Timothy Asch was an anthropologist and ethnographic film maker who devoted his professional life to using film as a recording and teaching medium. His papers cover the period from 1966 until his premature death in 1994 and reflect his active career in the field. A large portion of the files relates to his work among the Yanomami people of Venezuela and to his concern with bias in film making.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of Timothy Asch document his career as an anthropologist, educator,
photographer and filmmaker through correspondence, photographs, research files
(articles and notes), and teaching materials (course information and lecture notes). The
files relating to Asch's film projects include articles, field notes, and reviews. The major
correspondents in this collection are Patsy Asch, Tom Beidelman, Napoleon Chagnon,
James Fox, Robert Gardner, Douglas Lewis, Peter Loizos, David & Olga Sapir, and
Minor White.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into the following 13 series:
Series 1) Correspondence (1953-1994)
Series 2) College and graduate School (1955-1965)
Series 3) Teaching materials (1964-1993)
Series 4) Film projects (1964-1991)
Series 5) Articles and reviews (1972-1994)
Series 6) Alpha-Subject (1955-1989)
Series 7) Conferences, film festivals, and film organizations (1963-1993)
Series 8) Grants (1962-1993)
Series 9) Other people's work (1952-1995)
Series 10) Personal and family (1951-1994)
Series 11) Photographs (1947-1991)
Series 12) Sound recordings (bulk 1960s-1970s)
Series 13) Note slips, rolodexes, and business cards (1987, undated)
Biographical note:
Asch studied photography at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. While serving in the United States Army in Japan from 1951-55 he spent his off-duty hours photographing rice production and household activities in remote Japanese villages. After his military service, he enrolled in Columbia University graduating in 1959 with an undergraduate degree in Anthropology. After graduation, he went to work at the Peabody Museum at Harvard as an assistant editor to John Marshall on the Kung Bushmen film project. In 1964, he received a Masters Degree in Anthropology from Boston University where he studied in the African Studies Progam and read Anthropology with T.O. Beidelman at Harvard. In 1968, Asch and Marshall founded Documentary Educational Resources, a film distribution company. Anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon approached Asch in 1968 to film among the Yanomammmi people of Venezuela. This collaboration led to a major project resulting in over thirty films.
Chronology
1950-1951 -- California School of Fine Arts and Apprenticeships with photographers Minor White, Edward Weston and Ansel Adams
1953-1954 -- Military Service in Korea
1959 -- B.S. in Anthropology Columbia University
1959-1962 -- Ethnographic film consultant, Harvard University's Peabody Museum
1964 -- M.A. in Anthropology Harvard University
1965-1966 -- Curriculum Consultant, Ethnographic studies and the Bushmen Social Studies Curriculum Project (initially Educational Services, Inc., later called Educational Development Center)
1966-1968 -- Lecturer in Anthropology and Theater Arts, Brandeis University
1966-1968 -- Anthropology Curriculum and Media Consultant to the Newton Public Schools
1967-1994 -- Co-Founder and Director of Documentary Educational Resources, Watertown, Massachusetts, a non-profit curriculum development corporation distributing educational media
1968-1970 -- Visiting Assistant Professor, Anthropology Department, New York University
1969-1973 -- Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, Brandeis University
1973-1979 -- Research Fellow in Ethnographic film, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
1974-1976 -- Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University
1975 -- Research Cinematographer, National Anthropological Film Center, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
1976-1981 -- Senior Research Fellow, Department of Anthropology, Institute of Advanced Studies, the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
1982 -- Visiting Research Scholar, Department of Anthropology at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
1983-1994 -- Director, Center for Visual Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of Southern California
Related Materials:
The Human Studies Film Archives holds 93,000 feet (43 hours) of original film footage and the accompanying sound as well as the edited films from the 1968 and 1971 film projects by Timothy Asch and Napoleon Chagnon documenting the Yanomamo Indians of southern Venezuela and northern Brazil (between the Negro and Upper Orinoco rivers).
Provenance:
Donated to the National Anthropological Archives by Patsy Asch in 1996.
The Albert Clanton Spaulding Papers consist of correspondence, field project data, manuscripts, and teaching notes documenting his work at the University of Michigan, University of California Santa Barbara, the National Science Foundation, and field work at the Arzberger Site and Agattu.
Scope and Contents:
The Albert Clanton Spaulding Papers consist of correspondence, field project data, manuscripts, and teaching notes documenting his work at the University of Michigan, University of California Santa Barbara, the National Science Foundation, and field work at the Arzberger Site and Agattu. Although it has been noted that there are significant and inexplicable lucunae in Spaulding's papers, they nevertheless touch on most phases of his professional life. There is, however, relatively little field material.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Arrangement:
1. Correspondence, 1948-1982; 2. manuscript of Spaulding writings; 3. material concerning students; 4. site reports and field project data; 4. material regarding conferences and committees; 6. material related to work as National Science Foundation archeology program director; 7. student notebooks and dissertation; 8. material regarding the Arzberger site; 9. administrative material regarding the University of Michigan; 10. academic papers collected by Spaulding, teaching aids, and lecture notes; 11. Philip C. Phillips and Gordon R. Willey file; 12. James A. Ford file; 13. correspondence regarding publications; 14. miscellany; 15. photographs
Biographical note:
Albert C. Spaulding was trained at Montana State University (B.A. in economics, 1935), the University of Michigan (M.A. in ahthropology, 1937), and Columbia University (Ph.D., 1946). In 1946-1947, he taught at the University of Kansas and was an assistant curator at the university's Museum of Anthropology. From 1947-1961, he taught at the University of Michigan and was curator of that university's Museum of Anthropology. In 1959-1961, Spaulding was first program director for the History and Philosophy of Science Program of the National Science Foundation and the NAS program director for anthropology. In 1963-1966, he was professor and chairman of the anthropology department at the University of Oregon. In 1967-1971, he became dean of the College of Letters and Science at the University of California at Santa Barbara and continued at that institution as professor of anthropology until 1983. Spaulding served the Society for Amercian Archeology as associate editor, secretary, vice president, and president. In 1964, he was vice president for Section H of American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Although Spaulding carried out several significant field projects, he is best rememberd for his theoretical and methodological concerns. In relating his first archeological field work, he declared: "My fundamental interest at the time (and now) was clarification of the basic concepts of archeology, which led me into explicit definitions of archaeological problems in terms of relationship between or among well-defined variables." Spaulding produced many articles and book reviews in which he dealt with such problems. Some of the best-known appeared in the pages of American Antiquity in 1953 and 1954 when be debated James A. Ford in general terms concerning teh most productive methods of archeology in general and the nature of archeological types and methods of defining them in particular. Because of his espousal of rigor in method, Spaulding is considered on of the main forerunners of the "new archeology" of the 1960s. For his work, he received the SAA distinguished Service Award in 1981.
