Arthur C. Parker

Arthur C. Parker (1881–1955) was an American archaeologist, museum director and writer of Seneca descent, born on the Cattaraugus Reservation in New York. The great-nephew of General Ely S. Parker, he studied at Harvard under F. W. Putnam, served as archaeologist of the New York State Museum from 1906 and later directed the Rochester Municipal Museum. His writings include The Code of Handsome Lake, The Constitution of the Five Nations, Seneca Myths and Folk Tales and a biography of his great-uncle. He was a founder of the Society of American Indians and a lifelong advocate for Native American causes, and he received the Cornplanter Medal for Iroquois research.