Digital Monographs

The following published texts on Chaco Canyon are no longer in print. They are now digitally available thanks to Andrew W. Mellon funding for the Chaco Digital Initiative in collaboration with the University of Virginia's Digital Library Production Services.

Other Judd Texts
  • Judd, Neil – List of Objects from National Geographic Society Excavations Being Transferred to United States National Museum
A handwritten specimen list of objects from the National Geographic Society excavations (from 1921-1930) at Chaco Canyon being transferred to US National Museum.  This list includes accession numbers, catalogue numbers, and general proveniences of the specimens.  10 index cards and 3 legal pad pages. [CDI Accession no. 000065] 11 pages. (0.4MB)
  • Judd, Neil M., and Anna O. Shepard – 1925 – Profiles of Pottery Sections 1 and 2 from Pueblo Bonito

Two hand drawn profiles on graph paper of Pueblo Bonito pottery test sections 1 (west court trench) and 2.  These profiles contain depth information and a key describing the contents of each of the layers in the sections.
[CDI Accession no. 000075] 2 pages. (0.5MB)

  • Judd, Neil M., and Anna O. Shepard – 1925 (?) – Tabular Data from Four Pottery Test Sections from Pueblo Bonito

This document consists of handwritten tabular data on graph paper for four pottery test sections from Pueblo Bonito.  Ceramic type frequencies are broken down by strata in these charts.  [CDI Accession no. 000079] 8 pages. (0.9MB)

  • Judd, Neil M. – 1926 – Letter From Judd to Frank H. H. Roberts

A letter from Neil Judd to Frank H. H. Roberts dated May 17, 1926.  This letter includes a response to Roberts’ question regarding mound trenches.  Judd also states in the letter that the Wetherill collections at the Field Museum were apparently mislabeled as being from Pueblo Bonito, but are actually from small house sites. [CDI Accession no. 000173] 3 pages. (0.2MB)

  • Judd, Neil M. – c. 1927– Pottery Notes: Pueblo Bonito 1925-1927. Chaco Archive No. C85939

Judd's handwritten notes and tabulations based on Roberts' ceramic study (1925-1927).  It includes distribution plans and frequency of San Juan and Mesa Verde sherds at Pueblo Bonito; [CDI Accession no. 000629] 13 pages.  (8.3MB)

  • Judd, Neil Merton and Anna O. Shepard 1935-1955 Judd-Shepard Correspondence. In Anna Osler Shepard Archival Collection, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.

The letters dated Jan.7, 1954 (Accession00137) and Dec. 29, 1954 (CDI Accession 000138) are out of chronological order in this PDF file. The letter from Dec. 29 was the one sent with the copy of the book, and the one from Jan. 7 was the one acknowledging receipt of the book. It appears that Shepard, in responding to Judd, accidentally misdated her letter as being from 1954 instead of 1955 (the letter was apparently written right after the New Year and she was accustomed to writing the old date). [CDI Accession no. 001122] 40 pages (2.87MB)

  • Judd, Neil M. – 1920 - NGS Reconnaissance of Chaco Canyon 1920, Report.

National Geographic Society, “Report on an Archeologic Reconnaissance of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico.” [CDI Accession no. 000031] 44 pages. (5.4MB)

  • Judd, Neil M. – n.d. - Notes on Burials at Pueblo Bonito

Judd’s handwritten notes human burials - extracted from Reilly, Pepper and Moorehead. [CDI Accession no. 000164] 22 pages. (0.7MB)

  • Judd, Neil M. – 1921-1927 - Note Cards, Pueblo Bonito, Notes on Excavation

    • Handwritten note cards from excavations at Pueblo Bonito, arranged by room. These cards contain detailed information including room dimensions, excavation history, and National Geographic Society negative numbers.
    [PART 1 of CDI Accession no. 000174] 251 pages. (56.2MB)
    [PART 2 of CDI Accession no. 000174] 251 pages. (60.8MB)