Papers of Gordon Randolph Willey, 1936-1996 (inclusive).

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Papers of Gordon Randolph Willey, 1936-1996 (inclusive).

Contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, lecture and research notes, a bibliography, and other papers relating to Professor Willey's archaeological interests and associations. Topics and concerns include research and methodological problems; lectures on New World prehistory; interpretation of archaeological remains; ceramic and artifactual analysis; settlement patterns; publishing; recommendations; curatorial matters; Dumbarton Oaks; the archaeological profession in the United States; and issues and problems in Maya and New World archaeology. For information on component parts of collection, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.

26.3 cubic feet in 77 containers.

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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...

Willey, Gordon R. (Gordon Randolph), 1913-2002

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Gordon Randolph Willey was Bowditch Professor of Mexican and Central American Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard from 1950 to 1983 and Senior Professor of anthropology from 1983 until his retirement in 1987. From the description of Papers of Gordon Randolph Willey, 1936-1996 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77005694 ...