Week 8 -- ArchiveGrid and CAMIO

Part I ArchiveGrid
1.This is part of the Native American Collection at Cornell University Library. Looks like we are uncertain when Sitting Bull was born but he died in1890. He was a Shaman and leader of the Hunpapa Sioux with 3 different Native names. He led Sioux and Cheyenne warriors against U.S. soldiers of the 7th Cavalry at the Battle of Little Bighorn after which he and his tribe moved to Canada where they lived until surrendering to U.S. forces. He toured with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show. He was killed while resisting arrest because he didn't want to abandon the traditions of the Ghost Dance ritual, which had been outlawed. I was disappointed you could not see the actual autograph card.
2. I chose AIM but when typing those letters in the search area (3 different ways) I got 0 returns. Once I spelled it out there were 73 results, however these results came after putting quotation marks around the word "American Indian Movement." Going back in later I neglected to use the quotation marks and got 1182 results. I clicked into the "Register of the American Indian Movement Recordings, 1973" from the University of Wisconsin digital collection but didn't see much that interested me so I went into "My Wounded Knee scrapbook" housed at the Minnesota Historical Society. There are quite a variety of places to look from photos, pamphlets, audio cassettes to papers and letters, oral history reviews,  but one that looked interesting was labeled "from Legal Defense/Offense." There are 143 boxes of records documenting the history, internal operation, and legal practice of a committee established by lawyers, legal workers, and others dedicated to the defense of activists involved in the American Indian protest movement of the 1970s. Most of the records relate to the occupation of Wounded Knee by American Indian activists (Feb-May 1973) and to the massive legal proceedings that followed (1973-1976). Events leading up to and following the occupation including a riot in Custer, S.D., the events on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation afterwards, a shoot-out in Oglala, S.D. which of course was where the two FBI agents were killed, and legal actions taken in order to prohibit the publication of author Peter Matthiessen's account of the Oglala incident. You can scroll for a period of time, in fact, I never did reach the end. I believe there were 5000 records in 88 pages. I like how the info was laid out in an outline format giving you an idea if you wanted to search farther into the record. I clicked in the "Manuscripts Collection" and there is a message in red lettering that states Access to or use of this collection is currently restricted, I was still able to read it but what I should have done was paid closer attention to the details of the Restriction Statement which I don't think I clicked into. Anyway, all of what I was viewing was in a part of the electronic version of the inventory. You really have no idea the amount of info you can find just by clicking into another area of the original record. This site is for serious researchers.
CAMIO
1. Paul Revere had talent in many areas but his metal silver work and his silver work were quite beautiful. Some pieces shown were; a teaspoon (in a shell design), a sugar bowl, a tea urn (the earliest and largest made in 1770), a cream pot, sauce boat, tankard and a lovely Federal style tea service. His hand colored engravings were quite intricate. There were 18 items you could inspect. I liked the option of seeing any of the works in high-resolution if you were interested in detail. You could also download and print it or check the boxes next to the item and save it to your favorites. On the left you can refine your search to see just works by Paul Revere as well as the format and how many of each and the unmeasured pieces and dates they were made.
2."Sioux" gave me 63 works by various tribes. The most pertinent info was shown for each item; the image title, creator, date, type and what museum you could find it. There was clothing, art work, furniture, pottery, dolls, photographs and jewelry.
3. I can't say I have a favorite artist so I tried a few South Dakota names but came up empty. I typed in "Andy Warhol and got 129 works which included prints, drawings, sculpture, photographs, paintings (many famous people and self-portraits, some costumes (paper dress that looked like Campbell soup labels) and jewelry. In 1971 he had 20 different prints of an electric chair.
4. I think those who deal in art or collectibles would find this site valuable. Maybe you could avoid be scammed. If you need specific details and upclose views this is place.
5. I chose Norman Rockwell for this exercise but only found 6 works. They are large when viewed in a slide-show and larger again in high-resolution. Being able to compare the paintings might be useful if you were interested in specific aspects of the artists work; colors he uses, his subjects, the era, the background. You could pinpoint the consistencies. When comparing you can also change the color that frames the work. Not sure why you would need this option unless you wanted to see how the art changes with the different colors. Being able to arrange them or delete one as you see fit for a report of saving to a web page saves time.
If you can't go to the mountain then visit ArchiveGrid and CAMIO. These are wonderful sites to visit and enjoy.