Victor J. Evans collection of photographs of Phillipine peoples
odd: label: Local Call Number(s)
content: NAA Photo Lot 79-54, USNM ACC 113605
name: label: Collector
content: Evans, Victor J.
creator: label: Collector
content: Evans, Victor J.
culture: label: Culture
content: Moro
label: Culture
content: Igorot (Philippine people)
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: Victor Justice Evans (1865-1931) was a patent attorney in Washington, DC, and founder of the firm Victor J. Evans & Co. He was also an extensive collector of artifacts and specimens, particularly those relating to American Indians. After his death, most of the collection was donated to the Smithsonian.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Prints (hand-colored or lithographs)
unitdate: label: Date
content: undated
custodhist: label: Custodial History note
content: These prints were donated to the United States National Museum as part of the bequest of Victor Justice Evans in 1931 (accession 113605). They were transferred from the Department of Anthropology Processing Lab to the National Anthropological Archives in 1979.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.PhotoLot.79-54
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Prints
label: Type
content: Lithographs
label: Type
content: Photographs
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Lithographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Photographs depicting a Moro boy with a sheathed knife and two Igorot girls carrying spears. The collection is part of the Smithsonianʹs Victor J. Evans collection.
relatedmaterial: label: Location of Other Archival Materials
content: Information and correspondence relating to this collection can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in the Department of Anthropology Subject File.
label: Location of Other Archival Materials
content: Additional photographs and artwork donated by Evans can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in NAA MS 362,107, Photo Lot 24, and Photo lot 87-2P.
label: Location of Other Archival Materials
content: Evans also donated artifacts and specimens to the anthropology collections of the National Museum of Natural History in accession 13605.
label: Location of Other Archival Materials
content: Evans also donated artifacts and specimens to the anthropology collections of the National Museum of Natural History in accessions 64426, 66280, 67370, 68088, 61453, 68704, 69252, 70987, and 65121.
label: Location of Other Archival Materials
content: The Smithsonian American Art Museum holds artwork designed and collected by Evans.