A Study of Man: The Growing Pains of 19th and 20th Century Anthropology
Title
Subject
Description
PDFs and photographs of items from the Open Court Publishing Co. Collection, related to anthropology, criminology, and sociology.
Source
Publisher
Contributor
Rights
Language
Type
Collection Items
Frederick Starr CorrespondenceA letter from Starr asking when his article will be published in the Open Court and discussing his attempt to secure funding for another trip to…
Peet's Prehistoric AmericaSeveral advertisements for Stephen D. Peet's Prehistoric America series. Peet was a frequent correspondent with the Open Court.
Anthropology Joint ReportA letter from Franz Boas asking for Carus' endorsement on a joint report from several anthropological institutions, including the American…
Survivals of Paganism in Mexico. With Reproductions of Photographs from the Life of the Mexican Aborigines, from the Open CourtAn article from the Open Court
Arthur MacDonald CorrespondenceA letter from MacDonald to the Open Court regarding his book "Experimental Study of Children" and an enclosed printout of reviews of the book by…
Exhibit Slides
Crime and CriminalsSelected images from J. Sanderson Christison's Crime and Criminals, including a photograph of a "normal" (white) man and a photograph of a "criminal…
Review of Crime and CriminalsA two-page favorable review of J. Sanderson Christianson's book Crime and Criminals, from the September 1897 issue of the Open Court.
Criminology, from the Open CourtA letter from Arthur MacDonald to the Open Court, suggesting the course of study he believes would most prepare a student for sociological research.…
Anthropology of Modern Civilized Man, from the Open CourtA 1920 article published in the Open Court detailing MacDonald's beliefs about "civilized man," the proposed link between human appearance,…
Comments