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1Author:  Bell, Robert, 1841-1917
 Canadian geologist, explorer, folklorist. Assistant director, Geological Survey of Canada, 1877-1890, chief geologist, 1890-1891, director, 1901-1906. 


 Title:  Correspondence between Robert Bell and Franz Boas     
 Type:  Text items 
 Format:  Correspondence 
 Language:  English 
 Dates:  1 March 1886 - 25 June 1908 
 Extent:  51 letters 
 Abstract:  51 letters. (45 to Boas, 6 to Bell). Boas berth on expedition to Hudson Bay (1886); Indian folklore and craniology; museum collections; fieldwork in Baffinland and British Columbia; development of School of American Archaeology in Mexico. 
 Source:  Franz Boas Papers (B B61) 
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 Subjects:  Archaeology, prehistory | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Disciplinary professionalization, professional societies, education, employment | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Folklore, mythology, religion | Museums -- Development, operation, and collections | Physical studies -- Physical anthropology, medical anthropology, anthropometrics, craniology, race, human evolution | Personal matters