MS 7437 Letter to A. E. Henning
odd: label: Local Numbers
content: NAA MS 7437
name: label: Creator
content: Setzler, Frank M. (Frank Maryl), 1902-1975
label: Names
content: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology
topic: label: Topic
content: Textile fabrics
label: Topic
content: Dyeing -- tie dyeing
label: Topic
content: Weaving -- bibliography
label: Topic
content: Silk -- bibliography
label: Topic
content: Velvet -- bibliography
label: Topic
content: Tapestry -- bibliography
label: Topic
content: American Indian
label: Topic
content: Blankets -- bibliography
creator: label: Creator
content: Setzler, Frank M. (Frank Maryl), 1902-1975
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 18 Pages
unitdate: label: Date
content: April 8, 1949
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: The material was sent to the archives by Alan Bain, of the Smithsonian Institution Archives, December 1986.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.MS7437
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Pages
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The letter reports a lack of research at the Smithsonian into tapestries, silks, and velours and makes recommendations for pursuing the subjects. Enclosures are statements and bibliographies that were being distributed by the Department of Anthropology--The Arts of the Thread (statement regarding the collection of textile arts in the United States National Museum), The History of the Loom and Weaving (bibliography); Bibliography on Silk, Velvet, and Tapestry; Bibliography on North American Indian Blankets; and Tie Dyeing (statement).