Evelyn Payne Hatcher Museum of Anthropology

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Nom et localisation du dépôt

Niveau de description

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Titre

Evelyn Payne Hatcher Museum of Anthropology

Date(s)

  • 1972-1997 (Création/Production)

Importance matérielle

2.52 linear feet

Nom du producteur

(1973-1996)

Histoire administrative

The St. Cloud Museum of Man was incorporated in 1973 as a non-profit corporation under the laws of the State of Minnesota. Although the museum was located on the campus of St. Cloud State University, the museum was legally and financially separate from the school. The Articles of Incorporation stated that the purpose of the museum was for scientific, educational, and archival purposes, including study, research, teaching, instruction, and the preservation of all aspects of culture.

The name of the museum was changed from the St. Cloud Museum of Man to the Evelyn Payne Hatcher Museum of Anthropology in 1979.

Evelyn Payne Hatcher was one of the founders of the museum. According to her obituary, her parents were renowned early 20th century painters whose impressionistic works focused on tribal people, culture, symbols, and landscapes of the American West and Southwest. Hatcher made it her mission to make sure that their legacy lived on.

The museum worked closely with the anthropology department on campus. Many students did volunteer work, helping set up exhibits and accessioning and deaccessioning artifacts. Many of the museum's exhibits and lectures focused on Native American and Asian cultures.

The dissolution of the Evelyn Payne Hatcher Museum of Anthropology occurred in 1996.

Portée et contenu

This collection contains records from the Evelyn Payne Hatcher Museum of Anthropology, totaling 6 boxes. The documents begin with the opening of the museum in 1973, when it was known as the St. Cloud Museum of Man.

The records date from 1972-1997.  The majority of the records pertain to museum artifacts that have been accessioned and deaccessioned.

The collection is arranged into two series, which are as follows:

Series 1: Administrative Records, 1972-1997

This series consists of documents such as correspondence and memorandum, minutes and agendas, articles of incorporation and by-laws, etc.  The subject matter of the materials focuses on the day to day operations of the museum.   There are also pamphlets and photographs for exhibits that the museum hosted, many of which were devoted to Native American culture.

Series 2: Accession and Deaccession Catalogs, 1970s-1990s

This series consists of the accession and deaccession sheets that were kept by the museum for inventory of artifacts.  The records include the date the museum acquired the items, the condition of said items, and oftentimes photographs to identify them.  If an artifact was taken out of the collection, this information was also noted and listed as a deaccession.

Mode de classement

The collection is arranged into two series, which are as follows:

Series 1: Administrative Records, 1972-1997

Records are arranged in alphabetical order.

Series 2: Accession and Deaccession Catalogs, 1970s-1990s

Records are arranged in numerical order.

Records are located at 30A.4a-f.

Conditions d'accès

There are no access restrictions.

Accès physique

Accès technique

Conditions de reproduction

Permission to publish, quote, and reproduce must be secured from the copyright holder.

Langue des documents

  • anglais

Écriture des documents

    Notes de langue et graphie

    Instruments de recherche

    Historique de la conservation

    Source immédiate d'acquisition

    Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation

    Accroissements

    A10-019 and A11-005

    Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux

    Existence et lieu de conservation des copies

    Sources complémentaires

    University Archives also holds what remains of the museum objects held by the Evelyn Payne Hatcher Museum of Anthropology.

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    Note de l'archiviste

    Processed by Alissa LaChapelle, January-June 2012.

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