New Digital Resources: Unique Native American collection: Harrington papers
An essential tool for anthropologists, ethnologists and historians conducting research in Native American studies, the Papers of John Peabody Harrington are a rich, extensive collection of field notes on the cultures of Native American tribes. Educated at Stanford and the University of California, Mr. Harrington worked for the Smithsonian Institute American Bureau of Ethnography. While employed there, he visited many Native American tribes, taking copious notes. His papers are especially valued for their phonetic documentation of Native American languages.
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Covering 50 years of study, his original papers can be found in the National Anthropological Archives of the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of Natural History. UCR is fortunate to house a full microfilmed copy of his 10-volume papers. Over 750,000 pages are found on 504 microfilm reels which are located in the basement of the Rivera Library, call number: M’film 525. |
The set consists of ten parts:
Part 1: Alaska/Northwest Coast, 1982, 30 reels
Part 2: Northern and Central California, 1985, 101 reels
Part 3: Southern California/Basin, 1986, 182 reels
Part 4: Southwest, 1986, 58 reels
Part 5: Plains, 1987, 17 reels
Part 6: Northeast/Southwest, 1987, 18 reels
Part 7: Mexico/Central American/South America, 1988, 36 reels
Part 8: Notes and Writings on Special Linguistic Studies, 1989, 35 reels
Part 9: Correspondence and Financial Records, 1991, 17 reels
Part 10: Photograph Collection, 1994, 10 reels
The guide to his work is found in the Reference collection, call number Ref E54 .H37 1981. Please see a member of the Rivera Reference or Periodicals/Microforms Information Departments for assistance.
Susan Trujillo, Periodicials/Microforms Information Unit Head
