National Anthropological Archives

MS 4255 J.R. Swanton Papers Containing Attempts at Philosophical Interpretation

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS4255
Creators:
Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
Dates:
before 1944
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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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