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Record Unit 7086

Mason, Otis Tufton, 1838-1908

Otis Tufton Mason Papers, 1889-1900

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Mason, Otis Tufton, 1838-1908
Title:Otis Tufton Mason Papers
Dates:1889-1900
Quantity:0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Collection:Record Unit 7086
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

These papers consist of copies of letters which Otis Tufton Mason wrote back to the Smithsonian while on a trip in Europe to study museum practices, 1889; correspondence concerning his work on Central American ethnology, 1899-1900; and newspaper clippings collected by Mason concerning museums, 1890-1897.

Historical Note

Otis Tufton Mason (1838-1908) was an ethnologist and museum expert. From 1884 he was Curator of Ethnology at the United States National Museum, and from 1902 he was Head Curator, Department of Anthropology.

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Descriptive Entry

These papers consist of copies of letters which Otis Tufton Mason wrote back to the Smithsonian while on a trip in Europe to study museum practices, 1889; correspondence concerning his work on Central American ethnology, 1899-1900; and newspaper clippings collected by Mason concerning museums, 1890-1897.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7086, Otis Tufton Mason Papers

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Container List

Box 1

Folder 1 Letters from Europe, Volume 1

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Folder 2 Letters from Europe, Volume 2

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Folder 3 Correspondence Concerning Guatemalan and Costa Rican Ethnology, 1899-1900 - "Correspondence Relating to Honduras"

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Folder 4 Correspondence Concerning Costa Rican Ethnology, 1899-1900 - "Frobenius L" African Culture

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Folder 5 Mason Otis: Collection of Clippings on Museums

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Folder 6 Oversize: Items from Folder 2

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