Register of the
Papers of
John Wallace Griffin
By Sarah Elizabeth Jones
Addendum Incorporated by Ann Hunt â March 2003
National Anthropological Archives
2002
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Biographical Note
John Wallace Griffin was born in Indiana in 1919. He grew up in Daytona, Florida. He
obtained an undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and a Masters degree
from the University of Chicago. In 1946 he was the first archeologist employed by the
state of Florida. He worked as an assistant professor at the University of Florida until
being appointed regional archeologist for the National Park Service in 1958. He served as
regional archeologist till 1971. He was also the director of the St. Augustine Historical
Society from 1958-1971. In 1977 he formed his own archeological and historical
consulting firm. He is best known for his work with historian Mark Boyd in studying the
remains of a Spanish mission at San Luis. He died in 1993 at the age of 73.
Collection Description
The collection consists of John W. Griffinâs class notes, field notes, correspondence,
professional papers, and manuscripts. The collection covers his class and field notes from
his undergraduate degree at the University of Florida through his Masters degree at the
University of Chicago. The correspondence ranges from the late 1930âs to his death in
1993 and covers school related, personal, and professional subject matter. The collection
contains manuscripts from his undergraduate work through 1983. The manuscripts range
from rough drafts to the final published copy and are predominantly about Florida
Archeology. The collection includes papers, meeting agendas and attendance records,
master plans, and notes from the Southeastern Frontiers Inc Project.
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Box and Folder Listing
Series 1 - Correspondence (1939-1992) 1
½
linear ft.
This series covers correspondence of a school, personal, and professional subject
matter. It ranges from the late 1930âs through the early 1990âs. The series is arranged
alphabetically.
Box 1
âAâ
âBâ
âCâ
âCrackpotsâ
âCrystal Riverâ
âDâ
âEâ
âFâ
âFlorida Anthropological Education Committeeâ
âFlorida Historical Societyâ
âGâ
âPersonal JWG - E.Y. Guernseyâ
âHâ
âHistorical Association of Southern Floridaâ
âHuscherâ
âJâ
âKâ
âLâ
âMâ
âMatthewsonâ
âMexicoâ
âMenedez I-IV
Box 2
[Miscellaneous]
[Mom and Dad]
âNâ
âNational Registar Nomination Informationâ
âJob Correspondence NPSâ
âOâ
âPâ
âPatâ
âQâ
âRâ
âReorganization - Personal 1960 Park Service Employmentâ
âRussell Caveâ
âResumes and Employmentâ
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Box 2 (continued)
âSâ
âSan Luisâ
âSEAC Discussions/Fort Walton Symposium
âSears, William H.â
âSmith, Hale G.â
âTâ
âTrue, Davidâ
Box 3
âUnitarian Churchâ
âVâ
âVoyage to the Spanish Mainâ
âWâ
âYâ
âZâ
Series 2 - Student (1930âs â 1967) 2
½
linear ft.
This series contains class notes, field notes, and manuscripts from John W.
Griffinâs undergraduate degree at the University of Florida and his Masterâs degree at the
University of Chicago.
Box 3 (continued)
âAims and Methods of Archaeology, A-331â
âAmerica - General Culture Historyâ
âAmerican Indian Lessons (Homestudy, Slotkin), A-350â
Box 4
âBibliographyâ
âBioAnthro, Spring 1967, A-381â
âBioAnthroâ
âCareerâ
âCaribbeanâ
âChinese 201, History of China, A-1942, Tengâ
âChina, Philosophy and Literatureâ
âChinese 202, History of China, W-1943, Tengâ
âConchology: Its Relation to Archaeologyâ
âComparative Community, A-330, A-1943â
âComparison of Cultural Complexity, W. Shoshone and Creek [Term Paper for
A-211, A-1940]â
âComparative Institutions (Warner), A-211, A-1940â
âEthnology Hopiâ
[Ethnographic Methods]
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Box 4 (continued)
âEvolution of Man (Krogman), A-203, A-1940â
âField Notesâ
â1946 Field Notesâ