Restrictions:
The Albert Clanton Spaulding papers are open for research.
Access to the Albert Clanton Spaulding papers requires an appointment.
Central States Anthropological Society (U.S.) Search this
Extent:
6.67 Linear feet (16 document boxes)
Note:
This collection is stored off-site. Advance notice must be given to view collection.
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1922-2003
Summary:
This collection consists of the records of the Central States Anthropological Society and documents the activities of its officers. Also included is a manuscript history of the organization.
Scope and Contents:
These records document the history and activities of the Central States Anthropological Society. Materials include the constitution and by-laws, presidents' files, correspondence of other officers, secretary-treasurer reports, minutes of annual meetings and executive board meetings, manuscripts on the history of the society, publications, annual meeting programs, and photographs from annual meetings.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Arrangement:
Earlier accretions have been arranged in the following series: (1) History and Administrative Files; (2) Presidents' Files; (3) Secretary-Treasurers' Reports; (4) Minutes of Annual Business Meeting and Executive Board Meeting; (5) Correspondence; (6) Publications; (7) Awards; (8) Manuscripts; (9) Photographs.
Later accretions have not been processed.
Historical Note:
The Central States Anthropological Society (CSAS) was established as the Central Section of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), and it has informally been called the Central States Branch. Samuel A. Barrett led the creation of the new organization. The motivation was the difficulty for anthropologists of the central United States to attend AAA meetings, for the AAA had come to convene only in large northeastern or Middle Atlantic cities. The section's stated purpose was to promote "the cause of anthropology by means of a closer fraternization of the central states." "Central states" meant the entire region lying between the Appalachian and Rocky mountains. In fact, however, CSAS has been most successful and influential in the midwestern states.
The AAA approved the organization of the Central Section through a constitutional amendment adopted in December 1921. The section's constitution was adopted at its first meeting in 1922. It provided for two categories of membership—members who belonged to the AAA and associates who belonged to only the section. Both could vote and hold office. The constitution vested governance in an executive council made up of members elected to an executive committee together with the society's officers. The members of the executive committee itself were originally elected by a larger council, but the council was abolished in 1947. Since then the committee has been elected directly by the membership.
The original constitution provided for officers including a president, two vice presidents, a secretary-treasurer, and a corresponding secretary. The section failed to fill the latter office until 1952; and three years later the position was abolished as was the position of secretary-treasurer. Replacing them were two offices, a secretary and a treasurer. In 1957, the two offices were again combined as secretary-treasurer. In 1967, the officers came to include a newsletter editor and, in 1975, a proceedings editor. Both editors sat on the council as nonvoting members. The CSAS created other officers in 1975, including an immediate past president and a "student-liaison person," both of whom took places on the council. Also in 1975, the first vice president was designated to become the next president and the second vice president was designated to succeed the first vice president. (See Appendix A for a list of CSAS presidents.)
The main function of the Central Section has been the annual meeting. During the first few decades, these featured papers by many outstanding midwestern anthropologists. In keeping with the strong regional interest in archeology, the content was heavily archeological. This strong bent continued even after 1935 when many Central Section members joined the newly formed Society for American Archaeology (SAA). Until the 1950s, there was a strong connection between these two organizations, and they held joint meetings for many years. So strong was the connection, in fact, that the Central Section came to doubt its ability to hold a successful meeting on its own and feared that reduction of the archeological content of its programs would lead the archeologists to go off on their own and pull many section members along with them. Not until the SAA began to hold meetings outside the Middle West and the Central Section joined in meetings with other organizations did the Central Section strengthen its sociocultural interest, which has since become dominate. By 1951, the Executive Board of the AAA voted to accept the organization's official name change to Central States Anthropological Society.
A condition of the special relationship with the AAA was support for the American Anthropologist. In return, the AAA provided a service in collecting the regular AAA dues from section members and turning a portion over to the section. This arrangement continued until 1959, when the AAA began to keep its entire dues and collected an additional amount for the section. In 1967, the AAA announced that it could no longer continue to offer such services without compensation. At that point, the CSAS broke the relationship. By 1972, the AAA was again providing the society billing services for a fee. In 1985, the CSAS became a constituent society in the AAA reorganization.
The Central States Branch established its own publication program when, from 1946-1952, it issued a mimeographed newsletter called the Central States Bulletin. In 1966, CSAS began to issue the Central States Anthropological Society Newsletter. In 1973, it also began to publish the Central States Anthropological Society Proceedings, which, in 1978, became Central Issues in Anthropology. Other than for these publications, most reports of and announcements about the organization have appeared in the AAA publications.
During the 1950s and 1960s, the CSAS began efforts to promote improved graduate training. In 1953, it began to sponsor a Prize Paper Contest for students. In the 1960s, it surveyed regional graduate education and also explored possibilities for assisting with field training, lectures by visiting foreign anthropologists, and several other programs. In addition, special programs at annual meetings concerned education and teaching. The first of CSAS's two scholarship programs, the Leslie A. White Memorial Fund, was established in 1983 to support research in any subfield of anthropology by "young scholars" ("young," not in chronological years, but in the sense of new to the discipline). In 1989, a second award, the Beth W. Dillingham Memorial Fund, was set up expressly to provide assistance to young scholars who are responsible for the care of dependent children while pursuing anthropological research. Today, the CSAS remains dedicated to fostering anthropological scholarship and professionalism through its meetings and publications.
Further information about the history of CSAS can be found on the official website at http://www.aaanet.org/csas/.
Source
Guide to the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution, Revised and Enlarged, by James R. Glenn, 1996; with amendments, 2012 by Pamela Effrein Sandstrom.
Related Materials:
The records of the American Anthropological Association, the parent association of the Central States Anthropological Society, are held at the National Anthropological Archives.
Provenance:
These papers were deposited at the National Anthropological Archives by the Central States Anthropological Society archivists.
Restrictions:
Materials relating to CSAS award applicants and selected correspondence from 1976-77 are restricted until 10 years after the death of the correspondents. Computer disks are restricted due to preservation concerns.
Access to the Central States Anthropological Society records requires an appointment.
