Background
Joseph Deakins McGuire was born on November 26, 1842 in Washington, District of Columbia. He was the son of James C. and Margaret (Deakins) McGuire.
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A Study Of The Primitive Methods Of Drilling (1896)
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Pipes and smoking customs of the American aborigines: based on material in the U.S. National Museum
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Pipes and smoking customs of the American aborigines, based on material in the U.S. National Museum. 318 pages.
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Joseph Deakins McGuire
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After studying at Georgetown College, he entered the College of New Jersey in 1859, but left at the opening of the Civil War with the intention of enlisting in the army. On account of his youth, however, his family sent him abroad to complete his education. After studying languages and scientific farming in France and Germany for two years, he returned to the United States and settled at Ellicott City, Md. Having prepared himself for the practice of law, he was admitted to the bar in 1876.
Career
From 1884 to 1900 he held the office of state's attorney for Howard County. In 1901 Princeton University conferred upon him the honorary degree of A. M. and at the same time awarded him the degree of A. B. as of the class of 1863. Stone implements and other archeological relics scattered over his estate at Ellicott City attracted his interest, and for years he collected these, amassing a large number of objects now in the Smithsonian Institution. At times his explorations were carried on further afield. Moving to Washington in 1900, he occupied his time in investigations conducted at the Smithsonian, where he was appointed honorary collaborator. The study of aboriginal technology was then being pursued and McGuire applied himself to some of the problems involved. As a result of his studies and experiments, he published "Materials, Apparatus, and Processes of the Aboriginal Lapidary"; "The Development of Sculpture"; "On the Evolution of the Art of Working Stone"; "The Stone Hammer and Its Various Uses"; and "A Study of the Primitive Methods of Drilling". Following explorations in Maine, he published "Ethnological and Archeological Notes on Moosehead Lake, Maine". Ethnological papers of his which attracted much attention were: "Ethnology in the Jesuit Relations", and "Pipes and Smoking Customs of the American Aborigines".
Achievements
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McGuire was the first white man to shape a stone axe with stone tools and to carve in stone by aboriginal methods. His papers, written by McGuire in his mature years, are considered valuable contributions to anthropological science, because of their empirical character and the light they throw on the fundamental shaping arts of primitive man.
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The Stone Hammer and Its Various Uses (Classic Reprint)
(Excerpt from The Stone Hammer and Its Various Uses There...)
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Pipes and smoking customs of the American aborigines: based on material in the U.S. National Museum
(Pipes and smoking customs of the American aborigines, bas...)
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A Study Of The Primitive Methods Of Drilling (1896)
(This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of th...)
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The Stone Hammer and Its Various Uses (Classic Reprint)
Personality
McGuire's trained legal mind was an asset in his scientific work, bringing to it acumen and judgment in weighing facts, and habits of keen observation. His compeers in science considered him an earnest, fair-minded worker with the saving grace of humor.
Connections
On December 19, 1866, Joseph married Anna Chapman of Staunton, Virginia.
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American