Frances Densmore (1867-1957)

ID: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-0439]

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Form/Genre: Black-and-white photographs

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Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-0439

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Summary

Ethnologist Frances Densmore (1867-1957) spent much of her career working in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution's Bureau of Ethnology and the Library of Congress, as she collected and preserved the music and culture of Native Americans. Densmore's mission was to alter the prevailing misrepresentation of Indian music and the under appreciation of its complexity and beauty, a goal she accomplished through prolific publication and careful research.

Subject

  • Densmore, Frances 1867-1957
  • Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology
  • Library of Congress

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-0439

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

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Topic

  • Historians
  • Ethnology
  • Women scientists
  • Indians of North America

Form/Genre

  • Black-and-white photographs
  • Music

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SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-0439]

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