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

    • Text
    • Bloomington, Indiana University Press [1964, c1928]
    • 1964-1928
    • 1 Item
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    Text IEC 73-494Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121

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

    • Text
    • [Mendoza, Argentina, 1950]
    • 1950-1949
    • 2 Items
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    Text Sc E 09-449Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • A preliminary consideration of the culture areas of Africa.

    • Text
    • [New York? 1924?]
    • 1924
    • 1 Item
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    Text Sc Micro F-1484Schomburg Center - Research & Reference - Desk

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

    • Text
    • Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, 1990, c1958.
    • 1990-1958
    • 1 Item
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    Text Sc D 90-800Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • [Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits collection] [realia].

    • 1920-1986.
    • 1920-1986
  • The New World Negro; selected papers in Afroamerican studies. Edited by Frances S. Herskovits.

    • Text
    • Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1966.
    • 1966
    • 2 Items
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    Text Sc 309.17-H (Herskovits, M. New World Negro)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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

    • Text
    • Menasha, Wis., The American Anthropological Association [1933]
    • 1933
    • 1 Item
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    Text Sc 299.64-H (Herskovits, M. Outline of Dahomean religious belief)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • Acculturation: the study of culture contact.

    • Text
    • Gloucester, Mass., P. Smith, 1958.
    • 1958
    • 1 Item
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    Text JFD 91-1720Schwarzman Building M2 - General Research Room 315

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

    • Text
    • New York, A.A. Knopf, 1928.
    • 1928
    • 1 Item
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    Text Sc 572M-H (Herskovits, M. American Negro)Schomburg 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.

    • Text
    • New York, Columbia University Press, 1936.
    • 1936
    • 3 Items
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    Text Sc 398-H (Herskovits, M. Suriname folk-lore)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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    Text HBA (Columbia University contributions to anthropology. v. 27)Schwarzman Building M2 - General Research Room 315

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  • Man and his works; the science of cultural anthropology.

    • Text
    • New York, A. A. Knopf, 1948.
    • 1948
    • 2 Items
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    Text Sc 572-H (Herskovits, M. Man and his works)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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

    • Text
    • New York, J. J. Augustin, 1938.
    • 1938
    • 1 Item
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    Text Sc 572-H (Herskovits, M. Acculturation)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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

    • Text
    • New York City, J. J. Augustin, 1938.
    • 1938
    • 4 Items
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    Text Sc 572.966-H (Herskovits, M. Dahomey) v. 2Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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    Text QPE (Herskovits, M. J. Dahomey) v. 2Schwarzman Building M2 - General Research Room 315

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    Text Sc 572.966-H (Herskovits, M. Dahomey) v. 1Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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

    • Text
    • [Evanston, Ill.] Northwestern University Press [1964]
    • 1964
    • 1 Item
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    Text Sc 330.967-H (Herskovits, M. Economic transition in Africa)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • The myth of the Negro past.

    • Text
    • Boston, Beacon Press [1958]
    • 1958
    • 2 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Sc 572.97-H (Herskovits, M. Myth of the Negro past)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • The significance of the study of acculturation for anthropology.

    • Text
    • [n.p. 1937]
    • 1937
    • 1 Item
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    Text Sc 572-H (Herskovits, M. Significance of the study of acculturation)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • Economic anthropology; a study in comparative economics.

    • Text
    • New York, Knopf, [c1952]
    • 1952
    • 1 Item
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    Text Sc 572-H (Herskovits, M. Economic anthropology)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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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.

    • Text
    • [n.p., 1924?]
    • 1924
    • 1 Item
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    Text Sc 572.6-H (Herskovits, M. On the Negro-white population)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • Reprints.

    • Text
    • various pagings 1925-29.
    • 1925-1929
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Sc 572.5-H (Herskovits, M. Reprints)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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

    • Text
    • [n.p., 1924]
    • 1924
    • 1 Item
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    Text Sc 573.6-H (Herskovits, M. Some observations of the growth of colored boys)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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

    • Text
    • Evanston [Ill.] Northwestern University Press [1958]
    • 1958
    • 3 Items
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    Text Sc 398-H (Herskovits, M. Dahomean narrative)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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    Text E-10 9519Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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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.

    • Text
    • [Pretoria ; Publication Committee of the University of South Africa], 1957.
    • 1957
    • 1 Item
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    Text Sc 572.967-H (Herskovits, M. Anthropology and cultural change in Africa)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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

    • Text
    • New York, Columbia University Press, 1930.
    • 1930
    • 2 Items
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    Text Sc 573.6-H (Herskovits, M. Anthropometry of the American Negro)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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    Text HBA (Columbia University contributions to anthropology. v. 11)Schwarzman Building M2 - General Research Room 315

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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.

