Gus Van Beek papers related to the Tel Jemmeh Expedition
name: label: Creator
content: Van Beek, Gus W. (Gus Willard), 1922-
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: These papers were donated to the National Anthropological Archives by the Department of Anthropology at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History.
creator: label: Creator
content: Van Beek, Gus W. (Gus Willard), 1922-
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 38.4 Linear feet (32 records storage boxes)
label: Extent
content: 11 Folders (Map Folders)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1886-2007
label: Date
content: bulk 1969-2006
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.2008-28b
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection is unprocessed.  Contact the respository for more information.

The papers of Dr. Gus Van Beek were received partially organized. The processing archivist kept existing groupings.  Original folder titles were retained. An artificial separation was created by Ron Gardiner to facilitate research on Tell Jemmeh site material.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This collection is mainly comprised of the professional papers of Dr. Gus Van Beek, archaeologist, and relate to the Tell Jemmeh site in Isreal. Included are published and unpublished manuscripts of writings, research materials including field notebooks, volunteer information, accounting, photographs, drawings, and printed materials, including scholarly papers and publications of other scholars and clippings from newspapers and periodicals as well as a number of detailed site maps.

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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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 materials relating to Gus Van Beek and Tell Jemmeh at the National Anthropological Archives include:

Video at Human Studies Film Archives

ME-90.14.1: [Smithsonian Institution Excavations at Tel Jemmeh, Israel, 1970-1973]

1970-1973; 3,000 ft (2 hrs) silent color; video