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Gila Pueblo files, 1935-1949

A-97, A-98, A-99, A-100


Collection Summary

Creator: None
Collection Name:Gila Pueblo files,
Inclusive Dates: 1935-1949
Physical Description:1 Linear Feet
Abstract:
Collection Number:A-97, A-98, A-99, A-100
Language: Materials are in English
Repository: Arizona State Museum
University of Arizona
Arizona State Museum Library and Archives
PO Box 210026
Tucson, AZ 85721-0026
Phone: 520-621-4695
Email: larc@email.arizona.edu
URL: http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains four series.

Arrangement

This collection is held within one accordian file folder.
Series I: Wood Collection Correspondence, 1935-1948
Series II: Rock Collecting and Analysis, 1938
Series III: Techinal Analysis of Materials, Laboratory and Equipment, 1935-1938
Series IV: Typescripts and Notes for Medallion Papers, Misc., 1939-1949

Restrictions

Restrictions

Access to specific information about the nature and location of archaeological resources may be restricted pursuant to the United States Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (ARPA) and Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 39-125. ARPA includes a specific exemption from the the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requirements for information about the nature and location of archaeological resources (16 U.S. Code 470hh: Confidentiality of information concerning the nature and location of archaeological resources).

Copyright

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Administrative Information

Credit Line

Gila Pueblo files, 1935-1949 (A-97, A-98, A-99, A-100). Arizona State Museum Library and Archives.