This collection is comprised of the professional papers of Gordon D. Gibson. The collection contains his correspondence, field notes, research files, museum records, writings, photographs, sound recordings, and maps.The bulk of the collection consists of Gibson's southwestern Africa research. This includes his field notes, film scripts, photographs, sound recordings, and grant proposals he wrote in support of his fieldwork in Botswana, Namibia, and Angola. In addition, the collection contains his research notes, maps, drafts, publications, and papers presented at conferences. While most of his research focused on the Herero and Himba, the collection also contains his research on the Ovambo and Okavango and other southwestern African groups. In the collection is a great deal of photocopies and microfilms of literature on southwestern African ethnic groups, many of which are in Portuguese and German and which he had translated for his files. He was also interested in African material culture, especially Central African headgear. His research on African caps is well-represented in the collection, and includes photos of caps at various museums, source materials, research notes, and textile samples of knots and loop work. Gibson's files as the curator of African ethnology at the National Museum of Natural History also make up a significant portion of the collection. Among these records are his files for the museum's Hall of African Cultures and other African exhibits; his files on the museum's African collections, early donors and collectors of the collections; his personnel files; documents relating to his committee work; department and museum memos; meeting minutes; and his records as head of the Old World Division and acting chair of the department. The collection also documents the efforts to establish the Smithsonian's National Anthropological Film Center, now the Human Studies Film Archives, as well as his work on the planning committee to establish the Museum of Man at the Smithsonian. Memos and minutes relating to the Smithsonian's Center for the Study of Man are also present in the collection. In addition to Gibson's field photos, the collection also contains African photos taken by others. Among these are Herbert Friedmann's photos of Kenya; Hausmann's Libya photos; photos by Ralph Kepler Lewis during the Morden Africa Expedition in Kenya; and photos by Lawrence Marshall, Volkmar Wentzel, Alfred Martin Duggan Cronin, and Father Carlos Estermann. There are also photos of the exhibit cases from the Hall of African Cultures; photos of Smithsonian and non-Smithsonian African artifacts; and copies of photographs he obtained from different archives, including the National Anthropological Archives. Other materials in the collection include his files as film reviews editor for the American Anthropologist during the 1960s and 70s and his activities in different organizations.
Arrangement:
Arranged into 19 series: (1) Correspondence, 1938-1998; (2) Southwestern Africa Research, 1951-2004; (3) Caps Research; (4) Nineteenth Century Collectors; (5) General Research Files; (6) Exhibits, 1959-2007; (7) Curatorial Files, 1936-1984; (8) National Anthropological Film Center, 1965-1983; (9) Museum of Man, 1952-1981 [bulk 1968-1981]; (10) Center for the Study of Man (1967-1979); (11) Writings, 1947-1981; (12) Organizations; (13) Daily Log, 1958-1983; (14) Personal Files ; (15) Card Files; (16) Photographs, circa 1904-1983 [bulk 1953-1983]; (17) Microfilm; (18) Maps; (19) Sound Recordings
Biographical Note:
Gordon D. Gibson (1915-2007) was trained at the University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1952) and joined the staff of the Smithsonian's Department of Anthropology in 1958 as its curator of African ethnology. He served in that capacity until 1983. During the 1960s, he undertook a major renovation of the National Museum of Natural History's African exhibits, which had been on display since the 1920s. He developed the Hall of African Cultures, which opened in 1969 and remained on view until 1992. He was also instrumental in establishing the National Anthropological Film Center, now the Human Studies Film Archives. During his tenure, he also served as the first chairman of the Senate of Scientists of the National Museum of Natural History (1963-1964), chairman of the museum's photographic facilities committee (1968), member of the Center for the Study of Man, and member and chairman of the Department of Anthropology collections committee and its photographs records committee (1970s-1980s). He also had special interests in the department's library and processing lab. In 1980, he was chairman of a committee which studied the feasibility of establishing a Smithsonian Institution Museum of Man. Gibson held several offices and committee memberships with the Anthropological Society of Washington during the during the 1960s and 1970s and served as film review editor of the American Anthropologist. Gibson conducted fieldwork among the Herero and Himba in Botswana (1953, 1960-61), Namibia (1960-61, 1971-73), and Angola (1971-73). Articles produced from his field research include "Bridewealth and Other Forms of Exchange Among the Herero," "Double Descent and Its Correlates among the Herero of Ngamiland," "Herero Marriage," and "Himba Epochs." While in the field, he also filmed footage of the Herero, Himba, Zimba, and Kuvale. His edited films include Herero of Ngamiland (1953), Himba Wedding (1969), and The Himba (1972). In addition to the Herero and Himba, he also conducted research on the Okavango and Ovambo people. He edited and translated Carlos Estermann's Ethnography of Southwestern Angola (published in 3 volumes in 1976-81) and edited and contributed to The Kavango Peoples (1981). Gibson's research interests also included Central African headgear, coauthoring High Status Caps of the Kongo and Mbundu (1977) with Cecilia R. McGurk.
Related Materials:
Other materials relating to Gordon Gibson at the National Anthropological Archives can be found in the Records of the Department of Anthropology, Records of the Bureau of American Ethnology, and the Records of the American Anthropological Association.
The Human Studies Film Archives holds his films on the Herero, Himba, Kuvale, and Zimba.
The Smithsonian Institution Archives has materials relating to Gibson's work as the first chairman of the Senate of Scientists.
Provenance:
The papers of Gordon D. Gibson were received in three separate accessions. The first accession (comprised of correspondence; committee files; and materials relating to the Herbert Ward collection, the National Anthropological Film Center, the Center for the Study of Man, and the Museum of Man) was transferred to the National Anthropological Archives by Gibson after his retirement. A guide to this accession was created in 2001. An accretion (consisting of correspondence, fieldwork and research files, curatorial files, writings, photographs, sound recordings, and maps) was transferred to the archives by Gibson's family in 2007. His exhibition and museum specimen files were transferred to the archives in 2008 by the Department of Anthropology.
Restrictions:
The Gordon Davis Gibson papers are open for research. Access to the computer disks in the collection are restricted due to preservation concerns. The personnel files of Smithsonian staff have also been restricted.
Access to the Gordon Davis Gibson papers requires an appointment.
This collection contains the professional papers of Conrad M. Arensberg, anthropologist, university professor, and anthropological consultant. Included are correspondence; published and unpublished writings; research materials, including notes, correspondence, diaries, charts, drafts, interviews, research plans, reports, project proposals, and bibliographic cards; speeches; pamphlets; articles from newspapers and periodicals; course materials, including bibliographies, lecture notes, reading lists, assignments, exams, project proposals, and syllabi; curriculum vitae; date books; scholarly papers and publications of other scholars; and photographs.
Scope and Contents:
This collection contains the professional papers of Conrad M. Arensberg, anthropologist, university professor, and anthropological consultant. Included are correspondence; published and unpublished writings; research materials, including notes, correspondence, diaries, charts, drafts, interviews, research plans, reports, project proposals, and bibliographic cards; speeches; pamphlets; articles from newspapers and periodicals; course materials, including bibliographies, lecture notes, reading lists, assignments, exams, project proposals, and syllabi; curriculum vitae; date books; scholarly papers and publications of other scholars; and photographs.
The materials in this collection document Arensberg's career as a university professor, his relationships with colleagues across a spectrum of disciplines, and his contributions to the field of anthropology. As a respected member of the anthropological community, Arensberg received a voluminous amount of correspondence from his peers, who often included copies of their most recent papers. He kept many of these works, which, along with his annotations, can be found throughout the collection. It appears he used these papers in a variety of ways, including as resources for his classes or as reference materials. Arensberg's own work is reflected in his writings and research files. Arensberg's Ireland research, despite its importance to his career and to the field of anthropology as a whole, has a minimal presence in the collection. Located in Series 3. Research Files, the subseries containing Arensberg's Ireland material primarily consists of photocopies of his correspondence, field notes, and diaries during this time. His role as a professor, rather than as a researcher or writer, is the most well-represented in the collection. Arensberg formed lasting relationships with many of his students, as evidenced by his continued correspondence with many of them long after their years at Columbia.
Arrangement:
The collection is organized into 8 series:
Series 1) Correspondence, 1933-1994
Series 2) Writings, 1936-1983
Series 3) Research files, 1931-1984
Series 4) Professional activities, 1933-1990
Series 5) Teaching files, 1938-1983
Series 6) Biographical files, 1946-1997
Series 7) Subject files, 1934-1979
Series 8) Photographs, undated
Biographical Note:
Conrad M. Arensberg was born on September 12, 1910 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Academically inclined from a young age, he graduated first in his class at Shadyside Academy in Pittsburgh. His early success earned him admittance to Harvard College. Arensberg studied anthropology and graduated summa cum laude in 1931.
As a graduate student at Harvard University, Arensberg was asked to join a project being conducted in Ireland by Harvard's Anthropology Department. Alongside W. Lloyd Warner and Solon T. Kimball, Arensberg spent three years studying rural Irish life in County Clare. This research resulted in his doctoral dissertation, "A Study in Rural Life in Ireland as Determined by the Functions and Morphology of the Family," which was later published as The Irish Countryman in 1937. His work was groundbreaking in the field of anthropology, and his study of County Clare "became a model for other community studies... requiring that researchers study a target culture from the inside, making meticulous notes on everything they saw, heard or experienced." Arensberg reshaped the way that anthropologists approached fieldwork and opened doors for the study of modern industrial societies.
Arensberg had a long teaching career. He first became a university professor in 1938 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and remained a professor for the rest of his life, teaching at MIT, Brooklyn College, Barnard College, Columbia University, the University of Florida, and the University of Virginia. At Columbia, Arensberg worked alongside such notable anthropologists as Margaret Mead, Charles Wagley, and Marvin Harris.
Arensberg officially retired in 1979, but he continued to collaborate with his colleagues, counsel past students, and participate in professional associations until his death. He passed away on February 10, 1997 in Hazlet, New Jersey.
Curriculum Vitae—Amended Posthumously. Series 6. Biographical Files. Conrad M. Arensberg papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Thomas, Robert McG. Jr. 1997. "Conrad Arensberg, 86, Dies; Hands-On Anthropologist." New York Times, February 16: 51.
Chronology
1910 September 12 -- Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1931 -- B.A. from Harvard College
1932-1934 -- Traveled to Ireland to study rural life in County Clare as part of the Harvard Irish Mission
1933-1936 -- Junior Fellow, The Society of Fellows, Harvard University
1933-1994 -- Member and Fellow, American Anthropological Association
1934 -- Ph.D. in Anthropology from Harvard University
1937 -- Published The Irish Countryman, the result of his work in Ireland
1938-1940 -- Occasional consultant, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of American Ethnology
1938-1941 -- Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences and Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1940 -- Founded (with others) the Society for Applied Anthropology
1941-1946 -- Associate Professor and Chairman, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Brooklyn College
1943-1946 -- Captain, Major, AUS, Military Intelligence Service
1946-1952 -- Associate Professor of Sociology, Chairman (until 1949) Department of Sociology, Barnard College, Columbia University
1951-1952 -- Research Director, UNESCO, Institute for the Social Sciences, Cologne, Germany
1951-1952 -- Editor, Point Four Manual, American Anthropological Association
1952-1953 -- Associate Professor of Anthropology, The Graduate Faculty of Political Science, Columbia University
1953-1970 -- Professor of Anthropology, Chairman (1956-1959), Department of Anthropology, Columbia University
1962-1978 -- Co-Director (with Alan Lomax) of Columbia University's Cross-Cultural Surveys of Social Structure and Expressive Behavior
1970-1979 -- Buttenwieser Professor of Human Relations, Columbia University
1979-1997 -- Buttenwieser Professor Emeritus of Human Relations, Columbia University
1980 -- President, American Anthropological Association
1991 -- First recipient, "Conrad M. Arensberg Award" of the Society for the Anthropology of Work
1997 February 10 -- Died in Hazlet, New Jersey
Related Materials:
Arensberg is listed as a correspondent in the following collections at the Smithsonian Institution's National Anthropological Archives: John Lawrence Angel papers; Papers of Carleton Stevens Coon; Ethel Cutler Freeman papers; Frederica de Laguna papers; Ruth Landes papers; William Duncan Strong papers.
For oral history interviews with Arensberg, see the following collections:
-The Smithsonian Institution's Human Studies Film Archives "Video Dialogues in Anthropology: Conrad Arensberg and Lambros Comitas, 1989." In this video oral history conducted by anthropologist Lambros Comitas, Arensberg comments on his training in anthropology, the individuals who were influential in his career, and the geographical areas where he conducted his fieldwork.
-The National Anthropological Archives Manuscript (MS) 2009-15. May Mayko Ebihara conducted this oral history interview with Arensberg on March 7, 1984 as part of a larger oral history project with anthropologists.
For more concerning Arensberg's work with interaction theory, see the Frederick L.W. Richardson papers at the National Anthropological Archives. Richardson worked closely with Eliot Chapple and Conrad Arensberg on theories concerning human interaction.
For correspondence and other information related to Arensberg's Ireland research, see:
Solon Toothaker Kimball Papers, Special Collections, Teachers College, Columbia University; and Solon Toothaker Kimball Papers, The Newberry Library, Chicago.
Additional materials concerning Arensberg's research and personal life can be found among the papers of his wife, anthropologist Vivian "Kelly" Garrison. See the Vivian E. Garrison papers at the National Anthropological Archives.
Provenance:
These papers were donated to the National Anthropological Archives by Vivian E. Garrison Arensberg in 2011.
Restrictions:
The Conrad M. Arensberg papers are open for research.
Files containing Arensberg's students' grades have been restricted, as have his students' and colleagues' grant and fellowships applications. For preservation reasons, the computer disk containing digital correspondence files from Joel Halpern is restricted.
Access to the Conrad M. Arensberg papers requires an appointment.
Conrad M. Arensberg papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The papers of Conrad M. Arensberg were processed with the assistance of a Wenner-Gren Foundation Historical Archives Program grant awarded to Vivian E. Garrison Arensberg.
Harold K. Schneider was an economic anthropologist specialized in Africa. He was trained at Northwestern University (Ph.D., 1953) and taught at Lawrence University (1953-1970) and Indiana University (1970-1987). The Schneider papers comprise mainly sets of documents relating to fieldwork in East Africa. The collection includes a few original fieldnotes, complete copies of expanded typscript versions of the notes, collations of data on subject categories, lexicons and other linguistic material, indexes, maps, and a few photographs. Also among the material are translations of German sources and copies of notes based on archival material, particularly material produced in colonial district offices. A small quantity of material concerning Africa generally reflects Schneider's broad interest in Africa and African pastoral economies.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of Harold K. Schneider are primarily comprised of documents relating to his fieldwork in East Africa. One part concerns the Pokot (Suk), a pastoral people of Kenya, among whom Schnieder conducted fieldwork in 1951-1952 and about whom he wrote his dissertation. Another part concerns the Turu, a pastoral people of Tanzania, whom Schneider visited in 1959-1960.
The collection includes original fieldnotes, complete copies of expanded typescript versions of the notes, collations of data by subject categories, lexicons and other linguistic material, indexes, maps and a few photographs. Also among the materials are translations of German documents, copies of archival items, and notes from archival research, especially in records of colonial district offices. A small quantity of material concerning Africa in general reflects Schneider's broad interests in Africa and African pastoral economies. There are also a number of sound recordings, mainly recordings of Schneider's own lectures but also including a lecture by historian George Stocking.
There is also an alphabetical file based on personal names that includes correspondence, obituaries and publications. Notable contacts include William R. Bascom, G. Boulogne, John Bucklew, Stephan Borhegyi, E.E. Evans-Pritchard, Father Delbert Ewing, Lloyd A. Fallers, George Fathauer, William N. Fenton, Daryll Forde, Meyer Fortes, H.A. Fosbrooke, Padraic Frucht, Alexander Galloway, James Gibbs, Maurice Godelier, J.R. Good, Melville J. Herskovits, Hubert H. Humphrey, Father Raymond F. Kelly, Edward E. LeClair, Jr., Alan P. Merriam, James Moody, Joseph G. Moore, Leonard Moss, Raoul Narroll, Maxine Nimitz, J. Peristiany, Nathan M. Pusey, Audry I. Richards, Chandler W. Rowe, Aidan W. Southall, Kathleen Stahl, Roy Swanson, Curtis W. Tarr, Sol Tax, and E.H. Winter.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into 6 series:
1. Personal name file (includes correspondence); 2. Pokot Material; 3. Turu Material; 4. Other Materials (comprising draft manuscripts, conference papers, lecture notes and typescripts of Turu fieldnotes; 5. General Africa Materials; 6. Sound recordings.
Biographical Note:
Harold K. Schneider was an economic anthropologist who specialized in Africa. He began his undergraduate studies at Macalester College, attended Seabury-Western Theological Seminary (1946-48), then returned to Macalester to complete his degree, majoring in sociology with a minor in biology (B.A., 1949). He received his Ph.D. in anthropology from Northwestern University (where he studied with Melville Herskovits) in 1953. Following his fieldwork among the Pokot of Kenya, Scheider accepted a position as instructor of anthropology at Lawrence University (1953-1970). He conducted fieldwork among the Turu of Tanzania in 1959-60, from which he further developed his theories in economic anthropology. He served as the president of the Central States Anthropological Society (1965); as founding president of the Society for Economic Anthropology (1982-84); and as associate editor for American Ethnologist (1980-84). In 1970, he joined the faculty of Indiana University, where he remained until his death on May 2, 1987.
1925 -- Born in Aberdeen, South Dakota, on August 24, 1925
1957 11 pp., with covering letter, Nancy O. Lurie to William Bittle, 5 December 1957
1959 3 pp., with covering letter, Bernice Kaplan to Betty Meggers, 3 October 1959
1962 7 pp., with covering letter, Bernice Kaplan to Stephen Boggs, 2 March 1963
1964 14 pp
1966 20 pp
1967 13, pp
November 17, 1948, letter, Erminie Voegelin to Madeline Kneberg, 2 pp.
January 12, 1949, letter, Erminie Voegelin to Madeline Kneberg, 1 p.
February 17, 1949, letter, Erminie Voegelin to Madeline Kneberg, 1 p.
February 17, 1949, letter, Paul Nesbitt to Erminie Voegelin, 1 p.
February 21, 1949, letter, Erminie Voegelin to Paul Nesbitt, 1 p.
February 21, 1949, letter, Erminie Voegelin to Madeline Kneberg, 1 p.
March 2, 1949, letter, Erminie Voegelin to Madeline Kneberg, 4 pp.
March 15, 1949, letter P. M. Barclay to E. G. Aginsky, 2 pp.
March 29, 1949, letter, Erminie Voegelin to Madeline Kneberg, 1 p.
April 12, 1949, letter, P. M. Barclay to Madeline Kneberg, 1 p.
May 9, 1949, letter, E. Voegelin to Madeline Kneberg, 1 p.
May 16, 1949, letter, P. M. Barclay to Madeline Kneberg, 2 pp.
June 16, 1949, letter, E. Voegelin to M. Kneberg, 1 p.
September 13, 1949, letter, E. Voegelin to M. Kneberg, 1 p.
n.d., "Dues Not Paid for 1949-50" 1 p.
n.d., "Dues Not Paid for 1950", 4 pp.
Membership list compiled by Barry Isaacs from dues records in 1939-46 Accounts book (see above)
Collection Restrictions:
Materials relating to CSAS award applicants and selected correspondence from 1976-77 are restricted until 10 years after the death of the correspondents. Computer disks are restricted due to preservation concerns.
Access to the Central States Anthropological Society records requires an appointment.
Materials relating to CSAS award applicants and selected correspondence from 1976-77 are restricted until 10 years after the death of the correspondents. Computer disks are restricted due to preservation concerns.
Access to the Central States Anthropological Society records requires an appointment.
Materials relating to CSAS award applicants and selected correspondence from 1976-77 are restricted until 10 years after the death of the correspondents. Computer disks are restricted due to preservation concerns.
Access to the Central States Anthropological Society records requires an appointment.
June Helm to Pamela Effrein Sandstrom, November 12, 1999 (letter and fax): "I'm sorry to say that a few years ago I threw out correspondence relating to my 'tenure' as president of the Society."
Pamela Effrein Sandstrom to June Helm, November 23, 1999
Collection Restrictions:
Materials relating to CSAS award applicants and selected correspondence from 1976-77 are restricted until 10 years after the death of the correspondents. Computer disks are restricted due to preservation concerns.
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"Dear Colleague" letter re: papers, January 23, 1974
Notice from Northeastern Anthropological Association Meeting, April 1975
Three registration forms CSAS March 1973, one form April 1972
Handwritten note n.d.
February 27, 1974 letter with reservation form and ballot, 3 p.
Vitae of Nominees for 1974
1974 Notice of Placement Service at Annual Meeting AAA with interview information, 3 pp
April 9 letter from Jonathan G. Andelson
April 12 letter from Ernest L. Schusky re: symposium suggestions
April 22 estimate from FOCUS/TYPOGRAPHERS
May 13 request concerning joint meeting. CSAS & AES
May 28 letter from AAA concerning printing prices
May 28 letter from Detroit Hilton concerning CSAS Meeting May 1974. 2 pp.
Handwritten note re: phone call from Hilton Hotel about CSAS program requirements, June 17
From Celestine M. Harvey of University National Bank, June 20
Estimate from Braun-Brumfield, Inc. July 1
Handwritten note, July 12, concerning message from Mike Salter
Handwritten note, July 10, concerning John Andelson
Letter from Michael A. Salter, AASP, July 25
Copy of John H. Moore paper: the culture concept as ideology, Printed in American ethnologists, August 1974, 14 pp.
From Judith K. Brown, August 16
Announcement of ASP formation
From Ernie Schusky, September 11
From Helen Codere, September 17
From Gustav G. Carlson, September 23
To Celestine M. Harvey, September 24
2 handwritten notes October 2
From Dr. Alyce Cheska, October 4
From Bernice A. Kaplan, October 13, 2 pp.
From James W. Fernandez, October 15
From Ralph J. Bishop, October 21
Letter concerning April 1975 Meeting, November 4, 1974, 5 pp.
From Gerald Britan, November 8
From Edward J. Lehman, November 8
To Dr. Ernest Schusky from Edward J. Lehman, November 14
From James A. Clifton, November 14
From Barry L. Isaac, November 26
From John H. Moore, November 26 and abstract
From Barbara W. Lex, November 27
From Ralph J. Bishop, Dec. 3
From Sharlotte Neely (Williams), December 12, with abstract and paper: ETHNIC DIVERSITY AMONG THE EASTERN CHEROKEE INDIANS, 18 pp.
To CSAS Board Members from Ernest L. Schusky, December 18
From Ernest L. Schusky, Dec. 19
Letter concerning 1975 meeting of CSAS, December 23
From Ralph J. Bishop, December 24
From David W. Hartman, December 24
From Joseph F. Foster, December 26 with abstract of LEGEND OF THE TALKING BAGPIPE
From Woodrow W. Clark, Jr., December 27 with abstract: Cognitive Politics
From Barry L. Isaac, December 30 with two abstracts; FIRE "USING" VERSUS FIRE-MAKING IN PRIMITIVE SOCIETY and PEASANTRY AS A LOCAL EVOLUTIONARY STAGE
From Ralph J. Bishop, December 31
16 pages names and addresses
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To Ernest Schusky from Ernestine Friedl, January 2
From Carol Agocs, January 3
To Ernestine Friedl from Ernest L. Schusky, January 9
To Milton Alschuler from Ernest L. Schusky, January 14
From Gerald M. Britan, January 15
Handwritten address for James B. Christensen
Note from James B. Christensen with letter to Dr. Gus Carlson, January 16
Inter-office Memo from Jim Challis, January 17
From James Silverberg
Copy of letter to Ernest L. Schusky from James B. Christensen
From Phillips Stevens, Jr. January 21
From Len Moss n.d.
Copy of letter to John B. Cornell from James B. Christensen, January 23
To James Christensen from Ernest L. Schusky, January 24
From Gerald M. Britan, January 28
Abstract, Edward B. Kurjack—A Bird's Eye View Of Pre-Columbian Yucatan. 2 Pp.
Abstract, Ralph Dustin Cantral and Candice L. D'Louhy—A Satellite Perspective Of The Yucatan Peninsula
From David T. Vlcek, n.d.
From Richard S. Levy, n.d.
Symposium Proposal for 54th Annual Meeting
Anthropological Simulation Games: An Overview by David B. Rymph, 1 p.
Padres, Pueblos, Presidios and the People, by Richard Levy, 2 pp.
Abstract: An Ethnic Community In Transition by Mary C. Sengstock
Abstract: An Urban Polish American Community In The 1970's by Paul Wrobel
Abstract: Change In An Inner-City Neighborhood by David W. Hartman & Bryan Thompson
Abstract: A Preliminary Typology Of Ethnic Community Development In The Detroit Metropolitan Area by Carol Agocs
Letter to CSAS Members, March 12 and papers to be given at April 1975 meeting, 2 pp.
Abstract: Urban Neighborhood Formation, Stability And Change In The 1970's
Notice of Annual Meeting April 1975
Abstract: The Relevance Of Local Ethnography For The Formulation Of Economic Development Policy by Gerald Britan
Abstract: Population Growth And Agricultural Innovation by Peggy Barlett
Notice of December 1975 Meeting
Abstract: Towards A Better Relation Between Theory Building And Practice In Anthropology by Christopher Boehm
Abstract: "Agricultural Development" In Rural Belize by Michael Chibnik
Abstract: Where Have All The Witches Gone? By Twig Johnson
From James B. Christensen, January 30
From James B. Christensen re: April Meeting, January 30, 3 pp.
