James W. Bosch papers, 1941-1983
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Historical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Student papers on anthropological topics, evaluations of courses, publications on athropology, circa 1941-1983
- Lecture notes covering the culture, archaeology, languages, and evolution of North American Indians (sub-Arctic and Northwest Coast), circa 1941-1983
- Articles and notes about North American Indians (Northwest Coast), circa 1941-1983
- The Navajo Tribe: Fort Defiance Sketch Plan and Fort Defiance: A Navajo Community in Transition (by James Bosch), minutes of the Navajo Tribal MAR/DIV (Marriage/Divorce) Division Council, and bibliographical notes on tribes such as those in California as well as the Mohave, Hopi, Plains, Iroquois, Artic, Aztecs, K/Cunas, and Incas, circa 1941-1983
- Notes, articles, and papers relating to the Navajo, Quileute, Nooksack, and, Nisqually tribes, and files about Indian acculturation, circa 1941-1983
- Class lecture notes regarding cognitive perception, drugs, economics, environment, culture, and integration of North American Indians, and material specifically about the Navajo, circa 1941-1983
- Class lecture notes regarding religion, politics, early culture, values, and warfare of North American Indians, circa 1941-1983
- Notes and articles about acculturation of Pacific Northwest Indians, circa 1941-1983
- Bibliography and other materials regarding accultural of Southern Northwest Coast tribes, circa 1941-1983
- Research articles, notes, and bibliographies, and class grades, circa 1941-1983
- Draft manuscript of Bosch's The Navajo Tribe: Fort Defiance Sketch Plan and Fort Defiance: A Navajo Community in Transition and note cards of referenced material, circa 1941-1983
- Exam questions, circa 1941-1983
- Master bibliography of subjects related to Northwest Coast Indians including family and kinship, and political anthropology, and short histories of local tribes, circa 1941-1983
- Notes and articles about Northwest Coast Indians and their kinship and family organization, as well as sexual issues such as incest, homosexuality, abortion, marriage, and reproduction, circa 1941-1983
- Articles about Northwest Coast Indians and courtship, marriage, family systems, divorce, and morality, circa 1941-1983
- Articles about Northwest Coast Indians' kinship and family organization, and family questionnaires collected in the spring of 1970, circa 1941-1983
- Lecture notes, articles, and bibliographic materials about Nortwhest Coast Indians' kinship and family organization, circa 1941-1983
- Articles and notes related to leadership and mental health, circa 1941-1983
- Articles and notes relating to leadership and mental health, circa 1941-1983
- Notes and publications related to family and social organizations, circa 1941-1983
- Articles, notes and publications regarding North American Indians and mental health, as well as research materials gathered by Bosch during his time in the field with members of the Navajo tribe, circa 1941-1983
- Notes and articles about North American Indians, circa 1941-1983
- Articles, publications, papers and monographs on various anthropological topics such as the sociology of art, evolution in North America, and slash and burn techniques, circa 1941-1983
- Books, publications and journals on the evolution of man, the theory of valuation, social organization of the person, conformity and conflict, culture revolution, and the history of anthropology, circa 1941-1983
- Articles, publications, papers and monographs covering a wide range of anthropological topics, circa 1941-1983
- Articles, publications, papers and monographs covering a wide range of anthropological topics, circa 1941-1983
- Articles covering a range of topics including Navajo Indians and tribal fairs, yearbooks, magazines, and government studies, circa 1941-1983
- Articles and lecture notes relating to the Navajo tribe and alcohol, community development, housing, jurisdiction, elections, leadership, music policies, tribal organization, values, veterans, and weaving, circa 1941-1983
- Human Organization Journal (published by the Society for Applied Anthropology), 1966 Fall-1975 Winter
- Human Organizational Journal, 1975 Fall-1983 Spring
- Newspaper clippings related to North American Indians in Washington State, circa 1941-1983
- Newspaper clippings related to North American Indians in Washington State, circa 1941-1983
- Information about a Navajo marriage contracts and various publications including "Leadership and Culture Change: A cCse Study of the Navajo Indians" (Shepardson, Mary); "The Navajo" (Alberle, David); "Fort Defiance: A Navajo Community in Transition" (Bosch, James W.), circa 1941-1983
- Theses, dissertations and publications including "Cultural Conflict in the Classroom: A Study of American Indian Education"; "Swinomish Tribe Indian Claims Commission, 1953"; "Swinomish Tribe Indian Claims Commission, Volumes 1-11, 1955"; "Modern Spirit Dancing of North Puget Sound, 1941"; "The Shake: The Indian Shakes Curing Ritual Among the Yakima, 1968"; "A Study of Conflict in a Multi-ethnic community, 1974"; "Coast Salish Ceremonial Life: Status and Identity in a Modern Village"; "The Persistence of Aboriginal Beliefs and Practices Among the Nooksack Coast Salish"; "Acculturation and Religion on the Colville Indian Reservation"; "Measurement of Acculturation Level with the Guttman Scale", circa 1941-1983
- Theses, dissertations and publications including "Skagit Society and Its Existential Basis: An Ethonofolkloristic Reconstruction"; "Changes in the Economy of the Lummi Indians of Northwest Washington"; "The Old Cordilleran Culture in the Pacific Northwest"; "Legitimacy and the Resolution of Conflict in an Indian Church"; "A History of the Swinomish Tribal Community"; "Coast Salish Ceremonial Life: Status and Identity in a Modern Village"; "The Coast Salish of British Columbia"; "Elites and Voluntary Organizations: A Study of Community Power in Manizales, Columbia"; "Illness, Ritual and Social Relations Among the Chewa of Central Africa"; "Navajo Kinship and Social Organizations"; "Petroleum Facts and Figures", circa 1941-1983
- Bosch biographical material; and notes and papers written during his early life and while attending Stanford, circa 1941-1983
- "Decentralization of a State Mental Hospital - Research Forms and Procedures, Volumes 1-2"; "Kwakiutl Values as Reflected in Mythology" (Bosch thesis); "Measurement of Acculturation Level with the Guttman Scale" (Bosch dissertation); "Reinterpretation of the Southern Kwakiutl Potlatch using the Dramatic Model" (Topolski, Stanley K. thesis); and notes from a Standford anthropology class, circa 1941-1983
- Photographs primarily of Native American subjects, circa 1941-1983
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bosch, James W.
