Raymond Charles Vietzen Explained

Raymond Charles Vietzen was an American automobile dealer,[1] artifact collector,[2] and amateur archaeologist.[3] As prolific author and artist from Elyria, Ohio, he wrote and illustrated numerous articles, books, and chapters in edited volumes on the history and prehistory of North America winning him many honors—chief among them the title of "Colonel."[4] Col. Vietzen is probably best known for establishing the Indian Ridge Museum[5] in 1930 and for founding the Archaeological Society of Ohio[6] (formerly the Ohio Indian Relic Collectors Society),[7] whereby he presided as its editor, president, secretary, and treasurer[8] from 1941 to 1980. Most of his publications are dedicated to the excavations that he led at many famous archaeological sites in Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.[9] [10] [11] His relic collection was sold by Old Barn Auction[12] between 1998[13] and 1999[14] grossing $1,777,652.[15] In 2000, Colonel Matthew W. Nahorn founded the New Indian Ridge Museum in Amherst, Ohio, celebrating Col. Vietzen's legacy. However, Col. Vietzen has received criticism for digging Native American graves, as well as the sale and trade of antiquities.[16]

Publications

Col. Vietzen was an authority on archaeology, geography, and history of the midwestern and eastern United States, particularly for Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, between 1941 and 1995. He penned over 35 publications. They include at least 17 books, 14 peer-reviewed scholarly articles, and 4 chapters in edited academic volumes. Many of these are available at public libraries or online.

Honors

Col. Veitzen received numerous awards and honors for his accomplishments. For his achievements as an artist, author, archaeologist, artifact collector, historian, he 14 accolades were bestowed upon him. Some of the most prestigious are listed below.

Excavations

Col. Veitzen excavated hundreds of archaeological sites in the U.S. Among his contributions to knowledge are 15 well-know areas of interest archaeologically and historically in Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. They have Smithsonian trinomial designations. For example, Cahokia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is 11MS2 with "11" for state of Illinois, "MS" for Madison County, and "2" for the second site to be documented therein.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Vietzen, Raymond. My Life and Philosophy as an Archaeologist, Author, Artist. White Horse. 1992. Elyria, Ohio.
  2. Book: Collectors of Historic and Prehistoric Artifacts, Volume 2. Ballinger. Bill. Ballinger, Linda. Robin Enterprises. 2014. 9780988239319. Westerville, Ohio. 85.
  3. Web site: Elyria Chronicle Telegram Archives, Oct 3, 1995, p. 18. newspaperarchive.com. en. 2019-07-03.
  4. Book: Coyle, William. Ohio Authors and Their Books: Biographical Data and Selected Bibliographies for Ohio Authors, Native And Resident, 1796–1950. World Publishing Company. 1962. Cleveland, Ohio. 660.
  5. Web site: Nahorn . Matthew . New Indian Ridge Museum . 2019-07-25 . New Indian Ridge Museum.
  6. Web site: Archaeological Society of Ohio. 2019-07-25.
  7. Book: Cooper, Steven. Who's Who in Indian Relics, No. 11: A Historic Record of Prominent Collectors and Their Collections. Messenger Printing Company. 2016. Kirkwood, Missouri. 7–10.
  8. Book: Wachtel, Hubert. Who's Who in Indian Relics. H. C. Wachtel. 1960. Dayton, Ohio. 110–112.
  9. Hovan. James. 1995. Necrology: Colonel Raymond C. Vietzen. Ohio Archaeologist. 45. 3. 39.
  10. Book: Who's Who in Indian Relics, No. 4. Parks. Cameron. Thompson, Ben. Messenger Printing Company. 1976. Kirkwood, Missouri. 322–327.
  11. Book: Onken, Bobby. Legends of Prehistoric Art, Volume 1. Hynek Printing. 2000. Richland Center, Wisconsin. 233–234.
  12. Sogenfrei. Jan. April 1998. Prehistoric and Historic Artifact Auction: Raymond Vietzen, Elyria, Ohio and Kory Pelt, Cut-Off, Louisiana. Old Barn Auction. Findlay, Ohio.
  13. Book: Helmann, Ron. Colonel Raymond C. Vietzen Indian Relic Collection Auction Catalog. Helmann and Associates. 1998. Sidney, Ohio.
  14. Book: Helmann, Ron. Colonel Raymond C. Vietzen Indian Relic Collection Auction Catalog II. Helmann and Associates. 1999. Sidney, Ohio.
  15. Bauermeister. Ann. 1999. Commercialization in archaeology: problems, old and new. Nebraska Anthropologist. 15. 69–73.
  16. Book: Mann, Barbara Alice . Native Americans, Archaeologists and the Mounds . Peter Lang . 2003 . 9780820455266 . New York.
  17. Mehl-Burnett . Adele . 1999 . The International Mark Twain Society . Mark Twain Journal . 37 . 1/2 . 35–37 . 41641471 . JSTOR.
  18. Web site: National Park Service . Page Site . NATIONAL REGISTER DIGITAL ASSETS.
  19. Strothers . David . 1998 . Radiocarbon dating the Seaman's Fort earthworks of northcentral Ohio . Ohio Archaeologist . 48 . 1 . 5–15.
  20. Web site: Vietzen . Raymond . 1943 . 1942 Field report on the Frank site near Brownhelm, Ohio . Oberlin College Libraries, Special Collections, Archives.
  21. Web site: Riker (33TU2) Radiocarbon Dates . Canadian Archaeological Radiocarbon Database.

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