MS 3135 Drawings of artifacts found at Weedon Island, Florida

Object Details

Extent: 18 Drawings (visual works) (watercolor and pencil, 12.5 x 9.5 inches)

Custodial History: The drawings were presented to the Bureau of American Ethnology by Mary E. Richmond. Richmond met Jesse Walter Fewkes at Weedon Island, Florida in spring 1924.

Type: Collection descriptions; Archival materials; Graphic Materials; Drawings (visual works); Works of art; Drawings; Watercolors

Citation: MS 3135 Drawings of artifacts found at Weedon Island, Florida, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Scope and Contents: The collection consists of eighteen (18) drawings of specimens found at Weedon Island by Mary E. Richmond. Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Restrictions: The collection is open for research. Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Related Materials: The National Anthropological Archives holds field notes and other material related to Jesse Walter Fewkes' work at Weedon Island in MS 4408 Jesse Walter Fewkes papers.