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Contributing Institution:
Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: J.W. Simmons Papers
Creator:
Simmons, James W.
Creator:
Amsden, Charles Avery
Identifier/Call Number: MS.776
Physical Description:
0.2 Linear Feet
(1 folder)
Date (inclusive): 1934-1935
Abstract: This is a collection of correspondence, papers, and hand-drawn maps made by J. W. Simmons between 1934 and 1935 regarding
archaeological sites in Arizona. Much of the correspondence is between Simmons and Southwest Museum Secretary Charles Avery
Amsden. This collection also includes photographs.
Language of Material:
English
.
James Simmons collection, MS-6. The Museum of Northern Arizona; Correspondence, site reports, and catalogue of archaeological
collections by J. W. Simmons, A-0020, Arizona State Museum
James W. Simmons, amateur archaeologist, became known during the 1930s for discovering Black Mesa and Perry Mesa on either
side of the Agua Fria River. Both sites would later become important archaeological sites. Simmons documented a great deal
of his archaeological work, particularly related to pueblos and petroglyphs, through reports funded by the Federal Writer's
Project. He worked as a building laborer when he was not engaged in some type of archaeological endeavor. He was the first
person to attempt to describe the prehistoric culture of the Yavapai County, Arizona area.
This is a collection of correspondence, papers, and hand-drawn maps made by J. W. Simmons between 1934 and 1935 regarding
archaeological sites in Arizona. Much of the correspondence is between Simmons and Southwest Museum Secretary, Charles Avery
Amsden. This collection also includes photographs.
J.W. Simmons Papers, 1934-1935, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS.776.
Processed by Library staff before 1981. Finding aid completed by Holly Rose Larson, NHPRC Processing Archivist, 2012 December
5, made possible through grant funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commissions (NHPRC).
Donated by Charles Avery Amsden between 1934 and 1935.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Flagstaff (Ariz.)
Pueblo Grande Cultural Park (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Prescott (Ariz.)
Arizona -- Antiquities
Tuzigoot National Monument (Ariz.)
Indians of North America -- Arizona
Mound-builders
Yavapai County (Ariz.)
Yavapai Indians -- Antiquities
Correspondence
Photographs
Maps
Verde River (Ariz.)
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Arizona
Oak Creek Canyon (Ariz.)