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| • | Folklore, mythology, religion |
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| • | Linguistics and philology |
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| • | Personal matters |
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| • | Physical studies -- Physical anthropology, medical anthropology, anthropometrics, craniology, race, human evolution |
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| 1 | Author: | Combe, George, 1788-1858 | | | | Phrenologist, publicist. Combe was a prominent writer, lecturer, and popularizer of the phrenological movement in 19th-century Great Britain and the United States. Phrenology was the intellectual antecedent of later nineteenth- and twentieth-century craniology and anthropometry. Public debates over phrenology's materialist foundations foreshadowed succeeding arguments over the basis and validity of subsequent racial formalisms. | |
| | Title: | George Combe Papers
| | | Type: | Collection | | | Format: | Microfilm | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | Circa 1822-1836 | | | Extent: | 3 reels | | | Abstract: | Film copy of papers in National Library of Scotland. | | | Source: | George Combe Papers (Film 1351) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Physical studies -- Physical anthropology, medical anthropology, anthropometrics, craniology, race, human evolution | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | Personal matters | |
2 | Author: | De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004 | | | | Anthropologist, archaeologist. Assistant, Eskimo archaeology, Danish Greenland expedition, 1929; assistant, American section, University of Pennsylvania Museum, 1931-1934; associate soil conservationist, Pima Reservation, USDA, 1935-1936; lecturer, anthropology, Bryn Mawr College, 1938-1941, assistant professor, 1941-1942, 1946-1949, associate professor, 1949-1955, professor, 1955-1976, emeritus professor, 1976-2004. | |
| | Title: | American Indian Material
| | | Type: | Collection | | | Format: | Microfilm | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | Circa 1962 | | | Extent: | 1 reel | | | Abstract: | Atna Indian materials | | | Source: | American Indian Material (Film 1119) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Folklore, mythology, religion | |
3 | Author: | De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004 | | | | Anthropologist, archaeologist. Assistant, Eskimo archaeology, Danish Greenland expedition, 1929; assistant, American section, University of Pennsylvania Museum, 1931-1934; associate soil conservationist, Pima Reservation, USDA, 1935-1936; lecturer, anthropology, Bryn Mawr College, 1938-1941, assistant professor, 1941-1942, 1946-1949, associate professor, 1949-1955, professor, 1955-1976, emeritus professor, 1976-2004. | |
| | Title: | Atna of the Copper River Valley
| | | Type: | Collection | | | Format: | Microfilm | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1960, 1968 | | | Extent: | 2 reels | | | Abstract: | Atna Indian materials. De Laguna and M.F. Guedon. | | | Source: | Atna of the Copper River Valley (Film 1278) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Folklore, mythology, religion | |
4 | Author: | De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004 | | | | Anthropologist, archaeologist. Assistant, Eskimo archaeology, Danish Greenland expedition, 1929; assistant, American section, University of Pennsylvania Museum, 1931-1934; associate soil conservationist, Pima Reservation, USDA, 1935-1936; lecturer, anthropology, Bryn Mawr College, 1938-1941, assistant professor, 1941-1942, 1946-1949, associate professor, 1949-1955, professor, 1955-1976, emeritus professor, 1976-2004. | |
| | Title: | Field Notebooks on the Ethnology of the Tlingit of Yakutat and Angoon
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Microfilm | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1950-1958 | | | Extent: | 5 reels | | | Abstract: | Tlingit-Yakutat materials. De Laguna and C. McClellan | | | Source: | Field Notebooks on the Ethnology of the Tlingit of Yakutat and Angoon (Film 1127) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Folklore, mythology, religion | |
5 | Author: | Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 | | | | Lawyer, philologist. Du Ponceau was an emigre to the American colonies in 1777, and served as an aide to Baron von Steuben in the War for Independence. In 1781 he was appointed secretary to Robert Livingston, Secretary for Foreign Affairs. After the declaration of peace, Du Ponceau took up law, specializing in matters of international law and trade. A life-long student of languages, Du Ponceau took up the systematic study of American Indian languages while in Philadelphia. Much of his linguistic work was done under the auspices of the American Philosophical Society. He served the Society as councilor, from 1801-1816; vice-president, 1816-1827; and president, 1828-1844. See Murphy D. Smith, "Peter Stephen Du Ponceau and his Study of Languages," Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 127 (1983): 143-179. | |
