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Aleš Hrdlička papers, 1914-1943

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

Papers, newspaper articles, and publications by and about Aleš Hrdlička, a physical anthropologist with the Smithsonian Institution. Topics include: physical anthropology, anthropometry, eugenics, race, and immigration.
  1. Aleš Hrdlička, "Race Deterioration and Destruction with Special Reference to the American People," reprinted from "Proceedings of the Third Race Betterment Conference," Jan. 2-6, 1928.
  2. Aleš Hrdlička, "Anthropology and Medicine," American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Vol. X, No. 1, Jan.-Mar. 1927.
  3. Aleš Hrdlička, "A Descriptive Catalog of the Section of Physical Anthropology, Panama-California Exposition 1915."
  4. Aleš Hrdlička, "Normal Variation," reprinted from Proceedings American Philosophical Society, Vol. lxxiv, No. 3, 1934.
  5. Aleš Hrdlička, "The Forehead," reprinted from Proceedings American Philosophical Society, Vol. lxxii, No. 5, 1933.
  6. Aleš Hrdlička, "Man's Future in the Light of His Past and Present," reprinted from Proceedings American Philosophical Society, Vol. lxviii, No. 1, 1929.
  7. "The Influence of Immigration on American Culture: A Dinner Discussion of the Conference on Immigration Policy," New York, April 10, 1929.
  8. Aleš Hrdlička, "The Coming of Man from Asia in the Light of Recent Discoveries," reprinted from Proceedings American Philosophical Society, Vol. lxxi, No. 6, 1932.
  9. Aleš Hrdlička, "Physical Anthropology in America, Panama-California Exposition Edition," from the American Anthropologist, Vol. XVI, No. 4, October-December, 1914.
  10. William H. Holmes, "The Antiquity Phantom in American Archeology," reprinted from Science, Vol. LXII, No. 1603, September 15, 1925, pp. 256-258.
  11. Biography and bibliography of Aleš Hrdlička, 1929.

Dates

  • 1914-1943

Access Restrictions

None

Extent

From the Collection: 24 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Fray Angélico Chávez History Library Repository

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