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The American Negro; a study in racial crossing [by] Melville J. Herskovits.

Book/Text

Bloomington, Indiana University Press [1964, c1928]

1964-1928

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Música de culto afrobahiana [por] Melville J. Herskovits & Richard A. Waterman. Traducción de Francisco Curt Lange.

Book/Text

[Mendoza, Argentina, 1950]

1950-1949

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc E 09-449Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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A preliminary consideration of the culture areas of Africa.

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[New York? 1924?]

1924

1 item

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The myth of the Negro past / Melville J. Herskovits ; with a new introduction by Sidney W. Mintz.

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Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, 1990, c1958.

1990-1958

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The New World Negro; selected papers in Afroamerican studies. Edited by Frances S. Herskovits.

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Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1966.

1966

2 items

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 309.17-H (Herskovits, M. New World Negro)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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An outline of Dahomean religious belief, by Melville J. Herskovits and Frances S. Herskovits.

Book/Text

Menasha, Wis., The American Anthropological Association [1933]

1933

1 item

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 299.64-H (Herskovits, M. Outline of Dahomean religious belief)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Acculturation: the study of culture contact.

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Gloucester, Mass., P. Smith, 1958.

1958

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The American Negro; a study in racial crossing, by Melville J. Herskovits.

Book/Text

New York, A.A. Knopf, 1928.

1928

1 item

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 572M-H (Herskovits, M. American Negro)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Suriname folk-lore, by Melville J. Herskovits and Frances S. Herskovits; with transcriptions of Suriname songs and musicological analysis, by Dr. M. Kolinski.

Book/Text

New York, Columbia University Press, 1936.

1936

3 items

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 398-H (Herskovits, M. Suriname folk-lore)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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FormatBook/TextCall numberHBA (Columbia University contributions to anthropology. v. 27)Item locationSchwarzman Building - General Research Room 315

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Man and his works; the science of cultural anthropology.

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New York, A. A. Knopf, 1948.

1948

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 572-H (Herskovits, M. Man and his works)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Acculturation: the study of culture contact, by Melville J. Herskovits.

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New York, J. J. Augustin, 1938.

1938

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Dahomey, an ancient West African kingdom [by] Melville J. Herskovits.

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New York City, J. J. Augustin, 1938.

1938

4 items

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 572.966-H (Herskovits, M. Dahomey)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Economic transition in Africa, edited by Melville J. Herskovits and Mitchell Harwitz.

Book/Text

[Evanston, Ill.] Northwestern University Press [1964]

1964

1 item

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 330.967-H (Herskovits, M. Economic transition in Africa)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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The myth of the Negro past.

Book/Text

Boston, Beacon Press [1958]

1958

2 items

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 572.97-H (Herskovits, M. Myth of the Negro past)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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The significance of the study of acculturation for anthropology.

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[n.p. 1937]

1937

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 572-H (Herskovits, M. Significance of the study of acculturation)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Economic anthropology; a study in comparative economics.

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New York, Knopf, [c1952]

1952

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On the Negro-white population of New York City; the use of the variablity of family strains as an index of heterogeneity or homogeneity.

Book/Text

[n.p., 1924?]

1924

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 572.6-H (Herskovits, M. On the Negro-white population)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Reprints.

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various pagings 1925-29.

1925-1929

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 572.5-H (Herskovits, M. Reprints)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Some observations of the growth of colored boys [by] Melville J. Herskovits.

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[n.p., 1924]

1924

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 573.6-H (Herskovits, M. Some observations of the growth of colored boys)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Dahomean narrative; a cross-cultural analysis, by Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits.

Book/Text

Evanston [Ill.] Northwestern University Press [1958]

1958

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 398-H (Herskovits, M. Dahomean narrative)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Anthropology and cultural change in Africa : two lectures delivered on invitation of the Committee for Academic Interests of the University of South Africa, on August 20 and 21, 1957 / [by] M.J. Herskovits.

Book/Text

[Pretoria ; Publication Committee of the University of South Africa], 1957.

