The Development of a Profession: Anthropology in Washington, D. C., 1846- 1903
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PrintTraces the development of the profession of anthropology at several government bureaus in the nineteenth century, the Smithsonian Institution, its Bureau of American Ethnology and Department of Anthropology of the United States National Museum, and the United States Geological Survey. Details the roles of Joseph Henry, John Wesley Powell, Otis T. Mason, and William John McGee. Addresses theoretical frameworks, knowledge amassed, and organizational growth.
Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography
Ph.D. dissertation
(Dissertation)
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1976