Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Odd S. Halseth Manuscript Collection
- Dates:
- 1924-1936
- Creators:
- Halseth, Odd S.
- Abstract:
- The Odd S. Halseth Manuscript Collection contains typed documents recording the pueblo pottery collection of the San Diego Museum in 1924 June and an account of attending the Congress of Poets and the International Congress of Archaeology in Oslo in 1936 July and August.
- Extent:
- 0.2 Linear Feet (3 folders)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Odd S. Halseth Manuscript Collection, 1924-1936, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.717.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Odd S. Halseth Manuscript Collection contains a typed 9-page manuscript "Catalog and Description of the Collection of Modern Pueblo Pottery of the San Diego Museum," typed 15-page manuscript entitled "Report of Odd S. Halseth, Attending the Congress of Poets and the International Congress of Archaeology, Oslo, July and August, 1936," and typed 5-page manuscript entitled "The Hohokam, Pueblo Grande Laboratory, Phoenix, Arizona."
- Biographical / historical:
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Odd Sigurd Halseth, anthropologist and founder of the Pueblo Grande Museum, was born to Johannes and Marit (Kaasbo) Halseth in Moss, Norway on May 19, 1893. After pursuing childhood interests in archaeological excavations in Europe, Halseth spent his teenage years travelling and finally settled in the United States in 1916. He served overseas during World War I and later established his career working at the San Diego Museum and as Curator of Archaeology at the Museum of New Mexico at Santa Fe.
Halseth came to Phoenix in 1927 and as Phoenix City Archaeologist initiated the excavation of the Pueblo Grande prehistoric Indian ruins in 1929. He founded the Pueblo Grande Museum and served as its first director. In 1944 he was appointed Superintendent of Parks and Recreation for the City of Phoenix and also served as City Manager for eight months during 1946. Halseth retired as director of the Pueblo Grande Museum in 1960 and died in July of 1966.
SOURCE: "Odd S. Halseth, Archaeologist, Dies", Arizona Republic, July 16, 1966, p. 31.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Odd S. Halseth, 1937 March.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Library staff after 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 November 14, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC). Document addition made, collection retitled, and finding aid revised by Mallory Furnier, 2015 July 7.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-12-19 23:16:16 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
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Odd S. Halseth Manuscript Collection, 1924-1936, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.717.
- Location of this collection:
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4700 Western Heritage WayLos Angeles, CA 90027, US
- Contact:
- (747) 201-8448