| | Title: | Peter Stephen Du Ponceau Correspondence with John G. E. Heckewelder
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Microfilm | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1816-1822 | | | Extent: | 18 letters | | | Abstract: | Indian languages | | | Source: | Du Ponceau Correspondence with John G. E. Heckewelder (Film 1162) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Linguistics and philology | |
7 | Author: | Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 | | | | Lawyer, philologist. Du Ponceau was an emigre to the American colonies in 1777, and served as an aide to Baron von Steuben in the War for Independence. In 1781 he was appointed secretary to Robert Livingston, Secretary for Foreign Affairs. After the declaration of peace, Du Ponceau took up law, specializing in matters of international law and trade. A life-long student of languages, Du Ponceau took up the systematic study of American Indian languages while in Philadelphia. Much of his linguistic work was done under the auspices of the American Philosophical Society. He served the Society as councilor, from 1801-1816; vice-president, 1816-1827; and president, 1828-1844. See Murphy D. Smith, "Peter Stephen Du Ponceau and his Study of Languages," Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 127 (1983): 143-179. | |
| | Title: | Letters to Albert Gallatin
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Microfilm | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1 February 1801 - 28 July 1843 | | | Extent: | 44 letters | | | Abstract: | 43 letters to Gallatin + 1 letter to Mrs. O'Sullivan. Law, property; philology. | | | Source: | Peter Stephen Du Ponceau Letters to Albert Gallatin (Film 541) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Linguistics and philology | |
8 | Author: | Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 | | | | Lawyer, philologist. Du Ponceau was an emigre to the American colonies in 1777, and served as an aide to Baron von Steuben in the War for Independence. In 1781 he was appointed secretary to Robert Livingston, Secretary for Foreign Affairs. After the declaration of peace, Du Ponceau took up law, specializing in matters of international law and trade. A life-long student of languages, Du Ponceau took up the systematic study of American Indian languages while in Philadelphia. Much of his linguistic work was done under the auspices of the American Philosophical Society. He served the Society as councilor, from 1801-1816; vice-president, 1816-1827; and president, 1828-1844. See Murphy D. Smith, "Peter Stephen Du Ponceau and his Study of Languages," Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 127 (1983): 143-179. | |
| | Title: | Autograph letters of naturalists
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Microfilm | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1812-1843 | | | Extent: | 45 letters | | | Abstract: | Correspondence between Du Ponceau and various persons. Philology, miscellaneous subjects | | | Source: | Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, MAV Collection (Film 628) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Linguistics and philology | |
9 | Author: | Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 | | | | Lawyer, philologist. Du Ponceau was an emigré to the American colonies in 1777, and served as an aide to Baron von Steuben in the War for Independence. In 1781 he was appointed secretary to Robert Livingston, Secretary for Foreign Affairs. After the declaration of peace, Du Ponceau took up law, specializing in matters of international law and trade. A life-long student of languages, Du Ponceau took up the systematic study of American Indian languages while in Philadelphia. Much of his linguistic work was done under the auspices of the American Philosophical Society. He served the Society as councilor, from 1801-1816; vice-president, 1816-1827; and president, 1828-1844. See Murphy D. Smith, "Peter Stephen Du Ponceau and his Study of Languages," Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 127 (1983): 143-179. | |
| | Title: | Letters to Albert Gallatin
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Microfilm | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1 February 1801 - 28 July 1843 | | | Extent: | 44 letters | | | Abstract: | 43 letters to Gallatin + 1 letter to Mrs. O'Sullivan. Law, property; philology. | | | Source: | Peter Stephen Du Ponceau Letters to Albert Gallatin (Film 541) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Linguistics and philology | |
