Robert H. Lowie papers

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Descriptive Summary

Title: Robert H. Lowie papers
Date (inclusive): circa 1926-1968, undated
Collection Number: UA 165
Creator: Lowie, Robert Harry, 1883-1957
Extent: 0.42 linear feet (1 box)
Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: This collection contains a journal, stamps, documents, correspondence, bibliography and other material on anthropologist Robert H. Lowie, a faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley from 1917-1950. Lowie's research focused on ethnographic fieldwork with indigenous peoples in the Great Plains region, including Crow (Apsáalooke), Arikaree, Hidatsa, Mandan and Shoshone communities. The collection contains information on Lowie's research and personal life.
Languages: The collection is in English.

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Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [date if possible]. Robert H. Lowie papers (UA 165). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Irma Hall, date unknown.

Collection Scope and Contents

This collection contains a journal, stamps, documents, correspondence, bibliography and other material on anthropologist Robert H. Lowie, a faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley from 1917-1950. Lowie's research focused on ethnographic fieldwork with indigenous peoples in the Great Plains region, including Crow (Apsáalooke), Arikaree, Hidatsa, Mandan and Shoshone communities. The collection contains information on Lowie's research and personal life.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects

University of California, Berkeley. Department of Anthropology
Indians of North America
Universities and colleges -- Faculty

Genres and Forms of Materials

Anthropological studies
Correspondence
Diaries
Documents