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Contributing Institution:
Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Edward Palmer Manuscript Collection
Creator:
Palmer, Edward
Identifier/Call Number: MS.653
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear Feet
(29 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1869-1910
Abstract: Edward Palmer (1829-1911) was born in Norfolkshire, England, but became known for his field work in the United States as a
field naturalist, ethnobotony, and archaeology of the Southwest and Mexico. This collection of papers includes handwritten
manuscripts, research notes, and newspaper clippings from 1869-1910.
Language of Material:
English
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Edward Palmer (1829-1911) was born in Norfolkshire, England, but became known for his field work in the United States. A field
naturalist primarily in ethnobotany, Palmer is noted also for real contributions in ethnological and archaeological materials
collected in the Southwest United States and Mexico beginning in 1865.
This collection of papers includes handwritten notes made by Edward Palmer on such topics as Tohono O'odham Indians of Arizona,
Fort Defiance, plants used by Native Americans, Apaches of Arizona, a military excursion from Ft. Leavenworth to San Diego,
exploration of the Colorado River, and cliff dwellers. Materials are dated from 1869-1910 and include handwritten manuscripts
and clippings from newspapers and other publications. Some clippings have illustrations.
Edward Palmer Manuscript Collection, 1869-1910, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.653; [folder number] [folder
title][date].
Processed by Library staff after 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 October
29, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
Collected by J. A. Munk; possibly donated to the Library as part of the Munk Library of Arizoniana, 1910 April 7.
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.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Mexico
Archaeology
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Southwest, New
Naturalists
Ethnobotany
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Cliff dwellers
Fort Defiance (Ariz.)
Apache Indians
Manuscripts
Tohono O'odham Indians
Clippings
Field notes