Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Joseph H. Greenberg papers
- Dates:
- 1961-2000
- Creators:
- Greenberg, Joseph H. (Joseph Harold)
- Abstract:
- Papers largely date from his tenure at Stanford and include correspondence, research notes and notebooks, course files, and reprints.
- Extent:
- 64 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Joseph H. Greenberg Papers (SC0615). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Papers largely date from his tenure at Stanford and include correspondence, research notes and notebooks, course files, and reprints.
- Biographical / historical:
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Greenberg, a linguist who studied the origins of the world's languages, studied anthropology at Northwestern, receiving his Ph.D. in 1940. He taught at the University of Minnesota and Columbia before coming to Stanford in 1962. While at Stanford he was not only a professor of anthropology, but also helped to found the linguistics department and organized the African Studies Center in the 1960's. He died in 2001.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of the estate of Joseph Harold Greenberg, 2001.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Linguistics.
Language and languages. - Names:
- Greenberg, Joseph H. (Joseph Harold)
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-11-17 15:23:52 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
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Joseph H. Greenberg Papers (SC0615). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022