Collection of Manuscripts from the Archaeological Archives of the Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology

Paper finding aid by M. Steven Shackley, Elizabeth Carson, Jenny Kahn, Avril Breckenridge Barron, and Jorge Sanchez, with special assistance from Gene Prince; processing and digital images by Akiko Nogami, M. Steven Shackley, Rosemary Joyce and Kathleen Butler; machine-readable finding aid created by Gabriela A. Montoya
Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum of Anthropology
University of California, Berkeley
103 Kroeber Hall
Berkeley, California 94720-3712
Phone: (510) 642-3681
Fax: (510) 642-6271
Email: pahma@uclink.berkeley.edu
URL: http://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu/index.html
© 1999
Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology and the Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Collection of Manuscripts from the Archaeological Archives of the Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology

Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology



University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California

Contact Information:

  • Phoebe Apperson Hearst Museum of Anthropology
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • 103 Kroeber Hall
  • Berkeley, California 94720-3712
  • Phone: (510) 642-3681
  • Fax: (510) 642-6271
  • Email: pahma@uclink.berkeley.edu
  • URL: http://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu/index.html
Paper Finding Aid by:
M. Steven Shackley, Elizabeth Carson, Jenny Kahn, Avril Breckenridge Barron, and Jorge Sanchez, with special assistance from Gene Prince
Processing and Digital Images by:
Akiko Nogami, M. Steven Shackley, Rosemary Joyce and Kathleen Butler
Date Completed:
Paper Finding Aid: Revised September 1996

Digital Copy: February 1999
Encoded by:
Gabriela A. Montoya
© 1999 Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology and the Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Collection of Manuscripts from the Archaeological Archives of the Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Creator: Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology
Repository: The Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology.
Berkeley, California 94720-3712
Language: English.

Administrative Information

Funding

Partial funding for the digitization of the manuscripts was provided by a grant from the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT). In 1997 the Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology at the University of California at Berkeley received an Information Management grant from the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training entitled, "Digitization of Primary Documents Pertaining to the Archaeological Collections from California and Nevada in the Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology." The purpose of this grant was both preservation of fragile archival documents and sustained research access to these documents.
NCPTT promotes and enhances the preservation of prehistoric and historic resources in the United States for present and future generations through the advancement and dissemination of preservation. NCPTT's Preservation, Technology and Training Grants program develops partners in non-profit organizations, universities and government agencies throughout the United States to complete critical preservation work and lends significant support to developments in the conservation and preservation field.

Restrictions

All requests for viewing the Archives must be submitted in writing to the Hearst Museum of Anthropology through its website linked here .
Permission to view the archives does include the right to reproduce and publish any part of the manuscripts although they can be quoted and listed as bibliographic references.
Digital copies are already available for the majority of the titles although they are subject to the same restrictions above.

Publication Rights

All documents included in the Archaeological Archives of the Hearst Museum are property of the Regents, subject to copyright, and may not be published or reproduced without permission. Additionally, manuscripts and maps for North America (excluding Mexico) archaeology are subject to various restrictions applied by the 2021 UCOP policy which regulates access to Native American collections and information.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Collection of Manuscripts from the Archaeological Archives of the Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology, Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley.

Introduction

The Archaeological Archives contain documentary materials from 1900 to the present for many sites and regions in California and other areas of western North America. Many of the documents resulted from projects carried out between 1948 and 1971 by the University of California Archaeological Survey (later the Archaeological Research Facility) organized and directed by Professor Robert Heizer.

Scope and Content

The Archaeological Archives at the Hearst Museum include about 470 manuscripts*, mostly from archaeological research on archaeological sites in California and Nevada conducted by professors and students of the Department of Anthropology, staff of the Museum, and, in more recent times, by individuals working in different institutions. The manuscripts, which might include survey and excavation records, typed or handwritten notes, photographs, sketch maps, drawings, permits, newspaper clippings, and correspondence are often associated with archaeological collections curated at UC Berkeley, and they were created throughout the 20th century.
*The term manuscript should not be taken literally since the documents are seldom edited to be consulted like a book and the quality and quantity of their content varies noticeably.

Manuscripts