Processing Note

This collections was sourced from A-Files A-97, A-98, A-99, and A-100

Container List

Wood Collection Correspondence, 1935-1948
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1 Letter to Mr. Charles Steen from E. W. Haury, report of study on samples from Tonto, 1935
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2 Letter to J. O. Brew from E. W. Haury, receipt of samples from Awatovi, 1936
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3 Letter to Jo (J. O. Brew) from E. W. Haury, report on samples from Awatovi, 1936
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4 Letter to Emil (E. W. Haury) from Jo (J. O. Brew), correlation of dates at Awatovi with cultural periods, 1936
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5 Letter to Mr. J.O. Brew from E. W. Haury, return of samples from Awatovi, 1936
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6 Letter to Dr. Emil Haury from A. Wetmore, Smithsonian, sending samples from Casa Grande, 1936
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7 Invoice, shipment of wood samples from Smithsonian to Gila Pueblo, 1936
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8 Tree Ring Charts for Casa Grande Samples, undated
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9 Notes on wood samples from Casa Grande, 1936
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10 Letter to Dr. A. Wetmore from E. W. Haury, results of study on Casa Grande samples, 1936
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11 Results of dating samples from Casa Grande, undated
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12 Letter to J. O. Brew from Emil. W. Haury, results of analysis of Awatovi samples from 1936 excavation, 1937
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13 Letter to Dr. A. E. Douglass from Harold S. Gladwin, request for meeting, 1939
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14 Letter to Jesse L. Nusbaum from H. S. Gladwin, development of new technique for tree ring dating, request for permission to collect samples frm Mesa Verde, 1939
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16 Telegram to Harold S. Gladwin from Jesse Nusbaum, information on how to contact Deric Nusbaum, permission to collect specimans denied by Navajo council, 1939
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17 Draft of Two Letters to J. Nusbaum, acknowledgement of denial to collect, request for futher information, 1939
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18 Notes, information on Deric, undated
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20 Method of obtaining and treating samples, undated
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21 Letter to Mr. Harold Gladwin from Jesse Nusbaum, suggests formal application be submitted for permission to collect smaples from Mesa Verde, 1939
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23 Note stating the position of Gila Pueblo in regard to wood collecting, 1939
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24 notes on Douglass' measurements, undated
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26 Letter to the Secretary of the Interior from Harold S. Gladwin, formal application to collect beam material on government lands, 1939
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28 Recommendations of the First Tree-Ring Conference, undated
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29 Letter to Mr. Jesse L. Nusbaum from H. S. Gladwin, notifying him of formal apllication, 1939
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30 Letter to Mr. Gladwin, mentions conference, 1939
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31 Jounral for the period September 4 - October 15, contains report on conference held at Flagstaff, undated
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41 Letter to Dr. Harold S. Gladwin from Oscar L. Chapman, Ass't Secretarty of the Interior, requirement for legal description of proposed sites, 1939
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42 Letter to Dr. Harold S. Gladwin from Floyd E. Dopus, Secretary of the Interior's office, requirement for detailed description of sites (enclosure missing), 1939
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43 Letter to Mr. Floyd F> Dopus from Deric Nusbaum, submission of sites of field work (enclosures follow), 1939
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45 Dept. of Interior forms, "Application for Permit to Conduct Archaeological or Paleontological Explorations of Excavations upon Lands of the United States", undated
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48 Letter to Mr. J. L. Nusbaum from Deric Nusbaum, informing him of status of work permit, 1939
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49 Letter to Deric from H. S. C., arrangement of sequences at Oraibi, 1939
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50 Letter to Deric from H. S. C., chronology moved back to 1200 AD, 1939
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52 Letter to Dr. Deric Nusbaum from Oscar Chapman, Secretary of the Interior's Office, permission granted to collect wood samples, 1939
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53 Letter to Dr. Waldo S. Glock, texas Tech. College from Deric Nusbaum, receipt of photographs of samples from Texas, 1940
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54 Letter to Mr. Oscar Charman from Deric Nusbaum, acceptance of conditions applying to work permit, 1940
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55 Letter to Mr. Earl Morris from Deric Nusbaum, seperation between BM 3 and P 1, 1940
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56 Letter of Introduction for Deric Nusbaum from Harold S. Gladwin, 1940
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57 Note, plans for March - Nusbaum, undated
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58 Memoradum for Acting Supt. Miller, Southwestern Nat. Monuments, explaining plans and purpose of Gila Pueblo wood collecting, 1940
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63 Letter to Mr. Deric Nusbaum from H. S. G., severance of relations with Flora (Zeke Flora), 1940
