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| | 1 | Author: | Lubbock, John, 1834-1913 | | | | | Member of Parliament, naturalist, author. Member of Roberts, Lubbock and Co., bankers, from 1849, later head of the firm; president, Institute of Bankers, 1879-1893; chairman, committee of London clearing bankers, and president, Central Association of Bankers, 1898-1913; M.P., 1870-1890; member of senate and vice-chancellor, London University, 1872-1880; F.R.S., member and officer of many scientific societies; popular and scientific writer on numerous topics, including prehistory and anthropology | |
| | | Title: | Letter to Edward Tylor
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 16 August 1871 | | | | Extent: | 1 letter | | | | Abstract: | Antiquity of man | | | | Source: | Sir John Lubbock Papers (B L961) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | |
| 2 | Author: | Evans, Sir John, 1823-1908 | | | | | Archaeologist, numismatist, businessman. A businessman by occupation, Evans dedicated his spare time to studies of the antiquity of man in Europe and to British numismatics. He was active in numerous learned societies, serving as president of the Geological Society, Society of Antiquaries, the Numismatic Society, the Anthropological Institute, the Egypt Exploration Fund, and the Society of Arts. Evans was elected to the Royal Society in 1864 and made a KCB in 1892 | |
| | | Title: | Letter from David Ansted
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 28 March | | | | Extent: | 1 letter | | | | Abstract: | Geology and archaeology | | | | Source: | Miscellaneous Manuscripts (Misc. Mss.) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | |
| 3 | Author: | Evans, Sir John, 1823-1908 | | | | | Archaeologist, numismatist, businessman. A businessman by occupation, Evans dedicated his spare time to studies of the antiquity of man in Europe and to British numismatics. He was active in numerous learned societies, serving as president of the Geological Society, Society of Antiquaries, the Numismatic Society, the Anthropological Institute, the Egypt Exploration Fund, and the Society of Arts. Evans was elected to the Royal Society in 1864 and made a KCB in 1892 | |
| | | Title: | Letter to an unknown individual
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 18 September 1873 | | | | Extent: | 1 letter | | | | Abstract: | Prehistory | | | | Source: | Letters of Scientists (509 L56.20) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | |
| 4 | Author: | Haldeman, Samuel Stehman, 1812-1880 | | | | | Naturalist, linguist. Assistant, New Jersey Geological Survey, 1836-1837; assistant, Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 1837-1838; lecturer, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, 1842-1843; professor, natural history, University of Pennsylvania, 1851-1855; professor, geology and chemistry, Pennsylvania Agricultural College, and professor of natural sciences, Delaware College, 1853-1858; professor, comparative philology, University of Pennsylvania, 1868-1880. | |
| | | Title: | Letter to J. P. Lesley
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 15 June 1878 | | | | Extent: | 1 letter | | | | Abstract: | Indian artifacts | | | | Source: | American Philosophical Society Archives (A.P.S. Archives) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | |
| 5 | Author: | Haldeman, Samuel Stehman, 1812-1880 | | | | | Naturalist, linguist. Assistant, New Jersey Geological Survey, 1836-1837; assistant, Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 1837-1838; lecturer, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, 1842-1843; professor, natural history, University of Pennsylvania, 1851-1855; professor, geology and chemistry, Pennsylvania Agricultural College, and professor of natural sciences, Delaware College, 1853-1858; professor, comparative philology, University of Pennsylvania, 1868-1880. | |
| | | Title: | Letter to John Fries Frazer
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 31 December 1839 | | | | Extent: | 1 letter | | | | Abstract: | Indian artifacts | | | | Source: | John Fries Frazer Papers (B F865) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | |
| 6 | Author: | Henslow, John Stevens, 1796-1861 | | | | | Botanist, Anglican clergyman. Professor, mineralogy, Cambridge University, 1822-1827; professor, botany, 1827-1861; examiner in botany, University of London, 1838-1861; president of managing committee, Ipswich Museum, 1850-1861. | |
| | | Title: | Letter to Daniell Nihill
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 14 February 1861 | | | | Extent: | 1 letter | | | | Abstract: | "Drift Celts" and the antiquity of man | | | | Source: | John Stephens Henslow Papers (B H382) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | |
| 8 | Author: | Matthew, William Diller, 1871-1930 | | | | | Paleontologist. Assistant paleontologist, American Museum of Natural History, 1895-1898, assistant curator, 1899-1901, associate curator, 1902-1910, curator, 1910-1922, curator-in-chief, earth sciences, 1922-1927; professor and head of department, paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, 1927-1930. | |
| | | Title: | Letter to an unknown individual
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | n.d. | | | | Extent: | 1 letter | | | | Abstract: | "Snake Creek artifacts" and age of man in North America | | | | Source: | Miscellaneous Manuscripts (Misc. Mss.) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | |
| 10 | Author: | Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815 | | | | | Physician, naturalist. Medical practice, Philadelphia, 1789-1815; professor of natural history and botany, College of Philadelphia, 1790-95, of materia medica, 1895-1813; chair of theory and practice of medicine, 1813-15; physician to Pennsylvania Hospital, 1798-1815; founder and editor, Philadelphia Medical and Physical Journal, 1805-08. Barton's interests and research included studies in botany, materia medica, and American ethnography. | |
| | | Title: | Letter to John Heckewelder
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 22 February 1796 | | | | Extent: | 1 letter | | | | Abstract: | American Indian antiquities and skin color | | | | Source: | Miscellaneous Manuscripts (Misc. Mss.) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | Physical studies -- Physical anthropology, medical anthropology, anthropometrics, craniology, race, human evolution | |
| 11 | 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 Papers
