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Archives related to: Matthews, Washington, 1843-1905
| title | Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition papers, 1886-1896. | repository | Cornell University Libraries |
| description | Correspondence, diaries, notes, work schedules, budget information, supply requests to merchants, and other papers. Includes correspondence to and from Frank Hamilton Cushing , Frederick Webb Hodge, and Margaret Magill. Daily reports of the expedition by Cushing, Margaret Magill's diary, notes and transcript, directions for daily operations, and various reports included. Also nine letter books of Cushing, much of the correspondence relating to the Hemenway expedition written from Camp Hemenway in Tempe Arizona. Some of the letters include illustrations of artifacts and the dig site. There are also laid in items such as telegrams and incoming correspondence. The some of the letter books have name index at the front. Letter books include: Number 1 November 1886 - July 1887; Number 2 July 1887 - November 1887; Number 3 November 1887 - March 1888; Number 4 October 1887 - July 1888; Number 5 March 1888 - October 1888; Number 6 October 1888 - May 1889, Number 7 February 1890 - May 1892; Number 8 September 1893 - June 1894; November 1895 - December 1896. RELATED MATERIALS Much of the letterbooks are faded to the point of being unreadable, however many of the original Hodge to Cushing letters duplicated in the letterbooks exist within the collection. A complete day by day guide to the letterbooks including names of all correspondents is available by clicking here. (5.5 MB Searchable PDF) Microfilm available. Frames are not numbered, papers are arranged in chronological order (where known) within each category, so it is possible to search the microfilm by date. Categories listed in Series I are in order as appearing on microfilm. Reproduction Note: Microfilm. Bronx, N.Y. : Huntington Free Library, c1987. 2 reels ; 35 mm. |
| extent | 2 cubic ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Diaries Manuscript Reports |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/ead/htmldocs/RMM09186.html |
| bibliography | Cushing, Frank Hamilton, "Preliminary Notes on the origin, Working Hypothesis, and Primary Researches of the Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition," Seventh Congres international des americanistes (Berlin, 1890), p.151-94. |
| record source | https://catalog.library.cornell.edu |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:35 |
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| title | E.H. Plummer papers, 1888-1937 (bulk, 1888-1897). | repository | NM State Records Center and Archives |
| description | Collection consists of papers of E.H. Plummer. Included are correspondence, reports, clippings, photographs, a diary, and published materials. Subjects included are E.H. Plummer's military career, the Navajos, Protestant missionary activity on the Navajo Reservation, Native American education, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Items of note are documents concerning the Welch murder on the Navajo Reservation, Bishop J. Mills Kendrick's missionary progress report (1897), Elizabeth W. Thackra's letters as medical missionary, Mary E. Eldridge's correspondence concerning conditions on the Navajo Reservation, and the Moqui Mission Messenger published by the Baptist Hopi Mission (1894). Also included are a Washington Matthews publication, and photographs of Fort Defiance and a Navajo woman. |
| extent | .75 linear feet. |
| formats | Correspondence Reports Clippings Photographs Diaries |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | https://heritage.srca.nm.gov/webcat/request/DoMenuRequest?SystemName=New+Mexico+State+Archives&UserName=nma+public&Password=&UniqueID=0&TemplateProcessID=6000_12203_12203&bCachable=1&MenuName=New+Mexico+State+Archives&ControlPer=20&ControlLoc=T |
| finding aid | Finding available online and at repository. |
| updated | 04/15/2025 11:55:54 |
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| title | Letter: to Dr. Washington Matthews, July 17, 1890. | repository | The Brooklyn Museum Libraries and Archives |
| description | Letter re Matthews' accident, Association funds, length of Indians' fingers, Matthews and Captain Bourke's writings on the gentile theory (see Journal of American Folk Lore 3(9): 89-110). Location: Brooklyn Special Collections Call Number: SCR GN21 B77 L57 |
| extent | 1 item |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | https://library.nyarc.org/permalink/01NYA_INST/ai54l4/alma991004037439707141 |
| acquisition information | 1997 Letter unknown--SCR preservation holding area |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:35 |
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| title | Papers of Washington Matthews Papers ca. 1864-1905 microfilm | repository | National Anthropological Archives |
| description | The microfilm includes papers found at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian in Santa Fe, New Mexico; the National Archives and Records Administration; the Smithsonian Institution National Anthropological Archives; Bancroft Library of the University of California at Berkeley; and the Southwest Museum. Bio / His Notes: Washington Matthews (1843-1905) was an army surgeon who was stationed in Dakota Territory (1860s-70s), California (1875-1880), New Mexico (1880s and 1890s), and Washington, D. C. (late 1880s). In Dakota Territory, Matthews started his self-training as an anthropologist by working with the Mandan and Hidatsa. Unfortunately, most of the unpublished material relating to this study was destroyed in a fire. In California, Matthews carried out limited studies among the Modoc. In New Mexico, he undertook work for which he is perhaps best remembered among the Navaho. In Washington, stationed at the U. S. Army Medical Museum, he carried on physical anthropological work, especially on the specimens from the Hemenway Expedition. Cite as: Microfilm edition of the Washington Matthews Papers, Smithsonian Institution National Anthropological Archives. |
| extent | 10 reels |
| formats | Microfilm |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| finding aid | Published guide available. |
| updated | 02/14/2025 10:07:40 |
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