Papers, 1943-1985.

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Papers, 1943-1985.

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Collection consists of papers relating to the postwar allied administration of Italy, in particular to Lessa's assignments in Italy as a military government official administering towns and other population units. Includes notes for and a copy of Lessa's book, Spearhead governatore : remembrances of the campaign in Italy (1985). Also contains documents, maps, memorabilia, publications, notes and accounts contributed by others, and postwar correspondence.

9 boxes (4.5 linear ft.)

University of California, Los Angeles

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University of California, Los Angeles

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University of California, Los Angeles. Dept. of Anthropology

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Allied military government

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Lessa, William Armand

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Lessa was born in 1908; he received his Ph. D from the University of Chicago; joined the UCLA Anthropology Dept. in 1947; investigated comparative religion, myth and ritual, while doing field work in Oceania, China and Hawaii; books include An appraisal of constitutional typologies (1943), The ethnography of Ulithi Atoll (1950), and More tales from Ulithi Atoll : a content analysis (1980); Lessa retired in 1970; he died on Oct. 14, 1997 in Los Angeles. From the description of Papers,...