University of Nevada, Reno. Department of Anthropology

Abstract In the late 1950s and early 1960s, interest in anthropological programs at the University of Nevada developed with the support of the Desert Research Institute and its Center for Western North American Studies. The Anthropology Department was initiated under joint sponsorship with the Desert Research Institute with funds from private and government foundations. The collection contains records of the University of Nevada, Reno, Anthropology Department, the Desert Research Institute, and the...

Abstract The College of Arts and Science includes the departments of Anthropology, Art, Biology, Center for Applied Research, Chemistry, Criminal Justice, English, Foreign Languages and Literatures, Geography, History, Journalism, Mathematics, Military Science, Music, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Psychological Service Center, Recreation, Physical Education and Dance, Social and Health Resources, Sociology, and Speech and Theatre. Records cover the period when Rebecca Stafford...

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Great Basin Anthropological Conference.

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Bylaws.

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Nevada Anthropology. A Forum and Newsletter., 1970.

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Interim Report and Proposals, 1964.

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Research Reports in Anthropology, 1988-1989.

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Don Frazier (1924-2017) was a Great Basin anthropology enthusiast who donated both time and money to the University of Nevada, Reno Anthropology Department. The collection contains correspondence and other materials relating to Frazier's archaeological work in the Great Basin and his endowment to the Anthropology Department.