Frederick E. Farnsworth papers and photographs
name: label: Creator
content: Farnsworth, Frederick E.
label: Names
content: Coon, Carleton S. (Carleton Stevens), 1904-1981
place: label: Place
content: Albania
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Sarah, Susan, and Catherine E. Farnsworth, Frederick Farnsworth's daughters, in November of 2019.
creator: label: Creator
content: Farnsworth, Frederick E.
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content: Frederick E. Farnsworth papers and photographs
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Frederick E. Farnsworth was a student of Carleton Coon while earning his BA in anthropology at Harvard University. Following his graduation in 1929, he joined Coon on a trip to Albania as a research assistant. His stepfather, Francis Drexel Smith, generously covered his expenses to enable him to be part of the trip. During his time in Albania, Farnsworth became good friends with Julius Holmes at the American Legation in Tirana. After the field work was completed, Farnsworth stayed on to help Holmes with the opening of the American Embassy and was encouraged by Holmes to apply to the Foreign Service. Upon returning to the United States, Farnsworth applied and was accepted into the Foreign Service. Over his 35 years with the Department of State, Farnsworth served in eleven locations: Ciudad Juarez, Palermo, Istanbul, Singapore, Montreal, Ottawa, Cairo, Shanghai, Djkarta, Halifax, Washington, and Hong Kong. He retired in 1966 with the rank of Consul General.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.25 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1929
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.2020-13
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection documents Farnsworth's trip to Albania with Carleton Coon in 1929. It includes a photograph album and letters Farnsworth wrote home to his family during the trip, as well as a small amount of correspondence with Coon regarding Coon's autobiography chapter on Albania.

The photographs document people, landscapes, and ceremonies across Albania. According to Farnsworth's album annotations, photographed locations include the Mat (Mati) river, the Black Drin river, Dibër county, Lezhë county, Luma region, Kubës, Prizren, Has (Hasi) region, Jugo-Slavia, Pukë, Orosh (Oroshi) village, municipality of Mirditë (Mirdita), Malësi e Madhe district, Shrkeli, and Kir (Kiri) river. Likewise, tribes and cultural groups photographed include the Shoshi, Shala, Ghegs (Gegët), and Tosks (Toskët). The album also contains three postcards, a newspaper clipping outlining the Albania trip, and an open letter from Lazer Çetta. 

The collection also includes a first edition (1981) of Carleton Coon's autobiography, "Adventures and Discoveries: The Autobiography of Carleton S. Coon Anthropologist and Explorer", where Chapter 9 relays his experience with Farnsworth in Albania.