âFisherâ
âFisherâ (continued)
Box 5
âFisherâ (continued)
âFolk Society, A-345â
âFood Studyâ
âGeology, Rock and Mineral Keysâ
âHigh School Manuscripts, 1930âsâ
âHistoric Sites Institute 1949â
âHistoric Sites Institute 1949â (continued)
âThe Human Career, Autumn 1966â
âHuman Relationsâ
âIndians of South America (Eggan), A-354, S-1942â
âIntroduction to Physical Anthropology (Krogmam), W-1943â
âKinship and Social Organization, A-441â
âLogbookâ
âMalaysia Ethnologyâ
âMaya, Aztec, etc. (Redfield), A-353, A-1943â
âMethods of Culture (Redfield, A-363, S-1942â
âMexia Storyâ
âMiscellaneous Correspondenceâ
Box 6
[Miscellaneous Notes]
âNegro in Chicagoâ
âNorth American Archaeologyâ
âNorth American Archaeology (Cole), A-325, A-1940â
âNorthwest Coast-Ethnologyâ
[Notes on Archeology & Anthropology, 1938-1939]
âNotes on Archaeological Methodsâ
âNotes on Early Man in North Americaâ
âNotes on Ethnology, South Americaâ
âNotes on Rabban Sawma and the Period (1250-1300)â
âOld World Prehistory (Hoijer), A-228, A-1939â
âThe Paleolithic of Palestineâ
âPeoples of Malaysia (Cole), A-351, W-1942â
âPiracyâ
âPleistocene Ecology and Early Manâ
âPhysical Anthropology of the Sakaiâ
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Box 6 (continued)
âPolynesian Ethnology (Linton), Summer-1942â
Box 7
âPrinciples of Near Eastern Archeology (Braidwood and Frankfort)â
âPsychology 201â
âRaces of Man (Krogman), A-314, Sp.-1941â
âRaces of Manâ
âRacial Aspects of Hairâ
âRadio Carbon Datingâ
âRedfield-The Folk Societyâ
âRedfield-Methods of Cultural Anthropology (typed notes)â
âSakai-etc.â
âSeminar (Braidwood) Winter 1967â
âSeminar, A-483, W-1942â
âShipsâ
âShort General Papersâ
âSocial Anthropology (Warner)â
âSocial Orientation of the Child (Warner), A-354, A-1944â
âSouthwestern Pottery-Beloit (Logan Museum) Platesâ
âGriffin and Hendon-The Stability of Physical Typeâ
âStatisticsâ
âSteamboatsâ
âSystems (Cohn) A-340, Autumn-1966â
âSystems, Geertzâ
âThesis Proposalâ
âUniversity of Chicagoâ
âUniversity of Florida-Commencement Program, Griffins Honorary Doctorateâ
âWest Indiesâ
Series 3 - Manuscripts (1940âs â 1983) 1
½
linear ft.
This series contains rough drafts, working drafts and final copies of John W.
Griffinâs manuscripts from his undergraduate degree at the University of Florida through
1983.
Box 8
âAddison Blockhouse, 1952â
âAmbrose Hall 1992â
âAAA Paper 1976/1977â
âGriffin Annual Report, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951â
âAlong the Florida Shoreâ
âArcheologyâ
âArcheology and Environment in South Florida, 1974â
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Box 8 (continued)
âArcheology and Historical Sites in Florida and their Relation to the Park
Serviceâ
âArcheology - Midwest U.S.â
âArcheology in National Survey of Historical Sites and Buildings 1959â
âArcheological Report J.W. Griffin, Oldest House 1954, Copy 3â
âArcheology Southeastern U.S. (exclusive of Florida)â
âArchaic Lifeway 1968â
âArchaic Sequence Ocmulgee Bottoms 1964â
âArtifacts from the Addison Blockhouseâ
âBannerstone from Volusia Countyâ
âBear Lake Site 1987â
âBibliography of John W. Griffinâ
âBickel Md, A Leaflet Bickel, Turtle and New Smyrnaâ
âBison in Illinoisâ
âBook Reviews 1957â
âBook Reviewsâ
âBook Review 1980âsâ
âBuzzard Culture-Spider Pendantâ
âCabana Club Project Site, SJ-1, SF 82-2â
âCaptain Sternsbyâ
âChapter of History of St. Augustine, 1983â
âComments on Scarry 1985â
âCommentary (Matthewson and Fairbanks) 1976â
âDaytona Conference on Florida Archeology, 1947â
Box 9
âDigging up Floridaâs Pastâ
âDirect Historical Approach, etc.â
âEarly Hunters of Floridaâ
âEnd Products of Historical Sites Archeology, 1958â
âEvergladesâ
âFiber-Tempered Pottery in Tennessee Valley, 1972â
âGreen Mound, 1948â
âGriffin - Book Reviews 1970âsâ
âHighlights in History of Florida Archeologyâ
âHistory Along Florida Roadsâ
âHistory and Archeology in Floridaâ