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64 telegra to Mr. Earl Morris from Deric, offering any assitance, 1940
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65 Letter to Jess from Harold Gladwin, explaining difficulties with Zeke Flora and Dr. Douglass, 1940
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67 Journal covering collecting activites March 7 to March 27, 1940, lists many new sites, detailed information on location of samples collected, undated
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73 Journal similar to abve but with added sketches and plans of ruins, undated
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91 Letter to Dr. Frank Hibben from Deric Husbaum, transmittal of list of specimans obtained at Hungo Pavi, 1940
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92 List of Samples from Hungo Pavi, undated
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93 Letter to Mrs. Majorie Tichy School of American Research from Deric Nusbaum, list of specimens from the School of American Research, 1940
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94 Letter to Mr. E. W. Timm, U. of Iowa from E. B. Sayles, in answer to request for grainding implements, 1940
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95 Letter to Mr. Cladwin from Deric Nusbaum, construction of second long borer, 1940
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96 Letter to Ted (Sayles) from Deric Nusbaum, plans to work around Red Mesa and Canyon de Chelly, 1940
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97 Letter to Mr. Gladwin from Deric Nusbaum, Harold Cooley to accompany hum on Mexican trip, 1940
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98 Letter to Deric from H. S. G., instructions on finding Red Mesa tree, 1940
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100 Letter to Mr. Gladwin from Deric Nusbaum, results of Red Mesa and Canyon de Chelly collection, 1940
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102 Letter to Deric from H. S. G., approval of work at Red Mesa, request for long cores from Manuelito, Zuni Mtns, Pinon Trading Post, 1940
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104 Letter to Henson Machine Shop from Deric Nusbaum, difficulties with long borer, 1940
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105 Letter to Deric from H. S. G., instructions to proceed to Acoma for samples, 1940
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107 Letter to Mr. Arthur C. Rogers from Deric Nusbaum, submission of expense account, 1940
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108 Letter to Mr. Gladwin from Deric Nusbaum, leaving for Aztec and Mesa Verde, 1940
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109 Letter to Deric from H. S. G., advised to avoid classic sites, correlation of samples from Oraibi and Flagstaff, explanation for missing annual rings, 1940
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114 Letter to Mr. Arthur C. Rogers from Deric Nusbaum, enclosing account, 1940
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115 Letter to Mr. Gladwin from Deric Nusbaum, list of specimans from Mesa Verde, 1940
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116 Letter to Deric from H. S. G., permission to travel east, 1940
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118 Letter to Deric from H. S. G., weakness of Pecos classification system, 1940
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120 Letter to Deric Nusbaum from Arthur C. Rogers, question on expenses, 1940
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121 Letter to Mr. Gladwin from Deric Nusbaum, refusal of governor of Acoma to allow collecting activites, 1940
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122 Letter to Deric from H. S. G., possible dating of Rio Grande specimens, 1940
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124 Letter to Mr. Gladwin from Deric Nusbaum, meeting with Mrs. Tichy, planned visit to Stallings, 1940
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126 Letter to Mr. Arthur C. Rogers from Deric Nusbaum, explanation of questionable expense, 1940
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127 Letter to Deric from H. S. G., permission to cross-sections, requirements for long cores from Red Mesa, Zuni Mtns, Manelito, Sierra Ancha, Grahams, awareness of pininons as reliable samples, 1940
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130 Letter to Deric from H. S. G., congratulations on his marriage, 1940
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132 Letter to Mr. Arthur C. Rogers from Deric Nusbaum, expense account, 1940
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133 Letter to Mr. Arthur C. Rogers from Deric Nusbaum, expense account, 1940
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134 Letter to Mr. Gladwin from Deric Nusbaum, enclosing specimens from Long House, 1940
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135 Letter to Mr. Ted Cronin, Custodian, Canyon de Chelly from Deric Nusbaum, correlation of Mummy Cave and Tse-ya-tso, no late dates, 1940
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136 Letter to Deric and Pamela from H. S. G., need for long cores from Chihuahua, results at Mogollon 1:15 - 800 - 900 A.D., Harris Site 852 A.D., error of dating ruins by sherds on floors and size of rooms alone, erroneous date for Starkweather site pf 927 (should be 680) possible date of SU Site, 1940
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140 Letter to Mr. Gladwin from Deric Nusbaum, meeting in Stallings, 1941
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141 Letter to Mr. Gladwin from Deric Nusbaum, transmittal of wood report, 1941
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142 Letter to Mr. Oscar L. Chapman from Deric Nusbaum, petition for renewal of permit, 1941
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143 Letter to Mr. Oscar L. Chapman from Deric Nusbaum, enclosing copies of report of work performed, undated
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144 Letter to Smithsonian from Deric Nusbaum trnasmittal of report of work performed, 1941
