A. L. Kroeber Papers, 1869-1972

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

A. L. Kroeber Papers, 1869-1972

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf3d5n99tn

Kroeber conducted field work with several Klamath River groups, including the Karok, Wiyot, and Yurok Indians; the Yokuts Indians of Central California; with Ishi, the last member of the Yahi band of the Sacramento Valley; the Mohave Indians of the Colorado River region; and the Zuni Indians of New Mexico, among many other groups. He also carried out archaeological field work in Mexico and Peru. He published more that 500 books and articles on anthropological topics, and served as an expert witness in the Indian land claims cases Clyde F. Thompson et. al. v. United States, Docket No. 31, and Ernest Risling et. al. v. United States, Docket 37.

Originals: 38 boxes, 21 cartons, 14 volumes, 8 oversize folders (ca. 44 linear ft.); ; Copies: 185 microfilm reels: negative (Rich. 1840) and positive (BANC FILM 2049)

eng,

Bancroft Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6663976

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Lawton, Harry W., 1927-2005

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fg4jd6 (person)

Harry W. Lawton was born in Long Beach, CA on December 11, 1927. He was a writer, journalist, editor, historian, and a lecturer at the University of California, Riverside. He is best known for his book, Willie Boy: A Desert Manhunt and for contributing to the preservation of California history. He was a founder of the California Museum of Photography, The Malki Museum, and the Malki Press. He was also the founder of UCR's Creative Writing Program and of the University of California's Journal of ...

Kroeber, A. L. (Alfred Louis), 1876-1960

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k46hrt (person)

Alfred L. Kroeber was an anthropologist. He taught anthropology at the University of California, 1901-1946, and was curator, 1908-1925, and director, 1925-1946, of the University's anthropological museum. From the description of Yana vocabulary and grammatical notes, 1911-1912. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 86165433 Anthropologist. From the description of Anthropology : mss., 1948. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 85185772 A...