Anthropology and Archaeology
Museum of Anthropology staff outside the museum, 1974. James B. Griffin Papers, Box 216, Photographs - Museum of Anthropology Staff and Buildings
University of Michigan. Museum of Anthropology
- 1894-1990
- 2.5 linear ft.
Established in 1922, the Museum of Anthropology is one of the major research facilities in the United States for the collection and study of archaeological and ethnological materials.
Other records relating to the history of the Museum of Anthropology can be found in the papers of individual directors and curators, including James B. Griffin, Melvin R. Gilmore, Volney H. Jones, W.B. Hinsdale, Emerson Frank Greenman, and Carl E. Guthe. This section also includes information on collections related to Francis W. Kelsey and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, as well as Alexander G. Ruthven and the University Museums.