| | 1 | Author: | Morgan, Lewis Henry, 1818-1881 | | | | | Ethnologist, lawyer. Practiced law in Rochester, New York, from 1851; New York State Assembly, 1861-1868, State Senate, 1868-1869; active in the study of American ethnology, from the early 1840s; wrote on the history and customs of the American Indians and on social evolution; organizer and first chairman of Section H of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1875 | |
| | | Title: | Manuscript journals and Record of Indian Letters
| | | | Type: | Collection | | | | Format: | Microfilm | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | Circa 1845-1876 | | | | Extent: | 2 reels | | | | Abstract: | Film from originals in Rochester University Library. 6 volumes of memoranda on Indian ceremonies, vocabularies, expeditions to visit Indian tribes, description of Indian life, miscellaneous notes; 2 volumes of correspondence regarding laws of descent and systems or relationship among the American Indians | | | | Source: | Manuscript journals and Record of Indian Letters (Film 582) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | Linguistics and philology | |
| 2 | Author: | Morgan, Lewis Henry, 1818-1881 | | | | | Ethnologist, lawyer. Practiced law in Rochester, New York, from 1851; New York State Assembly, 1861-1868, State Senate, 1868-1869; active in the study of American ethnology, from the early 1840s; wrote on the history and customs of the American Indians and on social evolution; organizer and first chairman of Section H of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1875 | |
| | | Title: | Correspondence between Lewis Morgan and Ely Samuel Parker
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 1844-1853 | | | | Extent: | 14 letters | | | | Abstract: | Correspondence between Morgan and Parker as well as between Morgan and Caroline Parker and others. Ely Parker became a primary consultant to Morgan in his work. Subjects include Grand Order of the Iroquois; education; Indian names and definitions; Grand Confederacy of Iroquois; request of Parker to make full report of Council and it's speeches and ceremonies; correspondent employment for Parker; payment of articles the Parker family was making and collecting for Morgan; publication "League of the Iroquois"; personal | | | | Source: | Ely Samuel Parker Papers (497.3 P223) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Disciplinary professionalization, professional societies, education, employment | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Linguistics and philology | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | Financial support for research and publication | Personal matters | |
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