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Letter from Franz Boas to Ruth Benedict, July 5, 1934
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) (05 July 1934) , 1 page(s)
Typewritten letter from Franz Boas to Ruth Benedict discusses arrangements for Ella [Deloria] and Ruth Landes to work among the Santee [Eastern Dakota]. Mentions the Western Dakota and Central Algonquian ethnology. Written on the letterhead of the Department of Anthropology, Columbia University. Dated July 5, 1934...
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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 3. Correspondence: Boas to Benedict, 1933-1938) (05 July 1934) , 1 page(s)
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Typewritten letter from Franz Boas to Ruth Benedict discusses arrangements for Ella [Deloria] and Ruth Landes to work among the Santee [Eastern Dakota]. Mentions the Western Dakota and Central Algonquian ethnology. Written on the letterhead of the Department of Anthropology, Columbia University. Dated July 5, 1934.
Date Written / Recorded
05 July 1934, 1934
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Franz Boas, 1858-1942
Person Discussed
Ruth Landes, 1908-1991, Ella Cara Deloria, 1889-1971
Topic / Theme
Field work for anthropology, Algonquin, Dakota, Santee
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Letter from Gitel to Ruth Benedict, November 21, 1939
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 14. Blackfoot Field Trip, 1939) (21 November 1939) , 3 page(s)
This is a 3-page typewritten letter from Gitel in New York City to Ruth Benedict, dated November 21, 1939. The letter discusses Gitel's progress on the Blackfoot S. Piegan material and mentions a picture of Boas taken by Robert Disraeli at the last meeting of the Anthropology Club.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 14. Blackfoot Field Trip, 1939) (21 November 1939) , 3 page(s)
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This is a 3-page typewritten letter from Gitel in New York City to Ruth Benedict, dated November 21, 1939. The letter discusses Gitel's progress on the Blackfoot S. Piegan material and mentions a picture of Boas taken by Robert Disraeli at the last meeting of the Anthropology Club.
Date Written / Recorded
21 November 1939, 1939
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Topic / Theme
Cultural assimilation, Reporting anthropological data, Piegan, Blackfoot
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Letter from Gladys A. Reichard to Ruth Benedict, July 8
written by Gladys Amanda Reichard, 1893-1955, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 79], Folder 12. Mescalero Trip: Correspondence re: Henrietta Schmerler, 1931-1932) (08 July 1931) , 2 page(s)
Letter from Gladys A. Reichard to Ruth Benedict regarding an enclosed payment, a trip with Ruth Underhill, and cultural interactions with the Navajo and Apache people.
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written by Gladys Amanda Reichard, 1893-1955, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 79], Folder 12. Mescalero Trip: Correspondence re: Henrietta Schmerler, 1931-1932) (08 July 1931) , 2 page(s)
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Letter from Gladys A. Reichard to Ruth Benedict regarding an enclosed payment, a trip with Ruth Underhill, and cultural interactions with the Navajo and Apache people.
Date Written / Recorded
08 July 1931, 1931
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Gladys Amanda Reichard, 1893-1955
Person Discussed
Henrietta Schmerler
Topic / Theme
Field work for anthropology, Apaches, Papago
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Letter from Harry Turney-High to Ruth Benedict, July 18, 1939
written by Harry Holbert Turney-High, 1899-1982, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 14. Blackfoot Field Trip, 1939) (18 July 1939) , 2 page(s)
Date: 18.7.39 This hand-written, two-page letter addressed "Dear Dr. Benedict" and signed "Harry Turney-High" discusses postponement of the writer's planned trip with an elderly chieftain to visit another tribe as well as class-related paperwork, and has information on Browning, Blackfoot and Kootenai.
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written by Harry Holbert Turney-High, 1899-1982, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 14. Blackfoot Field Trip, 1939) (18 July 1939) , 2 page(s)
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Date: 18.7.39 This hand-written, two-page letter addressed "Dear Dr. Benedict" and signed "Harry Turney-High" discusses postponement of the writer's planned trip with an elderly chieftain to visit another tribe as well as class-related paperwork, and has information on Browning, Blackfoot and Kootenai.
Date Written / Recorded
18 July 1939, 1939
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Harry Holbert Turney-High, 1899-1982
Topic / Theme
Field work for anthropology, Blackfoot
Copyright Message
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Letter from I. to Ruth Benedict, May 25, 1932
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 79], Folder 15. Mescalero Trip: Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1931-1932) (25 May 1932) , 2 page(s)
Handwritten letter on unlined sheets from letter from I. to Ruth Benedict.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 79], Folder 15. Mescalero Trip: Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1931-1932) (25 May 1932) , 2 page(s)
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Handwritten letter on unlined sheets from letter from I. to Ruth Benedict.
