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W.R. "Butch" Evans Pre-Columbian Surface Artifacts collection, bulk 1960-2000

 

Summary

Creator:
Evans, W.R. "Butch"
Abstract:
Collection represents an inventory of Florida archaeological findings by W.R. "Butch" Evans.
Extent:
4 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

W.R. "Butch" Evans Pre-Columbian Surface Artifacts collection, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of 783 artifacts including pottery fragments, lithics, and shell tools. The majority of materials came from Pinellas, Citrus, and Lee counties between the mid-1960s through the early 1990s. All materials were located in Florida, and none came from established mounds or other areas that have received statutory or other legal protections or restrictions.

Biographical / historical:

W.R (Butch) Evans assisted the St. Petersburg Museum of History with plans for an exhibition entitled, "Gulf Coast Prehistoric People, 10,000BC‐1500AD." The exhibit began in January 1994. Evans loaned some of his Paleolithic items for display. In March and April 2011, a representative sample of Butch's collection appeared in an exhibit at the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, along with materials from the Weedon Island Preserve, the South Florida Museum in Bradenton, and the Safety Harbor Museum of Regional History. This exhibit, "Tidal Forces: The Old Wave," recounted the legacies of pre‐Columbian cultures along Florida's west coast by offering a stunning series of displays with original pieces and high‐quality reproductions.

For more information, refer to the external documents linked in the ArchivesSpace record.

Acquisition information:
Collection was donated by W.R. (Butch) Evans in summer 2011.

Access and use

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

W.R. "Butch" Evans Pre-Columbian Surface Artifacts collection, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL

Location of this collection:
140 7th Avenue South
St. Petersburg
FL
33701
USA