. Print finding aid: The papers of John Peabody Harrington in the Smithsonian Institution, 1907-1957. Southern California Basin (MICRO E78.C15 H28 1985). This guide features maps, photographs, background information of each tribe including linguistic data, persons contacted by Harrington, sources consulted by Harrington, and complete description of each reel contents. Sound recordings when mentioned in the guide are not included as part of this publication. Interested researchers should contact the National Anthropological Archives for more information.
