Viola Edmundson Garfield papers 1927-1978 1935-1978

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Viola Edmundson Garfield papers 1927-1978 1935-1978

Papers of a professor of anthropology at the University of Washington, and author

4.63 cubic feet; 12 boxes plus 1 oversize item

eng,

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Boas, Franz, 1858-1942

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Born in Minden, Germany, on July 8, 1858, the anthropologist Franz Boas was the son of the merchant Meier Boas and his wife, Sophie Meyer. Raised in the radical and tradition of German Judaism, Franz's youth was steeped in politically liberal beliefs and a largely secular outlook that he carried with him from university through his emigration to the United States. At the universities of Heidelberg and Bonn, Boas studied physics and geography before completin...

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Garfield, Viola Edmundson, 1899-1983

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Noted anthropologist and University of Washington faculty member, Viola Garfield (1899-1983) spent the majority of her professional life studying, promoting and trying to preserve the art and culture of Northwest Coast Indians. Born Viola Edmundson in Iowa, she moved with her family to Whidbey Island, Washington in 1905. She entered the University of Washington in 1919, but, during her second year, transferred to the Bellingham Normal School. Shortly after earning a teac...

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