MS 2126 Joseph Henry Hendon Holmes papers, drawings, and maps of British Guiana
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: NAA MS 2126
name: label: Creator
content: Holmes, J. H. H. (Joseph Henry Hendon)
place: label: Place
content: South America
label: Place
content: Guyana
creator: label: Creator
content: Holmes, J. H. H. (Joseph Henry Hendon)
culture: label: Culture
content: Carib [Guyana]
setName: label: See more items in
content: MS 2126 Joseph Henry Hendon Holmes papers, drawings, and maps of British Guiana
bioghist: label: Biographical Note
content: Joseph Henry Hendon Holmes (1794-1831) was born in Lincolnshire, England.  In British Guiana, he served as Advocate of the Bar of Demerara, Proctor of the Vice Admiralty, and Judge Advocate to the Forces of Demerara and Essequibo.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.5 Linear feet (2 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1803-1820
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: The collection was acquired by David Ives Bushnell, Jr. and donated to the Bureau of American Ethnology prior to 1909.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.MS2126
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Maps
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Works of art
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The items in this collection were originally cataloged by the National Anthropological Archives under MS 2126 (drawings and maps; previously titled "Sketches") and MS 2127 (manuscripts; previously titled "Old manuscript from British Guiana").  In 2023, the collection was reprocessed and all items were incorporated into a single collection under MS 2126.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Maps
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Works of art
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection consists of material, including manuscripts, drawings, and maps, created and collected by Joseph H. H. Holmes in British Guiana (now Guyana). Sketches are of various subjects including botanical specimens, birds, and landscapes. 


Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Special Collections Research Center Repository at the College of William and Mary holds additional material created by Holmes and collected by Bushnell in the David Ives Bushnell, Jr. Papers (Mss. 65 B96).