Date Written / Recorded
25 May 1932, 1932
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Topic / Theme
Field work for anthropology
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Letter from J. A. Irving to Ruth Benedict, June 6, 1939
written by J. A. Irving, fl. 1939, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 14. Blackfoot Field Trip, 1939) (06 June 1939) , 1 page(s)
Date: 6.6.1939. Typewritten letter, on The University of British Columbia letterhead, to Professor Ruth Benedict from Professor J. A. Irving with a request to take on an extra student he knows during her upcoming anthropological expedition.
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written by J. A. Irving, fl. 1939, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 14. Blackfoot Field Trip, 1939) (06 June 1939) , 1 page(s)
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Date: 6.6.1939. Typewritten letter, on The University of British Columbia letterhead, to Professor Ruth Benedict from Professor J. A. Irving with a request to take on an extra student he knows during her upcoming anthropological expedition.
Date Written / Recorded
06 June 1939, 1939
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Recipient Organization
Columbia University
Author / Creator
J. A. Irving, fl. 1939
Topic / Theme
Field work for anthropology
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Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Letter from Jack Starkweather to Ruth Benedict, October 31, 1939
written by Jack Starkweather, fl. 1939, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 14. Blackfoot Field Trip, 1939) (31 October 1939) , 1 page(s)
Handwritten letter on Stanford University Department of Economics stationery to Ruth Benedict from Jack Starkweather requesting copies of the field notes and finished reports on Blackfoot Indians.
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written by Jack Starkweather, fl. 1939, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 14. Blackfoot Field Trip, 1939) (31 October 1939) , 1 page(s)
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Handwritten letter on Stanford University Department of Economics stationery to Ruth Benedict from Jack Starkweather requesting copies of the field notes and finished reports on Blackfoot Indians.
Date Written / Recorded
31 October 1939, 1939
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Jack Starkweather, fl. 1939
Topic / Theme
Field work for anthropology, Blackfoot
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Letter from Jane to Ruth Benedict, undated
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 13. Blackfoot Field Trip, 1939) (1939) , 2 page(s)
This undate, hand-written, two-page letter in ink, addressed "Dear Ruth" and signed "Jane," discusses the writer's travel and work plans and mentions the names Bunzel, Parsons, Collier, Herzog, Linton, Strong, Lessers, Boas; and mentions material on Montana, Blackfoot, Rocky Boy Cree, Crow and Teton Dakota. Noted...
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 13. Blackfoot Field Trip, 1939) (1939) , 2 page(s)
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This undate, hand-written, two-page letter in ink, addressed "Dear Ruth" and signed "Jane," discusses the writer's travel and work plans and mentions the names Bunzel, Parsons, Collier, Herzog, Linton, Strong, Lessers, Boas; and mentions material on Montana, Blackfoot, Rocky Boy Cree, Crow and Teton Dakota. Noted in pencil in the upper right corner of the first page is the name Richardson Hawks.
Date Written / Recorded
1939
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Topic / Theme
Reporting anthropological data, Blackfoot
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Letter from Jane to Ruth Benedict, undated
in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 13. Blackfoot Field Trip, 1939) (1939) , 4 page(s)
This is a handwritten letter, from Jane to Ruth Benedict. In it, she discusses the postponement of her Mexico trip due to her pregnancy, plus a manuscript on the Blackfoot.
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in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 86], Folder 13. Blackfoot Field Trip, 1939) (1939) , 4 page(s)
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This is a handwritten letter, from Jane to Ruth Benedict. In it, she discusses the postponement of her Mexico trip due to her pregnancy, plus a manuscript on the Blackfoot.
Date Written / Recorded
1939
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Topic / Theme
Field work for anthropology, Blackfoot
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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Letter from Jesse L. Nusbaum to Ruth Benedict, April 27, 1931
written by Jesse L. Nusbaum, 1887-1975, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 79], Folder 7. Mescalero Trip: Correspondence: Jesse Nusbaum, 1931) (27 April 1931) , 2 page(s)
This is a 2-page typewritten letter from Jesse Nusbaum at the Laboratory of Anthropology in Santa Fe, New Mexico to Ruth Benedict at Columbia University in New York, dated April 27, 1931. The letter discusses transportation arrangements, quartering, and equipment needs for her upcoming session.
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written by Jesse L. Nusbaum, 1887-1975, in Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, of Vassar College. Libraries. Archives and Special Collections Library ([Box 79], Folder 7. Mescalero Trip: Correspondence: Jesse Nusbaum, 1931) (27 April 1931) , 2 page(s)
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This is a 2-page typewritten letter from Jesse Nusbaum at the Laboratory of Anthropology in Santa Fe, New Mexico to Ruth Benedict at Columbia University in New York, dated April 27, 1931. The letter discusses transportation arrangements, quartering, and equipment needs for her upcoming session.
Date Written / Recorded
27 April 1931, 1931
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Letter
Recipient Organization
Columbia University
Author / Creator
Jesse L. Nusbaum, 1887-1975
Topic / Theme
Field work for anthropology, Equipment
Copyright Message
Material sourced from the Ruth Fulton Benedict Papers, Vassar College. Copyright © 2016 by Mary Catherine Bateson
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