    • Text
    • [Denver, 1945]
    • 1945
    • 1 Item
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    Text Sc 709.6-H (Herskovits, M. Backgrounds of African art)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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

    • Text
    • New York, A.A. Knopf, 1947.
    • 1947
    • 3 Items
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    Text Sc 917.298-H (Herskovits, M. Trinidad village)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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

    • Text
    • New York, London, Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1934.
    • 1934
    • 2 Items
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    Text Sc 918.8-H (Herskovits, M. Rebel destiny)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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

    • Text
    • New York, London, A.A. Knopf, 1937.
    • 1937
    • 1 Item
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    Text Sc 917.294-H (Herskovits, M. Life in a Haitian Valley. 1937)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • The human factor in changing Africa.

    • Text
    • New York, Vintage Books [1962]
    • 1962
    • 2 Items
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    Text Sc 967-H (Herskovits, M. Human factor in changing Africa)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • The human factor in changing Africa.

    • Text
    • New York, Knopf, 1962.
    • 1962
    • 2 Items
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    Text Sc 967-H (Herskovits, M. Human factor in changing Africa. 1st ed.)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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    Text D-14 1295Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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  • Life in a Haitian valley.

    • Text
    • New York, Octagon Books, 1964.
    • 1964-1937
    • 1 Item
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    Text Sc 917.294-H (Herskovits, M. Life in a Haitian valley. 1964)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • Franz Boas; the science of man in the making.

    • Text
    • New York, Scribner, 1953.
    • 1953
    • 2 Items
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    Text Sc B-Boas (Herskovitz, M. Franz Boas)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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    Text AN (Boas) (Herskovitz, M. J. Franz Boas)Temporary Storage

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  • Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits papers, 1902-1972.

    • Mixed material
    • 1902-1972
    • 105 Items
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Mixed material Sc MG 261 Box 70 (Closed until 2024)Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives
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    Mixed material Sc MG 261 Box 60Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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    Mixed material Sc MG 261 Box 59Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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

    • Still image
    • [186-?-196-]
    • 196-196
    • 15 Items

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    Still image Sc Photo Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection box 1Offsite
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    Still image Sc Photo Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection box 5Offsite
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  • Cultural anthropology.

    • Text
    • New York, Knopf, 1955.
    • 1955
    • 2 Items
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    Text Sc D 98-1126Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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    Text D-11 1712Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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

    • Text
    • New York, London, Harper & Brothers [c1941]
    • 1941
    • 1 Item
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    Text QPF (Herskovits, M. J. Myth of the Negro past)Schwarzman Building M2 - General Research Room 315

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

    • Text
    • Bloomington, Indiana University Press [1968, c1956]
    • 1968-1956
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Sc C 98-177Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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  • Economic anthropology; a study in comparative economics.

    • Text
    • New York, Knopf, 1952.
    • 1952
    • 1 Item
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  • The economic life of primitive peoples [by] Melville J. Herskovits.

    • Text
    • New York, London, A.A. Knopf, 1940.
    • 1940
    • 1 Item
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  • The anthropometry of the American Negro.

    • Text
    • New York, Haskell House Publishers, 1970.
    • 1970-1930
    • 1 Item
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    Text JFD 99-10082Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315

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  • The cultural approach to sociology, [by] Melville J. Herskovits ... [and] Malcolm M. Willey ...

    • Text
    • [New York? 1923?]
    • 1923-1923
  • The negro and the intelligence tests / by Melville J. Herskovits.

    • Text
    • Hanover, N.H. : Sociological Press, 1927.
    • 1927-1926
  • The study of Negro music in the western hemisphere [microform]

    • Text
    • [n.p., 1940?]
    • 1940
  • Patterns of Negro music [Microform] [By] Melville J. Herskovits ...

    • Text
    • [n.p., 194-?]
    • 194
  • Reprints, 1923-1926.

    • Text
    • Washington, D.C. : American Anthropological Association, 1923-1926.
    • 1923-1926
    • 1 Item
    FormatCall NumberItem Location
    Text Sc 916-H (Herskovits, M. Reprints. 1923-1926)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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

    • Text
    • Washington : American Anthropological Association, 1923.
    • 1923
    • 1 Item
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    Text Sc 916-H (Herskovits, M. Reprints. 1923-1926)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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

    • Text
    • Washington : American Anthopological Association, 1924.
    • 1924-1924
    • 1 Item
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    Text Sc 916-H (Herskovits, M. Reprints. 1923-1926)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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

    • Text
    • Washington : American Anthropological Association, 1926.
    • 1926
    • 1 Item
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    Text Sc 916-H (Herskovits, M. Reprints. 1923-1926)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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

    • Text
    • New York, N.Y : Biblo and Tannen, 1967.
    • 1967-1945
    • 1 Item
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    Text Sc 709.6-H (Herskovits, M.J. Background of African art)Schomburg Center - Research & Reference
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  • The backgrounds of African art.

    • Text
    • New York : Biblo and Tannen, 1967.
    • 1967-1945
  • The myth of the Negro past [electronic resource] / Melville J. Herskovits.

    • Text
    • New York : Harper, c1941.
    • 1941
    • 1 Resource

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