Subject • | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | [X] | • | Archaeology, prehistory |
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| • | Disciplinary professionalization, professional societies, education, employment |
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| • | Financial support for research and publication |
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| • | Folklore, mythology, religion |
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| • | Linguistics and philology |
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| • | Museums -- Development, operation, and collections |
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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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| • | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous |
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| • | Social uses and context of anthropology and archaeology | [X] |
| 2 | Author: | Boas, Franziska, 1902-1988 | | | | Dancer, daughter of Franz Boas | |
| | Title: | Reminiscences of Franziska Boas, as Recorded by the Oral History Research Office, Columbia University
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Transcript | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1972 | | | Extent: | 77 leaves | | | Abstract: | This is a copy of the written transcription of an interview with Franziska Boas, on the subject of her father. The interview provides useful information regarding Franz Boas' personal life, habits, and attitudes on social issues. There is also information on his professional career at Columbia, his fieldwork, and his relationship with his informants. | | | Source: | Reminiscences of Franziska Boas (B B61re) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Social uses and context of anthropology and archaeology | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Financial support for research and publication | Personal matters | |
3 | Author: | Wissler, Clark, 1870-1947 | | | | Anthropologist, psychologist, museum curator. Assistant, psychology. Indiana University, 1895-1897; instructor, psychology and education, Ohio College, 1897-1899; assistant, psychology, Columbia University, 1899-1900; instructor, pedagogy, New York University, 1901-1902; assistant, ethnology, American Museum of Natural History, 1902-1905, curator, 1905-1907, curator of anthropology, 1907-1942, editor, anthropology publications, 1907-1942, emeritus curator, 1943-1947; assistant, anthropology, Columbia University, 1903-1904, lecturer, 1904-1909; professor, Institute for Human Relations, Yale University, 1924-1940, emeritus professor, 1940-1947 | |
| | Title: | Correspondence between Clark Wissler and William Fenton
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1935-1947 | | | Extent: | 13 letters | | | Abstract: | Anthropological work; museum pieces; Seneca; Iroquois "burying the hatchet" expression; Jesse Cornplanter; publications. See also: Cornplanter, Jesse J | | | Source: | William N. Fenton Papers (Ms. Coll. 20) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Social uses and context of anthropology and archaeology | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Folklore, mythology, religion | Museums -- Development, operation, and collections | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
4 | Author: | Fenton, William N., 1908-2005 | | | | Anthropologist. U.S. Indian Service, 1935-1937; instructor in sociology and anthropology, St. Lawrence University, 1937-1938; visiting instructor to various universities; lecturer; associate anthropologist, Smithsonian, 1939-1943; ethnologist, 1943-1951; National Research Council, 1952-1954; New York State Museum and Science Service, 1954-1968; professor, SUNY-Albany, 1968-1974; professor emeritus, 1979-2005 | |
| | Title: | Correspondence between Clark Wissler and William Fenton
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1935-1947 | | | Extent: | 13 letters | | | Abstract: | Anthropological work; museum pieces; Seneca; Iroquois "burying the hatchet" expression; Jesse Cornplanter; publications. See also: Cornplanter, Jesse J | | | Source: | William N. Fenton Papers (Ms. Coll. 20) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Social uses and context of anthropology and archaeology | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Folklore, mythology, religion | Museums -- Development, operation, and collections | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
5 | Author: | Fewkes, J. Walter, 1850-1930 | | | | Ethnologist, archaeologist. Assistant, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, 1881-1889; editor, Journal of Ethnology and Archaeology, 1890-1894; ethnologist, Bureau of American Ethnology, 1895-1918, chief, 1918-1928. Fewkes did much of his professional research on the archaeology and ethnology of the Hopi Indians. He was instrumental in the exploration and repair of pueblo ruins, and was an assiduous collector of artifacts for the National Museum. | |
| | Title: | Letters to Elsie Clews Parsons
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1917 | | | Extent: | 2 letters | | | Abstract: | Fieldwork/ethnology discussion; Native American language; culture; ceremonies; Zuni and Hopi | | | Source: | Elsie Clews Parsons Papers (Ms. Coll. 29) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Social uses and context of anthropology and archaeology | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Linguistics and philology | |
6 | Author: | Redfield, Robert, 1897-1958 | | | | Anthropologist. Instructor, sociology, University of Colorado, 1925-1926; fellow, Social Science Research Council, 1926-1927; instructor, anthropology, University of Chicago, 1927-1928, assistant professor, 1928-1930, associate professor, 1930-1934, professor and dean, Divison of Social Sciences, 1934-1946, chairman, department of anthropology, 1947-1949, Robert Maynard Hutchins professor, 1953-1958; research associate, in charge of ethnology and sociological fieldwork, Carnegie Institution, 1930-1946 | |
| | Title: | Correspondence between Robert Redfield and Elsie Clews Parsons
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1929-1935 | | | Extent: | 10 letters | | | Abstract: | -Spanish culture in Mexico; material culture; fieldwork; riddling; comments on "Coati and the Ceiba"; publications | | | Source: | Elsie Clews Parsons Papers (Ms. Coll. 29) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Social uses and context of anthropology and archaeology | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
7 | Author: | Parsons, Elsie Clews, 1875-1941 | | | | Anthropologist, folklorist. Independently wealthy writer and researcher in ethnology and folklore. Lecturer, Barnard College, 1902-1905; assistant editor, Journal of American Folk-Lore; president, American Anthropological Association, 1940-1941 | |
| | Title: | Correspondence between Robert Redfield and Elsie Clews Parsons
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1929-1935 | | | Extent: | 10 letters | | | Abstract: | -Spanish culture in Mexico; material culture; fieldwork; riddling; comments on "Coati and the Ceiba"; publications | | | Source: | Elsie Clews Parsons Papers (Ms. Coll. 29) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Social uses and context of anthropology and archaeology | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
8 | Author: | Wallace, Anthony F. C., 1923- | | | | Anthropologist. Instructor anthropology Bryn Mawr College, 1948-1950; assistant instructor anthropology University of Pennsylvania, research secretary Behavioral Research Council, 1951-1955; research assistant professor University of Pennsylvania, 1952-1955, visiting associate professor, 1955-1961, professor, 1961, chairman, 1961-1971; Geraldine R. Segal professor social thought, 1980-1983, University professor, 1983-1988, professor emeritus, 1988- | |
| | Title: | Correspondence between Anthony F. C. Wallace and William Fenton
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1948-1993 | | | Extent: | 1 folder | | | Abstract: | Research project on Iroquois; Tuscarora (social organization, language, ethno-historical literature); Fenton recommending fellowship for Wallace; fieldwork/ethnography; publications; Iroquois Conference; employment; Iroquois Rorschach Workers Incorporated; professional organizations; Iroquois suicide; ceremonies; Merle Deardorff; Wallace dissertation; library research; grant funding; culture; comments on "The Institutionalization of Cathartic and Control Strategies in Iroquois Religious Psychotherapy"; Wampum belts; masks; Wallace's curriculum vitae and bibliography; personal. See also: Deardorff, Merle H., 1952; Snyderman, George S., 1952 | | | Source: | William N. Fenton Papers (Ms. Coll. 20) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Social uses and context of anthropology and archaeology | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Linguistics and philology | Physical studies -- Physical anthropology, medical anthropology, anthropometrics, craniology, race, human evolution | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | Financial support for research and publication | Personal matters | |
9 | Author: | Fenton, William N., 1908-2005 | | | | Anthropologist. U.S. Indian Service, 1935-1937; instructor in sociology and anthropology, St. Lawrence University, 1937-1938; visiting instructor to various universities; lecturer; associate anthropologist, Smithsonian, 1939-1943; ethnologist, 1943-1951; National Research Council, 1952-1954; New York State Museum and Science Service, 1954-1968; professor, SUNY-Albany, 1968-1974; professor emeritus, 1979-2005 | |
| | Title: | Correspondence between Anthony F. C. Wallace and William Fenton
