Collections Summary for Fort Sam Houston, Texas

Summary

The U.S. Army Environmental Center tasked the Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX) with the job of assisting the Army with complying with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA),P.L.101-601. The MCX was asked to locate and assess archaeological collections derived from Army lands, to identify the Native American or Native Hawaiian organizations culturally affiliated with the collections, and to draft Section 6 Summary letters for each installation. A two-stage process was used to identify, locate, and assess the contents of the collections, consisting of archival research and telephone interviews with the repository personnel. This report conveys the results of the collection research completed for compliance with Section 6 of NAGRA.

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Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Cultural Resource Office, Joint Base San Antonio

Sponsor(s): U.S. Army Environmental Center, Environmental Compliance Division

Repository(s): Fort Sam Houston

Prepared By(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District

Submitted To(s): U.S. Army Environmental Center, Environmental Compliance Division

Record Identifiers

Report Number(s): SFIM-AE-EC-CR-96037

Funding Number(s): MIPR 8504

OMB Number(s): 0704-0188

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