Identity elements
Cote
Name and location of repository
Niveau de description
Titre
Date(s)
- 1972-1997 (Création/Production)
Extent
2.52 linear feet
Nom du producteur
Histoire administrative
The St. Cloud Museum of Man was incorporated in 1973 as a non-profit corporation under the laws of the State of Minnesota. Although the museum was located on the campus of St. Cloud State University, the museum was legally and financially separate from the school. The Articles of Incorporation stated that the purpose of the museum was for scientific, educational, and archival purposes, including study, research, teaching, instruction, and the preservation of all aspects of culture.
The name of the museum was changed from the St. Cloud Museum of Man to the Evelyn Payne Hatcher Museum of Anthropology in 1979.
Evelyn Payne Hatcher was one of the founders of the museum. According to her obituary, her parents were renowned early 20th century painters whose impressionistic works focused on tribal people, culture, symbols, and landscapes of the American West and Southwest. Hatcher made it her mission to make sure that their legacy lived on.
The museum worked closely with the anthropology department on campus. Many students did volunteer work, helping set up exhibits and accessioning and deaccessioning artifacts. Many of the museum's exhibits and lectures focused on Native American and Asian cultures.
The dissolution of the Evelyn Payne Hatcher Museum of Anthropology occurred in 1996.
Content and structure elements
Portée et contenu
This collection contains records from the Evelyn Payne Hatcher Museum of Anthropology, totaling 6 boxes. The documents begin with the opening of the museum in 1973, when it was known as the St. Cloud Museum of Man.
The records date from 1972-1997. The majority of the records pertain to museum artifacts that have been accessioned and deaccessioned.
The collection is arranged into two series, which are as follows:
Series 1: Administrative Records, 1972-1997
This series consists of documents such as correspondence and memorandum, minutes and agendas, articles of incorporation and by-laws, etc. The subject matter of the materials focuses on the day to day operations of the museum. There are also pamphlets and photographs for exhibits that the museum hosted, many of which were devoted to Native American culture.
Series 2: Accession and Deaccession Catalogs, 1970s-1990s
This series consists of the accession and deaccession sheets that were kept by the museum for inventory of artifacts. The records include the date the museum acquired the items, the condition of said items, and oftentimes photographs to identify them. If an artifact was taken out of the collection, this information was also noted and listed as a deaccession.
System of arrangement
The collection is arranged into two series, which are as follows:
Series 1: Administrative Records, 1972-1997
Records are arranged in alphabetical order.
Series 2: Accession and Deaccession Catalogs, 1970s-1990s
Records are arranged in numerical order.
Records are located at 30A.4a-f.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions d’accès
There are no access restrictions.
Accès physique
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Permission to publish, quote, and reproduce must be secured from the copyright holder.
Languages of the material
- anglais
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Historique de la conservation
Source immédiate d'acquisition
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accruals
A10-019 and A11-005
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
University Archives also holds what remains of the museum objects held by the Evelyn Payne Hatcher Museum of Anthropology.
Descriptions associées
Notes element
Specialized notes
Identifiant(s) alternatif(s)
Description control element
Règles ou conventions
Sources used
Archivist's note
Processed by Alissa LaChapelle, January-June 2012.