Etienne B. Renaud Papers
Abstract
Etienne B. Renaud (1880-1973) served as a faculty member of University of Denver Department of Anthropology from 1920-1948. Renaud influenced archeaological survey methods describing one of the first attempts at systematic excavation in the American Southwest. In 1929 he directed a field expedition for the Colorado Museum of Natural History. He conducted archaeological surveys of the American plains area including Eastern Colorado, 1930-1933; Eastern Wyoming, 1931; Western Nebraska, 1933; Northeast New Mexico, 1934-1935; Southern Wyoming, 1935-1939; and Southern Colorado, 1940-1943. Renaud deposited artifacts from his field expeditions in the University of Denver Anthropology Museum. His papers contain field notes, archaeological survey manuscripts with original sketched site maps and artifact drawings, photographs, maps, journal articles, newspaper clippings, and microfilm.
Dates
- 1916-1965
Creator
Digital Repository
Language of Materials
Biographical / Historical
Extent
8 Linear Feet (5 record boxes, one flat box, one legal document box, 1 map box)
Scope and Contents
Arrangement
- Correspondence, 1927-1965
- Field Notes, 1921-1941
- Article Notes and Manuscripts, 1926-1939
- Articles by Renaud, 1925-1960
- Reports and Surveys by Renaud, 1931-1947
- Articles citing Renaud, 1943
- Articles about Renaud, 1921-1936
- Publications Authored by Others, 1922-1963
- Photographs, 1923-1937
- Negatives, undated
- Postcards, 1937, undated
- Maps and Travel Information, 1916-1952
- European Cave Drawings, undated
- Ephemera, undated
- Printing plates, undated
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accruals
Separated Materials
Creator
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository