Inquiries: American Indian, 1929 - 1950
Scope and Contents
Inquiries from individuals, including correspondence with U.S. Department of the Interior regarding maps of trails through the Bittersweet mountains, and information regarding Nez Perce Indians; correspondence regarding Chilkat Indian weaving; Cherokee and other Indian alphabets; theory that Indians were of Jewish descent; Tlingit geometric design; new National Gallery of the American Indian; origins of popcorn; article on the Ute's last stand; relation of Shoshone and Mexican languages; American Indian cultivation of pumpkins and squashes. Includes letter from cardiologist interested in substitute for tobacco that American Indians might have used.
Dates
- 1929 - 1950
Creator
- Spinden, Herbert Joseph, 1879-1967 (Person)
Extent
From the Series: 8.3 linear feet
From the Series: 21 document box
Repository Details
Part of the Brooklyn Museum Archives Repository