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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4255 J.R. Swanton Papers Containing Attempts at Philosophical Interpretation
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4255
- Creators:
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Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
- Dates:
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before 1944
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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143 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
"Papers Containing Attempts at Philosophical Interpretation": "The New in Evolution: Cultural and Other," 12 pages. "Cultural Origins Versus Cultural Causes," 4 pages. "The Conquest of the Environment," 10 pages. "The Origin of Religion," 6 pages. "Nature Worship and Animism," 8 pages. "An Outline of Human History and an Attempted Interpretation," 93 pages.
Administration
Custodial History
Added to Bureau of American Ethnology Archives following Dr Swanton's retirement in June, 1944.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 4255, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4255
Local Note
Local Note
typescript document signed
Other Title
Other Title
The New in Evolution: Cultural and Other
Other Title
Cultural Origins Versus Cultural Causes
Other Title
The Conquest of the Environment
Other Title
The Origin of Religion
Other Title
Nature Worship and Animism
Other Title
An Outline of Human History and an Attempted Interpretation
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Anthropology, general and theoretical | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Evolution | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Religion | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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