Notice of Inventory Completion: Warren Anatomical Museum Collection, Center for the History of Medicine in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, MA

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In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) and Warren Anatomical Museum collection in the Center for the History of Medicine, Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard University (CHoM) have completed an inventory of human remains and have determined that there are known lineal descendants connected to the human remains in this notice.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 199 (Friday, October 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 65760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21113]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[N7561; NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0043935; PPWOCRADN0-PCU00RP14.R50000]


Notice of Inventory Completion: Warren Anatomical Museum 
Collection, Center for the History of Medicine in the Francis A. 
Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, MA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 
Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) and Warren Anatomical Museum 
collection in the Center for the History of Medicine, Francis A. 
Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard University (CHoM) have completed 
an inventory of human remains and have determined that there are known 
lineal descendants connected to the human remains in this notice.

DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or 
after November 16, 2026.

ADDRESSES: Send written requests for repatriation of the human remains 
in this notice to Jane Pickering, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and 
Ethnology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, 
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4d273d242e26283f24232a0d2b2c3e63252c3f3b2c3f2963282938"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="254f554c464e40574c4b42654344560b4d4457534457410b404150">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published as part of the 
National Park Service's administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. 
The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
PMAE and CHoM, and additional information on the determinations in this 
notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in its 
inventory or related records. The National Park Service is not 
responsible for the determinations in this notice.

Abstract of Information Available

    Human remains representing, at least, one named individual have 
been identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The 
remains of the named individual, George Burr, were taken after his 
death in Boston, Suffolk County, MA, in 1852 by Dr. Buckminster Brown 
and accessioned into the Warren Anatomical Museum collection in 1891.

Lineal Descendant

    Based on the information available and the results of consultation, 
lineal descendants are connected to the human remains described in this 
notice.

Determinations

    The PMAE and CHoM have determined that:
    <bullet> The human remains described in this notice represent the 
physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry.
    <bullet> The Solomon family are connected to the human remains 
described in this notice.

Requests for Repatriation

    Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this 
notice must be sent to the authorized representative identified in this 
notice under ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by:
    1. The known lineal descendants connected to the human remains.
    2. Any other lineal descendant not identified who shows, by a 
preponderance of the evidence, that the requestor is a lineal 
descendant.
    Repatriation of the human remains described in this notice to a 
requestor may occur on or after November 16, 2026. If competing 
requests for repatriation are received, the PMAE and CHoM must 
determine the most appropriate requestor prior to repatriation. 
Requests for joint repatriation of the human remains are considered a 
single request and not competing requests. The PMAE and CHoM are 
responsible for sending a copy of this notice to the lineal descendants 
and any other consulting parties.
    Authority: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 
25 U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10.10.

    Dated: October 7, 2026.
Melanie O'Brien,
Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2026-21113 Filed 10-15-26; 8:45 am]
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