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Alan Bryan fonds
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Fonds
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LoAA28
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1950 - 1951 (Creation)
- Creator
- Alan Lyle Bryan
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4 cm of textual records.
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Name of creator
(June 21, 1928 - May 13, 2010)
Biographical history
Alan Lyle Bryan was an American-born Canadian archaeologist who's research interests centred on the peopling of the Americas and pre-Clovis occupation. Bryan was born on San Juan Island, Washington on June 21, 1928. He studied at the University of Washington for both his undergraduate and master's degrees. Bryan continued his studies at Harvard, where he completed his PhD dissertation on Paleoamerican prehistory.
With his wife, fellow archaeologist Dr. Ruth Gruhn, he joined the University of Alberta's anthropology department in 1965 and served as a curator for the department from 1966 - 1993. He worked to establish the Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection and Ethnographic Collection. Alan Bryan repeatedly conducted archaeological work in British Columbia and assisted Dr. Charles E. Borden with excavations at the Whalen Farm site in Tsawwassen, Chunlac [Chinlac] Village, and the Nechako River survey. He continued to be involved in archaeological fieldwork after his retirement in 1993, with his last field project taking place in Baja California, Mexico in 2004.
With his wife, fellow archaeologist Dr. Ruth Gruhn, he joined the University of Alberta's anthropology department in 1965 and served as a curator for the department from 1966 - 1993. He worked to establish the Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection and Ethnographic Collection. Alan Bryan repeatedly conducted archaeological work in British Columbia and assisted Dr. Charles E. Borden with excavations at the Whalen Farm site in Tsawwassen, Chunlac [Chinlac] Village, and the Nechako River survey. He continued to be involved in archaeological fieldwork after his retirement in 1993, with his last field project taking place in Baja California, Mexico in 2004.
Custodial history
Materials were donated by Dr. Ruth Gruhn, widow of Alan Bryan, in September 2012, and have been in the care of the LOA archives since.
Scope and content
The Alan Byran fonds contain Alan Bryan's unpublished field notes, journal entries, and miscellaneous papers donated by his wife Ruth Gruhn in 2012. The fonds are housed in one box, containing one series with three files. The first file includes a package of journal entries and field notes made by Alan Bryan concerning the everyday events and progress of the Tweedsmuir Park Survey. The second folder contains a personal notebook with journal entries for his time spent at the Whalen Farm Site, Chunlac [Chinlac] Village, and the Nechako River Survey. The third folder contains miscellaneous notes about books and articles as well as an envelope that Bryan stored his notes in for the Tweedsmuir Park Survey.
The fonds is arranged into 1 series:
1 - Field Notes and Journal Entries
The fonds is arranged into 1 series:
1 - Field Notes and Journal Entries
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Physical condition is noted at the file level.
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Records from this fonds have been arranged and described to best reflect the original order in which Dr. Alan Bryan created and maintained them.
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Series 1, file 1 from this fonds was digitized.
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Under Copyright. Permission must be obtained from rights holder prior to reproduction or publication.
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File list is available.
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No more accruals are expected at this time.
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- Alan Lyle Bryan (Creator)
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Final
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