Herman J. Viola papers
name: label: Creator
content: Viola, Herman J. (1938-)
creator: label: Creator
content: Viola, Herman J. (1938-)
bioghist: label: Biographical Note
content: Herman Joseph Viola is a historian of the American Indian. He received his B.A. and M.A. from Marquette University, and his Ph.D. from Indiana University/Bloomington. He has an honorary doctor degree from Wittingberg University, Springfield, Ohio.  Formerly a National Archives archivist and founding editor of Prologue: The Journal of the National Archives, he was the director of the National Anthropological Archives from 1972 to 1989.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 53.5 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1970 - circa 1995
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.XXXX.0331
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection consists of material created and collected by Herman Viola.  The materials document both his scholarly research and his work for the National Archives and as director of the National Anthropological Archives.  The collection contains notes from library and archival sources concerning Indian delegations, particularly those to Washington, D. C. Included is a list of delegations and delegates. The material covers the period from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries, with most concerning the period 1800-1936. The material was collected in work on Diplomats in Buckskin (Smithsonian Press, 1981).


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relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The National Anthropological Archives holds the Herman J. Viola photographs of Joe Medicine Crow and his family (NAA.PhotoLot.89-41) and the Herman J. Viola photograph collection relating to Star Hawk Pow Wow, American Indian Cultural Resources Training Program, and acquisition trips for NAA (NAA.PhotoLot.74-17).