Louis Shotridge Digital Archive Project
Curatorial Section
Research Discipline
Ethnography
Dates
1915 - 1932
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Louis Shotridge collected among his own Tlingit people of Southeast Alaska.
- Time Period Studied
Louis Shotridge worked for the Museum for two decades, from 1913-1932.
- Researcher(s)
Lucy Fowler Williams, Penn Museum
Robert Preucel, Penn Museum- Project Overview
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Penn Museum’s American Section developed this digital archive of its Tlingit collections acquired by Louis Shotridge. The Museum’s only indigenous Curator, Shotridge worked for Penn from 1913-1932. His goal was to preserve Tlingit history and art and he acquired exceptional collections for the Penn Museum. The digital archive makes available Shotridge’s 500 objects, 3,000 pages of research notes, and 500 photographs available to our Tlingit and world audiences through a searchable website.
Supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), project partners include the Penn Library’s Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image (SCETI), the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, and the Alaska State Library.
- Sponsors
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- Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
- Penn’s Center for Native American Studies
Louis Shotridge Digital Archive was created to make the remarkable Shotridge collection accessible to scholars, students, and community leaders interested in learning more about Southeastern Alaskan Native history and culture.