This sub-series contains AAA memos and conferences files, which include his conference papers and materials relating to sessions he organized. Of special interest are his planning files for the Symposium on Anthropology and War that he organized with Morton Fried and Robert Murphy for the 1967 annual meeting and the associated publication by Natural History Press. Participants were Alexander Alland, Paul Bohannan, Jr., C. R. Carpenter, Napoleon Chagnon, Stanley Diamond, Ralph Holloway, Frank Livinstone, Margaret Mead, Seymour Melman, Benjamin Paul, Elman Service, Sol Tax, Frederick P. Thieme, Andrew P. Vayda, and Anthony Wallace. The files also include correspondence with Theodosius Dobzhansky, who withdrew from the symposium due to conflicts with Frank Livingstone, Konrad Lorenz, and Robert F. Kennedy. Also in this subseries are materials relating to postmodernism in anthropology and controversy surrounding Dennis Tedlock and Barbara Tedlock's editorship of American Anthropologist. There is little material documenting Harris' work as president of the General Anthropology Division of AAA.
Arrangement:
Following the first two folders, the folders are arranged chronologically.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to student records (consisting of graded materials and student recommendation letters), grant proposals sent to Harris for review by grant agencies, and part of his faculty recruitment files are restricted until 2081. Series 10. Computer Files are also restricted due to preservation concerns.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Marvin Harris papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
