Letter from William Dinwiddie to Gardiner G. Hubbard
Subject(s): Collier, William D., 1852-1934, Cushing, Frank Hamilton, 1857-1900, Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927, Durnford, Charles Day, 1846-1908, Fewkes, Jesse Walter, 1850-1930, Gates, Elmer, 1859-1923, Hearst, Phoebe Apperson, 1842-1919, Hemenway, Mary, 1820-1894, Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956, Kunz, George Frederick, 1856-1932, McGee, W J, 1853-1912, McGuire, James Clark, 1867-, Mooney, James, 1861-1921, Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902, Sawyer, Wells, 1863-1960
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William Dinwiddie presents to Gardiner G. Hubbard a formal statement accusing ethnologist Frank H. Cushing of fraud. Dinwiddie attests that Cushing painted a shell found on an 1895 expedition to the Florida Keys and has been passing off the artifact as genuine. He further claims that Cushing did the same with an artifact from an expedition in Arizona. Dinwiddie states that when he attempted to report the fraud to the Bureau of American Ethnology, the Bureau refused to investigate and summarily dismissed him from his position.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1897-02-15
Creator(s)
Recipient
Hubbard, Gardiner G. (Gardiner Greene), 1822-1897
Publication Date
2019-07-18
Language
English
Period
NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)
Original Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Papers
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
12
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William Dinwiddie to Gardiner G. Hubbard. [February 15, 1897?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25696. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Dinwiddie, William, 1867-1934. Letter from William Dinwiddie to Gardiner G. Hubbard. [15 Feb. 1897?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25696.
APA:
Dinwiddie, William, 1867-1934.: , [1897, February 15?]. Letter from William Dinwiddie to Gardiner G. Hubbard. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o25696.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
