Homer Barnett papers 1937-1986

University of Oregon. Center for Teaching Writing

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The Univeristy of Oregon was established on October 19, 1872 and began classes on October 16, 1876. In 1915 there were 119 professors and instructors; by 1934 that number had grown to over 174 faculty. From the guide to the Faculty bulletins and scrapbooks, 1914-1934, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries) The High School debating league was started by the Oregon Teacher Association. The University of Oregon contributed by publishing th...

Cressman, Luther S., 1897-1994

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American anthropologist Luther Sheeleigh Cressman (1897-1994) was an authority on prehistoric man in the Pacific Northwest and founded the Department of Anthropology at the University of Oregon, which he chaired from 1935 to his retirement in 1963. Cressman discovered sagebrush bark sandals determined to be 10,000 years old at Fort Rock in Lake County, Or. He was deeply involved in regional anthropology organizations, including the University of Oregon's Museum of Natural History, the Oregon Sta...

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Barnett, H. G. (Homer Garner), 1906-1985

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Homer Garner Barnett (1906-1985) was born on April 25, 1906 in Bisbee, Arizona and earned his Ph. D. in anthropology from the University of California in 1938. Barnett conducted field research studying Native American cultures in Southwestern Oregon (1934), Northwestern California (1938), British Columbia (1935-1936, 1940), and Washington (1942-1943). From 1947 to 1948 he conducted field research studying the indigenous people of the Palau Islands. Barnett was the American Anthropological Associ...