Catalogue of American antiquities collected by Dr. Edwin H. Davis : purchased by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, 1874. [microform]
Dates
- 1874
Biographical sketch
Physician and archaeologist. Investigated the prehistoric mounds around Hillsboro, Ohio, his hometown, and other areas in the Midwest.
Extent
1 v. (59 p.) : (1 v. (59 p.) : ill. ;, 21 cm.)
Language of Materials
English
Location of Originals Note
Indicator 1 Holder of originals: American Museum of Natural History, Dept. of Anthropology. Acc. no. 1869-1890/15.
General Note
Holograph.
General Note
Catalogue of 562 objects, many from Ohio, listed and described on recto of leaves in notebook, with printed illustrations mounted on some of the facing pages. "Kenyon College commencement exercises, Wednesday, September 4th, 1833" program mounted on front pastedown.
General Note
Introductory remarks signed E.H.D. and dated March 1874.
General Note
Original in the AMNH Dept. of Anthropology (Acc. no. 1869-1890/15)
Reproduction Note
Type of reproduction--Microfilm.; Place of reproduction--[New York, N.Y. :; Agency responsible for reproduction--The Museum: Date of reproduction--1987]. Physical description of reproduction--1 microfilm reel : negative ; 35 mm. On same reel is Davis's Catalogue of casts representing one hundred specimens of antiques found in the mounds of the West.
- American Museum of Natural History -- : Catalogs.
- Archives Microfilm
- Davis, E. H. (Edwin Hamilton), 1811-1888 -- : Archaeological collections -- : Catalogs.
- Indians of North America -- Antiquities -- Catalogs.
- Indians of North America -- Ohio -- Antiquities -- Catalogs.
- Mound-builders -- Antiquities -- Catalogs.
- Ohio -- Antiquities -- Catalogs.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Sponsor
- The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017).
Repository Details
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