William R. Bascom papers 1933-1981

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William R. Bascom papers 1933-1981

Includes papers related to Bascom's lifelong work on West African art, culture, and folklore and his teaching at the University of California, Berkeley and Northwestern University. Materials include personal and professional correspondence; field notes; lecture notes; course notes; and manuscripts of books and articles. Some papers written by his wife Berta Bascom are also included.

Number of containers: 40 cartons, 3 boxes; Linear feet: 51.2

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SNAC Resource ID: 6656981

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Robert H. Lowie Museum of Anthropology.

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American folklore society

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Established in 1888 to further the discipline of folklore, the AFS's primary emphasis is directed toward the publication of a journal and the convening of an annual convention. From the description of American Folklore Society records, 1890-9999. (Utah State University). WorldCat record id: 43959320 Brinton joined the American Folklore Society in 1889 and served as its president. From the description of Correspondence to Daniel Garrison Brinton, 1894. (University...

University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Anthropology.

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Introduction [to the Guide to Ethnological Documents (1-203) of the Department and Museum of Anthropology, University of California Berkeley] This Guide represents the culmination of some five years' work by the compiler which was initiated in December, 1965. In excess of 50,000 pages of manuscripts and field notes, and thousands of plates and photographs, were sorted, researched, indexed and archived in a decimal system. In 1957-19...

Bascom, William Russell, 1912-1981

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William Russell Bascom was a UC Berkeley Professor of Anthropology and Director of Robert H. Lowie Museum of Anthropology. From the description of William Russell Bascom papers, 1933-1981. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 26643530 Biographical Information Education and Work History William Russell Bascom was a pioneer in the field of African Studies and Fol...

Bascom, Berta

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Biographical Information Education and Work History William Russell Bascom was a pioneer in the field of African Studies and Folklore. He received his bachelor's degree at the University of Wisconsin and his PhD from Northwestern University in 1936. He taught at Northwestern, Cambridge University, and the University of California at Berkeley, where he was also director of the Lowie Museum of Anthropolo...