Finding Aid for the Walter Rochs Goldschmidt Papers, ca. 1930-1994
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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
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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.
Boxes 1-4
Curriculum vitae, biobibliographies; job offers; retirement; grants; trips; class notes, papers, and thesis (1934-1935).
1934-1984
Boxes 9-15
Class notes, exams, readings, papers.
1939-1982
Boxes 16-23
Correspondence, thesis proposals and revisions; manuscripts.
1949-1987
5) Anthropology Department, UCLA
Boxes 24-25
Correspondence, minutes, memoranda, notes.
1952-1987
6) University Business, UCLA
Boxes 26-30
Committees, topics.
1950-1980
7) Professional Associations
Boxes 31-36
Correspondence, meetings and programs, committees.
1969-1979
Boxes 37-40
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes.
1943-1984
9) Conferences, Speeches, Lectures
Boxes 41-47
Manuscripts, correspondence.
1948-1986
Boxes 48-50
Correspondence, meetings.
1951-1984
Box 51
Arlen House Conference on the U.S. and Africa.
1957-1969
Boxes 52-53
American Anthropology editorship (correspondence and manuscripts).
1955-1959
Note
CLOSED UNTIL 2033 A.D.
11) Research, Broadcast, and Publication Projects
Boxes 54-57
Hupa (1937 publication).
1937
Scope and Content Note
Field notes.
Boxes 58-59
Wasco, California (1941 publication).
1907-1941
Boxes 60-63
Arvin-Dinuba, California (1944 publication).
1944-1977
Scope and Content Note
Data (community organization schedules); clippings; hearings.
Box 64
Tlingit (1946 publication).
1946
Scope and Content Note
Interviews and personal statements; social organization notes; notes on readings.
Box 65
Yurok [notes on readings].
1946
Boxes 66-76
Exploring the Ways of Mankind radio series (1951-1953).
1950-1977
Scope and Content Note
Administrative records; correspondence, scripts.
Boxes 77-79, 130
Sebei (Uganda projects: 1954, 1961-1962, 1972).
1954-1974
Scope and Content Note
Research on Sebei ethnology: field notes, language notes, data, conference notes; meteorological record books.
Boxes 80-96
Culture and Ecology in East Africa Research Project (1960-1967).
1953-1975
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, manuscripts.
Boxes 97-99
Culture and Ecology in East Africa Research Project: Personnel files.
1955-1973
Note
CLOSED UNTIL 2048 A.D.
Boxes 100-104
Anthropological films.
1955-1989
Scope and Content Note
- Correspondence with National Anthropological Center (Smithsonian Institution) and Anthropological Film Research Institute.
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Dimensions in Culture: broadcast videotapes (1”); flopy disks (10”); correspondence; conference notes.
Boxes 105-106
Pastoralists.
1964-1989
Scope and Content Note
Questionnaires; comparative data.
Boxes 107-109
Worlds of Man.
1968-1975
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence and notes for monographic series on cultural ecology.
Boxes 110, 111, 131, 132
Picture Tests of Values.
1951-1974
Scope and Content Note
Illustrations and original artwork
Box 112
Uses of Anthropology (1979 publication).
1976-1979
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence; administrative records.
Boxes 113-124
Manuscripts and correspondence.
1940-1981
Box 125
Manuscripts, correspondence, and clippings.
1946-1987
Boxes 126-129
Offprints and reprints.
1935-1986
