National Anthropological Archives

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National Anthropological Archives
Established1965
Location4210 Silver Hill Rd Suitland, Maryland
TypeArchives
CollectionsEthnographical and archaeological materials
Collection size19,000 cubic feet of records
DirectorCelia Emmelhainz
OwnerSmithsonian Institution
Websitewww.si.edu/siasc/naa
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The National Anthropological Archives is the third largest archive in the

Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland, and is part of the Department of Anthropology at the National Museum of Natural History
.

History

The National Anthropological Archives (NAA) is the successor to the archives of the

Wenner-Gren Foundation to provide a repository for scholars without a home institution (or whose home institution had no archives), in order to promote the preservation of the anthropological record.[citation needed][3]

Collections

The NAA is the only archival repository in the United States dedicated to preserving

American history and world history, materials held in the archives include nearly 1 million photographs, 20,000 works of indigenous art, and 11,400 sound recordings.[5]

In 2010, the NAA received a

endangered languages. from native North America.[6] NAA photographs and manuscripts, including 8,200 pages of Cherokee language materials, have been scanned and are available online for research through SOVA, the Smithsonian's archival catalog.[6] In 2014, the NAA received a grant for preservation and digitization of sound recordings of endangered languages.[7]

Directors

Directors of the National Anthropological Archives have included:
Margaret C Blaker (1968-1972)[8]
Herman Viola (1972-1986)[9]
Mary Elizabeth Ruwell (1990-1993)[10]
John P. Homiak (1993-2005)
Robert Leopold (2005-2010) [11]
John P. Homiak (2005-2018)
Celia Emmelhainz (2022- )[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Ruwell, Mary Elizabeth (1995). Silverman, Sydel and Nancy J. Parezo (ed.). Preserving the Anthropological Record: The National Anthropological Archives (PDF). Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  2. ^ "History of the National Anthropological Archives". National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  3. ^ Glenn, James R. (1992). Guide to the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution. Washington, D.C.: National Anthropological Archives.
  4. ^ "National Anthropological Archives". Guide to Archival Resources at the Smithsonian. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  5. ^ "About the Archives". National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  6. ^ a b "National Anthropological Archives Receives Grant from President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities". Press Release. Smithsonian Institution. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Smithsonian gets $1M to save endangered languages". Seattle PI. 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
  8. ^ {{|url=https://siarchives.si.edu/blog/wonderful-women-wednesday-margaret-c-blaker |language=en-US}}
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  10. ^ {{|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2743740 |language=en-US}}
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  12. ^ {{|url=https://naturalhistory.si.edu/staff/celia-emmelhainz |language=en-US}}

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