âJWG Reports, SAH Societyâ
âJonathan Dickinson, 1951â
âMelanesia Ethnologyâ
âMenendez Storyâ
âMicronesia Ethnologyâ
âMissions and Mills I, 1950â
âThe Mission of La Floridaâ
âNew Evidence from the Fisher Siteâ
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Box 9 (continued)
âNocoroco, 1949â
âOldest House, St. Augustine, Florida 1954â
âOrtona Moundâ
âPedestal Vessels of Madisonville Siteâ
[âJuan Ponce de Leon Began Florida Drama When He Landed in 1513â], 1947
âPonce Park Shellheap, 1950â
âPolynesia Ethnologyâ
âA Proposal Program of Research in the History and Archeology of the Cape
âCanaveral Region, Florida, 1946â
âReports on Florida Archeologyâ
âReview of Florida Archeology, Milaniah and Fairbanks, 1980â
âRough Draft Osoceola, 1966-69â
âSt. Augustine Novelâ
Box 10
âSt. Augustine in 1882â
âSt. Catherineâs Island (2 papers), 1965â
âSt. Markâs NWR, 1947â
âSan Juan Del Puerto, 1960â
âThe Seminole War in Coastal Volusia Countyâ
âSI Articleâ
âSHA Denverâ
âSHA Savannahâ
âSpanish Influence in Southeastern Archeology, 1951â
âSociety for Historical Archeology Convention, 1972â
âSopaâ
âSoutheastern Ethnology, 1961â
âStarehouse, Manassas, 1960â
âThe Story of the Moundsâ
âA Summary of Florida Archeology, U.S. Congressional Record, 1947â
âTampa Bay Archeology, 1981â
âTest Excavations at the Lake Jackson Siteâ
âTimucua Religion, 1987â
[Transcripts from 10
th
Caddo Conference (Dallas]
âUse of Mollusca-Florida Academyâ
âWorking Toward Problems in Florida Archeology, 1949â
Series 4 - Miscellaneous (1940âs â 1980âs) 1
½
linear ft.
This series contains miscellaneous manuscripts, field notes, notes, and personal
collections predominantly about Florida Archeology.
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Box 10 (continued)
âMiscellaneous Artâ
âArticles-Archeologyâ
âArcheology-Methodâ
âArcheology Techniquesâ
Box 11
âBenton Moundâ
âCartoonsâ
âCRM Reprints by Cultural Resources Management, Inc.â
âDAHRM, Guidelinesâ
âDAHRM, Guidelinesâ (continued)
âDatum Depths-Wiv 6, Pit Aâ
â1881-East Coast Canalâ
âFarrandâ
âFlorida Archeology Historyâ
[Florida Master Site File]
âFlorida Park Serviceâ
âFour Came Backâ
âGA State Archeologyâ
âGriffin Lecture Notes on Upper Mississippiâ
âHistoric St. Augustine Preservation Board, 1976 Masterplanâ
Box 12
âHistoric St. Augustine Preservation Boardâ
âJohn W. Griffinâ
âJupiter Areaâ
âJupiter Areaâ (continued)
âMaster Site Fileâ
âMiscellaneous Anthropologyâ
âNC Archeologyâ
âParliamentary Procedures, etc.â
[Personal]
RESTRICTED
âPipe Stemsâ
âProfiles, Plans, etc.â
âSt. Augustine Historical Societyâ
âSAHâs Museumâ
âSkeleton-St. Augustineâ
âSpanish Floridaâ
âSouth and Southeast Florida 500 BC-Contactâ
âSouthern Florida History, Dade Countyâ
âStump Pass Geologyâ
âUF Pressâ
âVarious Florida Society Newslettersâ
âVarious Florida Society Newslettersâ (continued)
âWilkinson-De Sotoâ
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Series 5 - Southeastern Frontiers Inc Project Materials (1984-1992) 1 linear ft.
This series contains papers, meeting agendas and attendance records, master
plans, and notes from the Southeastern Frontiers Inc Project.
Box 13
âAdmiral Corp., 83â
âAltane Corp-Palatka, 85â
âAmelia Island Plantation, 1984â
â84-3, Ashland Park (PBS and Jernigans)â
âCamachee Cove, 1989â
âDaytona Beachâ
âFatonvilleâ
âFernandina Project, SF 82-3â
âFernandinaâ
âFlagler County, 1987â
âFlagler County Project, 87â
âGreenfield Plantationâ
âHistoric Property Associationâ
âHistorical and Archeological Sites, St. Johnâs County, Floridaâ
âMill Creek Projectâ
âMill Creek Projectâ (continued)
[Miscellaneous Map]
[Miscellaneous Pictures]
âNational Gardensâ
âNational Gardensâ (continued)
âSJ-1â
Box 14
âSandhill Pointâ
âSpanish Pointâ
âSummer Beach, Amelia Island, 84-1â
âTopography and Transportation in Flagler County, Admiral Corp. Reportâ
âTurkey Creek Projectâ
âVilano (Gabriel) 86-1â