H-DC / DC History
American Indians (Native Americans) in Washington, D.C. Bibliography
Aborigines of the District of Columbia and the lower Potomac: a symposium.
Washington: Judd, 1889. [from American Anthropologist v.2 #3 1889] ]
Bushong, William. Rock Creek Park, District of Columbia: historic
resource study. Washington: Dept. of Interior, 1990.
City of Magnificent Intentions: a history of the District of Columbia.
[Washington, D.C.]: ARE, 1983.
Flanagan, Edward. Barney Circle Phase II archaeological studies. Washington:
Engineering-Science, 1985.
Froncek, Thomas [ed.] City of Washington: an illustrated history.
[Junior League of Washington] New York: Knopf, 1977.
Gutheim, Frederick. The Potomac. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and
Winston, 1974 [reprint]
Humphrey, Robert. Ancient Washington: American Indian cultures of
the Potomac Valley. Washington: George Washington University, 1985.
Hutchinson, Louise Daniel. The Anacostia Story: 1608-1930. Washington,
D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1977.
Little, Barbara J. National Capital area archeological overview and
survey plan. Washington: DOI, National Park Service, National Capital
Area, 1995. [technical]
Manakee, Harold R. Indians of Early Maryland. Baltimore: Maryland
Historical Society, 1959 [juvenile]
Potter, Stephen R. Commoners, tribute, and chiefs: the development
of the Algonquian culture in the Potomac valley. Charlottesville, VA:
University Press of Virginia, 1993.
Proctor, John Clagett (ed.). Washington past and present: a history.
New York: Lewis Historical Publishing, 1930. v.1 ch. III p. 7-11.
Proudfit, S.V. "Aboriginal occupancy of the District of Columbia."
Records of the Columbia Historical Society v.25 p. 182-193.
Rounds, Elizabeth. Lost Arrows: The story of the Indians in the District
of Columbia. [juvenile]
Scisco, Louis Dow. Indian fort on the Anacostia River and review of
the Anacostia tribal history in the District of Columbia. [ unpublished]
1955
Tilp, Frederick. This was Potomac River. Alexandria, VA: [author],
1978.
Urban Odyssey: a multicultural history of Washington, D.C. Ed.
by Francine Curro Cary. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1996.
ch.1: "Native Americans: Early encounters"
Also:
Anthropology Outreach Office Smithsonian Institution
Selected References on the
INDIANS OF VIRGINIA, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND MARYLAND
This bibliography provides an introduction to the archeology, ethnology, and history of Indians in the Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland areas.
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/anthro/outreach/loclarch.html
Matthew Gilmore, Sept 1999, July 2001

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