Paul Radin papers, [ca. 1912-1959] Circa 1912-1959

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Paul Radin papers, [ca. 1912-1959] Circa 1912-1959

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There are notes, transcriptions, essays, etc., on the language and customs of several Indian tribes. There are numerous vocabularies, dictionaries, and grammatical notes on the Winnebago, Patwin, and Huave tribes, and some items on the Fox, Tukudh, Pomo, Wappo, and Wintu; 79 notebooks, in English and Winnebago, on myths, legends, stories, customs, dances, religious observances, costume, etc., of the Winnebago, with some on the Ottawa and Ojibwa; notes on Winnebago history; 2 boxes of Winnebago phonetic texts; and significant material on Mexican Indians (Zapotec). Some of the items are typed copies of Radin's published studies.

12.5 Linear feet

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Radin, Paul, 1883-1959

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Dr. Paul Radin is considered to be one of the formative influences in contemporary anthropology and ethnography in the United States and Europe. He was born in Lodz (Russian Poland) on April 2, 1883, the son of a reform rabbi and scholar. In 1884, his family moved to Elmira, New York, and then to New York City in 1890. Educated in the public school system, Radin entered the College of the City of New York as a sub-freshman at the age of fourteen, graduating in 1902. After a brief stint in gradua...

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Anthropologist Paul Radin researched the language and folklore of North American and Mexican Indians, the Winnebago, Ojibwa, and Zapotec in particular. From the guide to the Paul Radin papers, [ca. 1912-1959], Circa 1912-1959, (American Philosophical Society) ...