Council for Museum Anthropology records
name: label: Creator
content: Council for Museum Anthropology (U.S.)
topic: label: Topic
content: Professional associations
label: Topic
content: Museums
creator: label: Creator
content: Council for Museum Anthropology (U.S.)
physloc: label: Note
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bioghist: label: Historical Note
content: The Council for Museum Anthropology is an all-volunteer membership organization for anthropologists and museum professionals dealing with anthropological collections. As a section of the American Anthropological Association, the CMA's mission is to foster the development of anthropology in the context of museums and related institutions.  The CMA also publishes the journal Museum Anthropology.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 10.25 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1985 - circa 2015
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.1999-12
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection is unprocessed.  Contact the repository for more information.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This collection documents the activities of the officers and staff of the Council for Museum Anthropology, as well as the activities of the editors of the journal Museum Anthropology.  Materials include reports, correspondence, reviews, photocopies, articles, contracts, clippings, manuscripts, speeches, minutes, newsletters, handbooks and memorandums.  

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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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: Other material relating to the Council for Museum Anthropology at the National Anthropological Archives can be found in the Committee on Anthropological Research in Museums records.