1957

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The anthropometry of the American Negro, by Melville J. Herskovits.

Book/Text

New York, Columbia University Press, 1930.

1930

2 items

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The backgrounds of African art, by Melville J. Herskovits ... Three lectures given on the Cooke-Daniels Lecture Foundation, in conjunction with an exhibition of African art assembled by the Denver Art Museum, January and February, 1945.

Book/Text

[Denver, 1945]

1945

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Trinidad village [by] Melville J. Herskovits and Frances S. Herskovits.

Book/Text

New York, A.A. Knopf, 1947.

1947

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 917.298-H (Herskovits, M. Trinidad village)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Rebel destiny; among the bush Negroes of Dutch Guiana, by Melville J. Herskovits and Frances S. Herskovits.

Book/Text

New York, London, Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1934.

1934

2 items

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 918.8-H (Herskovits, M. Rebel destiny)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Life in a Haitian Valley [by] Melville J. Herskovits.

Book/Text

New York, London, A.A. Knopf, 1937.

1937

1 item

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 917.294-H (Herskovits, M. Life in a Haitian Valley. 1937)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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The human factor in changing Africa.

Book/Text

New York, Vintage Books [1962]

1962

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 967-H (Herskovits, M. Human factor in changing Africa)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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The human factor in changing Africa.

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New York, Knopf, 1962.

1962

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Life in a Haitian valley.

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New York, Octagon Books, 1964.

1964-1937

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Franz Boas; the science of man in the making.

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New York, Scribner, 1953.

1953

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc B-Boas (Herskovitz, M. Franz Boas)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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FINDING AID AVAILABLE
Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits papers, 1902-1972.

Archival Mix

1902-1972

105 items

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Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits photograph collection [graphic].

Picture

[186-?-196-]

196-196

15 items

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Cultural anthropology.

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New York, Knopf, 1955.

1955

2 items

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc D 98-1126Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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The myth of the Negro past [by] Melville J. Herskovits.

Book/Text

New York, London, Harper & Brothers [c1941]

1941

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The American Negro; a study in racial crossing [by] Melville J. Herskovits.

Book/Text

Bloomington, Indiana University Press [1968, c1956]

1968-1956

1 item

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc C 98-177Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Economic anthropology; a study in comparative economics.

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New York, Knopf, 1952.

1952

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The economic life of primitive peoples [by] Melville J. Herskovits.

Book/Text

New York, London, A.A. Knopf, 1940.

1940

1 item

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The anthropometry of the American Negro.

Book/Text

New York, Haskell House Publishers, 1970.

1970-1930

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The negro and the intelligence tests / by Melville J. Herskovits.

Book/Text

Hanover, N.H. : Sociological Press, 1927.

1927-1926

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Reprints, 1923-1926.

Book/Text

Washington, D.C. : American Anthropological Association, 1923-1926.

1923-1926

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 916-H (Herskovits, M. Reprints. 1923-1926)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Some property concepts and marriage customs of the Vandau / by Melville J. Herskovits.

Book/Text

Washington : American Anthropological Association, 1923.

1923

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FormatTextCall numberSc 916-H (Herskovits, M. Reprints. 1923-1926)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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A preliminary consideration of the culture areas of Africa / Melville J. Herskovits.

Book/Text

Washington : American Anthopological Association, 1924.

1924-1924

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FormatTextCall numberSc 916-H (Herskovits, M. Reprints. 1923-1926)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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The cattle complex in East Africa / by Melville J. Herskovits.

Book/Text

Washington : American Anthropological Association, 1926.

1926

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 916-H (Herskovits, M. Reprints. 1923-1926)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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The backgrounds of African art / by Melville J. Herskovits.

Book/Text

New York, N.Y : Biblo and Tannen, 1967.

1967-1945

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FormatBook/TextCall numberSc 709.6-H (Herskovits, M.J. Background of African art)Item locationSchomburg Center - Research & Reference

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The myth of the Negro past [electronic resource] / Melville J. Herskovits.

Web Resource

New York : Harper, c1941.

1941

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