Ivar Skarland papers, 1933-1964.

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Ivar Skarland papers, 1933-1964.

This collection has correspondence (1933-1964), photographs and field books (1934-1947) relating to Skarland's anthropological expeditions and travels throughout Alaska. There are also reports by Skarland and others on anthropological subjects; a resource file relating to course work in various fields; a log; a photographic file; and miscellaneous materials.

32 ms boxes 10.6 cu. ft.

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University of Alaska (College). Dept. of Anthropology.

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Skarland, Ivar

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Ivar Skarland (1899-1965), anthropologist, was born in Norway, worked in British Columbia in 1927, came to Alaska and graduated from the University of Alaska in 1935. After earning graduate degrees at Harvard he became head of the Anthropology department at the University of Alaska Fairbanks from 1946 until his death in 1964. From the description of Ivar Skarland papers, 1933-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 42064341 ...