Walter Brown Smith Journals

Collection

Identifier: SpC MS 0470

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection of personal journals concerned with geology and archaeology, some correspondence, original illustrations of Native American artifacts, books, and pamphlets used by Walter B. Smith. Archaeological journals have been transcribed and indexed.

Dates

Creation: 1878-1929

Creator

Smith, Walter Brown, 1858- (Person)

Restrictions on Access

Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.

Use Restrictions

Information on literary rights available in the Library.

Biographical Note

Walter B. Smith was born in Hampden, Maine. He was a geologist for the USGS survey in Colorado 1884-1889. He pursued archaeology in Maine, 1906-1929, and was a founder and first curator of the Abbe Museum at Acadia National Park beginning in 1928.

Extent

5 linear feet (5 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection of personal journals of one of the founders and first curator of the Abbe Museum at Acadia National park. Materials are related to geology and archaeology and include some correspondence, original illustrations of Native American artifacts, books, and pamphlets used by Walter B. Smith. Archaeological journals have been transcribed and indexed.

Organization and Arrangement

Box 1872- journals, letters, manuscripts.

Organization and Arrangement

Box 1873- Illustrations, Maine related pamphlets, archaeology pamphlets.

Organization and Arrangement

Box 1874- Transcribed and indexed journals; illustrations and indexes.

Organization and Arrangement

Boxes 1875-76- books.

Custodial History

Donated prior to 1973 by Hazel Smith, daughter of Walter B. Smith, to the Anthropology Department, University of Maine, Orono. Transferred to Special Collections, Fogler Library, May 1993, through the efforts of Dr. David Sanger and Brian Robinson.