Cornell Rankhandi project records, 1953-1984.

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Cornell Rankhandi project records, 1953-1984.

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Field notes, subject files, cross index cards, surveys, photographs, movie films, audiotapes, maps, census data, and other documentary and research material of the Cornell Rankhandi Project. Team members included Michael Mahar, Pauline Kolenda, Allan Atwell, John Gompers, John T. Hitchcock (Project Director), Robert T. Smith, Morris E. Opler, and Pat Hitchcock.

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Cornell University Library

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Mahar, J. Michael

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Ford foundation

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Philanthropic organization established in 1936 by Henry and Edsel Ford from profits of the Ford Motor Company. From the description of Grant files, [ca. 1936-1986]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155532303 ...

Smith, Robert T. (Robert Thomas), 1955-

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Robert T. Smith was born February 10, 1883. He came north to Alberta to homestead, but chose instead to continue north to search for gold. Smith traveled to Dawson City and then to Nome, prospecting and working his claims. He returned home to Illinois in 1917. From the description of Robert T. Smith photograph collection ca. 1897-1917. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 314196707 ...

Hitchcock, John Thayer, 1917-

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Kolenda, Pauline.

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Lucknow University

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Opler, Morris Edward, 1907-1996

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Professor of anthropology. Born in Buffalo, N.Y. on May 16, 1907, Opler received a B.A. in sociology from the University of Buffalo in 1929, an M.A. in anthropology there in 1930, and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1933. He served as an assistant anthropologist with the Bureau of Indian Affairs from 1936-1937. He taught sociology at Reed College in Oregon from 1937-1938, then served as assistant professor of anthropology at Claremont College in California from...

Atwell, Allan.

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Hitchcock, Pat.

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Cornell University. Dept. of Anthropology.

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The Cornell Rankhandi Project was a sociological and anthropological study of the North India village of Rankhandi (Khalapur) undertaken in conjunction with Lucknow University of India, with the additional participation of the Ford Foundation. The project used the control Muslim village of Jhabiran in its study, and embraced the disciplines of anthropology, religion, sociology, political science, economics, linguistics, child psychology, history, and social psychology. From the descr...

Gompers, John.

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