- Title
- James W. Bosch papers
- Dates
- 1941-1983 (inclusive)19411983
- Quantity
- 63 linear feet
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0100jameswboschpapers (collection)
- Summary
- James W. Bosch was a professor and former chair of Western Washington University's Department of Anthropology. He also worked at a mental hospital in Washington State (possibly Northern State) for a period of time. His papers include research material on Northwest Coast and Navajo Indians, and mental disease.
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Some restrictions may apply - contact repository for details.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
James W. Bosch was a professor and former chair of Western Washington University's Department of Anthropology. He also worked at a mental hospital in Washington State (possibly Northern State) for a period of time.
Content Description
The James W. Bosch papers include biographical material, lecture notes, bibliographies, articles, publications and theses on topics including political anthropology, ethnology, kinship and family organization, and Indian acculturation. There is also a substantial photographic collection documenting the American Southwest, the Pacific Northwest, Eastern Washington, and Navajos Indians. The collection also includes some material relating to mental disease.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Some restrictions may apply - contact repository for details.
Preferred Citation
James W. Bosch papers, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Initial donation from Mabel Bosch-Dedon in 1985 with an additional donation from Dan Vaughn in 2000.
Related Materials
Additional material related to Northwest Native Americans at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies includes the Edwin J. Allen Jr. papers, the Ted C. Hinckley papers, the Northwest Ethnohistory collection, and the Colin Tweddell collection.
Processing Note
About Harmful Language and ContentThis collection contains content about Northwest Indigenous peoples that may be culturally sensitive or harmful. Archives & Special Collections acknowledges the potential harm that comes from engaging with these resources for the communities of origin and the need for ongoing review of this content. Archives & Special Collections invites Tribal/First Nation communities to offer guidance regarding restriction or removal of sensitive materials from physical or online collections and/or agreements for limiting access or use, and any special care and handling. Researchers are also encouraged to consult with communities of origin regarding appropriate use of culturally sensitive content from this collection. See the following Statement About Potentially Harmful Language and Content for more information about providing feedback or to request dialogue.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Description: Student papers on anthropological topics, evaluations of courses, publications on athropologyDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 1
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Description: Lecture notes covering the culture, archaeology, languages, and evolution of North American Indians (sub-Arctic and Northwest Coast)Dates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 2
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Description: Articles and notes about North American Indians (Northwest Coast)Dates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 3
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Description: The Navajo Tribe: Fort Defiance Sketch Plan and Fort Defiance: A Navajo Community in Transition (by James Bosch), minutes of the Navajo Tribal MAR/DIV (Marriage/Divorce) Division Council, and bibliographical notes on tribes such as those in California as well as the Mohave, Hopi, Plains, Iroquois, Artic, Aztecs, K/Cunas, and IncasDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 4
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Description: Notes, articles, and papers relating to the Navajo, Quileute, Nooksack, and, Nisqually tribes, and files about Indian acculturationDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 5
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Description: Class lecture notes regarding cognitive perception, drugs, economics, environment, culture, and integration of North American Indians, and material specifically about the NavajoDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 6
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Description: Class lecture notes regarding religion, politics, early culture, values, and warfare of North American IndiansDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 7
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Description: Notes and articles about acculturation of Pacific Northwest IndiansDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 8
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Description: Bibliography and other materials regarding accultural of Southern Northwest Coast tribesDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 9
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Description: Research articles, notes, and bibliographies, and class gradesDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 10
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Description: Draft manuscript of Bosch's The Navajo Tribe: Fort Defiance Sketch Plan and Fort Defiance: A Navajo Community in Transition and note cards of referenced materialDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 11
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Description: Exam questionsDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 12
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Description: Master bibliography of subjects related to Northwest Coast Indians including family and kinship, and political anthropology, and short histories of local tribesDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 13
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Description: Notes and articles about Northwest Coast Indians and their kinship and family organization, as well as sexual issues such as incest, homosexuality, abortion, marriage, and reproductionDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 14
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Description: Articles about Northwest Coast Indians and courtship, marriage, family systems, divorce, and moralityDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 15
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Description: Articles about Northwest Coast Indians' kinship and family organization, and family questionnaires collected in the spring of 1970Dates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 16
