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Magill (Margaret W.) Artwork and Papers
MS.516  
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  • Processing History
  • Biographical Note
  • Related Materials
  • Scope and Contents
  • Preferred Citation
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Acquisition

  • Contributing Institution: Library and Archives at the Autry
    Title: Margaret W. Magill Artwork and Papers
    Creator: Magill, Margaret W.
    Identifier/Call Number: MS.516
    Physical Description: 0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
    Date (inclusive): 1883-1884
    Abstract: Margaret Magill was the sister-in-law of Frank Hamilton Cushing, an early ethnographer of Zuni Pueblo. Collection consists primarily of 15 watercolor paintings of Saludo and Cibola pottery and 15 paintings of Zuni. These papers include correspondence. These sketches of Zuni Katchinas were done during the Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition.
    Language of Material: English .

    Processing History

    Processed by Glenna Schroeder, circa 1977-1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 September 27, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).

    Biographical Note

    Margaret Magill was the sister-in-law of Frank Hamilton Cushing, an early ethnographer of Zuni Pueblo.

    Related Materials

    Frank Hamilton Cushing Papers, 1879- 1900, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.6; Hemenway Archaeological Expedition (HAE) series; 68 wash illustrations of pottery, implements, etc. from Heshota Uthla, New Mexico winter 1888, Manuscript 3427, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

    Scope and Contents

    Collection consists primarily of 15 watercolor paintings of Saludo and Cibola pottery and 15 paintings of Zuni. These papers include correspondence. These sketches of Zuni Katchinas were done during the Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition.

    Preferred Citation

    Margaret W. Magill Artwork and Papers, 1883-1884, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.516; [folder number] [folder title][date].

    Conditions Governing Use

    Copyright has not been assigned to the Autry Museum of the American West. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Research Services and Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Autry Museum of the American West as the custodian of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Appointments to view materials are required. To make an appointment please visit https://theautry.org/research-collections/library-and-archives  and fill out the Researcher Application Form.

    Acquisition

    Purchased from Mrs. Gene Hodge, 1961.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Kachinas -- Pictorial works
    Kachina dolls -- Pictorial works
    Cibola County (N.M.)
    Zuni Indians
    Zuni Indians -- Portraits
    Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (1886-1894)
    Cibola pottery
    Watercolors
    Zuni pottery
    Saludo pottery
    Paintings