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Archive Record
Metadata
Object ID |
1987.001.000 |
Object Name |
Fonds |
Scope & Content |
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian was founded in 1948 by Samuel E. Beck with H. E. Wheeler as the first Museum director. The Samuel E. Beck Collection contains 5 folders on correspondence between Beck and Wheeler during the first three years of the Museum's existence. The correspondence highlight problems encountered in the day to day operation of the museum; the purpose of establishing the museum in Cherokee; Wheeler search for Cherokee artifacts to build exhibits and the plans for the future of the museum. Also included in the collection are financial reports for 1948; the plans for the 1948 and 1949 Cherokee Feast; material relating to museum work; and memorabilia reflecting Beck's interest as a stamp dealer. For additional information relating to the Museum, see MSS 87-13, Museum of the Cherokee Indian Collection. Photographs of the first Museum are available in the Photograph Collection. |
Catalog type |
Archive |
Dates of Creation |
1944-1994 |
Title |
Samuel E. Beck Collection |
Collection |
Samuel E. Beck Collection |
People |
Wheeler, H. E. Beck, Samuel E. |
Search Terms |
Musuem of the Cherokee Indians |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |