Corners of a foreign field : discussions about American overseas advanced research centers in the humanities and social sciences / edited by Robert McC. Adams and Corinne S. Schelling ; with a chapter by Mason Hammond
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American Academy of Arts and Sciences Conferences on American Overseas Advanced Research Centers (1st : 1978 : Dumbarton Oaks) Search this
Adams, Robert McC (Robert McCormick) 1926-2018 Search this
Discusses Adams' childhood and education; his college and graduate education at the University of Chicago; factory work during his college years; his first fieldwork in Iraq in 1950 with Robert J. and Linda Braidwood; his decision to pursue an academic...
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Adams, Robert McC. (Robert McCormick), 1926-2018, interviewee Search this
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Interviews
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Archival materials
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9602, Robert McCormick Adams Oral History Interviews
Opening Ceremony speakers include: Robert McCormick Adams, James Hurley, S. Dillon Ripley, Ambassador Ramley of Indonesia, Eleanor Arnold, Sen. Paul Simon, Secretary of Agriculture Ed Madigan, Ruth Brown, Vicki McGraw of Interior Dept., Richard Kurin, Jim Morris, Ralph Rinzler, Marian Lund, Sen. Tim Harkin
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101 Opening Ceremonies: "Chirps" Smith Family: "The Rush and the Pepper" / Dorothy Kent, Kenny Applebee, Lynn Smith. Fiddle,Guitar.
104 Opening Ceremonies: Moving Star Hall Singers "You Got to Move".
105 Opening Ceremonies / James Hurley, Robert McCormick Adams, Sidney Dillon Ripley.
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FP-1991-CT-0041-5
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Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 28, 1991.
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Focuses on Adams' role as an administrator at the University of Chicago, as director of the Oriental Institute and Dean of the Social Sciences faculty; c. 1920s-1970s.
Collection Creator::
Adams, Robert McC. (Robert McCormick), 1926-2018, interviewee Search this
Container:
Interviews
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Rights:
Restricted. Contact SIHistory@si.edu to request permission.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9602, Robert McCormick Adams Oral History Interviews