Program for 1975 Meeting and abstracts, 13 pp.
From Dena Lieberman, January 30
From C. P. Morris, January 31
From Barry L. Isaac, February 2
Handwritten note on call from Robert Merrill, February 5
From Francis X. Grollig, February 5
From Juvenal Casaverde, February 7
To James B. Christensen from John B. Cornell, February 14
To Dr. Schusky from Elsa Louise Vorwerk, February 11
To Gus and Barry, February 12
AES Program, February 13, 5 pp.
From Bob Merrill, February 13
Copy of letter to Arden R. King from James B. Christensen, February 14
Brochure from Sheraton-Chicago Hotel
Copy of letter to Robert S. Merrill from James B. Christensen, February 20, 2 pp.
Card from Mary Jane Schneider, February, 1975
From Phillips Stevens, Jr., February 24
To Board Members from Ernest L. Schusky, March 5
From Brett Williams, March 5
To James B. Christensen, March 5
From James B. Christensen, March 6
To Barry L. Isaac from Steve Cassells, March 8
2 handwritten papers re: meeting rooms
From John S. Wozniak, March 10
From Phillips Stevens, Jr. March 11
To CSAS Anthropologist, March 12
From Della A. Prather, March 12
From Milla Ohel [sp] March 14
From James B. Christensen, March 14
From Heather Lechtman, March 15
From Brenda Johns, March 16
From Barry, March 17
From Gail D. Loeb, March 17
To Dr. Phillips Stevens, March 18
Memo from Carl J. Clausen, March 18
Hand written notes, 5 pp.
From Daniel E. Moerman, March 18
Abstract: Hot, Cold, Bitter, Sweet And Hungry by Daniel E. Moerman
Card from Sandra Deem, March 18
From Kim Dammers, March 24 with envelope
From George C. Klein, March 24
From Phillips Stevens, Jr., April 8
From Michael A. Salter, April 10
Reservation card Detroit Heritage Hotel
To Exec. Committee from Ernie Schusky, April 21
Abbreviated Vitae of Nominees for 1975
Student Prize Paper Contest flyer
Membership Form
Preliminary Program April 1975
Sheraton-Chicago meeting folder
From Medical Tribune, April 11
Copy from James B. Christensen, April 24
Expenditures for CSAS April 1975
Some Comments on the Budget, related expenses for meeting, 6 pp.
Cecily Hoffius business card and letter from Sheraton
To Gustav Carlson from James B. Christensen, April 21
To Dr. Christensen from Woodrow W. Clark, Jr. , March 31
To Woodrow W. Clark, Jr. from James B. Christensen, April 8
From Bernice A. Kaplan, May 5
To Bernice Kaplan, May 15
From Jean Barabas, April 30
From Dr. Phillips, April 28
To Dr. Phillips Stevens, Jr., May 1
Bill for programs, May 2
To Barry Isaac, May 15
From Ernest L. Schusky, May 23
From Barry Isaac, May 24
To Ernest L. Schusky from John B. Cornell, June 12
From Ernie Schusky, September 11
From Barry L. Isaac, November 5, 6 pp.
Collection Restrictions:
Materials relating to CSAS award applicants and selected correspondence from 1976-77 are restricted until 10 years after the death of the correspondents. Computer disks are restricted due to preservation concerns.
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From Barry L. Isaac re: Executive Council, March 5, 1976, 3 pp.
To Dorothy Willner from Barry L. Isaac, March 23, 2 pp.
To Roy A. Rappaport, March 23
From Barry L. Isaac, March 25, 2 pp.
From Dorothy Willner, March 30
To Barry L. Isaac from Dorothy Willner, March 30
To James R. Glenn from Barry L. Isaac, April 2
From Gail Wagner, April 12
To James R. Glenn, from Barry L. Isaac, April 15
To Lucille D. Horn from Barry L. Isaac, April 15
Clipping re: 1976 CSAS Proceedings
To Lucille Horn from Barry L. Isaac, April 15
To John Gibbs from Ernest L. Schusky, April 20, 2 pp.
From Edna D. Shavin
To Barry L. Isaac from Lucille Horn, April 21
Resolution re: holding meetings in Chicago
From Barry, May 24
To CSAS Council from Barry L. Isaac, May 19
To CSAS Council from Dorothy Willner, May 24
To Gail F. Wagner, May 25
Ad for CSAS BULLETIN re: Search for Proceedings Editor
Ad for AAA NEWSLETTER re: Employment Service at CSAS
Ad for CSAS BULLETIN re: Employment Service At Cincinnati Meeting
From Barry L. Isaac, June 3, 2 pp.
From Barry L. Isaac, June 11
From Barry L. Isaac, July 2
Two letters to Barry Isaac from Lucile D. Horn, April 21 & July 8
To Daniel D. Whitney from Barry L. Isaac, July 13
To Lucille D. Horn from Barry L. Isaac, July 13
Resolution: from Seattle, 1968 Annual Meeting
To Mike Zakour, June 25
To Barry Isaac, June 25
Handwritten note July 16, 1976 re: 1968 Seattle Meeting
Handwritten note from C Malec re: 1968 resolution with copy of resolution, July 16, 1976
From Lenaire Zimmerman, n.d.
From Norman Whitten, July 16
To Barry L. Isaac from Lucille D. Horn, August 3
To John. L. Gibbs from Barry L. Isaac, August 17
From Barry L. Isaac, August 18
From Barry L. Isaac, August 25, 2 pp.
From Barry L. Isaac, August 31
From Eugene Giles, August 31
To Eugene Giles from Willis E. Sibley, September 2
To Anthropology Faculty from Robert Meier, September 2
To Eugene Giles from James B. Christensen, September 7
From James F. Hopgood, September 7
To Eugene Giles from Robert J. Squier, September 8, 2 pp.
From Stuart Plattner, September 9
To Eugene Giles from William Y. Adams, September 10
From Ronald J. Mason, September 14
To Presidents of Cooperating & Affiliates Societies from Walter Goldschmidt, September 14, 2 pp.
From Robert E. Hinshaw, September 15
From Frederic Hicks, September 16
Handwritten note re: Resolution, September 20
From David O. Moberg, September 20
From Robert J. Miller, September 21
From Barry L. Isaac, September 21, 2 pp.
From Raymond T. Smith, September 27
To Eugene Giles from Roay A. Rappaport, September 28
From Robert J. Meier, September 28
To Edward J. Lehman from Raymond J. DeMallie, September 29
From Victor Barnouw, September 30
To Eugene Giles from Regina E. Holloman, October 1
To Raymond J. DeMallie from Edward J. Lehman, October 4
From Robert L. Hall, October 5
October 5 signatures supporting attached motion for 1976 Annual Meeting, 2 pp.
From Eugene Ogan, October 7
To Chairpersons from Edward J. Lehman, October 8, 2 pp.
From Phillips Stevens, Jr. October 13
Memo to Jim Challis, October 20
From Edward J. Lehman, October 22
Copy of Motion for 1976 Annual Meeting, Washington, DC
To Edward J. Lehman, October 25, with attached motion, 3 pp.
From Barry L. Isaac, October 26
From Bill King, October 27
To Phillips Stevens, Jr. October 29 with copy of 1975 program 2 pp.
From Eugene Giles, November 1
Memo to Committee, November 4
To Eugene Giles November 4
From James W. Kiriazis, November 8
From James A. Gavan, November 8
From James B. Christensen, November 9
From Edward J. Lehman, with attached Motion, November 9 2 pp.
To President of the Anthropology Club, with attached Liaison report, November 12, 6 pp
To Gail Wagner, November 12
Handwritten note re: November 18 meeting
Agenda for November meeting with handwritten notes
Development of Anthropological Research Services resolution
Draft of Resolution from Presidents of Cooperating and Affiliated Societies
Three handwritten notes
To Ivan Karp & Emilio Moran from Barry Isaac, November 30
To John L. Gibs from Barry Isaac, November 30
To Wayne Parris from Barry Isaac, November 30
To David Hartman from Barry Isaac, November 30
From Edward J. Lehman, December 6
From James O. Buswell, III, letter of support and copy of Motion, December 6, 2 pp.
From Barry L. Isaac, December 16, 2 pp.
Handwritten note re: call to Beth Dillingham, December 20
From David W. Hartman, December 21, 2 pp.
1977 Ballot from Barry L. Isaac
Changes of Address
From Barry Isaac, December 23
Election Results
Membership Forms
Collection Restrictions:
Materials relating to CSAS award applicants and selected correspondence from 1976-77 are restricted until 10 years after the death of the correspondents. Computer disks are restricted due to preservation concerns.
Access to the Central States Anthropological Society records requires an appointment.
To Ivan Karp from Barry L. Isaac, January 26, 1977
To Barry Isaac from Edward J. Lehman, February 16, 1977
List of Central States Anthropological Society officers from a publication
Handwritten card concerning meetings
Handwritten note on Norm Whitten's resolution n.d.
Handwritten notes
Form letter concerning Student Prize Paper Contest, March 15, 1977
To Council March 22, 1977
Residence, Compadrazgo, and Socioeconomic Mobility
Addresses
Handwritten note re: Dr. Rappaport, March 25, 1977
From Harold K. Schneider, March 25, 1977
Handwritten notes April 1, 1977
From Phillips Stevens, Jr. April 14, 1977
1977 Financial Report
To James Hamill from Barry L. Isaac, April 7, 1977
To Aminul Islam from Barry L. Isaac, April 7, 1977
To Alan Merriam from Barry L. Isaac, April 7, 1977
To Charles Warren from Barry L. Isaac, April 7, 1977
To J. B. Christensen from Barry Isaac, April 8, , 1977 2 pp.
Handwritten notes re: meetings
From Alan P. Merriam, April 18, 1977
From Charles P. Warren, April 18, 1977 with copy of 1975 program 2 pp.
From Eugenie C. Scott, April 29, 1977
To Phillips Stevens, Jr. From William L. King, May 25, 1977
From Michael A. Salter, August 17, 1977
Ballot
Vitae of Nominees for 1978 Election
Membership Form
To Wayne Parris, September 13, 1977, w pp.
To James B. Christensen, September 13, 1977
From Alan P. Merriam, September 14, 1977
From Leo A. Despres, September 16, 1977
To Alan P. Merriam, September 19, 1977
From James B. Christensen, September 19, 1977
From Alan P. Merriam, September 23, 1977
From Eugenie C. Scott, September 27, 1977
Officers and Editors of CSAS, 1977-78
Vitae of Nominees for 1977 Election, 4 pp.
From Leo A. Despres, November 18, 1977
Agenda for CSAS Executive Committee, December 1, 1977
Announcement from Jim Hamill
Announcement 1978 CSAS Meeting, February 23, 1978, 2 pp. From Leo A. Despres
Accommodations Request 1978
April 9, 1982 [???] schedule
Invitation, Green Bay 1978
Ballot re: 1978 meeting place
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Correspondents: Duane Anderson, Beth Dillingham, James Hamill, David W. Hartman, Ellen Holmes, Barry L. Isaac, Edward J. Lehman, Nancy Oestreich Lurie, Wayne Parris, Willis E. Sibley, Scott Whiteford
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Materials relating to CSAS award applicants and selected correspondence from 1976-77 are restricted until 10 years after the death of the correspondents. Computer disks are restricted due to preservation concerns.
Access to the Central States Anthropological Society records requires an appointment.
Correspondents: George C. Alexander, Duane Anderson, Myrdene Anderson, James D. Davidson, Michael G. Davis, Clay Dillingham, Jack Glazier, James F. Hamill, Ellen C. Holmes, Alice B. Kehoe, Robert Launay, Mark Lewine, Kurt Mantonya, Betty Messenger, John Messenger, Richard L. Miller, Judith Nierenberg, Phillip J. Obermiller, Harriet J. Ottenheimer, Martin S. Ottenheimer, Wayne Parris, Phyllis Passariello, Mary Lucas Powell, Paul Jean Provost, Pamela Effrein Sandstrom, Eugenie C. Scott, Charles Shearer, Willis E. Sibley, Eugene L. Sterud, Sue Taylor, Nicolette I. Teufel, Barbara Thiel, Stephen I. Thompson, Christina Bolke Turner, Dorothy Willner
Collection Restrictions:
Materials relating to CSAS award applicants and selected correspondence from 1976-77 are restricted until 10 years after the death of the correspondents. Computer disks are restricted due to preservation concerns.
Access to the Central States Anthropological Society records requires an appointment.