Records of the American Committee for Preservation of Archaeological Collections
name: label: Creator
content: American Committee for Preservation of Archaeological Collections
label: Collector
content: Meighan, Clement W.
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
label: Topic
content: Cultural property -- Repatriation
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This collection was donated to the National Anthropological Archives by Clement W. Meighan's wife, Joan Meighan.
creator: label: Creator
content: American Committee for Preservation of Archaeological Collections
label: Collector
content: Meighan, Clement W.
physloc: label: Note
content: Portions of the collection are stored off-site.  Contact the repository for more information.
bioghist: label: Historical note
content: The American Committee for Preservation of Archaeological Collections (ACPAC) is an association whose members oppose the repatriation of Native American remains and maintain that museum collections that were legally made should remain in museums as an important part of the nation's heritage. The ACPAC records were maintained by Clement W. Meighan (1925-1997), who served as chairman of ACPAC from 1963-1997.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 9 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1963-1996
label: Date
content: bulk 1963-1996
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.2007-09
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The ACPAC records include member correspondence; ACPAC newsletters (1982-96); copies of Congressional legislation passed and/or proposed; court transcripts of cases related to repatriation and archaeologists; newspaper clippings, magazines and newsletter articles related to repatriation controversies; publications concerning repatriation; inventories of collections in various archives; policy, positions and resolutions by universities, museums, governmental agencies and others concerned with preservation of Native American materials; and materials documenting controversies between Native American Indians regarding the Repatriation issue.

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