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Copy of Letter from Franz Boas to Solomon Asch, November 13, 1939
written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 6. Correspondence: Boas to Others, 1886,1933, 1939, 1942) (13 November 1939) , 1 page(s)
Copy of typewritten letter from Franz Boas to Solomon Asch, Brooklyn College, expresses Boas' approval of proposed anthropology courses for Brooklyn College. Boas says a closer relationship between anthropology and psychology is essential and that a 'course on race differences is almost indispensable at the presen...
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written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 6. Correspondence: Boas to Others, 1886,1933, 1939, 1942) (13 November 1939) , 1 page(s)
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Copy of typewritten letter from Franz Boas to Solomon Asch, Brooklyn College, expresses Boas' approval of proposed anthropology courses for Brooklyn College. Boas says a closer relationship between anthropology and psychology is essential and that a 'course on race differences is almost indispensable at the present time.' Original written on letterhead of the Department of Anthropology, Columbia University. Dated November 13, 1939.
Date Written / Recorded
13 November 1939, 1939
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Franz Boas, 1858-1942
Topic / Theme
School curriculums, Psychology, Cultural anthropology
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Copy of Letter from Franz Boas to Walter A. Jessup, February 5, 1942
written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 6. Correspondence: Boas to Others, 1886,1933, 1939, 1942) (05 February 1942) , 1 page(s)
Copy of typewritten letter from Franz Boas to Walter A. Jessup, Carnegie Corporation, asks for the corporation's continued support of Boas' research. In particular, Boas requests funding to expand his research on growth and development variabilities, which he says proves that the 'assumption of uniform racial char...
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written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 6. Correspondence: Boas to Others, 1886,1933, 1939, 1942) (05 February 1942) , 1 page(s)
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Copy of typewritten letter from Franz Boas to Walter A. Jessup, Carnegie Corporation, asks for the corporation's continued support of Boas' research. In particular, Boas requests funding to expand his research on growth and development variabilities, which he says proves that the 'assumption of uniform racial characteristics' -- the basis of Nazism -- 'is without any foundation.' Dated February 5, 1942.
Date Written / Recorded
05 February 1942, 1942
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Franz Boas, 1858-1942
Topic / Theme
Intellectual development, Physical growth, Nazism
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Copy of Partial Letter from Franz Boas to C.P. Daly, August 12, 1886
written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 6. Correspondence: Boas to Others, 1886,1933, 1939, 1942) (12 August 1886) , 1 page(s)
Typewritten copy of partial letter from Franz Boas to C.P. Daly asks the American Geographical Society to support Boas' planned anthropological expedition to Vancouver Island and the adjoining United States. Mentions that he has also contacted the Canadian Geological Survey and the Royal Society of Canada, and exp...
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written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 6. Correspondence: Boas to Others, 1886,1933, 1939, 1942) (12 August 1886) , 1 page(s)
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Typewritten copy of partial letter from Franz Boas to C.P. Daly asks the American Geographical Society to support Boas' planned anthropological expedition to Vancouver Island and the adjoining United States. Mentions that he has also contacted the Canadian Geological Survey and the Royal Society of Canada, and expects to get free passage on the Canadian Pacific Railway. Dated August 12, 1886. Marked Daly Collection [Safe].
Date Written / Recorded
12 August 1886, 1886
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Franz Boas, 1858-1942
Topic / Theme
Field work for anthropology
Copyright Message
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Copy of Telegram from Franz Boas to Ruth Benedict, December 17, 1930
written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 1. Correspondence: Boas to Benedict, 1922-1930) (17 December 1930) , 1 page(s)
Copy of a telegram from Franz Boas to Ruth Benedict instructs Benedict to present her plans to the Humanities Council and that Boas will present on music, literature, and art. Mentions McCrae letter of December 1. Dated December 17, 1930.
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written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 1. Correspondence: Boas to Benedict, 1922-1930) (17 December 1930) , 1 page(s)
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Copy of a telegram from Franz Boas to Ruth Benedict instructs Benedict to present her plans to the Humanities Council and that Boas will present on music, literature, and art. Mentions McCrae letter of December 1. Dated December 17, 1930.
Date Written / Recorded
17 December 1930, 1930
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Franz Boas, 1858-1942
Copyright Message
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 4. Correspondence: Boas to Benedict, 1939-1940) (1939) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten document regarding discussion points; such as, a discussion of the words of man and their significance, discuss fundamental traits of language: phonetics, lexicography, and grammar, and contrasting phonetics through historical differences and of independent origin. Note at the bottom discusses examina...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 4. Correspondence: Boas to Benedict, 1939-1940) (1939) , 1 page(s)
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Handwritten document regarding discussion points; such as, a discussion of the words of man and their significance, discuss fundamental traits of language: phonetics, lexicography, and grammar, and contrasting phonetics through historical differences and of independent origin. Note at the bottom discusses examinations and the higher degree of anthropology.
Date Written / Recorded
1939
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Essay
Contributor
Franz Boas, 1858-1942
Author / Creator
Franz Boas, 1858-1942
Topic / Theme
Language and linguistics
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Instructions for Dr. Benedict, circa 1930
written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 1. Correspondence: Boas to Benedict, 1922-1930) (1930) , 2 page(s)
Typewritten memo with handwritten notes from Franz Boas to Ruth Benedict. Gives details of financial matters to be dealt with during Boas' trip to Berlin. Mentions Dr. [Otto] Klineberg, Miss [Ella] Deloria, Miss [Julia] Averkieva, Jaime de Angulo, and others. Also mentions the Social Science Research Council and A...
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written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 1. Correspondence: Boas to Benedict, 1922-1930) (1930) , 2 page(s)
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Typewritten memo with handwritten notes from Franz Boas to Ruth Benedict. Gives details of financial matters to be dealt with during Boas' trip to Berlin. Mentions Dr. [Otto] Klineberg, Miss [Ella] Deloria, Miss [Julia] Averkieva, Jaime de Angulo, and others. Also mentions the Social Science Research Council and American Museum of Natural History. Written on the letterhead of the Department of Anthropology, Columbia University. Undated, but '1930...
Typewritten memo with handwritten notes from Franz Boas to Ruth Benedict. Gives details of financial matters to be dealt with during Boas' trip to Berlin. Mentions Dr. [Otto] Klineberg, Miss [Ella] Deloria, Miss [Julia] Averkieva, Jaime de Angulo, and others. Also mentions the Social Science Research Council and American Museum of Natural History. Written on the letterhead of the Department of Anthropology, Columbia University. Undated, but '1930 file' handwritten in upper right corner.
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Date Written / Recorded
1930
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
Franz Boas, 1858-1942
Person Discussed
Jaime de Angulo, 1887-1950, Julia Averkieva, 1907-1980, Otto Klineberg, 1899-1992, Ella Cara Deloria, 1889-1971
Topic / Theme
Academic life
Copyright Message
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Letter Franz Boas to the Director of the Uzbek Institute of Experimental Medicine, September 2, 1938
written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 3. Correspondence: Boas to Benedict, 1933-1938) (02 September 1938) , 1 page(s)
Typed letter from Franz Boas to the Director of the Uzbek Institute of Experimental Medicine regarding forwarding the Director's correspondence to the Anthropological Department of the university due to Boas' recent retirement.
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Letter Franz Boas to the Director of the Uzbek Institute of Experimental Medicine, September 2, 1938
written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 3. Correspondence: Boas to Benedict, 1933-1938) (02 September 1938) , 1 page(s)
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Typed letter from Franz Boas to the Director of the Uzbek Institute of Experimental Medicine regarding forwarding the Director's correspondence to the Anthropological Department of the university due to Boas' recent retirement.
Date Written / Recorded
02 September 1938, 1938
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Franz Boas, 1858-1942
Copyright Message
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Letter from Franz Boas to Dr. Ruth F. Benedict, June 6, 1932
written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 2. Correspondence: Boas to Benedict, 1931-1932) (06 June 1932) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten letter from Franz Boas to Ruth Benedict, on Columbia University Department if Anthropology letterhead, regarding Wagner's plans to be in New York for the summer, possibly seeing him in Germany, and making plans to send him money from Acculturation or the Rockefeller money. Letter includes a handwritten...
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written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 2. Correspondence: Boas to Benedict, 1931-1932) (06 June 1932) , 1 page(s)
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Handwritten letter from Franz Boas to Ruth Benedict, on Columbia University Department if Anthropology letterhead, regarding Wagner's plans to be in New York for the summer, possibly seeing him in Germany, and making plans to send him money from Acculturation or the Rockefeller money. Letter includes a handwritten note at the bottom about being spoiled from G.B.
Date Written / Recorded
06 June 1932, 1932
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Franz Boas, 1858-1942
Copyright Message
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Letter from Franz Boas to Ruth Benedict, August 1, 1931
written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 2. Correspondence: Boas to Benedict, 1931-1932) (01 August 1931) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten letter from Franz Boas to Ruth Benedict, on Hotel Continental stationery, regarding Boas' concern relating to 'the fate of Henrietta.'
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written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 2. Correspondence: Boas to Benedict, 1931-1932) (01 August 1931) , 1 page(s)
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Handwritten letter from Franz Boas to Ruth Benedict, on Hotel Continental stationery, regarding Boas' concern relating to 'the fate of Henrietta.'
Date Written / Recorded
01 August 1931, 1931
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Franz Boas, 1858-1942
Copyright Message
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Letter from Franz Boas to Ruth Benedict, August 9, 1940
written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 4. Correspondence: Boas to Benedict, 1939-1940) (09 August 1940) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten letter from Franz Boas to Ruth Benedict, on unlined white paper, regarding work that has come up, Boas' recent visit to New York, and upcoming trips for Benedict.
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written by Franz Boas, 1858-1942, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 114]: Franz Boas, 1858-1947, Folder 4. Correspondence: Boas to Benedict, 1939-1940) (09 August 1940) , 1 page(s)
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Handwritten letter from Franz Boas to Ruth Benedict, on unlined white paper, regarding work that has come up, Boas' recent visit to New York, and upcoming trips for Benedict.
Date Written / Recorded
09 August 1940, 1940
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Franz Boas, 1858-1942
Copyright Message
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