Mexican America - Resources and Credits
This section contains educational materials to supplement your journey through Mexican America as illustrated by the collections of the National Museum of American History.
The glossary explains some of the terms used to talk about the history and peoples of Mexico and the American West and Southwest.
The national borders of Mexico have changed radically between the start of the Aztec Empire in the 14th century and the present. See Mexican maps from the collections of the University of Texas Libraries.
Scenes and figures from postcards commemorating the American West and Southwest from the Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
- Colonia outside of El Paso (circa 1920)
- David Crockett
- Greetings from San Antonio, Texas (The Alamo)
- Mexican Home, New Mexico (circa 1925)
- Old Spanish Days (circa 1925)
Historical scenes and figures from Mexico from the Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
- Avenida A Tijuana (circa 1910)
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (circa 1925)
- Calle del Comercio Ciudad Juárez (circa 1925)
- Mexican Market Scene (undated photograph)
- Quetzalcoatl
- Taxco, Guerrero (circa 1910)
- Temple of Quetzalcoatl, Teotihuacan (circa 1910)
Other Smithsonian Institution projects about the peoples of Mexico and their descendants, culture, and environment.
For additional information on the history of Mexico, Mexican Americans, and the diverse peoples of the American West and Southwest, please see the bibliography.
Esta sección contiene materiales educativos a fin de complementar el recorrido a través de la América Mexicana ilustrado por objetos provenientes de las colecciones del Museo Nacional de Historia Americana.
Pulsando sobre el enlace que se observa a continuación se puede acceder a un glosario donde se explican algunos de los términos usados para referirse a la historia y a los pueblos de México, tanto como del oeste y sudoeste de América.
Los límites nacionales de México han cambiado radicalmente entre los comienzos del Imperio Azteca en el siglo XIV y el presente. Pulse el siguiente enlace para ver mapas de México de las colecciones de las Bibliotecas de la Universidad .de Texas.
Pulsar los siguientes enlaces para ver tarjetas con escenas y figuras, y fotos conmemorativas del oeste y sudoeste americano de la Colección de Postales Victor A. Blenkle, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
- Colonia en las afueras de El Paso (ca. 1920)
- David Crockett
- Saludos desde San Antonio, Texas
- Hogar Mexicano, Nuevo México (ca. 1925)
- Viejos Tiempos Españoles (ca. 1925)
Pulsar los siguientes enlaces para ver escenas y figuras históricas de México.
- Avenida A Tijuana (ca. 1910)
- Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (ca. 1925)
- Calle del Comercio Ciudad Juárez (ca. 1925)
- Escena de un Mercado Mexicano (foto sin fecha)
- Quetzalcoatl
- Taxco, Guerrero (circa 1910)
- Templo de Quetzalcoatl, Teotihuacan (ca. 1910)
Pulsar los siguientes enlaces para ver otros proyectos de la Institución Smithsonian acerca de los pueblos de México y sus descendientes, su cultura y su entorno.
Para mayor información sobre la historia de México, los mexicoamericanos y los diversos pueblos del oeste y sudoeste americano, por favor pulsar sobre el enlace de bibliografía a continuación.
The Mexican America object group is a collective effort of the staff of the National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center: Division of Home and Community Life; Division of Information Technology and Communications; Division of Music, Sports and Entertainment; Division of Politics and Reform; New Media Program; Program in Latino History and Culture; Office and Museum Management and Services; and Registration Services.
Special thanks to Diana Taggart and Michelle Sánchez.
El grupo de objetos América Mexicana es un esfuerzo conjunto del personal del Museo Nacional de Historia Americana, del Centro Kenneth E. Behring: División de Vida en el Hogar y la Comunidad; División de Tecnología Informativa y Comunicaciones; División de Música, Deportes y Entretenimiento; División de Política y Reforma; Programa de Nuevos Medios de Comunicación; Programa de Historia y Cultura Latinas; La Oficina de Gestión y Servicios de Museo; y la Oficina de Servicios de Adquisiciones.
Un agradecimiento especial a Diana Taggart y Michelle Sánchez.
