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Call Number: SC0741
Creator:
Paul, Benjamin D., (Benjamin David),
1911-
Title: Benjamin D. Paul papers
Dates: 1941-2000
Physical Description:
30 Linear feet
Summary: Papers include field notes from research trips to Guatemala,
1941-2000; other research files and notes, including some of his wife Lois Paul;
correspondence; class files and departmental records; and reprints.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
Access: Collection is unprocessed; please consult with the University Archivist for
access.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials
must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is
given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not
intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission
must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Benjamin D. Paul Papers (SC0741). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Benjamin D. Paul joined the Stanford faculty in 1963; he held bachelor's and doctoral
degrees from the University of Chicago. He directed the Program in Medicine and the
Behavioral Sciences from 1963 to 1971 and was chairman of the Department of Anthropology
from 1967 to 1971. He made numerous field trips to the highlands of Guatemala (many with
his wife Lois), living with and studying the Maya Indians of San Pedro la Laguna on Lake
Atitlan.
Papers include field notes from research trips to Guatemala, 1941-2000; other research
files and notes, including some of his wife Lois Paul; correspondence; class files and
departmental records; and reprints.
Paul, Benjamin D. (Benjamin David), 1911-
Paul, Benjamin D., Mrs.
Paul, Lois.
Stanford University--Faculty.
Stanford University. Dept. of
Anthropology.
Anthropology --Study and teaching.
Guatemala --Social life and customs.