Ata, Te

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: December 12, 1895 - October 25, 1995

Summary

Te Ata was born Mary Frances Thompson in Emet, Chickasaw Nation (Oklahoma). She was an actress, folklorist and popularizer of Chickasaw culture. Married to Clyde Fisher, curator at AMNH.

Topics

AMNH People

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Clyde Fisher miscellaneous field photographs

Collection

Identifier: PPC .F572

Scope and Contents

Field photographs from all over the world, including Peruvian eclipse of 1937, North America, includes photos of Clyde Fisher's wife, Te Ata.

Dates: circa 1930s

Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Clyde Fisher miscellaneous field photographs

N. Gorbunov Kazahkstan Eclipse Collection photographs and other materials

Collection

Identifier: PPC .F571

Scope and Contents

Field photographs. Detailed step by step photographs of Kazahkstan eclipse, taken by N. Gorbonuv and gifted to Clyde Fisher and his wife, Te Ata. Also includes a letter and article, and photograph of Fisher with Albert Einstein.

Dates: 1936

Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / N. Gorbunov Kazahkstan Eclipse Collection photographs and other materials