Robert McCormick Adams Interviews, 1984

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Robert McCormick Adams Interviews, 1984

1984

https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_249471

These interviews of Adams, conducted by Pamela M. Henson, cover his education and research prior to his being named Secretary of the Smithsonian in 1984.

3 audiotapes

eng, Latn

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Adams, Robert McCormick, Jr., 1926-2018

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Robert McCormick Adams, an archaeologist and anthropologist, served as the Smithsonian’s ninth Secretary from 1984-1994, Prior to his work as Secretary, he was director of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago in 1962-68 and 1981-83. Born in Chicago in 1926, Adams earned his doctorate from the University of Chicago in 1957. He stayed on to teach at the university and in 1982 was named provost. Adams’ scholarly work focused principally on the agricultural and urban history of the Ne...