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145 List of specimen numbers from sites with Federal Lands, undated
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149 Report of Wood Collecting Activities on Federal Land in 1940, undated
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168 Letter to Mrs. Marjorie Tichy from Deric Nusbaum, unable to date charcoal from Pa-ako, 1941
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169 Letter to Deric Nusbaum from C. C. Abbot, Smithsonian, suggestion to check Dr. Douglass' samples from Shabik'eshchee, 1941
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170 Letter to Mr. Deric Nusbaum from Floyd E. Dopus, office of the Secretary of the Interior, receipt of report, 1941
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171 Application for permit to conduct archaeological or paleontological explorations or excavations upon lands of the United States, 1941
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174 Letter to Dr. A. E. Douglass from Deric Nusbaum, request to examine specimens from Shabik'eschee, 1941
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175 Letter to Mr. Floyd E. Dotson, Dept. of Interior from Dr. Deric Nusbaum, explanation of planned work on federal lands, 1941
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176 Letter to Deric Nusbaum from Kate, transmittal of list of specimens, 1941
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177 List of Specimens and dates, undated
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189 Letter to Dr. Deric Nusbaum from Oscar L. Chapman, Dept. of Interior, authorization to conduct collection activities on Federal Land, 1941
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197 Letter to Mr. Gladwin from Deric Nusbaum, no change in plan contemplated, 1941
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198 Letter to Mr. Oscar Chapman from D. Nusbaum, transmittal of report, 1941
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199 Letter to Smithsonian from D. Nusbaum, transmittal of report, 1941
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200 Letter to Associate Director, Gila Pueblo from Waldo R. Wedel, requests the loan of a long borer, 1947
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201 Letter to Waldo R. Wedel, River Basin Survey, from Deric O'Bryan, loan of borer with tools, 1947
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202 Letter to Dr. Deric O'Bryan from Waldo R. Wedel, additional cores to be collected for Gila Pueblo, 1947
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203 Letter to Dr. Waldo R. Wedel from Deric O'Bryan, giving possible source of increment borers, 1947
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204 Letter to Mr. Deric O'Bryan from Paul R. Cooper, transmittal of cores from Boysen Reservoir Area, 1947
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206 Letter to Deric from Smiley, request for information on pottery, 1948
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207 Letter to Dr. Paul R. Cooper from Deric O'Bryan, thanking him of cores, 1948
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208 Letter to Terah Smiley from Deric, acknowledgement of letter about pottery, 1948
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209 Letter to Deric from Smiley, offer to cooperate on Mesa Verde Paper, 1948
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210 Letter to Terah Smiley from Deric O'Bryan, plans to publish on NFS excavation, 1948
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212 Letter to Dr. Deric O'Bryan from Smiley, completion of paper for American Antiquity, 1948
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214 Letter to Mr. Terah L. Smiley from Deric O'Bryan, catalogue numbers of specimens loaned to Smiley, 1948
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215 Notes on samples laoned to Smiley, undated
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218 Letter to Mr. Terah L. Smiley from Deric O'Bryan, source of specimens, 1948
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219 Letter to Dr. Deric O'Brien from Smiley, offer to exchange results of dating specimens, 1948
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220 Letter to Dr. Deric O'Bryan from Smiley, request for date on Kiva, Site 1, Mesa Verde, 1948
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221 Letter to r. Terah L. Smiley from Deric O'Bryan, Don Watson due in, 1948
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222 Letter to Ted (Sayles) from Deric O'Bruan, expects to see him on visit to Gila Pueblo, 1948
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223 Letter to Dr. Arthur Woodward from Deric O'Bryan, request for assistance in identification of bones, 1948
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224 Letter to Dr. Deric O'Bryan from Smiley, dates to be exchanged on April 29, 1948
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225 Letter to Dr. Edmund Schulman, Tree-ring Lab, from Deric O'Bryan, recipt of Tree-Ring Bulletins, 1948
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226 Letter to Mr. T. L. Smiley from Deric O'Bryan, intent to publish dates on pipeline excavation, 1948
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227 Letter to Mr. Don Watson, Mesa Verde from Deric O'Bryan, plans for summer's work at Mesa Verde, 1948
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228 Letter to Dr. Deric O'Bryan from Smiley, tree-ring dates from Pit House #1, Mesa Verde, 1948
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230 Letter to Ted (Smiley) from Deric O'Bryan, suggests meeting with T. L. Smiley and Dr. Schulman, dates from Mesa Verde "Pipeline Excavation", GP #140, 1948
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232 Letter to Deric O'Bryan from Smiley, analysis of pottery from Mesa Verde, 1948
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233 Letter to Ted (Smiley) from Deric O"Bryan, objections to publishing dates from Mesa Verde, 1948
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234 Letter to Deric from Smiley, search for publications on Five Kiva House in Utah, 1948
