Found 2 collections related to Herskovits, Jean
Herskovits, Melville J. (Melville Jean), 1895-1963
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division | Sc MG 261
42.5 linear feet (102 boxes)
Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits were American anthropologists who helped establish African and African American studies in American academia. The Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits papers consist of the research data used for their...
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Herskovits, Melville J. (Melville Jean), 1895-1963
Photographs and Prints Division. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | Sc Photo Melville J. and Frances S. Herskovits Collection
ca. 2217 items (6.5 linear feet, 15 boxes). 652 photographic prints : silver gelatin, b&w ; 30 x 38 cm. and smaller. 960 photographic prints : b&w and col ; 26 x 21 cm. and smaller. 20 photographic prints : albumen ; 10 x 13 cm. and smaller. 480 negatives : b&w and col ; 9 x 11 cm. and smaller. 7 x 9 cm, 102 slides (7 x 9 cm). 3 photomechanical prints : b&w ; 19 x 13 cm. and smaller
Melville J. Herskovits, anthropologist and Africanist, was the founder of the first African Studies Program in the United States established at Northwestern University in 1948. Frances S. Herskovits, who taught African Literature, was also a close...
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