Object Details
sova.naa.ms4558_ref250
- 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
- Contact the repository for terms of use.
- 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
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- Record ID
- ebl-1562718027608-1562718027662-6