Frederick Starr collection of material relating to Mexico, 1860-1930

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Frederick Starr collection of material relating to Mexico, 1860-1930

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Frederick Starr (1858-1933) received his Ph.D. in biology (1883-87)He was the Curator of Ethnology at the American Museum of Natural History (1889-91), professor and Dean of the Science Department at Pomona College (1891), and associate professor at the University of Chicago (1895-1923). The collection consists of clippings, pamphlets, lithographs, photographs, and printed ephemera related to Mexican history, folk art, folklore, religion, and archeology.

15 boxes (7 linear ft.); 2 oversize boxes

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Starr, Frederick, 1858-1933

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Starr was born in Auburn, NY, Sept. 2, 1858; graduated from Lafayette College in 1882, and received his Ph. D in 1885; professor of biology, Coe College, 1883-87; Curator of Ethnology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, 1889-91; professor and Dean of the Science Dept., Pomona College, 1891; assoc. professor, Univ. of Chicago, 1895-1923; publications related to Mexico include: Some first steps in human progress (1895), American Indians (1898), Indians of Southern Mexico (1898), Reading...