John Peabody Harrington Photographs

Object Details

Culture: American Indian -- California; American Indian -- Northwest Coast; American Indians -- Southwest; Kiowa; American Indians -- California; American Indians -- Northwest Coast; Indians of North America -- Great Plains

Collection Citation: John Peabody Harrington papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution; The preferred citation for the Harrington Papers will reference the actual location within the collection, i.e. Box 172, Alaska/Northwest Coast, Papers of John Peabody Harrington, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution. However, as the NAA understands the need to cite phrases or vocabulary on specific pages, a citation referencing the microfilmed papers is acceptable. Please note that the page numbering of the PDF version of the Harrington microfilm does not directly correlate to the analog microfilm frame numbers. If it is necessary to cite the microfilmed papers, please refer to the specific page number of the PDF version, as in: Papers of John Peabody Harrington, Microfilm: MF 7, R34 page 42.

Scope and Contents: Most of the photographs relate to Harrington's field work and show Indians of California, the Southwest, Northwest Coast, and Alaska. There are also a number of Kiowa photographs, many of them taken by James Mooney but annotated by Harrington. In addition, there are photographs of Burton Mound in California, and photographs of Harrington and his associates.

Collection Restrictions: The John Peabody Harrington papers are open for research. Access to the John Peabody Harrington papers requires an appointment.