Anthropology at Harvard : a biographical history, 1790-1940 / David L. Browman & Stephen Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Browman, David L.

Contributor:

Williams, Stephen, 1926-

Series:

Peabody Museum monographs ; no. 11.

Peabody Museum monographs ; number 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Harvard University. Department of Anthropology--History.

Harvard University.

Harvard University. Department of Anthropology.

Anthropology--Study and teaching (Higher)--Massachusetts--Cambridge--History.

Anthropology.

Anthropology teachers--Massachusetts--Cambridge--History.

Anthropology teachers.

College teachers--Massachusetts--Cambridge--History.

College teachers.

History.

Anthropology--Study and teaching (Higher).

Massachusetts--Cambridge.

Physical Description:

xi, 589 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Peabody Museum Press, [2013]

Contents:

1 Harvard Contributions to the Origins of Americanist Archaeology, 1790-1860 11

2 The Lawrence Scientific School, the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and the Peabody Museum, 1847-1866 25

3 Frederic Putnam and His Student Cohort, 1859-1875 47

4 Development of the Peabody Museum and Its Collections, 1875-1890 81

5 The Influence of Other Professionals and the Archaeological Institute of America, 1865-1890 141

6 Development of the Harvard Anthropology Graduate Program, 1890-1900 169

7 Graduate Students, Faculty, and Others, 1890-1900 197

8 Putnam's Students at the American Museum of Natural History, 1894-1903 245

9 Professionals, Benefactors, and Supporters, 1890-1910 277

10 Peabody Museum Students and Faculty, 1900-1919 297

11 Growth and Professionalism in the Twenties 351

12 An Explosion of Scholars, 1929-1939 397.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-555) and index.

ISBN:

9780873659130

0873659139

OCLC:

758384095