Rodolfo R. Schuller papers, 1492-1915.
- 3,500 items. 22 containers. 11.6 linear feet.
Open to research.
Chiefly files comprised of copies of documents from various repositories, original manuscripts, and notes based on Schuller's linguistic research in Mexico and Central and South America. Also includes archaeological and ethnographic materials, clippings, photographs, and maps of these areas and an extensive bibliography. The historical documents pertain to indigenous languages and cultures of Latin America, cartography, and discovery and exploration of the New World, particularly of Brazil and the Amazon. Also includes papers of anthropologist Alberto Vojtěch Frič and geologist Charles Frederick Hartt.
Cartographic bibliography and many maps Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. transferred to
Americanist and linguist. Full name: Rudolf Riemel Schuller. In many of Schuller's publications, his name appears as Rodolfo R. Schuller.
Collection material in Spanish, Portuguese, German, English, and Mexican, Central, and South American Indian languages.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009150
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Archaeology--Central America. Archaeology--Mexico. Archaeology--South America. Cartography. Ethnology--Central America. Ethnology--Mexico. Ethnology--South America. Indians of Central America--Languages. Indians of Mexico--Languages. Indians of South America--Languages. Linguistics--Central America. Linguistics--Mexico. Linguistics--South America.
Amazon River Region--Discovery and exploration. Brazil--Discovery and exploration. Central America--Maps. Mexico--Maps. South America--Maps. Latin America--Discovery and exploration.