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Indian Costumes in the United States - A Guide to the Study of the Collections in the Museum - Guide Leaflet Series No. 63 by Clark Wissler,...
in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N42: Papua New Guinea, Folder 4: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Margaret Mead. Children's drawings #15) (District of Columbia), in American Museum of Natural History Guide Leaflet Series, No. 63 (New York, NY: American Museum of Natural History, 1926), 40 page(s)
**The image(s) of the document may be omitted here because of copyright considerations** A 40-page, printed, black-and-white booklet comprises a guide to American Indian costumes as a study aid for items in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History. It describes, with numerous illustrations, not mer...
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in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N42: Papua New Guinea, Folder 4: Admiralty Islands. Mead and Fortune trip to Manus, 1928-29. Field data. Margaret Mead. Children's drawings #15) (District of Columbia), in American Museum of Natural History Guide Leaflet Series, No. 63 (New York, NY: American Museum of Natural History, 1926), 40 page(s)
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**The image(s) of the document may be omitted here because of copyright considerations** A 40-page, printed, black-and-white booklet comprises a guide to American Indian costumes as a study aid for items in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History. It describes, with numerous illustrations, not merely the clothing of various tribes, but also their footwear, hairstyles, body decoration, jewelry, and worn implements such as bandolie...
**The image(s) of the document may be omitted here because of copyright considerations** A 40-page, printed, black-and-white booklet comprises a guide to American Indian costumes as a study aid for items in the collection of the American Museum of Natural History. It describes, with numerous illustrations, not merely the clothing of various tribes, but also their footwear, hairstyles, body decoration, jewelry, and worn implements such as bandoliers.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Instructional material
Contributor
Clark Wissler, 1870-1947
Author / Creator
Clark Wissler, 1870-1947
Date Published / Released
1926-07, 1926
Publisher
American Museum of Natural History
Series
American Museum of Natural History Guide Leaflet Series
Topic / Theme
Apparel, American Indians
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![American Museum of Natural History Notes [1971-73] Regarding Second Mead/Metraux New Guinea Expedition](https://d3crmev290s45i.cloudfront.net/content/1008654xxx/1008654637/1008654637-size-exact-140x0.jpg "American Museum of Natural History Notes [1971-73] Regarding Second Mead/Metraux New Guinea Expedition")
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American Museum of Natural History Notes [1971-73] Regarding Second Mead/Metraux New Guinea Expedition
written by American Museum of Natural History, in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N119: Papua New Guinea, Folder 7: New Guinea. Mead and Metraux field trip, 1971. Postfield material. Miscellaneous notes) (District of Columbia) (1972) , 4 page(s)
**The image(s) of the document may be omitted here because of copyright considerations** Four pages contain typed filing notes, internal memos and a map in support of Margaret Mead and Rhoda Metraux's second New Guinea expedition in October-November of 1971. They are written both before the pair's departure in 197...
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written by American Museum of Natural History, in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N119: Papua New Guinea, Folder 7: New Guinea. Mead and Metraux field trip, 1971. Postfield material. Miscellaneous notes) (District of Columbia) (1972) , 4 page(s)
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**The image(s) of the document may be omitted here because of copyright considerations** Four pages contain typed filing notes, internal memos and a map in support of Margaret Mead and Rhoda Metraux's second New Guinea expedition in October-November of 1971. They are written both before the pair's departure in 1971 and as late as March 1973.
Date Written / Recorded
1972
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
American Museum of Natural History
Topic / Theme
Field work for anthropology, Biwat
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American Optical Company - Statement of Account, March 5, 1926
written by AO Eyewear, in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N1: American Samoa, Folder 8: Mead field trip, 1925-26, Prefield and administrative materials. Financial papers) (District of Columbia) (05 March 1926) , 2 page(s)
Typewritten Statement of Account on American Optical Company letterhead showing the balance owed by Margaret Mead on a second pair of glasses. A handwritten note at the bottom indicates that a first pair of glasses has been paid for in full. Included is a return address label.
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written by AO Eyewear, in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N1: American Samoa, Folder 8: Mead field trip, 1925-26, Prefield and administrative materials. Financial papers) (District of Columbia) (05 March 1926) , 2 page(s)
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Typewritten Statement of Account on American Optical Company letterhead showing the balance owed by Margaret Mead on a second pair of glasses. A handwritten note at the bottom indicates that a first pair of glasses has been paid for in full. Included is a return address label.
