Gareth W. Lowe papers
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence received by Lowe from friends, family, and colleagues from 1952-1998.
Dates
- 1952-1998
Creator
- Lowe, Gareth W. (creator, Person)
Language of Materials
Materials in English and Spanish.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Gareth W. Lowe papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Gareth W. Lowe grew up in Long Beach, California. Lowe served in World War II as a radio operator in a B-17 bomber based in England. He received his bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University in 1953 and soon after became associated with the New World Archaeological Foundation (NWAF) based in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. He was the foremost authority on the pre-history of Chiapas, Mexico his best known contribution being the excavation of some of the earliest ceramics in Mesoamerica.
Extent
17 boxes (8.5 linear ft.)
Other Finding Aids
Register of the Gareth W. Lowe (1922-2004) papers, 1952-1998 available in Special Collections Reference and on the Internet.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/UA1114.xml
Custodial History
Donated by the family of Gareth W. Lowe via John E. Clark of BYU's anthropology department, 2004
Appraisal
Office files (University Archives collecting policy, July 2003).
General
Related title: Register of the Gareth W. Lowe (1922-2004) papers, 1952-1998.
- Brigham Young University -- Faculty
- Chiapas (Mexico)
- Colleges and Universities
- Education
- Letters
- Lowe, Gareth W. -- Correspondence
- New World Archaeological Foundation
- Title
- Register of Gareth W. Lowe papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jennifer Kim
- Date
- 2011 September 1
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
- Box: 1 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 2 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 3 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 4 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 5 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 6 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 7 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 8 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 9 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 10 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 11 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 12 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 13 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 14 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 15 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 16 (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 17 (Mixed Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US