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Description: Lecture notes, articles, and bibliographic materials about Nortwhest Coast Indians' kinship and family organizationDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 17
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Description: Articles and notes related to leadership and mental healthDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 18
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Description: Articles and notes relating to leadership and mental healthDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 19
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Description: Notes and publications related to family and social organizationsDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 20
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Description: Articles, notes and publications regarding North American Indians and mental health, as well as research materials gathered by Bosch during his time in the field with members of the Navajo tribeDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 21
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Description: Notes and articles about North American IndiansDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 22
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Description: Articles, publications, papers and monographs on various anthropological topics such as the sociology of art, evolution in North America, and slash and burn techniquesDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 23
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Description: Books, publications and journals on the evolution of man, the theory of valuation, social organization of the person, conformity and conflict, culture revolution, and the history of anthropologyDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 24
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Description: Articles, publications, papers and monographs covering a wide range of anthropological topicsDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 25
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Description: Articles, publications, papers and monographs covering a wide range of anthropological topicsDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 26
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Description: Articles covering a range of topics including Navajo Indians and tribal fairs, yearbooks, magazines, and government studiesDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 27
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Description: Articles and lecture notes relating to the Navajo tribe and alcohol, community development, housing, jurisdiction, elections, leadership, music policies, tribal organization, values, veterans, and weavingDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 28
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Description: Human Organization Journal (published by the Society for Applied Anthropology)Dates: 1966 Fall-1975 WinterContainer: Box Box 29
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Description: Human Organizational JournalDates: 1975 Fall-1983 SpringContainer: Box Box 30
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Description: Newspaper clippings related to North American Indians in Washington StateDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 31
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Description: Newspaper clippings related to North American Indians in Washington StateDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 32
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Description: Information about a Navajo marriage contracts and various publications including "Leadership and Culture Change: A cCse Study of the Navajo Indians" (Shepardson, Mary); "The Navajo" (Alberle, David); "Fort Defiance: A Navajo Community in Transition" (Bosch, James W.)Dates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 33
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Description: Theses, dissertations and publications including "Cultural Conflict in the Classroom: A Study of American Indian Education"; "Swinomish Tribe Indian Claims Commission, 1953"; "Swinomish Tribe Indian Claims Commission, Volumes 1-11, 1955"; "Modern Spirit Dancing of North Puget Sound, 1941"; "The Shake: The Indian Shakes Curing Ritual Among the Yakima, 1968"; "A Study of Conflict in a Multi-ethnic community, 1974"; "Coast Salish Ceremonial Life: Status and Identity in a Modern Village"; "The Persistence of Aboriginal Beliefs and Practices Among the Nooksack Coast Salish"; "Acculturation and Religion on the Colville Indian Reservation"; "Measurement of Acculturation Level with the Guttman Scale"Dates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 34
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Description: Theses, dissertations and publications including "Skagit Society and Its Existential Basis: An Ethonofolkloristic Reconstruction"; "Changes in the Economy of the Lummi Indians of Northwest Washington"; "The Old Cordilleran Culture in the Pacific Northwest"; "Legitimacy and the Resolution of Conflict in an Indian Church"; "A History of the Swinomish Tribal Community"; "Coast Salish Ceremonial Life: Status and Identity in a Modern Village"; "The Coast Salish of British Columbia"; "Elites and Voluntary Organizations: A Study of Community Power in Manizales, Columbia"; "Illness, Ritual and Social Relations Among the Chewa of Central Africa"; "Navajo Kinship and Social Organizations"; "Petroleum Facts and Figures"Dates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 35
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Description: Bosch biographical material; and notes and papers written during his early life and while attending StanfordDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 36
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Description: "Decentralization of a State Mental Hospital - Research Forms and Procedures, Volumes 1-2"; "Kwakiutl Values as Reflected in Mythology" (Bosch thesis); "Measurement of Acculturation Level with the Guttman Scale" (Bosch dissertation); "Reinterpretation of the Southern Kwakiutl Potlatch using the Dramatic Model" (Topolski, Stanley K. thesis); and notes from a Standford anthropology classDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 37
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Description: Photographs primarily of Native American subjectsDates: circa 1941-1983Container: Box Box 38 and 39
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Indians of North America--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- Indians of North America--Washington (State)--History--Sources--Photographs
- Mental illness--Washington (State)--History--Sources
- Navajo Indians--History--Sources
- Navajo Indians--History--Sources--Photographs
- Psychiatric hospitals--Washington (State)--History--Sources
