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Clarence Webb Collection 1877-1982 (bulk 1966-1971)
Creator Sketch
Clarence Hungerford Webb was born to Frederick and Annie Lou Hungerford Webb in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1902. His early life was spent working on family farms along Bayou Pierre in DeSoto and Caddo Parishes. This time in Webb's life was marked by a particular interest and respect in the land and a strong work ethic. He graduated valedictorian of his class at Shreveport High in 1919, and by 1925 had received his bachelors and medical degrees from Tulane University. While at the university, Webb participated in many sports and was a member of Beta Theta Pi, the Nu Sigma Nu medical honor fraternity and the Alpha Omega Alpha and Stars and Bars honor societies.
In 1926, Webb married Dorothy Dodd. Dodd was the daughter of Rev. M. E. Dodd, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Shreveport. The couple would have two sons, Clarence, Jr. and Elmon Dodd. From 1929 until 1931, Webb practiced medicine in Texas, Minnesota and Illinois. After receiving his pediatrics degree in 1931, Webb and his family moved back to Shreveport and set up a private pediatric practice. In 1938, Webb, along with two other doctors, founded The Children's Clinic in Shreveport. He remained at the clinic until his semi-retirement in 1976. Webb had an illustrious and award-filled medical career, and also found time to devote to many area organizations and charities.
Webb's interest in archaeology began after a 1934 Boy Scout camping trip to Arkansas. He soon began looking at various well-known artifact collections and studying the reports and techniques of such notables as Jim Ford. During the next several years Webb met and worked with many amateur and professional archaeologists at various sites including Poverty Point and Belcher Mound. These meetings and cooperative ventures led to such activities as the Caddoan Conferences (the first of which took place in 1942 at Webb's home) and the American Museum Studies at Poverty Point.
Webb is best known for his contribution to the study of archaeological history in the Caddoan area, generally recognized as the areas around the Red River in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma. He, along with such colleagues as Alex Krieger, Ed Jelks, Dee Ann Suhm Story and Robert Bell, produced a systematic, descriptive database denoting typical Caddoan artifact types. Prior to these efforts, only a few reports on pottery and burials in the Caddoan area had existed. Webb also spent over a half century working at the Poverty Point Site and many related sites throughout the southeastern United States, and would go on to publish important research in this area of study. He remained a major presence in the Poverty Point field of study through the early 1980s, and played a large role in the federal and state recognition of the site. Webb received numerous awards for his archaeological work, including the first Crabtree Award given by the Society of American Archaeology in 1985. This award represents the highest distinction for persons without formal archaeological training who have made major contributions to the field. Webb died in 1991.
Scope and Content
The bulk of the materials include correspondence, photographs, drawings, journal articles and reports pertaining to various archaeological sites in the southeast region of the United States, many of which are part of the noted Poverty Point Site. Most of the material documents sites in Louisiana and Mississippi, and those that Webb was affiliated with. Of particular interest is correspondence between Webb and Louisiana naturalist Caroline Dormon. This correspondence, between the years1936 and 1968, discusses Louisiana Native American tribes, archaeological sites mentioned by the explorer De Soto and the changing patterns of streams and bayous in Louisiana. Also included is Webb's 1967 notebook entitled Indian Sites and Artifacts, and an undated catalog. This catalog by Webb describes artifacts located in institutions throughout the state of Louisiana, many of which were donated by Webb from his personal collection.
Index Terms
Basketry, Indian
Caddo legends
Caddo linguistics
Caddo sites
Catahoula Parish archaeology
Chitimacha basketry
Darden, Vincent-photo of
De Soto Commission'
Dyes, Indian
Haas, M. R.
Indian linguistics
Indians, Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish Indian sites
Paul, Pauline
Poverty Point site
Swanton, John R.