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235 Letter to Mr. Terah Smiley from Deric O'Bryan, Five Kiva House never excavated, dates published in Bulletin, 1948
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236 Letter to Mr. Terah Smiley from Deic O'Bryan, plans to visit Tucson, 1948
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237 Letter to Deric O'Bryan from Smiley, plans to meet in Tucson, 1948
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238 List of specimens and locations collected at Mesa Verde, undated
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240 Tree Ring Dating, General Rules, undated
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247 card listing symbols used in tree ring dating, undated
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248 Tree-Ring Measuring Instruments, undated
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250 Procedure used to secure specimens, undated
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254 List of sites that need dating, undated
Rock Collecting and Analysis, 1938
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1 Brief Outline of Lectures and Discussions on the Age of the Earth, undated
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5 Letter to Colorade School of Mines from Nora Gladwin, request for information on the geology of southwestern Colorado, 1938
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6 Letter to Miss Nora Gladwin from Ben H. Parker, Colo. School of Mines, enclosing list of publications of the Colorado Geological Survey, 1938
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7 List of Publications, Colorado Geological Survey, undated
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9 Letter from G. M. Butler, Dir. Arizona Bureau of Mines listing maps of Arizona avialable for sale, undated
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10 List of Bulletins available from Arizona Bureau of Mines, undated
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11 List of Geologic Folios avialable from USGS, undated
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15 List of locations in Arizona where mineral samples may be obtained, undated
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29 Map - showing region around Houck, Lupton and Manuelito giving minerals found in the area (oversize), undated
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30 Record of Mineral Analysis (Bryn Mawr College Forms), undated
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63 Analysis Sheets for Rocks from Snaketown Area, undated
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68 Analysis Sheets for Pottery by type and source, undated
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431 Petrography of Snaketown Pottery, undated
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437 Envelope containing X-Rays of Pottery sections, undated
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438 Honours Report - Nora MacCurdy, undated
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453 Anau and the Allied Civilizations - Nora MacCurdy, undated
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464 Discussion of Pottery Analysis - Nora Gladwin, undated
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468 Technical Discussion, undated
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475 Petrographic Description of Pottery Types, undated
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477 Identification of Minerals, undated
Techinal Analysis of Materials, Laboratory and Equipment, 1935-1938
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1 Letter to Mr. Emil Haury from T. D. Mallery, offer by Carnegie Institute to order additional rain guages for Gila Pueblo, 1935
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3 Portion of paper "Rainfall Records for the Sonoran Desert", explaining the construction and use the Sykes' Rain Guage, undated
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7 Letter to Mr. Emil W. Haury from T. D. Mallery, use of conversion factor from inches to cc of rainfall, 1935
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13 Letter to Nora from Dorothy Wyckoff, suggestions on immersion liquids required in refraction studies, 1935
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40 Letter to Miss Nora Gladwin from Anna O. Shepard, temperature requirements for laboratory furnace, 1936
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84 Letter to Miss Nora Gladwin from H. P. Mera, sending sherds from New Mexico, 1937
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85 Letter to Dr. H. P. Mera from Nora Gladwin, thanking for sherds, 1937
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87 Letter to Mr. Paul Bird from Nora Gladwin, request for information on mounting thin sections, 1937
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88 Letter to Dr. Paul Bird from Nora Gladwin, sending sherds for mounting, 1937
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89 Letter to Dr. Paul Bird from Nora Gladwin, inquiring about correct temperature for balsam, 1937
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90 Letter to Nora Gladwin from Paul Bird, unable to mount sherds, correct temperature for balsam is 160 degrees C., 1937
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91 Letter to Dr. Paul Bird from Nora Gladwin, requesting possible source of mounted sherds, 1937
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93 Letter to Dr. Paul Bird from Nora Gladwin, seeking source of balsam, 1937
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102 Letter to Miss Nora Gladwin from Donald Horton, future conferences on ceramic technology, 1938
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105 Schedule, Conference on Ceramic Technology, 1938
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107 Letter to Nora from Dorothy Wyckoff, attempt to clarify mineral content of problematic slide, 1938
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109 Letter to Nora from Dorothy Wyckoff, suggesting possible sources of error in analysis of thin sections, 1938
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112 Letter to Nora Gladwin from Donald Horton, request for paper at conference, 1938