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- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Field Book RegistryNo Image Available
Grampus, log, 1914
- Abstract
- This volume is a log of the schooner Grampus for 16 January to 13 March 1914 with data recorded at sampling stations in the western Atlantic Ocean. Station numbers span from 10157 to 10197. Fields for each station record include station number, date, time, position, depth, bottom, wind, sea, and sky. Also included are tables for temperature at different depths and information on nets. The position field is empty for most stations; the few that are recorded in January are in the vicinity of 36° N and 74° W in the Atlantic Ocean off of Virginia and North Carolina. Loose sheets in the back of the volume are tables of station numbers and other documents from Grampus cruises from 1913 to 1917. The tables include salinities and temperatures for the 1914 cruise as well as tables of station numbers (10057-10156) from 1913. Loose sheets also include a nautical chart of the western Atlantic Ocean off of the mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States on which station positions from 1913 are mapped and a document on leptocephalids collected from the Grampus in 1913, including one sketch.
- Date Range
- 1913-1917
- Start Date
- 1913
- End Date
- 1917
- Alternate Title
- Grampus 1914
- Accession #
- SIA RU007220
- Data Source
- Field Book Registry
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Field Book RegistryNo Image Available
Duncan's specimen log
- Abstract
- The field book documents the mammal collecting of J. F. Duncan, November 22, 1967 - April 5, 1968. Entries are dated and headed with location, collecting method (quantity, type), specimen number (JFD1 - JFD69), type, 4 measurements, sex, specimen preparation, notes on chromosome prep and blood slides. Locations are across Viet Nam including Côn So'n Island and Nui Naa Bah(?). There are descriptive narratives covering specimens collected and collecting events. These include observed flora and fauna, interactions with local inhabitants and colleagues, daily work and time of day, collecting method (bait, type, quantity). There are references to Van Peenan. A portion of the notebook is blank. Specimens were also collected in Dahlgren, Virginia.
- Date Range
- 1967-1968
- Start Date
- 19671122
- End Date
- 19680405
- Accession #
- SIA Acc. 12-456
- Data Source
- Field Book Registry
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Field Book RegistryNo Image Available
Master log (rodent) lab., PMU
- Abstract
- The field book is a master log of rodents collected 1965 - 1966 in locations across the Republic of Vietnam. Entries include specimen number, locality (country, region, locations that appear to be military installations (i.e. Dan Nang Airfield) of geological landmarks and distances from), date, sex, type, 4 measurements, sometimes altitude, measurements of sexual organs, museum preparation, blood film and spleen imp. Locations include Mt. Sontra [Sơn Trà].
- Date Range
- 1965-1966
- Start Date
- 1965
- End Date
- 1966
- Accession #
- SIA Acc. 12-451
- Data Source
- Field Book Registry
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Field Book RegistryNo Image Available
Instructions for maintaining at-sea daily log
- Abstract
- This undated 2-page document, At-Sea Daily Log E, provides instructions for completing bird observation logs.
- Date Range
- 1963-1969
- Start Date
- 1963
- End Date
- 1969
- Accession #
- SIA RU000245
- Data Source
- Field Book Registry
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Field Book RegistryNo Image Available
R. H. Light, mammal log, 4 - 131
- Abstract
- The log documents specimens collected by R. H. Light in Vietnan, 1969. Entries cover USNM catalog number (non sequential), additional identifier, date, locality (country, province, town, landmarks, sometimes specifying buildings), latitude and longitude, sex, weight, elevation, measurements, and sometimes specimen preparation. Journal entries cover March 1 - April 20. Entries describe travel details (mode of transportation, routes, interactions with colleagues including Van Peenan, checking in with NAMRU-2 detachment, specimen collecting, collecting methods (quantity, trap type, locations, type of habitat), daily activities, vegetation, and habitat. There are some personal observations of local communities. Locations include Mt. Sontra [Sơn Trà] and Da Nang. A portion of the notebook is blank.