| | | | Type: | Collection | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 1808-1874 | | | | Extent: | Approximately 280 letters | | | | Abstract: | Includes letters to John Evans, Milne Home, John Kempe, E.T. Stevan, S.W. Symonds, Albert Way, S.V. Wood. Prehistory; archaeology; antiquity of man; neolithic implements; Roman ruins; Stonehenge | | | | Source: | Sir Charles Lyell Papers (B L981) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | Physical studies -- Physical anthropology, medical anthropology, anthropometrics, craniology, race, human evolution | |
| 14 | Author: | Nuttall, Zelia, 1858-1953 | | | | | Archaeologist, Americanist. Honorary special assistant, Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, Massachusetts; honorary professor, archaeology, National Museum, Mexico, 1908-1933; member, advisory council, department of anthropology, University of California | |
| | | Title: | Correspondence between Zelia Nuttall and J. Alden Mason
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 5 August 1931 - 25 January 1933 | | | | Extent: | 4 letters | | | | Abstract: | 4 letters (1 to Mason, 3 to Nuttall). Letters of introduction; Mexican archaeology; publications | | | | Source: | John Alden Mason Papers (B M384) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
| 15 | Author: | Mason, John Alden, 1885-1967 | | | | | Anthropologist. Assistant curator, Mexican and South American archaeology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, 1917-1924; assistant curator, Mexican archaeology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, 1924-1925; curator, American archaeology, and ethnology, University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, 1926-1955, curator emeritus, 1955-1967; editor, American Anthropologist, 1945-1948 | |
| | | Title: | Correspondence between Zelia Nuttall and J. Alden Mason
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 5 August 1931 - 25 January 1933 | | | | Extent: | 4 letters | | | | Abstract: | 4 letters (1 to Mason, 3 to Nuttall). Letters of introduction; Mexican archaeology; publications | | | | Source: | John Alden Mason Papers (B M384) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
| 16 | Author: | Bandelier, Adolf F., 1840-1914 | | | | | Archaeologist, historian. American Museum of Natural History, 1903-1914; lecturer, American archaeology, Columbia University, 1904-1914. | |
| | | Title: | Correspondence between Adolf Bandelier and Franz Boas
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 20 June 1905 - 7 January 1910 | | | | Extent: | 11 letters | | | | Abstract: | 11 letters (8 to Boas, 3 to Bandelier). Employment at Columbia; personal. | | | | Source: | Franz Boas Papers (B B61) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | Disciplinary professionalization, professional societies, education, employment | Personal matters | |
| 17 | Author: | Boas, Franz, 1858-1942 | | | | | Anthropologist. Assistant, Royal Ethnographic Museum, Berlin, 1885-1886; privat-dozent, University of Berlin, 1885-1886; docent, Clark University, 1889-1892; assistant, department of anthropology, Columbian Exposition, 1892-1894; assistant curator, American Museum of Natural History, 1895-1900, curator, 1900-1905; lecturer, anthropology, Columbia Univeristy, 1896-1899, professor, 1899-1936, emeritus professor, 1936-1942. Boas was interested in a broad spectrum of cultural and physical studies and was a central figure in American anthropology from the early 1900s until his death in 1942. His students include (among others): Alfred Kroeber, Robert Lowie, Melville Herskovits, Edward Sapir, Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, Alexander Goldenweiser, Paul Radin, M. F. Ashley Montagu, Frank Speck, and Elsie Clews Parsons. | |
| | | Title: | Correspondence between Adolf Bandelier and Franz Boas
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 20 June 1905 - 7 January 1910 | | | | Extent: | 11 letters | | | | Abstract: | 11 letters (8 to Boas, 3 to Bandelier). Employment at Columbia; personal. | | | | Source: | Franz Boas Papers (B B61) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | Disciplinary professionalization, professional societies, education, employment | Personal matters | |
| 18 | Author: | Frazer, Persifor, 1844-1909 | | | | | Geologist, chemist. Mineralogist and metallurgist, U.S. Geological Survey, 1869-1870; instructor and professor, chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 1870-1874; assistant, Geological Survey, Pennsylvania, 1874-1882. Frazer was secretary of the American Philosophical Society, from 1896 to 1898. In this capacity, he corresponded with numerous authors about their contributions to the Society's Proceedings. A portion of this correspondence refers to papers on anthropology and archaeology. | |
| | | Title: | Correspondence of Persifor Frazer
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 10 April 1896 - 3 December 1897 | | | | Extent: | 13 letters | | | | Abstract: | Correspondents include Sara Yorke Stevenson, Frank Hamilton Cushing, Daniel Garrison Brinton. Publications on archaeology, Indian languages, prehistory. | | | | Source: | American Philosophical Society Archives (A.P.S. Archives) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | Linguistics and philology | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
| 19 | 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: | Letters to Edmé François Jomard
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 1 March 1809 - 25 April 1854 | | | | Extent: | 27 letters | | | | Abstract: | Egyptology; hieroglyphics; publications | | | | Source: | Alexander von Humboldt Papers (B H88.4) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | Linguistics and philology | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
| 20 | 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: | Correspondence of Thomas Huxley, Charles Darwin, and Charles Lyell
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 1856-1881 | | | | Extent: | Approximately 22 letters | | | | Abstract: | Letter numbers: 127, 181, 183, 184, 188, 192, 221, 222, 223, 227, 287, 291, 387, 400, 404, 465, 474, 477, 513, 578, 581, 606. See finding aid for more information regarding the content of the letters. | | | | Source: | Charles Darwin Letters (B D25) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | Physical studies -- Physical anthropology, medical anthropology, anthropometrics, craniology, race, human evolution | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
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