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Alfred W. Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology media files collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UG 98

Content Description

Media such as slides, audio tapes, motion pictures, negatives, and other materials. Files of the Whitman National Monument and Wanampum on the Columbia River excavations, Cataldo. Interviews with Margaret Mead and others. Radio interview with Grover Krantz and Roderick Sprague about Sasquatch. Various slides taken by Robert L. Stephenson. 4x5 bw negatives of British Columbia, Longview WA, Crater Lake OR. Amongst others.

Dates

  • Creation: 1920-1993

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

"The Laboratory of Anthropology began in 1949 under the direction of Alfred W. Bowers. In 1967, the lab was designated by the regents of the university as an official research organization in what was then the College of Letters and Science. In 1981, the lab became an independent unit within the university" (Alfred W. Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology).

Extent

3 Cubic Feet

2.54 Gigabytes (12 Files, 2 Folders) : mp3 and wav formats

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Mostly media such as slides, audio tapes, motion pictures, negatives, and other materials.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials transferred from the Alfred W. Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology in 2003 (UA 2003-010).

Existence and Location of Copies

The access files of the digitized items in this collection are located on the archive drive. Folder path: Z:\Processed Collections\University Groups\UG 098 (Alfred W. Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology media files). University of Idaho Library Special Collections and archives for access or questions.

Bibliography

College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences, Alfred W. Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology. https://www.uidaho.edu/class/anthrolab.
Title
Guide to Alfred W. Bowers Laboratory of Anthropology media files
Status
Completed
Author
Finding Aid prepared by Ariana Burns; updated by Sara Szobody in 2023.
Date
2023
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository