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Personal papers

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

sova.naa.ms4800_ref1777
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3e840a654-b722-46e1-9e9f-efed3f48b4ae
Local Numbers
NAA MS.4800: Boxes 71-75
Creator
Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895
Collection Creator
Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895
Topic
Death and mortuary customs -- Dorsey obituaries
Creator
Dorsey, James Owen, 1848-1895
Culture
Ponca
Indians of North America -- Great Plains
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MS 4800 James O. Dorsey papers
Sponsor
Creation of this finding aid was funded through support from the Arcadia Fund. Digitization and preparation of additional materials for online access has been funded also by the National Science Foundation under BCS Grant No. 1561167 and the Recovering Voices initiative at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
Extent
1 Boxe
Date
circa 1870-1956
Archival Repository
National Anthropological Archives
Identifier
NAA.MS4800, Series 5
Type
Archival materials
Newsclippings
Collection Citation
Manuscript 4800 James O. Dorsey papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Collection Rights
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form
Newsclippings
Scope and Contents
Consists of newspaper clippings, obituaries for Dorsey, and letters of condolence to Dorsey's widow. The clippings pertain to Dorsey, including articles about him after his death; Native American issues; and religion.
Includes material related to Dorsey's and his mother's missionary work among the Ponca, newspaper clippings, Dorsey obituaries, and letters of condolance.
Collection Restrictions
The James O. Dorsey Papers are open for research. Access to the James O. Dorsey Papers requires an appointment
NAA.MS4800_ref1777
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3e840a654-b722-46e1-9e9f-efed3f48b4ae
NAA.MS4800
NAA
Record ID
ebl-1629288015215-1629288015785-3

  • MS 4800 James O. Dorsey papers

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