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Cushing, Frank Hamilton, 1857-1900

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Letter from Charles D. Walcott to George B. Cortelyou

Letter from Charles D. Walcott to George B. Cortelyou

Charles D. Walcott replies to George B. Cortelyou’s request for information about an incident involving Frank Hamilton Cushing of the Smithsonian’s Bureau of Ethnology. He regrets to inform Cortelyou that the attempt to discredit Cushing by “salting” archaeological sites happened before his time at the bureau, and that, if desired, he will investigate when he returns in November.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-20

Creator(s)

Walcott, Charles D. (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927

Letter from William Dinwiddie to Gardiner G. Hubbard

Letter from William Dinwiddie to Gardiner G. Hubbard

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)

Dinwiddie, William, 1867-1934