Biography file--general, 1876-1984, 1930-1984 (bulk)

Boas, Franz, 1858-1942

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Born in Minden, Germany, on July 8, 1858, the anthropologist Franz Boas was the son of the merchant Meier Boas and his wife, Sophie Meyer. Raised in the radical and tradition of German Judaism, Franz's youth was steeped in politically liberal beliefs and a largely secular outlook that he carried with him from university through his emigration to the United States. At the universities of Heidelberg and Bonn, Boas studied physics and geography before completin...

Kino, Padre.

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

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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...

Bird, Junius Bouton, 1907-1982

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Junius Bouton Bird (b. September 12, 1907, Rye, New York- d. April 2, Spuyten Duyvil, New York), was an American archaeologist who was appointed curator of South American Archaeology at the American Museum of Natural History in 1934. His contributions to the study of ecology, climate, and pre-Columbian archaeology earned him several awards including The Viking Fund Medal for Archaeology (1956) and The Order of "El sol de Peru" (1974). In 1961 he was elected as the president of the Society for Am...

Columbus, Chris

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Epithet: of Genoa British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000367.0x000120 Italian explorer and navigator commissioned by Spain. Italian name was Cristoforo Colombo. Known in Spain as Cristóbal Colón. Born 1451; died 1506. From the description of Collection concerning Christopher Columbus, 1488-1515. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71067622 ...

Bolívar, Simón, 1783-1830

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President of Peru, "El Liberado." From the description of Letters, 1816-1823. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122598873 South American army officer and revolutionary and president of Colombia. From the description of Simón Bolívar papers, 1819. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453982 President of Peru, "El Liberado". From the description of Letter, 1818, September 29, Angostura, to Guillermo White. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122348836 ...

Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820

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Daniel Boone (1734-1820) was a pioneer land settler, Indian fighter and he served in military and political positions in Kentucky. At the time this letter was written, he was on the verge of losing his many tracts of land because the titles were improperly entered. From the description of Letter : to Charles Yanc[e]y, Luecy [i.e. Louisa] County, 1785 May 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122602570 Indian fighter and scout. From the description of Daniel Boone pa...

Dockstader, Frederick J.

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Frederick J. Dockstader (1919-1998) was an art consultant, museum director, and silversmith from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Frederick J. Dockstader, 1970 June 16-July 2 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495595140 Art consultant, museum director, silversmith; New York, N.Y. Born 1919. From the description of Frederick J. Dockstader interviews, 1970 June 16-July 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220185506 ...

Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation. Library.

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Collecting area: Material relating to archaeology, ethnology, languages, and contemporary issues of Indians and Eskimos of the Western hemisphere. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155463242 Munsee and Oneida Indian tribes were moved to Stockbridge, Mass. in 1763, and in the early 19th century to Stockbridge, Wisconsin. The groups were jointly called the Stockbridge Tribe. From the description of Stockbridge papers, 17...

Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876

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Custer's paternal ancestors, Paulus and Gertrude Küster, came to the North American English colonies around 1693 from the Rhineland in Germany, probably among thousands of Palatines whose passage was arranged by the English government to gain settlers in New York and Pennsylvania. According to family letters, Custer was named after George Armstrong, a minister, in his devout mother's hope that her son might join the clergy. Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio, to Emanuel Henry Custer (1806...

Vázquez de Coronado, Francisco, 1510-1549

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