Curators, collections, and contexts : anthropology at the Field Museum, 1893-2002

FIELDIANA Anthropology NEW NO. 36SERIES, and Contexts:Curators, Collections, at the Field 1893-2002Museum,Anthropology EditorsE. Nash and M. Feinman,Stephen Gary 200330,September Piihlication 1525 PUBLISHEDBYFIELDMUSEUMOFNATURALHISTORYand Contexts:Curators, Collections, 1893-2002at the Field Museum,AnthropologyFIELDIANA Anthropology NEW NO. 36SERIES, and Contexts:Curators, Collections, at the Field 1893-2002Anthropology Museum, E. Nash and M. EditorsFeinman,Stephen Gary Department ofAnthropology Field Museum Naturalof History 1400 South Lake Shore Drive Illinois 60605-2496Chicago, U.Sj\. Published 2003September 30, Publication 1525 HISTORYOFNATURALMUSEUMPUBLISHEDBYFIELD© 2003 Field Museum of Natural History 0071-4739ISSN IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAPRINTEDCONTENTS Foreword 1 John W. McCarter Acknowledgmenls 3 E. Nash and M. FeinnumStephen Gary Introduction: A Glorious Foundation: 109 Years of at the Field Museum of Natural 5Anthropology History E. Nash and M. FeinmanStephen Gary Part I A Context for Fiei.d Museum Anthropoi.ooy 1 A Natural of Man: Reflections onHistory Anthropology. Museums, and Science 1 1 Don D. Fowler 2 The Role of Museums in American 23Anthropology Donald Collier and S. Jr.Harry Tschopik. 3 Field Matters 31Creating Anthroptilogy: Why Remembering David R. Wilcox 4 "In Re: of the Field Museum" 49Founding Edward Everett Ayer 5 The of of the Field ColumbianDepartment Anthropology —Museum A Review of Six Years 53 A.George Dorsey 6 A Chronicle of Field Museum 65Anthropology Warren E. and Sarah ColemanHaskin. Nash,Stephen Part II A Selection of Curators 85Interchapter E. Nash and M. FeinmannStephen Gary 7 Amos A Curator and His Comrades 87Dorsey:George Tristan and Sarah ColemanAlmazan Amos Vision 998 Albert Buell Lewis: Realizing George Dorscy's WelschRobert L. 1179 Berthold Laufer Bennet Bronson I926-I94I.. 12710 Collections, and ExhibitField, Development.Henry NashEd Yastrow and E.Stephen of Edward H.1 A ofTwo The Contributions1 Tale Thompsons: to at theand J. Eric S. AnthropologyThompson Thompson 139Field Museum Donald McVickerWilfrid D. and Sub-Saharan Africa Research at the12 Hambly Field 1928-1953 153Museum, Raymond Codrington 13 Paul Martin 165Sidney E. NashStephen in14 Recollections of the of the Mid-Department Anthropology Twentieth 179Century Elaine Bluhm Herold A Curator's Life15 Donald Collier: 189 John E. Staller 16 Life with Exhibits at the Field 1941-1976 199Museum,My Donald Collier 17 The of James W. VanStone in Museum and ArcticLegacy 221Anthropology Jessica M. and M. KusimbaRooney Chapurukha Part III Present and Future Challenges 18 The Role of the Curator 237Changing Jonathan Haas 19 Information in the ofManagement Department Anthropology: and 243History Prospects Dorren Martin-Ross and William K. Bamett 20 A Foundation for the Future of Field Museum 251Anthropology E. Nash and M. FeinmanStephen Gary Part IV Appendices 1 The Field Museum's Curators and StaffAppendix Anthropology 1893-2002 259Members, 2 The Field Museum's Staff Members,Appendix 1926-2002 262 3 Field Museum Administration andAppendix Trustees, 1893-2002 268 4 of andAppendix Department Anthropology Expeditions Fieldwork 288 5 Fieldiana: 1895-2002 301Publications,Appendix Anthropology 6 1940-2001 306Exhibitions, Temporary 7 A of theAppendix Summary Anthropology Photograph Collection 310 Literature Cited 319 Contributors 335 Tables 6.1 of 66curators,Department Anthropology 1893-present 6.2 Total Field Museum staff 1926-members,Anthropology decade 712002, by6.3 Field Museum and 1894-2001 76fieldwork,expeditions 6.4 Fieldiana: decade 79Anthropology publications, by 6.5 decade 80exhibits,Temporary anthropology by 19.1 Field Museum information 247digital strategy Figures In the Field Museum of Naturalfollowing listing. History photo negative numbers are identified in while numbers of ob-brackets,square catalogue injects appear parentheses. 