11 | Author: | Du Ponceau, Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 | | | | Lawyer, philologist. Du Ponceau was an emigre to the American colonies in 1777, and served as an aide to Baron von Steuben in the War for Independence. In 1781 he was appointed secretary to Robert Livingston, Secretary for Foreign Affairs. After the declaration of peace, Du Ponceau took up law, specializing in matters of international law and trade. A life-long student of languages, Du Ponceau took up the systematic study of American Indian languages while in Philadelphia. Much of his linguistic work was done under the auspices of the American Philosophical Society. He served the Society as councilor, from 1801-1816; vice-president, 1816-1827; and president, 1828-1844. See Murphy D. Smith, "Peter Stephen Du Ponceau and his Study of Languages," Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 127 (1983): 143-179. | |
| | Title: | Correspondence between John Heckewelder and Peter S. Du Ponceau
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Microfilm | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1816-1822 | | | Extent: | 18 letters | | | Abstract: | Indian languages | | | Source: | Peter S. Du Ponceau Letters (Film 1162) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Linguistics and philology | |
12 | Author: | Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus, 1742-1823 | | | | Moravian missionary, ethnographer, linguist. Heckewelder, a member of the Moravian community at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was active among the Indians of Pennsylvania and Ohio, from 1763 until 1810. He served as envoy and consultant for the U.S. government on Indian affairs and was correspondent with P. S. Du Ponceau on Indian linguistics. | |
| | Title: | Materials from the Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, Pa.
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Microfilm | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | Circa 1773-1822 | | | Extent: | 1 reel | | | Abstract: | Moravian affairs, Indian Observations | | | Source: | John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder letters and manuscripts (Film 514) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | |
13 | Author: | Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus, 1742-1823 | | | | Moravian missionary, ethnographer, linguist. Heckewelder, a member of the Moravian community at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was active among the Indians of Pennsylvania and Ohio, from 1763 until 1810. He served as envoy and consultant for the U.S. government on Indian affairs and was correspondent with P. S. Du Ponceau on Indian linguistics. | |
| | Title: | Journal of travels among the Indians; Miscellaneous letters and papers
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Microfilm | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1780-1826 | | | Extent: | 1 reel | | | Abstract: | Includes journal of his travels among the Indians, 1793; correspondence, 1789-1790; miscellaneous correspondence, 1780-1826 | | | Source: | Journal of travels among the Indians (Film 805.1) Miscellaneous letters and papers (Film 805.2) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Linguistics and philology | |
14 | Author: | Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 | | | | Natural philosopher, traveler. Humboldt served as a mining official of the Prussian Civil Service, until he became financially independent in 1796. Subsequently he traveled extensively in Europe, the western hemisphere, and Siberia, writing on geography, astronomy, zoology, botany, chemistry, and geomagnetism. His interests also extended to the study of languages and prehistory. | |
| | Title: | Alexander von Humboldt Correspondence
| | | Type: | Collection | | | Format: | Microfilm | | | Language: | English | German | | | Dates: | 1813-1855 | | | Extent: | 1 reel | | | Abstract: | Includes 3 letters to Thomas Young. 18 March to 13 June 1823 | | | Source: | Alexander von Humboldt Correspondence (Film 870.1) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | Linguistics and philology | |
15 | Author: | Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 | | | | Natural philosopher, traveler. Humboldt served as a mining official of the Prussian Civil Service, until he became financially independent in 1796. Subsequently he traveled extensively in Europe, the western hemisphere, and Siberia, writing on geography, astronomy, zoology, botany, chemistry, and geomagnetism. His interests also extended to the study of languages and prehistory. | |
