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Grenville Goodwin collection, 1932-1971

MS-071


Overview of the Collection

Creator: Goodwin, Grenville, 1907-1940 Whiting, Alfred F.
Title: Grenville Goodwin collection
Inclusive Dates: 1932-1971
Quantity: 5.5 cm textual material
Identification: MS-071
Repository: Museum of Northern Arizona
3101 N. Fort Valley Rd.
Flagstaff, AZ 86001
928-774-5211 ext. 256 or 269
library@mna.mus.az.us

Biographical Note

During the 1930s Grenville Goodwin was considered one of the leading field anthropologists in American Indian research. Goodwin was drawn to the Apache culture and spent the years between 1928 and 1936 living on the San Carlos Apache reservation.


Scope and Content

Collection consists of Goodwin’s original notes and partial manuscript on Apache ethnobotany, the original manuscript of Apache Ethnobotany and notes written by Alfred F. Whiting who reviewed Goodwin’s work some thirty years later. Also included is a listing that links Goodwin's ID numbers with MNA specimens in the botany collection.


Restrictions

Conditions Governing Access

This material contains culturally sensitive material and thus some items are restricted. Please contact the MNA Archivist for more information and to obtain permission for viewing these materials.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished and published manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.


Related Material

Additional A.F. Whiting material is located in the Northern Arizona University Cline Library Special Collections: A.F. Whiting collection [manuscript], 1930-1979, NAU.MS.25


Controlled Access Terms

Personal Name(s)
Goodwin, Grenville, 1907-1940

Subject(s)
Apache Indians
Apache Indians – Domestic life


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Grenville Goodwin collection, MS-071 [Box Number]. Museum of Northern Arizona. Flagstaff, Arizona.

Acquisition Information

Collection was donated by Volney Jones in 1967. An addition was made by A.F. Whiting in 1971. In 2010, collections staff provided additional textual material.

Processing Information

Processed in October of 2009. Updated in October of 2012.


Container List

BoxFolder
11 Original Notes [1], circa 1932-1936
12 Original Notes [2], circa 1932-1936
13 Apache Enthobotany Manuscript, 1936
14 Whiting’s Notes, 1965-1971
15 Goodwin linkages with MNA Specimens, 1965-1971