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University of Utah Department of Anthropology records, 1939-1997

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Utah. Dept. of Anthropology
Title
University of Utah Department of Anthropology records
Dates
1939-1997 (inclusive)
Quantity
16 linear feet.
Collection Number
Acc0499
Summary
An independent Department of Anthropology was established with E.A. Hoebel as chair in 1948. The majority of the records in this collection were generated by Jesse Jennings (1953-1961, 1966-1967) and his associates and students in the University Anthropology Museum.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, University Archives and Records Management
University Archives and Records Management, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
666 Guardsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT
84112
Telephone: 8015818242
david.buhler@utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

These records are protected under the Archeological Resources Act of 1979 because they describe threatened archeological sites or artifacts in the collections of the Utah Museum of Natural History. Final Authority Regarding Access to the Collection Lies with the Relevant Agent of the Federal Government or the Antiquities Section of the Division of State History.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The study of anthropology at the University of Utah dates back to 1914, when a Department of Archeology was established under the leadership of Dean Byron Cummings. The disciplines of anthropology and sociology were combined in a single department under Dr. Levi Edgar Young in 1917. An independent Department of Anthropology was established under Professor Andrew Kerr in 1926. Anthropology and sociology were combined again in 1935. In 1948 anthropology was reconstituted as an independent department with E.A. Hoebel as chair and has remained so ever since.

During the period covered by these records, Jesse Jennings (1953-1961, 1966-1967), Charles Dibble (1961-1964), Robert Euler (1964-1966), Wick Miller (1967-1969), Seymore Parker (1969-1978), John McCullough (1979-1985), Larry Loeb (1985-1990), Dennis O'Rourke (1990-1996), and Kristen Hawkes (1996-1997) served as chair.

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Content Description

A majority of the records in this collection (correspondence and reports, principally, but also budgets, contracts, manuscripts, memoranda, and grant applications) were generated by Jesse Jennings and his associates and students in the University Anthropology Museum (now subsumed by the Utah Museum of Natural History) or the University Archeological Center and its predecessor the Utah Statewide Archeological Survey. The material deals for the most part with the numerous projects and studies (for example the Upper Colorado River Basin Archeological Salvage Project) that Dr. Jennings directed during the 1950's, 1960's, and 1970's.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: University of Utah Department of Anthropology records, Acc. 499, Box [ ]. University Archives and Records Management. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations:Acc. 499.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically and chronologically thereunder.

Location of Collection

This collection was transferred to the Natural History Museum of Utah on September 19, 2016. Users should contact the Museum for access to this material.

Related Materials

A portion of E. Adamson Hoebel's papers may be found in Archives Accession 50, College of Letters and Science.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Anthropology--Study and teaching--Utah--History--Sources
  • Excavations (Archaeology)--Utah
  • Excavations (Archaeology--Colorado
  • Universities and colleges--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources

Personal Names

  • Jennings, Jesse David, 1909-1997

Corporate Names

  • University of Utah--Archives

Geographical Names

  • Colorado--Antiquities
  • Utah--Antiquities

Form or Genre Terms

  • Budgets
  • Contracts
  • Correspondence
  • Grant proposals
  • Memorandums
  • Reports


2004

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