Online Databases
As part of the National Museum of Natural History,
the Department of Anthropology maintains ethnographic, archaeological
and human biological collections numbering over two million items from
around the world and employs state-of-the-art collections management
and care. Extensive holdings of fieldnotes, manuscripts, photographs,
film, videos and sound recordings are housed in the National Anthropological
Archives and Human Studies Film Archives. The John Wesley Powell Library
of Anthropology includes over 80,000 volumes.
The John Wesley Powell Anthropology Library
The Anthropology Library, officially known as the John Wesley Powell Library of Anthropology, is one of 20 branches in the Smithsonian Institution Libraries' system. It is located within the Anthropology Department and supports the research, publication, exhibitions, and public programming of the department and other museums and offices within the Smithsonian. Its collection reflects the important role that the Smithsonian Institution played in the development of anthropology as a formal discipline in the United States. The library maintains the
All Anthropology Staff Publications Database.
Anthropology Collections Database
This online database provides access to information on over 420,000 archaeology and ethnology catalog records, representing some 2 million individual objects documenting world cultures. Our collections database includes information about objects in our collections, including their identification, place of collection and cultural attribution.
This online database provides access to information on over 420,000 archaeology and ethnology catalog records, representing some 2 million individual objects documenting world cultures. Our collections database includes information about objects in our collections, including their identification, place of collection and cultural attribution.
- Sitting Bull Pictographic Autobiography, 1882. National Anthroplogical Archives, Smithsonian Instiution, MS 1929B.INV 08590700
SIRIS: the Smithsonian Online Catalog
The Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS) is an interactive, integrated system applying established national standards that mange, describe, and provide access to research resources that are located in the Institution's libraries, archives,museums, and research units. Over 70,000 digital images of manuscripts, photographs, and sound recordings from the National Anthropological Archives and Human Studies Film Archive appear along side catalog information of the collections.The John Wesley Powell Anthropology Library
The Anthropology Library, officially known as the John Wesley Powell Library of Anthropology, is one of 20 branches in the Smithsonian Institution Libraries' system. It is located within the Anthropology Department and supports the research, publication, exhibitions, and public programming of the department and other museums and offices within the Smithsonian. Its collection reflects the important role that the Smithsonian Institution played in the development of anthropology as a formal discipline in the United States. The library maintains the
All Anthropology Staff Publications Database.
Quick Links:
Anthropology Collections Database
SIRIS Online Catalog--National Anthropological Archives
SIRIS Online Catalog--Human Studies Film Archive
The John Wesley Powell Anthropology Library
Guides to the Collections of the National Anthropological Archives and Human Studies Film Archive
National Anthropological Archives Homepage
All Anthropology Staff Publications Database
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