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Morris, Earl Halstead, 1889-1956

 Person

Biography

archaeologist

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Aztec Morris, 1912, undated

 File
Identifier: EHM07.05_001
Scope and Contents The album features photographs of Earl Morris, Ann Axtell Morris, Juliette Amanda Morris (nee Halstead), Robert Smith, Fred Hinchman, Harley Stamp, Aztec Ruins National Monument under excavation, scenes from the 1915-1917 Panama-California Exposition hosted in San Diego, potraits of Hopi, Navajo, Tewa, and Apache people, and scenes from Taos, New Mexico. The album begins with an illustrated poem dedicated to Earl Morris, mostly likey by Ann Morris. The title of this file is derived from the...
Dates: 1912, undated
Found in: CU Museum of Natural History / EHM, Earl H. Morris personal papers / Photographs / Photo albums

Chichen Itza (Chichén Itzá), probably 1924-1926

 File
Identifier: EHM07.05_002
Scope and Contents

This photo album contains 153 images of excavations at Chichen Itza. The images show people at work in addition to scenes of portions of the complex at different stages of excavation. Ann Morris and Earl Morris are depicted in at least one photograph each. Some photographs show contemporary (non-archaeological) buildings, a family, and streetside fruit sellers. The album does not contain a title page, captions, or any indication of dates.

Dates: probably 1924-1926
Found in: CU Museum of Natural History / EHM, Earl H. Morris personal papers / Photographs / Photo albums

Earl H. Morris personal papers

 Collection
Identifier: EHM
Scope and Contents The Earl H. Morris personal papers at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History consist of materials created by Earl Morris and his associates in the course of his work as an archaeologist in the southwestern United States ("southwest" hence) and Mesoamerica. The collection is a record of archaeological field methods in first half of the 20th century as well as the growth of...
Dates: 1897-1984
Found in: CU Museum of Natural History / Earl H. Morris personal papers

Photo albums, 1912-1926

 Sub-Series
Identifier: EHM07.05
Dates: 1912-1926
Found in: CU Museum of Natural History / EHM, Earl H. Morris personal papers / Photographs

Quirigua, probably 1915

 File
Identifier: EHM07.05_003
Dates: probably 1915
Found in: CU Museum of Natural History / EHM, Earl H. Morris personal papers / Photographs / Photo albums

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Excavations (Archaeology) 1
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Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- Antiquities 1
Mayas -- Antiquities 1
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