Department of Anthropology films, approximately 1980-1990
Scope and Contents
Includes twenty-one reels of film on excavations conducted by Ray T. Matheny of the Department of Anthropology before 1990, including work in Mexico. Also a 1.5-page description of scenes in the order in which they appear in 1961 Expedition Films. Materials dated approximately 1980-1990.
Dates
- approximately 1980-1990
Creator
- Matheny, Ray T. (contributor, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted. Closed for 35 years from the date of creation of the records, and thereafter open to the public in accordance with the University Archives Policy.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Ray T. Matheny (1925- ) is a WWII Army Air Force veteran and a retired professor of anthropology at Brigham Young University. Ray Thomas Matheny, Jr. was born February 15, 1925 to Edna Ryan Matheny and Ray Thomas Matheny in Los Angeles, California. Matheny enlisted to serve in WWII in 1942, and was assigned to be the mechanic on a B-17 flight crew. In January 1944, Matheny became a prisoner of war, eventually assigned to Stalag XVII-B. When the war ended, he worked as a mechanic for Western Air Lines before again joining the military to serve in the Korean War. He got a BA from Brigham Young University in 1960 and a PhD in anthropology from the University of Oregon in 1968. Matheny taught at BYU for many years, while participating in archaeological digs to Mayan cities and maintaining connections to the New World Archeological Foundation. Matheny was recognized by the government of Campeche for his contributions to Mayan Archeology in 2002. On May 1, 2009, Matheny published an account of his experience serving in WWII titled "Rite of Passage: A Teenager's Chronicle of Combat and Captivity in Nazi Germany". Matheny currently lives in Lindon, Utah with his wife.
Extent
1 carton
4 oversize boxes
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
A more detailed finding aid is available in print in the repository.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA675.xml
General
Labels for Folder 1: "Sayil, Yucatan, campeche Puuc architecture (low priority). SRt Quertel jungle." Labels for Folder 2: "SRt Palaro Temple and facades." Labels for Folder 3: "MesoAm architecture Aguacatal (?) campeche (?)." Labels for Folder 4: "SRt Palace stairs." Labels for Folder 5: "Yellow sub in jungle SRT, alex cutting." Labels for Folder 6: "MC 42SA971 **Dr. M says digitize**." Labels for Folder 7: "Montezuma Canyon (Brenda Richards? in first frames)." Labels for Folder 8: "Montezuma Canyon 42SA971 **Dr. M says digitize**." Labels for Folder 9: "MesoAm architecture." Labels for Folder 10: "Lab 49500 order. This is a processed workprint. Ray Mathony. Santa Rosa SkyamPaK? Xcalumken." Labels for Folder 11: "#6." Labels for Folder 12: "#10." Labels for Folder 13: "#5. MITLA and MONTE ALBAN B and W." Labels for Folder 14: "#13; AGUA CATAL 1948 EXPEDITION (unspliced pieces); dzilb. or santa Rosa X; department expedition, mid/high priority. 1948 Expedition to El Aguacatal. #3." Labels for Folder 15: "#9." Labels for Folder 16: "1961 Expedition Film. Return to Dept. of Archaeology, 139 M, B.Y.U. Provo, Utah. #4." Labels for Folder 17: "Many shortpieces, requiring splicing (rest in other can like this)." "Other can" refers to Folder 16. Labels for Folder 18: "AGUACATAC 1958 EXPEDITION. #2." Labels for Folder 19: "BYU 'EL MIRADOR' INT, ANS. PRINT #1. Ray Matheny 700 SWKT. English. 1st A/P from D/N." Labels for Folder 20: EXPEDITION 1948 (edited film). #7. 1948 Expedition to El Aguacatal." Labels for Folder 21: "'EL MIRADOR' English version. New Print. Many short pieces, needing splicing (and in other can like this)." "Other can" refers to Folder 20.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US