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113 Letter to Miss Nora Gladwin from David J. Jones, Casa Grande Nat. Mon., use of sherd temper by Pima Indians, 1938
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114 Letter to Miss Nora Gladwin from George Brainerd, Rainbow Bridge Monument Expedition, references on clay technology, 1938
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115 Letter to Mr. Donald Horton from Nora Gladwin, possible report at conference, 1938
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116 Letter to Nora Gladwin from Dorothy Wyckoff, descriptions of minerals under magnification, 1938
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119 Letter to Nora Gladwin from Frederick R. Matson, Jr. U. of Mich., thanking for reprint of Snaketown petrographic study, 1938
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120 Letter to Nora Gladwin from Anna O. Shepard, congratulations on Snaketown report, 1938
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121 Letter to Nora Gladwin from Donald Horton, dates of conference December 1 to December 3, 1938, 1938
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122 Letter to Mr. Donald Horton from Nora Galdwin, dates of conference not convenient, 1938
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123 Letter to Nora Gladwin from Donald Horton, new dates for conference November 17 - 19, 1938
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124 Letter to Nora Gladwin from Donald Horton, arrangements for conference, 1938
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125 Letter to Nora Gladwin from Frederick matson, information of conference arrival times, 1938
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126 Letter to Nora from Dorothy Wyckoff, answer to sanidin problem on thin sections, 1939
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128 Record of precipitation at Gila Pueblo, Tonto Nat. Pinal Mtns, from 1935-37, undated
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134 Notes on Quantitative analysis, undated
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136 Notes on Determination of Lead in Bones, undated
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137 Notes on Pima Pottery Making, undated
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140 Notes on determination of Fe and A1, undated
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141 Notes on Analysis of limestone, undated
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142 Notes on the procedure for preparation of thin sections of pottery, undated
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145 Notes on the preparation of standard solutions for laboratory use, undated
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149 Apparatus for Volumetric Analysis, undated
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152 List of parts necessary to construct furnace, undated
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157 Misc. notes on laboratory tests, undated
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166 Misc. Instruction sheets for laboratory equipment, undated
Typescripts and Notes for Medallion Papers, Misc., 1939-1949
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1 Letter to Deric O'Bryan from Marjorie F. Tichy, receipt of sherds for Museum of New Mexico, 1947
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2 Letter to Deric from Don, withholding tax for Indians, availability of lumber for tent frames, pay rate for Indian labor at Mesa Verde, 1947
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3 Letter to Dr. Deric O'Bryan from Inez B. Ryan, Nat. Geo Soc., questions about dating petroglyphs, 1947
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4 Letter to Miss Inez B. Ryan from Dr. Deric O'Bryan, evidence for dating petroglyphs is questionable, recommends references on the Arches Nat. Mon., 1947
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6 Letter to Dr. Spencer Rogers from Dr. Deric O'Bryan, transmittal of copy of Snakeworn Report, 1948
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7 Letter to Mr. R. B. Ewing from Dr. Deric O'Bryan, permit for Gila Pueblo to continue work on sections of the Apache Nat. Forest, 1948
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8 Letter to Gila Pueblo from George E. Fay, U. of Mo., availability of Medallin Paper No. 12, 1948
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9 Letter to Mr. George E. Fay from Dr. Deric O'Bryan, Medallion Paper No. 12 out of print, 1948
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10 Letter to Mr. Deric O'Bryan from C. W. Wilson, information on the preparation of photographs for publication 1949
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11 Tree Growth and Cycles, undated
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34 Site 34 Sherd Counts, undated
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45 Site 34 Strata Tests, undated
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48 Site 34 Sherd Count by Features, undated
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53 Site 102 Sherd Count by Features, undated
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64 Site 145 Sherd Count by Features, undated
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70 Appendix D, Modern Fauna and Indentification of Prehistoric Faunal Remains, by Don Watson, undated
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75 Appendix E, Selected List of Modern Flora, by Don Watson, undated
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79 Editorial Comments on Excavation Report, Site 102, undated
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101 Bibliography on from Society for American Archaeology Notebook, May 1939, undated
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107 Bibliography on Dendrochrnology, undated
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108 Typescript for Medallion papers No. 32, undated
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214 Map of the Four Corners Area showing sites located in the region, undated
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215 Photograph of Tree-ring Chart room, undated