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Alaska

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

sova.naa.ms4558_ref250
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3a1899bec-ad13-471b-874f-5298a61145b1
Collection Creator
La Flesche, Francis, 1857-1932
Fletcher, Alice C. (Alice Cunningham), 1838-1923
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MS 4558 Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers
MS 4558 Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers / Series 3: Papers relating to the anthropological research of Alice Fletcher and Francis La Flesche
Date
1886-1887
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Identifier
NAA.MS4558, Subseries 3.17
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Manuscript 4558 Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Arrangement
The material is arranged chronologically by document type.
Collection Rights
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Scope and Contents
Under the direction of the U.S. Office of Education, Alice Fletcher ventured to Alaska in 1886 and provided the government with a report on "Indian Education and Civilization" which summarized her findings and recommendations for Native education in the territory. Her field notebooks include a census, a petition of teachers for better native education and loose notes and drawings from the voyage. Also included is correspondence between Sheldon Jackson and William Thaw, dated 1883, regarding plans for establishing the trip to Alaska. Fletcher conducted ethnographic research on her voyage, and, following her return, communicated with informants about Alaskan totems.
Collection Restrictions
The Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers are open for research. Access to the Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers requires an appointment.
NAA.MS4558_ref250
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3a1899bec-ad13-471b-874f-5298a61145b1
NAA.MS4558
NAA
Record ID
ebl-1562718027608-1562718027662-6

  • MS 4558 Alice Cunningham Fletcher and Francis La Flesche papers

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