3.1 Alexander von Humboldt Humboldt 34statue, Park, Chicago 3.2 Marshall Field 1 36 3.3 Simms 37Stephen Chapman 3.4 Field and Samuel Insull at the of the CivicStanley opening November 1929 39House,Opera 3.5 James 40Simpson 3.6 Frederick Skiff 41 3.7 William E. Curtis 43 443.8 Field Museum curators, mid-1920s [98869]Anthropology of head no.3.9 John McCarter the Olmec 8accepting replica from the of Vera October 2000... 46Cruz, Mexico, 21,governor 4.1 North American theHall,Ethnology containing Ayer Field Columbian Jackson ca.Collection, Museum, Park, 1896 50[8191] 5.1 Field Museum of Natural in Jackson Park,History Chicago, 1907 54[CSGN 19387] 5.2 North Field Museum ofHall, Court,European Archaeology Natural Jackson ca. 1907 59Park,History, Chicago, [8065] 5.3 Hall of and of North EastAmerica,Archaeology Ethnology Field Columbian Jackson ca. 1896Court, Museum, Park, 60[8193] 19005.4 House Field Columbian Museum, ca.diorama.Hopi 61[CSA12721 5.5 Hall 9: cases and mummies,Egypt, including mummy and Field Columbian 1903Museum,canopic jars, sculptures. 63ICSA81851 6.1 staff decade 71members,AnthrofX)logy by 6.2 and decade 76fieldwork,Anthropology expeditions by 6.3 78accessions,Anthropology Department by year 6.4 Fieldiana: decade 79Anthropology publications, by 806.5 exhibits, decadeTemporary anthropology by 8.1 Albert Buell Lewis 100[33644] VllAmos 1018.2 George Dorsey [A108072] 8.3 William Holmes 101[GN81425]Henry 8.4 Simms 102Chapman [GN78249]Stephen 8.5 Charles L. Owen 103[CSGN 66994J 8.6 Wooden food collected A. B.bowl. Islands,Admiralty by Lewis 109(133629) [76526] 8.7 Wooden German New Guinea 110mask, (14103) [109781] 8.8 with man R. F.Fay Cooper-Cole Negrito during Cummings's 1907-1908 Ill[CSA33853JPhilippine expedition, 9.1 Berthold Laufer 117[86222] 9.2 Laufer in ca. 1904 118Hankow, [98299] collected Berthold Laufer in9.3 1908-1910China,Objects by 119(1166127, 116618) [35424] 9.4 Tibetan brass 120(122483) [93123-A]temple lamp 9.5 of collected in India,Teapot partially gilt copper Darjeeling, 1908-1910 120(122651) [100268] 9.6 screen from theImperial dragon K'ien-lung period (127954) 123[76951] 10.1 Field 127[CSGN 55549]Henry A with Field10.2 Trench at 128Kish, [60139]Henry 10.3 Hall of the Races of Mankind 129[CSA77747] 10.4 Malvina Hoffman 130[77674] in10.5 India 131[76580] 10.6 ''Homo erectus in from the Hall of Prehistoric ManEurope," 132[77809] 10.7 "Neanderthal of aboutGibralter, 50,000family years ago," from the Hall of Prehistoric Man 133[77809] 10.8 scene: from the Hall ofMan,""Aurignacian Cro-Magnon Prehistoric Man 134[76950] 10.9 Swiss Lake Dweller diorama 134[77819a] 10.10 Neanderthal Man 135[76910] 10.1 1 Blanc or Girlskeleton, (42943)Cap Magdalenian 136[GN87406-5c] 11.1 casts of stele ruins. MesoamericanPapier-mache Mayan made Edward H. for the World'ssculptures by Thompson Columbian of 1893 140Exposition 11.2 of the Chichen MexicoItza, Yucatan,Temple Jaguars, 141[8718] 1 1.3 An ware vase and a incenseorange pedestal (48202) pottery burner Chichen Yucatan 141Itza,(48590), [44379] 1 1.4 Eric S. in the fortieth of the1967,Thompson anniversary 143of Civilisation the 10publication of Maya [A 1036]