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| Title: | International Congress of Americanists. Records |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1949-1953 |
| Size: | 1.25 linear feet (3 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | The International Congress of Americanists Records contain materials related to the XXIX Congress of 1949, held in New York City. Originally part of the Sol Tax Papers, this collection consists largely of materials regarding Tax's efforts to publish the proceedings of the congress. The Congress explored such themes as: the art of the Americas, early man in America, physical Anthropology, language and culture, population in Native America, etc. |
This collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: International Congress of Americanists Records, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
The International Congress of Americanists Records contain 1.25 linear feet of material and cover 1949-1953. The collection consists primarily of materials related to the publication of the congress proceedings: correspondence, lists of manuscripts, publication contracts. Additionally, there are materials related to the planning of the congress and its coverage in the press.
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Lists of members of the XXIX International Congress of Americanists (ICA), 1950 |
| Box 1 Folder 2-7 | Correspondence and memoranda regarding the publication and distribution of the ICA proceedings, notes, 1951-1953 |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | Correspondence with Paul Rivet regarding his article entitled "History of the Congress," intended for publication with the proceedings, 1950 |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | Correspondence regarding the volume on mixed cultures, lists of manuscripts to be included, 1950 |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | Correspondence regarding volume on pre-Columbian high cultures, lists of manuscripts to be included, 1950 |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | Correspondence with The University of Chicago Press regarding publishing problems, notes, 1950 |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | List of manuscripts published elsewhere and probable rejections, n.d. |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Drafts of rules adopted by the XXIX ICA for the publication of manuscripts, related correspondence, list of papers to be presented at the congress, 1949 |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | Reviews of the various publications based on the XXIX ICA proceedings, 1952-1953 |
| Box 2 Folder 3-4 | Plenary sessions: Tentative outline of the proceedings of the congress, resolutions, list of officers of the XXIX ICA, notes, related correspondence, 1949 |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | Correspondence regarding the planning of the XXIX ICA, 1949 |
| Box 2 Folder 6-7 | Correspondence regarding acceptances to present at the XXIX ICA, 1949 |
| Box 2 Folder 8 | Programs for the congress, press releases, announcements, 1949 |
| Box 2 Folder 9 | Articles regarding the discipline of Anthropology, 1950 |
| Box 2 Folder 10 | Unidentified typescript titled "Proceedings," n.d. |
| Box 2 Folder 11 | State Department press release titled "Intellectual Cooperation in the Americas," 1949 |
| Box 2 Folder 12 | Newspaper clippings from the Latin American press regarding the XXIX ICA, related correspondence, 1949-1950 |
| Box 2 Folder 13 | Enveloppe fragments (stamps, address labels), 1951-1952 |
| Box 2 Folder 14 | Hand-written notes, n.d. |
| Box 3 Folder 1-2 | Financial records and accounts, 1949-1953 |