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| Creator: | Beauchamp, William Martin |
| Title: | William Martin Beauchamp Letter |
| Inclusive Dates: | 27 Dec 1923 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | letter to a Mr. Spraker discussing archaeological finds of Native American material |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
William Martin Beauchamp (1830-1925) was a clergyman of New York State's Episcopal Church and a respected anthropologist. From 1865 to 1900, he served as rector of the Grace Episcopal Church in Baldwinsville, New York and from 1884 to 1912 as chaplain for the diocese of New York. In the field of anthropology, he contributed largely to the study of the Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) and served from 1884-1910 as archaeologist of the New York State Museum.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
In the William Martin Beauchamp Letter the author briefly discusses the find of a bone head made by a Mr. Frey of Palatine Bridge, New York. The find was made at the Mohawk village of Otstungo near Fort Plain, NY. Beauchamp also refers to one of his own works for that matter ("Horn and Bone implements of the New York Indians," New York State Museum Bulletin 50, March 1902).
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Related Material
Beauchamp's daughter, Grace Beauchamp Lodder, would become a librarian and also engage in local history research. See, for example, the manuscript for her Newspapers Published in Onondaga County to 1900 in theGrace Beauchamp Lodder Manuscript.
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
William Martin Beauchamp Letter,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
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Created by: SM
Date: 29 Jun 2017
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