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1948-1993 | | | Extent: | 1 folder | | | Abstract: | Research project on Iroquois; Tuscarora (social organization, language, ethno-historical literature); Fenton recommending fellowship for Wallace; fieldwork/ethnography; publications; Iroquois Conference; employment; Iroquois Rorschach Workers Incorporated; professional organizations; Iroquois suicide; ceremonies; Merle Deardorff; Wallace dissertation; library research; grant funding; culture; comments on "The Institutionalization of Cathartic and Control Strategies in Iroquois Religious Psychotherapy"; Wampum belts; masks; Wallace's curriculum vitae and bibliography; personal. See also: Deardorff, Merle H., 1952; Snyderman, George S., 1952 | | | Source: | William N. Fenton Papers (Ms. Coll. 20) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Social uses and context of anthropology and archaeology | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Linguistics and philology | Physical studies -- Physical anthropology, medical anthropology, anthropometrics, craniology, race, human evolution | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | Financial support for research and publication | Personal matters | |
10 | Author: | Herskovits, Melville J., 1895-1963 | | | | Cultural and physical anthropologist. NRC fellow in anthropology, 1923-1926; lecturer, anthropology, Columbia University, 1924-1927; lecturer, Howard University, 1925; assistant professor, anthropology, Northwestern University, 1927-1930; associate professor and department chairman, 1931-1935; professor, 1935-1963; professor, African studies, 1960-1963; director, African studies, 1951-1963. | |
| | Title: | Correspondence between Melville Herskovits and Clews Parsons
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 10 April 1939 - 10 April 1941 | | | Extent: | 19 letters | | | Abstract: | 19 letters (15 to Parsons, 4 to Herskovits). Fieldwork; folklore; Journal of American Folk-Lore; American Folk-Lore Society; SSRC; research funding; professional meetings; publications | | | Source: | Elsie Clews Parsons Papers (572 P25.1) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Social uses and context of anthropology and archaeology | Disciplinary professionalization, professional societies, education, employment | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Folklore, mythology, religion | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | Financial support for research and publication | |
11 | Author: | Parsons, Elsie Clews, 1875-1941 | | | | Anthropologist, folklorist. Independently wealthy writer and researcher in ethnology and folklore. Lecturer, Barnard College, 1902-1905; assistant editor, Journal of American Folk-Lore; president, American Anthropological Association, 1940-1941 | |
| | Title: | Correspondence between Melville Herskovits and Clews Parsons
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 10 April 1939 - 10 April 1941 | | | Extent: | 19 letters | | | Abstract: | 19 letters (15 to Parsons, 4 to Herskovits). Fieldwork; folklore; Journal of American Folk-Lore; American Folk-Lore Society; SSRC; research funding; professional meetings; publications | | | Source: | Elsie Clews Parsons Papers (572 P25.1) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Social uses and context of anthropology and archaeology | Disciplinary professionalization, professional societies, education, employment | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Folklore, mythology, religion | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | Financial support for research and publication | |
12 | Author: | Hoijer, Harry, 1904-1976 | | | | Anthropologist. Instructor, anthropology, University of Chicago, 1931-1940; assistant professor, anthropology, UCLA, 1940-1946, associate professor, 1946-1948, professor, 1948-1970. | |
| | Title: | Correspondence between Harry Hoijer and Dell Hymes
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1956-1967 | | | Extent: | Approximately 24 letters | | | Abstract: | Fieldwork; language; employment; comments on articles/publications; professional work; journals; publishing; linguistic anthropology; professional organizations; personal | | | Source: | Dell H. Hymes Papers (Ms. Coll. 55) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Social uses and context of anthropology and archaeology | Disciplinary professionalization, professional societies, education, employment | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Linguistics and philology | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | Personal matters | |
