Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Walter Rochs Goldschmidt Papers,
Date (inclusive): ca. 1930-1994
Collection number: 1641
Creator: Goldschmidt, Walter Rochs, 1913-
Extent: 104 boxes (52 linear ft.)
4 oversize boxes
Abstract: Walter Rochs Goldschmidt (b.1913) was a professor in UCLA's department of Anthropology (1946-69), founder and member of the
board of directors (1957-60), African Studies Association, president of the Southwestern Anthropological Society (1950-51),
president of the American Ethnological Society (1969-70), and editor of the
American anthropologist (1956-59); publications include
The Hupa white deerskin dance (1940),
Nomlaki ethnography (1951),
Man's way: a preface to the understanding of human society (1959), and
Comparative functionalism: an essay in anthropological theory (1966). The collection consists of correspondence, research notes, teaching records, editorial review files, manuscripts,
and reprints.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
PARTIALLY PROCESSED COLLECTION UNAVAILABLE FOR USE: Inquiries regarding these materials should be directed, in writing, to
the Manuscripts Librarian, UCLA Department of Special Collections.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Walter Rochs Goldschmidt Papers (Collection 1641). Department of Special Collections, Charles E.
Young Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography
Goldschmidt was born on February 24, 1913 in San Antonio, Texas; BA (1933) and MA (1935), University of Texas; Ph.D, UC Berkeley,
1942; social science analyst at U.S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics, 1940-46; assistant professor (1946-50), associate professor
(1950-56), professor, and chairman of the department of anthropology (1964-69), UCLA; founder and member of the board of directors
(1957-60), African Studies Association; president, Southwestern Anthropological Society (1950-51) and president of the American
Ethnological Society (1969-70); editor,
American anthropologist, 1956-59; publications include
The Hupa white deerskin dance (1940),
Nomlaki ethnography (1951),
Man's way: a preface to the understanding of human society (1959), and
Comparative functionalism: an essay in anthropological theory (1966).
Scope and Content
Collection consists of correspondence, research notes, teaching records, editorial review files, manuscripts, and reprints.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Goldschmidt, Walter Rochs, 1913- --Archives.
University of California, Los Angeles. Dept. of Anthropology--Faculty--Archival resources.
Anthropology teachers--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Genres and Forms of Material
Manuscripts for publication.