27. Ethnology, Department of [2], 1922 - 1931
Scope and Contents
Principal respondent: Culin, Stewart. Correspondence regarding Culin library; purchase of Culin estate; medals and decorations; Congress of Americanists; return of Russell Sturges collection; C. Schraubstadter Japanese tapestries, loan; staff; installation plans; textile exhibition, including list of manufacturers; African exhibition. Department report, H.B. Spinden, 1929-1931. Lists of accessions. Correspondence regarding and from expeditions. Correspondence regarding objects, including T.F. Murphy, Peruvian pottery; Moroccan curtain; Eskimo and Indian objects; Chief Red Cloud collection; Hans Muller Oriental collection; Kabuki pictures; Scidmore collection; Hazen collection; Imperial robe; Indian pictures, Amir Hamzah miniatures; Sarah Frishmuth cotton prints; Hainan textiles; Pennsylvania German objects; Belgian Congo objects; Herman Stutzer donations; Nigerian relief. Clippings regarding marriage of Alice Culin's daughter to St. Gaudens.
Dates
- 1922 - 1931
Creator
- Culin, Stewart, 1858-1929 (Person)
Extent
From the Series: 15.416 Linear Feet (37 document boxes (DB))
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Brooklyn Museum Archives Repository