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Jeffrey R. Parsons papers, 1960-2013 (majority within 1966-1992)

50 linear feet — 18 oversize folders — 2 bundles — 38.5 GB

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Jeffrey R. Parsons was Curator of Latin American Archaeology and Director of the Museum of Anthropology at the University of Michigan. He was a professor at the same institution for over forty years starting in 1966 and carried out extensive research on settlement patterns in the basin of Mexico, in Peru, and in many other countries. Parsons is known for his role in the development of systematic settlement survey methods in archaeology, a methodology which has become common in archaeological work around the world. Material includes papers, maps, site surveys, photo negatives, aerial photographs and digital scans of the negatives.

The Jeffrey R. Parsons papers document the archaeologist's research in the Basin of Mexico, his work at the University of Michigan as professor, Curator of Latin American Archaeology, and Director of the Museum of Anthropology, and his work with colleagues and institutions around the world. Materials date from 1960 to 2009 while the bulk of it is from 1966 to 1973. The majority is related to his fieldwork in the Valley of Mexico and includes paper, photographic material, maps, and documentation about materials collected as part of the surveys, such as information on ceramic sherds. The collection is arranged in nine series: Personal Files, Correspondence 1966-2005, Archaeological Sites and Projects, Topical Files, Publications, Student Years, Visual Materials Series, and Maps.

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Correspondence, 1966-2005

Parsons carried on an extensive correspondence beginning in his student days and extending throughout his career. Correspondents include many of the leading figures in archeological field work and document his own research as well as his professional activities. The correspondence series is organized into two alphabetically arranged subseries for the years 1966-1990 (acquired directly from Parsons) and 1990-2005 (received through the Museum of Anthropology).

Jeffrey R. Parsons papers, 1960-2013 (majority within 1966-1992)
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1966-1990

The subseries Correspondence, 1966-1990 (4.75 linear feet), the first of two correspondence files, includes Parsons' incoming and outgoing correspondence during the first decades of his professional career. The time period for the materials starts in the late 1960s while Parsons was completing his Ph.D. at the same time as teaching at the University of Michigan and doing field research in the Basin of Mexico. It goes on to document Parsons' field work in other regions in Mexico, Peru, and Iceland as well as his work with the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology and as a professor in Peru, Mexico, and Michigan.

The subseries is comprised mostly of letters, telegrams, research proposal materials, some postcards and greeting cards among other formats. Materials include correspondence related to his courses, research publications, and professional associations. Correspondence includes communications with mentors, students, fellow archaeologists and anthropologists, renowned figures in the field, the University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology, the College of Literature, Science and Arts, international collaborators and institutions. Some correspondents include: Elizabeth Brumfield, Terence D'Altroy, Larry Gorenflo, James B. Griffin, Charles Hastings, Mary Hodge, Darell LaLone, Ramiro Matos Mendieta, Thomas McGovern, Elinor Melville, Timothy Earle, Deborah Nichols, Lorenzo Roselló Truel, Norbert Ptusy, William T. Sanders, and Mari Carmen Serra.

Materials for the subseries were received directly from Parsons. Among these, two distinct groupings are discernible. This is reflected in the arrangement where sometimes two or more folders for the same letter will be present. Materials are arranged alphabetically and include miscellaneous folders by letter as well as named folders for frequent correspondents.

In: Jeffrey R. Parsons papers, 1960-2013 (majority within 1966-1992)Correspondence, 1966-2005
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