13 | Author: | Hymes, Dell Hathaway, 1927- | | | | Linguist, folklorist. Instructor to assistant professor, social anthropology, Harvard University, 1956-1960; associate professor to professor of anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, 1960-65; professor of anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, 1965-1971, professor of folklore and linguistics, 1972-1987, professor of education, 1975-1987, dean of education, 1975-1987. University of Virginia, Professor of anthropology and English, 1987-2000, Emeritus Professor, 2000- | |
| | Title: | Correspondence between Harry Hoijer and Dell Hymes
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1956-1967 | | | Extent: | Approximately 24 letters | | | Abstract: | Fieldwork; language; employment; comments on articles/publications; professional work; journals; publishing; linguistic anthropology; professional organizations; personal | | | Source: | Dell H. Hymes Papers (Ms. Coll. 55) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Social uses and context of anthropology and archaeology | Disciplinary professionalization, professional societies, education, employment | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Linguistics and philology | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | Personal matters | |
14 | Author: | Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978 | | | | Anthropologist. Assistant curator, ethnology, American Museum of Natural History, 1926-1942, associate curator, 1942-1964, curator, 1964-1969, emeritus curator, 1969-1978, director, studies in contemporary culture, 1951-1953; adjunct professor, anthropology, Columbia University, 1954-1978 | |
| | Title: | Correspondence between Margaret Mead and Franz Boas
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 14 July 1925 - 28 October 1940 | | | Extent: | 42 letters | | | Abstract: | 41 letters (32 to Boas, 9 to Mead) + 1 letter to F.R. Lillie from Mead. Adolescence and family life in Samoa; personality and culture; Samoan ethnography; adolescence and social life in New Guinea; sexual behavior; National Research Council; Reo Fortune; Radcliffe-Brown. Includes 6 January 1926 report to NRC, entitled "A Study in Heredity and Environment Based on an Investigation of the Phenomena of Adolescence among Primitive and Civilized Peoples." | | | Source: | Franz Boas Papers (B B61) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Social uses and context of anthropology and archaeology | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | Financial support for research and publication | Personal matters | |
15 | 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 Margaret Mead and Franz Boas
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 14 July 1925 - 28 October 1940 | | | Extent: | 42 letters | | | Abstract: | 41 letters (32 to Boas, 9 to Mead) + 1 letter to F.R. Lillie from Mead. Adolescence and family life in Samoa; personality and culture; Samoan ethnography; adolescence and social life in New Guinea; sexual behavior; National Research Council; Reo Fortune; Radcliffe-Brown. Includes 6 January 1926 report to NRC, entitled "A Study in Heredity and Environment Based on an Investigation of the Phenomena of Adolescence among Primitive and Civilized Peoples." | | | Source: | Franz Boas Papers (B B61) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Social uses and context of anthropology and archaeology | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | Financial support for research and publication | Personal matters | |
16 | 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: | Franz Boas Field notebooks and anthropometric data
| | | Type: | Collection | | | Format: | Manuscripts | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | Circa 1883-1912 | | | Extent: | 3 boxes (1.5 linear feet) | | | Abstract: | Two boxes of data sheets containing anthropometric measurements of American Indians; one box of assorted field notebooks, diaries, and manuscript copies of Boas papers on assorted topics. | | | Source: | Franz Boas field notebooks and anthropometric data (B B61.5) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Social uses and context of anthropology and archaeology | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Linguistics and philology | Physical studies -- Physical anthropology, medical anthropology, anthropometrics, craniology, race, human evolution | Personal matters | |
17 | Author: | White, Leslie A., 1900-1975 | | | | Anthropologist. Instructor, sociology and anthropology, University of Buffalo, 1927-1928, assistant professor, 1928-1930; assistant professor, anthropology, University of Michigan, 1930-1932, associate professor, 1932-1943, professor, 1943-1970, chairman of department, 1945-1957; visiting professor, anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1973-1975; curator, anthropology, Buffalo Museum of Science, 1927-1930 | |
| | Title: | Correspondence between Leslie White and Elsie Clews Parsons
