Papers of Alfred Vincent Kidder

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Papers of Alfred Vincent Kidder

1896-1963 (inclusive)

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Contains Kidder's diaries with personal reflections that span his early education and subsequent academic career. Entries start with Kidder's secondary school years and extend to 1963, the year of his death. Includes Kidder's documentation and commentary on the day-to-day proceedings of his archeological field research in the American Southwest and Mexico. Also contains miscellaneous manuscripts apparently written for the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Kidder's army correspondence, and letters of condolence on the occasion of Kidder's death. Also includes drafts from Kidder's planned autobiography. Related publications and reference material available in repository. For information on component parts of collection, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.

3.7 cubic feet in 11 containers

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Kidder, Alfred Vincent, 1885-1963

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Kidder was an archaeologist who excavated sites in the Southwest. He became a member of the Advisory Board for the Laboratory of Anthropology in 1927. From the description of Alfred Vincent Kidder Pecos papers, 1915-1935. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37992640 Kidder was an archaeologist who excavated sites in the southwest. He became a member of the Advisory Board for the Laboratory of Anthropology in 1927. From the description of Alfred Vi...