Video oral history of anthropologist Mary Haas conducted by anthropologist Norman Markel. Dr. Haas discusses the people and events that influenced her career including Edward Sapir, Franz Boas, and Alfred Kroeber. Video also features conversations about the evolution of the field of linguistics from the time of Edward Sapir to the present.
Legacy Keywords: Bluberg, Peter ; Boas, Franz, 1858-1942 ; Kroeber, A. L. 1876-1960 (Alfred Louis), ; White, Leslie Alvin ; Zimmer, Karl ; Linguistics comparative pholology ; Universities University of Chicago ; Universities University of California-Berkeley ; Universities Cornell University ; Alphabets Americanist phonetic writing ; Alphabets International Phonetic Alphabet ; Linguistic phonemic theory ; Linguistic American Phological Society ; Special Collections ; Canada Ontario Ottawa
General:
Local Number: HSFA 1989.10.1
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
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Collection Citation:
Video Dialogues in Anthropology, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
