The J. Louis Giddings Archive at the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology

Summary

As the Haffenreffer Museum approaches the 60th anniversary of J. Louis Giddings' arrival as its first director, a concerted effort has been undertaken—over the past two years—to rehouse, organize, and describe the vast and rich archive that Giddings created during his long career. Giddings was a dedicated and organized record keeper, who left a great amount and variety of material at the Haffenreffer Museum upon his untimely death in late 1964. This collection in its entirely is related to Giddings' professional career and is extensive in its scope–covering the years 1937-1967, it includes, but is not limited to: dendrochronological data; hundreds of photographic prints from publications, artifacts, sites and ethnographic fieldwork; correspondence; expense reports; research notes; draft manuscripts; off-prints; and films, all of which are related to his work in the North. This presentation will discuss the scope of the collection, highlighting some of the most interesting and useful materials available for further research. The contents of the collection can be accessed online via the Rhode Island Collections and Manuscripts Online (RIAMCO).

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 81st Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL (2016)   •
• Envisioning and Re-envisioning Arctic Archaeology: The Enduring Legacies of J. Louis Giddings (1909-1964)

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