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| Keywords: smithsonian institution smithsonianinstitution womensday frances densmore francesdensmore ethnology ethnologist science service records scienceservicerecords society for science & the public societyforsciencethepublic ethnographers ethnomusicologists anthropologists woman portrait musicologist beading research densmore indian older necklace foaf:depicts=http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-807382 foaf:depicts=httpnlagovaunlaparty807382 xmlns:foaf=http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/ xmlns:foaf=httpxmlnscomfoaf01 smithsonian institution archives smithsonianinstitutionarchives women's history month womenshistorymonth women in science womeninscience 2009 government 20th century - early 20thcenturyearly people blackandwhite monochrome black and white Description: Ethnologist Frances Densmore (1867-1957) spent much of her career working in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution's Bureau of Ethnology and the Library of Congress, as she collected and preserved the music and culture of Native Americans. Densmore's mission was to alter the prevailing misrepresentation of Indian music and the under appreciation of its complexity and beauty, a goal she accomplished through prolific publication and careful research. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Persistent URL: photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5780 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Collection: Accession 90-105: Science Service Records, 1920s – 1970s - Science Service, now the Society for Science & the Public, was a news organization founded in 1921 to promote the dissemination of scientific and technical information. Although initially intended as a news service, Science Service produced an extensive array of news features, radio programs, motion pictures, phonograph records, and demonstration kits and it also engaged in various educational, translation, and research activities. Accession number: SIA2008-0439 Description: Ethnologist Frances Densmore (1867-1957) spent much of her career working in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution's Bureau of Ethnology and the Library of Congress, as she collected and preserved the music and culture of Native Americans. Densmore's mission was to alter the prevailing misrepresentation of Indian music and the under appreciation of its complexity and beauty, a goal she accomplished through prolific publication and careful research. Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer Medium: Black and white photographic print Persistent URL: photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5780 Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives Collection: Accession 90-105: Science Service Records, 1920s – 1970s - Science Service, now the Society for Science & the Public, was a news organization founded in 1921 to promote the dissemination of scientific and technical information. Although initially intended as a news service, Science Service produced an extensive array of news features, radio programs, motion pictures, phonograph records, and demonstration kits and it also engaged in various educational, translation, and research activities. Accession number: SIA2008-0439 | ||||
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