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MS 7027 Letter to George Peter Murdock replying to criticism of two early papers by Swanton

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Creator:
Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958  Search this
Addressee:
Murdock, George Peter, 1897-1985  Search this
Extent:
3 Pages
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Date:
June 21, 1931
Scope and Contents:
Criticism appeared in "Correlations of matrilineal and patrilineal Institutions" and seems to have been based on the idea that Swanton held a "bilateral-patrilateral-matrilateral theory of social evolution."
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 7027
Local Note:
typescript document
Topic:
Kinship  Search this
Citation:
Manuscript 7027, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS7027
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3a336a86b-c4d9-4916-bdee-f2a3c34ee08e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms7027