- Date Range
- 1969
- Start Date
- 1969
- End Date
- 1969
- Accession #
- SIA Acc. 12-452
- Data Source
- Field Book Registry
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Field Book RegistryNo Image Available
Collection logs, British Virgin Islands, 1988-1991
- Abstract
- This folder contains the collection logs of Margaret Collins, from collecting trips to British Virgin Islands, 1988-1991. Specimens are numbered beginning with 1 for each location. Entries include: number, scientific name, locality, date, collecting note (from dry branch on ground, etc.), and other notes. Localities include: Guana Island, Eustatia Island, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Cooper Island, Ginger Island, Peter Island, Great Thatch Island, and Jost van Dyke Islands.
- Date Range
- 1988-1991
- Start Date
- 1988
- End Date
- 1991
- Accession #
- SIA Acc. 01-038
- Data Source
- Field Book Registry
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Field Book RegistryNo Image Available
Log of Great Crest, 1962-1968
- Abstract
- Gabrielson's more or less daily journal from 1 January 1962 to 29 December 1968 containing lists of birds observed and collected, gardening, notes of professional activities such as meetings and conferences. Birds sighted and collected are mostly around Gabrielson's home in Oakton, Virginia. Gabrielson's bird lists also include notes on abundance or commonality.
- Date Range
- 1962-1968
- Start Date
- 19620101
- End Date
- 19681229
- Accession #
- SIA RU007319
- Data Source
- Field Book Registry
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Field Book RegistryNo Image Available
Vema cruise 26 : bathythermograph log sheets, August 1968-May 1969
- Abstract
- This unbound log book contains bathythermograph (BT) log sheets from Vema cruise 26 from August 1968 and April and May, 1968. Also included are BT log sheets from Vema cruise 27 from July to September, 1969. There are 7 blank sheets. Each sheet is stabled to carbon paper and a duplicate sheet. Summary of routes: Vema cruise 26 BT logs record information from the North Atlantic Ocean from off the coast of the mid-Atlantic US to the Southeast US and Bermuda. Vema cruise 27 BT logs record information from the North Atlantic Ocean to the Norwegian Sea (including the northern portion of the Norwegian Sea, formerly known as Greenland Sea). The bathythermograph log records the following information: slide no., BT no., local time, log miles, coordinates, distance from last observed, sounding in fathoms, barometer, conditions of weather and sea, wind, surface temperature, wet B. temperature, dry B. temperature, clouds, BT depth, and note on back (y/n). The back of the cover (cover verso) has instructions for what information to fill in the bathythermograph (BT) log sheets.
- Date Range
- 1968-1969
- Start Date
- 19680725
- End Date
- 19690517
- Accession #
- SIA Acc. 09-008
- Data Source
- Field Book Registry
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Field Book RegistryNo Image Available
Conrad cruise 12 : daily log, January 1968-June 1969
- Abstract
- This unbound logbook is the daily log for Conrad cruise 12 from January 14, 1968 to June 06, 1969. Daily logs contain narrative summaries of the daily towing activities and samples, noting such information as environmental conditions, interesting specimen collected, and some times personal reflections. Coordinates are recorded sporadically from March onward. The first coordinate given is near Hawai'i. They sail to various points in the North and South Pacific Ocean. They also sail to the Coral Sea, the East China Sea (Tung Hai / Dong Hai), and the Philippine Sea. It is unclear whether Allan Be wrote these log notes or if these were written by a colleague of his.
- Date Range
- 1968-1969
- Start Date
- 19680114
- End Date
- 19690626
- Alternate Title
- Daily log duplicates
- Accession #
- SIA Acc. 09-008
- Data Source
- Field Book Registry
- This record comes from another Smithsonian unit: Field Book RegistryNo Image Available
Collins collection log and collection records, 1983 and undated
- Abstract
- This item consists of the collection log and collection records of Margaret Collins, 1983 and undated. Includes a mix of typed, handwritten, and photocopied notes. The original, handwritten notes include the following lists: Kalomtermitidae, Central America, Guyana and Suriname; Rhinotermitidae, Central America, Guyana, Suriname; Amitermes, United States, Central America, Guyana, Suriname; Nasutitermes, Central America, Guyana, and Suriname; and others. Entries list jar number, specimen number (probably collector number), scientific name, and other notations (4N, 12N, etc.).
- Date Range
- 1983
- Start Date
- 1983
- End Date
- 1983
- Accession #
- SIA Acc. 01-038
- Data Source
- Field Book Registry
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