Preston Holder, Anthropology Papers
Scope and Contents
The Preston Holder Papers represent his career as an anthropologist, his personal life, and his involvement in contemporary issues such as the peace movement. The papers include correspondence, research, manuscripts, biographical information, and a few photographs. The bulk of the collection consists of work and personal correspondence as well as research notes, reports, drafts, and publications from the major projects of Holder’s career. Primary topics include archaeology and anthropology of the Great Plains and southeastern United States and contemporary Native American life. Also of interest are letters and files related to communist accusations aimed at Holder and colleagues such as Morris Swadesh.
Dates
- 1932-1983
Creator
- Holder, Preston (Person)
Extent
11 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
- Anthropology Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Archaeology Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fur trade--North America Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Indians of North America Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Indians of North America--Great Plains Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- McCarthyism Subject Source: Local sources
- Mound-builders Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Native Americans Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
- Peace movements Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Wike, Joyce
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries Repository
Archives & Special Collections
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
P.O. Box 884100
Lincoln NE 68588-4100 United States
402-472-2531
archives@unl.edu