Inventory
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1 Webb and John R. Swanton correspondence, 1930s
2 Webb and Caroline Dormon correspondence, 1936-1945
3 Webb and Caroline Dormon correspondence, 1946-1948
4 Webb and Caroline Dormon correspondence, 1960-1965
5 Webb and Caroline Dormon correspondence, 1967-1968, undated
6 Webb and Caroline Dormon correspondence, 1966, undated
7 Clipping related to tribal reunion, 1969
8A Webb and Caroline Dormon correspondence, 1956-1957
8B Printed materials with the following subjects:, undated
Catahoula Lake
Cross Bayou
Delta Plantation
Dragline Site
Cowpen Slough
9 Catalog of Indian artifacts by Webb, introduction to page 50, undated
10 Catalog of Indian artifacts by Webb, page 51-100, undated
11 Catalog of Indian artifacts by Webb, page 101-end, undated
12 Field notes of Colfax Ferry Site, Natchitoches Parish, 1960
13 Photograph of Kanchatka mound model, undated
14 Claiborne Site information from James E. Bruseth, 1973
15 Claiborne Site radiocarbon dating information, 1975-1976
16 Pearl River Site (Hancock County, Mississippi) material, undated
17 Webb and R. C. Lowry correspondence, 1968-1969, undated
18 Claiborne Site artifacts information (from collections of Kraus and Walden), undated
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19 Claiborne Site artifacts information (Remel, Satchfield and Lowry), undated
20 Claiborne Site notes (Remel, Satchfield and Lowry), 1968-1969
21 Webb and R. C. Lowry correspondence and drawings, 1968-1969, undated
22 Webb and Charles Satchfield correspondence and descriptions, 1969, undated
23 Claiborne Site notes, 1969
24 Walden, Satchfield and Lowry notes, 1969
25 Claiborne Site biconicals, undated
26 Webb and W. M. Walden (?) correspondence and descriptions, undated
27 Claiborne Site artifact drawings, 1971
28 Webb and Forest Travirca correspondence and map, 1973
29 Cedarland Plantation Site (Hancock County, Mississippi) description,
undated
30 Claiborne Site description, undated
31 Webb and James E. Bruseth correspondence and description regarding Claiborne Site, 1977
32 Webb and Carey L. Geiger correspondence and description regarding Poverty Point sites on Gulf Coast of Mississippi, 1974-1975
33 Mississippi Archaeology with article on Point Aux Chenes by Carey L. Geiger, January 1975
34 Webb and Carey L. Geiger correspondence and artifact descriptions, 1978
35 Description and photos of Garcia Site (Lake Pontchatrain, New Orleans),undated
36 Paper entitled Archaic-Poverty Point Transition at the Pearl River Mouth by Webb and Sherwood and M. Gagliano, given at archaeological conference held in Macon, Georgia, 1969
37 Webb, Sherwood Gagliano, and Roger T. Saucier correspondence regarding Claiborne Site and Pearl River, 1968-1970
38 Webb and Richard A. Marshall correspondence and photos regarding Claiborne Site, 1970
39 Journal article entitled Origin and Chronologic Significance of Late Quaternary Terraces, Ouachita River, Arkansas and Louisiana by Roger T. Saucier and Arthur R. Fleetwood, 1970
40 Mississippi Archaeology with article on Claiborne Site by Brent W. Smith, May 1974
41 Paper entitled A Preliminary Identification of Faunal Remains from the Claiborne Site by Brent W. Smith, 1974
42 Photos from Forrest A. Travira of Lockport, Louisiana, 1978
43 Correspondence regarding photos in folder forty-two, 1978
44 Photos from R. C. Lowry of Gulfport, Mississippi, 1969
45 Photos of Claiborne Site from the collections of Melvin Glory and James E. Bruseth, undated
46 Webb and Elbert R. Hilliard correspondence and photo regarding Claiborne Site, 1980
47 Paper entitled Functional Analysis of Poverty Pint Clay Objects by Donald G. Hunter, 1975
48 Published articles by William C. Lazarus and Ripley P. Bullen and Edward M. Dolan on Florida Coast sites, 1959, 1965
49 Paper entitled Clovis From Northwest Florida by David C. Reichelt, 1973
50 Map of Destin, Florida showing archaeology dig sites, undated
51 Webb and David C. Reichelt correspondence regarding Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida, 1973
52 Webb and David C. Reichelt correspondence and artifact description regarding Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida, 1973
53 Webb and David C. Reichelt correspondence and artifact description regarding Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida, 1972-1973
54 Clipping regarding Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida, undated
55 Photos of artifacts from Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida, undated
56 Report regarding Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida, undated
57 Webb and David C. Reichelt correspondence and map regarding Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida, 1972
