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Bibliography

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Manuscripts and Unpublished Reports

  • Cotter, John L. 1935 Yuma and Folsom Artifacts. Masters thesis, University of Denver, Denver, CO.

  • 1950 Excavation of Fill Area Between Bridge House and Charcoal House (Operation 1), Hopewell Village Archeological Work. Report, Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Elverson, PA, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1950 Cross-Section Tests of the West Head Race (Operation 2), Hopewell Village Archeological Work. Report, Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Elverson, PA, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1954 Field Observation, Visitor Needs and Interpretive Methods at Fort McHenry. Report, Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Baltimore, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1954 Report on Archeological Investigation in the Neck-of-Land Area Near Jamestown, Virginia. Report, Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown, VA, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1954 Report on Stabilization Work at Jamestown, 1954 (Structure Nos. 6, 31, 32 and 87). Report, Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown, VA, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1955 Comments on Exhibit Plan, Jamestown Visitor Center. Report, Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown, VA, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1956 Completion Report: Jamestown Archeological Explorations, 1954–56. Report, Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown, VA, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1956 West House Area Archeological Investigations, April 2 Through 13, 1956: Final Report. Report, Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1957 The Aborigines of Jamestown Island. Report, Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown, VA, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1957 Archeological Report on Yorktown Sewer. Report, Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown, VA, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1957 Excavations at Jamestown, Virginia, Site of the First Permanent English Settlement in America. Report, Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown, VA, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1957 Summary Report of Archaeological Explorations at Jamestown, 1901–1957. Report, Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown, VA.

  • 1958 Archeological Excavations at Jamestown, Colonial National Historical Park and Jamestown National Historic Site, Virginia. Report, Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown, VA, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1958 Archeological Tests, Hopewell Village National Historic Site: 1. Garden Area of Ironmaster’s House, 2. Parking Lot Extension, 3. Entrance to Charcoal House. Report, Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Elverson, PA, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1958 Archeological Tests for Oven at the Bryan House, Gettysburg, June 10 and 11, 1958. Report, Gettysburg National Military Park, Gettysburg, PA, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1959 Archeological Explorations at the Barn Site, Hopewell Village National Historic Site, April 27–28, 1959. Report, Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Elverson, PA, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1959 Report on the Reconstruction of the Historic Flagstaff, Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Site. Report, Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Baltimore, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1960 Store Excavation and Road Tests, Hopewell Village, April 4 Through 8, 1960. Report, Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Elverson, PA, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1961 Report of Archeological Investigation, Hopewell Village Structure 39, Charcoal Kiln, April 30, 1961. Report, Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Elverson, PA, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1961 Report on Location of Brick Drain Under Fort McHenry Courtyard. Report, Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Baltimore, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1962 Independence Square Wall-Corners; 5th & 6th, Walnut Street. Report, Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1964 Archaeological Observations in the Basement of the East Wing Building, Independence Hall: Sub-Floor Walls. Report, Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1964 Archaeological Report on the Investigation of a Brick Vault Catchment, “Cistern No. 2,” Beneath the Cement Floor, Basement of Old City Hall. Report, Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1964 Observations of Back Hoe Test Area of Supposed 1819 Road and Preliminary Archeological Report on Store and Gun House and Stable and Store House Sites. Report, Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1965 Observations of Excavation for Removal; New Foundation and Reconstruction of a Section of the South Wall East of Steps of Second Bank. Report, Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1966 Archaeological Appendix C in Historic Structures Report II on Independence Hall. Report, Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1966 Archeological Observations During the Preparation of the Gun Shed and Storehouse, the Tavern, and the 1814 Hospital for Interpretation. Report, Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1966 Archaeological Observations on the Kitchen Excavation, Fort Building “E” (Fort McHenry). Report, Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Baltimore, MD, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1966 Archeological Report on Preliminary Tests at the Orangerie, Hampton. Report, Hampton National Historic Site, Hampton, VA, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1966 Man Full of Trouble: The Story of Philadelphia’s Oldest Inn. Manuscript, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia.

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  • 1966 Preliminary Report on Archaeological Investigations at the Pennsylvania Encampment at Valley Forge, July–October 1966. Report, Valley Forge National Historical Park, Valley Forge, PA, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

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  • 1972 Saugus Archaeological Collection Examined and Inventoried at Harpers Ferry, May 31–June 2. Report, National Park Service, Boston MA.

  • 1973 Observations of Utility Trench for Evidence of Archeological Features and Artifacts, Hopewell Village National Historic Site, Nov. 19–23. Report, Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Elverson, PA, and Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1974 Archeological Observations on Grounds of 704 Market Street, Philadelphia, Two Doors West of the Graff House, 700 Market Street. Report, Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

  • 1974 Construction-Related Cleanup of Franklin Court Archeology. Report, Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA, and Valley Forge National Historical Park, Valley Forge, PA.

  • 1975 Archaeological Investigation of Waynesborough: A Field Exercise by the Students of the University of Pennsylvania. Report, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia.

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  • 1976 Harriton Archaeological Tests: Summary Report. Report, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia.

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  • 1979 Summary Report on Archaeology of Franklin Court. Report, Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA.

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Roberts, D.G. Memorial. Hist Arch 33, 6–18 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03374299

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