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | [1927?]-1937, 1941 | | | Extent: | 5 folders | | | Abstract: | Fieldwork/ethnography; informants; societies; ceremonies; San Felipe notes; the Kachina cult notes; migration; interview with Miss Roberts and Mr. Reuter of Pecos; Taos notes - men and curing, doctoring, language, map, society chiefs, folklore, ceremonies, training; anthropology paper - "An Anthropological Appraisal of the Russian Revolution" by White; publishing and publications; education; clan/lineages; masks; various anthropological work by White, Sia, San Domingo, Taos, San Felipe, Acoma; genealogy; comments on lecture "The Disintegration of Pueblo Culture" | | | Source: | Elsie Clews Parsons Papers (Ms. Coll. 29) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Social uses and context of anthropology and archaeology | 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 | Linguistics and philology | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
18 | Author: | Parsons, Elsie Clews, 1875-1941 | | | | Anthropologist, folklorist. Independently wealthy writer and researcher in ethnology and folklore. Lecturer, Barnard College, 1902-1905; assistant editor, Journal of American Folk-Lore; president, American Anthropological Association, 1940-1941 | |
| | Title: | Correspondence between Leslie White and Elsie Clews Parsons
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | [1927?]-1937, 1941 | | | Extent: | 5 folders | | | Abstract: | Fieldwork/ethnography; informants; societies; ceremonies; San Felipe notes; the Kachina cult notes; migration; interview with Miss Roberts and Mr. Reuter of Pecos; Taos notes - men and curing, doctoring, language, map, society chiefs, folklore, ceremonies, training; anthropology paper - "An Anthropological Appraisal of the Russian Revolution" by White; publishing and publications; education; clan/lineages; masks; various anthropological work by White, Sia, San Domingo, Taos, San Felipe, Acoma; genealogy; comments on lecture "The Disintegration of Pueblo Culture" | | | Source: | Elsie Clews Parsons Papers (Ms. Coll. 29) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Social uses and context of anthropology and archaeology | 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 | Linguistics and philology | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
19 | Author: | Carpenter, Edmund Snow, 1922- | | | | Archaeologist, ethnologist | |
| | Title: | Correspondence between Edmund Carpenter and Ashley Montagu
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1955-1993 | | | Extent: | 19 letters and enclosure | | | Abstract: | Social and culture anthropology; fieldwork; ethnography of Carpenter of Eskimos; Carpenter's writings on Art of the Aivilik; employment of Carpenter editing archives of Carl Schuster; publishing; "Explorations" publication; education; peers; Carpenter's retelling of articles; racism; film production; personal | | | Source: | Ashley Montagu Papers (Ms. Coll. 109) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Social uses and context of anthropology and archaeology | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Disciplinary professionalization, professional societies, education, employment | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | Personal matters | |
20 | Author: | Montagu, Ashley, 1905-1999 | | | | Physical anthropologist, social biologist. Research associate, British Museum of Natural History, 1926-1927; curator, physical anthropologist, Wellcome History of Medicine Museum, 1929-1930; assistant professor, anatomy, New York University, 1931-1938; associate professor, anatomy, Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia, 1938-1949; chairman, department of anthropology, Rutgers University, 1949-1955; senior lecturer, VA post-graduate training program, 1946-; lecturer, New School for Social Research, 1931, 1948-1959; lecturer, Princeton University, 1978-1982 | |
| | Title: | Correspondence between Edmund Carpenter and Ashley Montagu
| | | Type: | Text items | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | Language: | English | | | Dates: | 1955-1993 | | | Extent: | 19 letters and enclosure | | | Abstract: | Social and culture anthropology; fieldwork; ethnography of Carpenter of Eskimos; Carpenter's writings on Art of the Aivilik; employment of Carpenter editing archives of Carl Schuster; publishing; "Explorations" publication; education; peers; Carpenter's retelling of articles; racism; film production; personal | | | Source: | Ashley Montagu Papers (Ms. Coll. 109) | | | |
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| | Subjects: | Social uses and context of anthropology and archaeology | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Disciplinary professionalization, professional societies, education, employment | Anthropological and archaeological fieldwork | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | Personal matters | |
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