58A Photographs of points from Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida, undated
58B Descriptions of new Poverty Point sites, undated
59 Descriptions of Neimeyer-Dare Site (Morehouse Parish), undated
60 Descriptions and photos of Neimeyer-Dare Site (Morehouse Parish), 1969-1971
61 Descriptions and map of Montgomery Place Site (Morehouse Parish), undated
62 Descriptions and artifacts drawing of Nolan McMullan Farm Site, 1979
63 Webb, Billy Dearman and Stanley Sutton correspondence and descriptions related to C. W. Moore and Schwing sites in Louisiana and Arkansas, undated
64 Webb and Louis Whitfield correspondence and description of Lea Site (Ouachita Parish), 1967
65 Webb and Louis Whitfield correspondence and photo related to Lea Site (Ouachita Parish), 1966-1970
66 Webb and Louis Whitfield correspondence and description of Lea Site (Ouachita Parish), 1966
66 Webb and John S. Belmont correspondence related to Poverty Point, 1981
66 Description of Parks Site (Morehouse Parish), undated
67 Description of Parks Site (Morehouse Parish), undated
67 Description of Brodnax Site (Morehouse Parish), undated
68 Webb and Robert H. Cain correspondence and description of Brodnax Site (Morehouse Parish), 1877, 1968
69 Description of Young's Bayou Site, visited by Gregory in 1974
69 Webb and James A. Fogleman correspondence and description regarding Stelly Site (St. Landry Parish), 1981, 1982
70 Webb's correspondence with various individuals and description relating to Terrell Lewis Site (Madison Parish), 1966-1969
71 Description and artifact drawings related to Irving Arledge Site, 1982
72 Description of Ray Brake Site (Madison Parish), 1966
73 Webb's correspondence with various individuals and description of J. W. Copes Site (Madison Parish), 1972-1981
74 Description and photos relating to Lower Jackson Mound Site, 1968, 1973
75 Description of several sites in Franklin and West Carroll Parishes, undated
76 Description and artifact drawings related to Aaron Site (East Carroll Parish), 1968-1982
77 Photos related to Stelly Mounds Site, undated
78 Notes describing early exploration of Southwest Arkansas from source on Sulphur Fork Factory, undated
79 Notes describing early exploration of Southwest Arkansas from source on Sulphur Fork Factory, undated
80 Correspondence related to research on Sulphur Fork Factory, 1976, 1977
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81 Correspondence and documents related to research on the location of Red River Agency, 1976
82 Article by Russell M. Magnaghi entitled The Red River Valley North of Natchitoches, 1817-1818: The Letters of John Fowler, 1976
83 Unpublished article by Russell M. Magnaghi entitled Sulphur Fork Factory, 1817-1822, undated
84 Article translated and annotated by Ralph A. Smith entitled Account of the Journey of Benard de la Harpe: Discovery Made by Him of Several Nations Situated in the West, 1958(?)
85 Continuation of article translated and annotated by Ralph A. Smith entitled Account of the Journey of Benard de la Harpe: Discovery Made by Him of Several Nations Situated in the West, undated
86 Continuation of article translated and annotated by Ralph A. Smith entitled Account of the Journey of Benard de la Harpe: Discovery Made by Him of Several Nations Situated in the West, undated
87 Continuation of article translated and annotated by Ralph A. Smith entitled Account of the Journey of Benard de la Harpe: Discovery Made by Him of Several Nations Situated in the West, undated
88 Article translated by Mildred Mott Wedel entitled J. B. Benard. Sieur de la Harpe: Visitor to the Wichitas in 1719, 1971
89 Unpublished article by John W. Anderson entitled Exploration of the Ouachita River-1804, undated
90 Report (copy) by U.S. Congress regarding Lewis and Clark's expedition on the Ouachita River, 1852
91 Description and drawings of stone working tools, undated
92 Tabulation chart of artifact collections from Poverty Point, undated
93 Description and drawings of Poverty Point artifacts, 1966, undated
94 Webb and King Harris correspondence with description and photos of Poverty Point artifacts from Carl Alexander's Collection, 1968, undated
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95 Various correspondence with description and photos of Poverty Point artifacts, 1966-1971, undated
96 Article by Gregory Perino entitled A Crude Tool From Eastern Oklahoma with description of artifacts, 1966, undated
97 Description and photos of Poverty Point artifacts (microflints) from Carl Alexander's Collection, undated
98 Webb and C.G. Holland correspondence with description and photos of Poverty Point artifacts from Carl Alexander's Collection, 1966, 1976, undated
