Ernest Becker papers, 1952-1977 [Bulk Dates: 1962-1974]

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Ernest Becker papers, 1952-1977 [Bulk Dates: 1962-1974]

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Becker’s papers consist primarily of correspondence and notes on cultural anthropology, sociology, and psychology. Boxes of notecards and annotated books are also included in the collection.

8.34 linear ft. ( 2 document boxes, 5 notecard boxes, and 2 record storage cartons)

Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6347617

Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Becker, Ernest

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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Ernest Becker was born in Springfield, MA in 1924. He served in World War II and shortly afterwards, attended Syracuse University in New York. In his early 30s, he pursued a graduate degree in cultural anthropology at his alma mater. He received his Ph.D. in 1960, and soon after, became a professor at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, BC, Canada. His main interest was in philosophical anthropology-relating to the interdisciplinary and cross-cultural approach to...