| | Title: | Alexander von Humboldt Letters
| | | Type: | Collection | | | Format: | Microfilm | | | Language: | English | German | | | Dates: | 1804-1856 | | | Extent: | 1 reel | | | Abstract: | Includes 4 letters to George Bancroft. 25 October 1820 to 12 July 1828. American Indian and other languages | | | Source: | Alexander von Humboldt Letters (Film 870.2) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Linguistics and philology | |
16 | Author: | Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895 | | | | Naturalist, anatomist. Assistant surgeon, Royal Navy, 1846-1854; lecturer in natural history, Royal School of Mines, 1854-1881, professor, biology, 1881-1885; naturalist, Geological Survey, 1855-1882; Hunterian professor of comparative anatomy, Royal College of Surgeons, 1863-1869; Fullerian professor of physiology, Royal Institution, 1863-1867; lord rector, Aberdeen University, 1872-1875; chief inspector, salmon fisheries, 1881-1885. | |
| | Title: | Thomas Henry Huxley Papers
| | | Type: | Collection | | | Format: | Microfilm | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | Circa 1846-1885 | | | Extent: | 20 reels | | | Abstract: | From the Imperial College of Science and Technology. For the contents of this collection, see Warren R. Dawson, ed., The Huxley Papers: a Descriptive Catalogue of the Correspondence, Manuscripts and Miscellaneous Papers... in the Imperial College of Science and Technology (London, 1946). | | | Source: | Thomas Henry Huxley Papers (History of Science, Film 2) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | Disciplinary professionalization, professional societies, education, employment | Physical studies -- Physical anthropology, medical anthropology, anthropometrics, craniology, race, human evolution | |
17 | Author: | Lyell, Charles, 1797-1875 | | | | Geologist, natural historian. Practicing barrister, 1825-1827; devoted himself full-time to study of geology thereafter; F.R.S., 1826; Secretary, Geological Society, 1823-1826, president, 1834-1836, 1849-1850; president, BAAS, 1864-1865; member of numerous scientific societies and parliamentary commissions | |
| | Title: | Sir Charles Lyell Correspondence
| | | Type: | Collection | | | Format: | Microfilm | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1811-1882 | | | Extent: | 10 reels | | | Abstract: | Consists mostly of incoming correspondence from English and American scientists, with a small section of correspondence from Lyell. See also History of Science Film 1: "Papers on America in Collections of Royal Society of London" | | | Source: | Sir Charles Lyell Correspondence (History of Science, Film 4) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Physical studies -- Physical anthropology, medical anthropology, anthropometrics, craniology, race, human evolution | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
18 | Author: | Benedict, Ruth Fulton, 1887-1948 | | | | Anthropologist. Lecturer, anthropology, Columbia University, 1923-1930; assistant professor, 1930-1936; associate professor, 1936-1948; professor, 1948. Helped organize project for Research in Contemporary Cultures at Columbia University, 1946. Studied folklore, ethnology, the psychological basis of cultural patterns. | |
| | Title: | Foreward to An Ethnological Study of the Ixil Indians of the Guatemala Highlands, by Jackson Steward Lincoln
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Microfilm | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1946 | | | Extent: | Approximately 48 leaves | | | Abstract: |
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| | | Source: | Manuscripts on Middle American Cultural Anthropology (Film 297) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | |
19 | Author: | University of Chicago | | | | | |
| | Title: | Microfilm Collection of Manuscripts on Middle American Cultural Anthropology
| | | Type: | Collection | | | Format: | Microfilm | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1946-1975 | | | Extent: | 26 reels | | | Abstract: | University of Chicago microfilm collection of anthropological manuscripts dealing with Central America. Includes works by Robert Redfield, Manuel Andrade, Sol Tax, Antonio Carrera, Juan de Dios Resales, Betty W. Starr, Benjamin Lee Whorf, Howard W. Law, and many others. Film Nos. 1-72, 77-99, 100, 103, 108-109, 111-112, 116-117, 120-123, 126-127, 131-132, 136, 141-142, 146, 156-158, 160-161, 165-167, 170-171, 175-176, 186-191, 195-196, 221, 226. | | | Source: | Manuscripts on Middle American Cultural Anthropology (Film 297) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Folklore, mythology, religion | Linguistics and philology | |
20 | 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 | |
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