99 Description and photos of artifacts (projectile points), undated
100 Various correspondence with description and photos of Poverty Point artifacts, 1966-1971, undated
101 Webb and King Harris correspondence with description and photos of Poverty Point artifacts from Harris' Collection, 1966-1971
102 Description of Poverty Point artifacts from T.E. Bryant's Collection, undated
103 Description of Poverty Point artifacts from Webb's Collection (1956-1962), undated
104 Description of Poverty Point artifacts from Michael Beckman's Collection (1956-1962), undated
105 Description and drawings of Poverty Point artifacts from Edward Neild's Collection (1956-1962), undated
106 Webb and J.G. Powers correspondence with description of Poverty Point artifacts from Manning Durham's Collection, 1973, undated
107 Webb and James A. Ford correspondence with description and drawings of Poverty Point artifacts from Paul Hodge's Collection, 1966, undated
108 Webb and James K Long correspondence with description and drawings of Poverty Point artifacts from Long's Collection, 1962-1969
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109 Webb and James A. Ford correspondence with description and drawings of Poverty Point artifacts from Mr. And Mrs. Elbert Ezell's Collection, 1966-1973
110 Various correspondence with description and drawings of Poverty Point artifacts from W.A. Thompson Jr.'s Collection, 1967-1969
111 Notes by Webb entitled Indian Sites and Artifacts, 1967, undated
112 Continued notes by Webb entitled Indian Sites and Artifacts, 1967, undated
113 Continued notes by Webb entitled Indian Sites and Artifacts, 1967, undated
114 Continued notes by Webb entitled Indian Sites and Artifacts, 1967, undated
115 Continued notes by Webb entitled Indian Sites and Artifacts, 1967, undated
116 Continued notes by Webb entitled Indian Sites and Artifacts, 1967, undated
117 Continued notes by Webb entitled Indian Sites and Artifacts, 1967, undated
118 Continued notes by Webb entitled Indian Sites and Artifacts, 1967, undated
119 Continued notes by Webb entitled Indian Sites and Artifacts, 1967, undated
120 Continued notes by Webb entitled Indian Sites and Artifacts, 1967, undated
121 Handout used at Harvard University on Poverty Point, 1985
121 Article entitled James Alfred Ford, 1911-1968 by Webb, undated
121 Site notes by Webb, undated
122 Description and drawings of Poverty Point artifacts from Rufus P. Stainback's Collection, undated
Folder
123 Various correspondence with description and drawings of Poverty Point artifacts from Teoc Creek Site (Carroll County, Mississippi), 1969-1971
124 Various correspondence with description of sites in Mississippi, 1970-1978
125 Webb and J.T. Lancaster, Jr. correspondence with description of McGary Site (Leflore County), 1969-1970
125 Mississippi Archaeological Association newsletter, 1970
126 Various correspondence, description, drawings, programs and articles related to sites in Mississippi, 1967-1974
127 Paper entitled Portions of a Preliminary Archaeological Survey of Leflore County, Mississippi….. presented by William and Sherrian Hony to Cottonlandia, 1973
128 Various correspondence and articles related to sites in the vicinity of Pearl River, Mississippi, 1968-1969
129 Various correspondence and reports related to Poverty Point and other southeastern sites, 1966
129 Various correspondence and reports related to southeastern archaeological conferences, 1966
130 Webb and Philip Phillips correspondence, drawings and photographs related to southeastern sites, 1968
131 Correspondence related to southeastern sites, 1967, 1970
132 Correspondence and photos related to sites at Clarksville and Angel Mounds (Indiana), 1951-1970
133 Correspondence, notes and drawings related to Herschel Kitchens' site at Lewisville, Arkansas, 1967-1969
134 Correspondence, articles and drawings related to Poverty Point sites in Arkansas, 1971-1973
135 Correspondence, maps and drawings related to Poverty Point sites in Arkansas, 1967-1971
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136 Webb and John Lueken correspondence related to the Nelson Site near Helena, Arkansas, 1974
137 Webb and William G. Haag correspondence and drawings related to the Monte Sano Site, 1967-1968
138 Correspondence and report related to the Gaulding Site on the Texas Coast, 1968
139 Report relating to site work at Hillsdale Lake, Miami County, Kansas, 1982
140 Correspondence, reports and photos related to sites in Southeast Missouri, 1967-1982
141 Correspondence related to Poverty Point objects in Tennessee, 1963-1971
142 Webb and William H. Sears correspondence relating to Poverty Point sites, 1968
