Neitzel, Robert S. (1911-1980). Collection, 1954-1983, n.d.
Scope and Contents
The collection dates almost entirely from the 1970s. One major exception is a series of photocopied correspondence from the 1950s involving the Prehistoric Indian Museum Neitzel founded and directed in Marksville. The collection is organized into series. The first contains general correspondence. The Subject Series is arranged in alphabetical order and contains correspondence, work papers, maps, notes, newsletters, etc. The next two series are Publication and Writings. The latter includes both draft and published material. Finally, the notebooks contain notes Neitzel kept which relate to several of his publications. Most of the oversized maps in the last series came from the subject files.
This collection was donated by Mrs. Robert S. Neitzel.
Dates
- 1954-1983, n.d.
Biographical / Historical
Robert Stuart Neitzel contributed to archaeology in the Lower Mississippi Valley and the southeastern United States for 30 productive years. He was born in Falls City, Nebraska on May 6, 1911. He attended the University of Nebraska, and went to graduate school at the University of Chicago. His first professional jobs were with WPA archaeology teams in Tennessee and Louisiana. His work took him to Marksville where he chose to settle. He met Gwen Thomas, married her in 1941 and they had two children. After running a farm for around 10 years Neitzel returned to archaeology in the 1950s. He made major contributions to archaeological work in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Georgia. He is best known for his work with Indian sites, especially those connected with the Marksville culture, and the Tunica and Natchez tribes.
(For more biographical information see Brain and Brown, eds., "Robert S. Neitzel - The Great Sun," Lower Mississippi Survey Bulletin No. 9 (1982) [5-12]
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet (2.5 feet of material in 7 boxes and one oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Robert S. Neitzel Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Trenesha Bartley
- Date
- 11/05/2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031
speccoll@louisiana.edu