Hewett personal papers and documents, 1897-1944

Correspondence, certificates, membership papers, diplomas, letters of introduction and recommendation, and assorted papers concerning Edgar L. Hewett's personal and professional life and participation in various organizations and societies. Includes the following: correspondence and papers concerning Hewett's time at the University of Geneva; correspondence with Hewett's relatives about genealogical information; certificates of membership in various fraternities and Masonic societies; certificates from the Governor of New Mexico appointing Hewett as a Delegate of the State of New Mexico to various scientific and professional conferences; Hewett's Diploma for his Master of Pedagogy at the State Normal School of Colorado; certificates of membership in various academic and scientific societies and organizations; the dustjacket of Hewett's book Ancient Life in Mexico and Central America; a signed 1927 contract for Hewett's appointment as Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology and Head of the Department at the University of New Mexico; correspondence concerning Hewett's time as President of New Mexico Normal University (now New Mexico Highlands University); signed and sealed official copies of the United States Congress's "Act Incorporating the Archaeological Institute of America"; and letters and certificates from the Archaeological Institute of America and members of U.S. Congress introducing Hewett to foreign government officials.