Date Written / Recorded
05 March 1926, 1926
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
AO Eyewear
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An American Peace Worker Looks at Europe
written by Fanny Fligelman Brin, 1884-1961, in National Council of Jewish Women Records, 1893-1989, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (Box 95, Folder 1) (District of Columbia) (30 August 1938) , 3 page(s)
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written by Fanny Fligelman Brin, 1884-1961, in National Council of Jewish Women Records, 1893-1989, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (Box 95, Folder 1) (District of Columbia) (30 August 1938) , 3 page(s)
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Women and Social Movements, International
Date Written / Recorded
30 August 1938, 1938
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Speech/Address
Author / Creator
Fanny Fligelman Brin, 1884-1961
Topic / Theme
Social Reform and Political Activism, National Identity
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American Responsibility to Europe
written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) , 1 page(s)
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written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) , 1 page(s)
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971
Topic / Theme
Political Views, Social Views
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American Samoa in the South Seas
written by Chris Christensen, fl. 1968, in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N4: American Samoa, Folder 5: Mead field visit, 1971) (District of Columbia) (Honolulu, HI: Robert Boom, 1973, originally published 1973), 31 page(s)
A 30-page pamphlet, 'American Samoa in the South Seas,' by Jack Shields 'Chris' Christensen, gives a brief overview, with many photographs, of the islands and their people. Included with the publication is a bookmark: on one side is a photo of a statue of a bald, Asian man in robes, holding a small sack in one han...
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written by Chris Christensen, fl. 1968, in Margaret Mead Papers and South Pacific Ethnographic Archives, 1838-1996, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (N4: American Samoa, Folder 5: Mead field visit, 1971) (District of Columbia) (Honolulu, HI: Robert Boom, 1973, originally published 1973), 31 page(s)
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A 30-page pamphlet, 'American Samoa in the South Seas,' by Jack Shields 'Chris' Christensen, gives a brief overview, with many photographs, of the islands and their people. Included with the publication is a bookmark: on one side is a photo of a statue of a bald, Asian man in robes, holding a small sack in one hand, and with a caption in Chinese; on the other is a written note dated Oct. 15, 1973, from Christensen to 'Talofa' - presumably Margare...
A 30-page pamphlet, 'American Samoa in the South Seas,' by Jack Shields 'Chris' Christensen, gives a brief overview, with many photographs, of the islands and their people. Included with the publication is a bookmark: on one side is a photo of a statue of a bald, Asian man in robes, holding a small sack in one hand, and with a caption in Chinese; on the other is a written note dated Oct. 15, 1973, from Christensen to 'Talofa' - presumably Margaret Mead, as he notes mention of her on a particular page in the pamphlet.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Pamphlet
Author / Creator
Chris Christensen, fl. 1968
Date Published / Released
1973
Publisher
Robert Boom
Person Discussed
Margaret Mead, 1901-1978
Topic / Theme
Tourist attractions, Samoans
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The American Scholar: The Cause and the Cure of the American Psychosis
written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (Box 15) (District of Columbia) , 10 page(s)
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written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (Box 15) (District of Columbia) , 10 page(s)
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971
Topic / Theme
Spirituality, Nature of Humanity
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America's Conception of Her Destiny
written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) (1950) , 2 page(s)
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written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) (1950) , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1950
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971
Topic / Theme
Political Views, Social Views
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America's Spiritual Resources for International Cooperation
written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) (1956) , 37 page(s)
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written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) (1956) , 37 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1956
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971
Topic / Theme
Jewish, Christian, Social Views, Political Views, Spirituality
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America's Spiritual Resources for International Cooperation, Draft with Handwritten Notes
written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) (1956) , 31 page(s)
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written by Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971, in Reinhold Niebuhr Papers, 1907-1990, of United States. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division (District of Columbia) (1956) , 31 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1956
Field of Study
Religion & Thought
Content Type
General reference book
Author / Creator
Reinhold Niebuhr, 1892-1971
Person Discussed
Sir Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969
Topic / Theme
Christian, Jewish, Social Views, Political Views, Nature of Humanity, Bible, Interpretation of, Faith, Spirituality
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