Edward Curtis Papers
Scope and Contents
Collection contains three letters (1909-1910) to E. Francis Riggs, Washington, D.C., regarding subscription to "The North American Indian," patronage of J. Pierpont Morgan to support research and publication, and field work in progress. Also newspaper extract (1932) sent to Malcolm Wyer with Curtis' signature.
Dates
- 1909-1932
Language of Materials
Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for reserach.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.
Biographical / Historical
Edward S. Curtis was an American photographer and author, whose masterwork "The North American Indian" published 1907-1930.
Extent
1 envelope (4 items)
Custodial History
Letters removed from repository's set of: The North American Indian, v. 1, 4.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift; Unknown donor; no date.
- Indians of North America -- Northwest, Pacific. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters (correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographers -- United States -- Correspondence. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Edward Curtis Papers.
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared from MARC data.
- Description rules
- Anglo American Cataloguing Rules
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Denver Public Library, Western History and Genealogy Repository