Clifford Evans papers
name: label: Creator
content: Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981
label: Creator
content: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology
creator: label: Creator
content: Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981
label: Creator
content: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology
bioghist: label: Biographical Note
content: Clifford Evans was a pioneer in the study of the prehistoric past of South American Amazonian forests and lowlands. Evans earned a B.A. from the University of Southern California and a Ph.D. from Columbia. He was also the author of the basic text on the archaelogy of the state of Virginia. Clifford Evans started working for the Smithsonian in 1951.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 8 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1946-1975
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.1998-06
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection is unprocessed.  Contact the repository for more information.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Cliffords Evans Collection documents his tenure as Chairman of the Department of Anthropology at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, and his Latin American archaeological studies. Evans Chairman's Office files include correspondence, reports, etc. highlighting the research of the staff of the Department of Anthropology along with materials documenting various committees and exhibit development. Among the Latin American materials are a photo journal of Evans Lower Amazon Expedition in 1948-1949 and files relating to the Institute for Andean Research. The Evans collection also includes information on archaeological work in the states of Maryland and Virginia.

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 As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today.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: The National Anthropological Archives holds related material in the Department of Anthropology Records and the Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans papers.