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Robert L. Hall papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ayer-Modern-MS-HallRL

Abstract

Professional papers, published and unpublished, of anthropologist and author Robert L. Hall (1927-2012). Hall was a professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois-Chicago, and is most well-known for his 1997 book "An Archaeology of the Soul: North American Indian Belief and Ritual." Hall's mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother were members of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians.

Dates

  • Creation: 1940-2012

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Robert L. Hall Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Ownership and Literary Rights

The Robert L. Hall papers are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections at reference@newberry.org

Extent

9 Linear Feet (9 record cartons)

Language of Materials

English

Organization

Materials are arranged chronologically.

Collection Stack Location

3A 54 2-3

Provenance

Gift, Barbara M. Hall, 2022.

Title
Robert L. Hall Papers, 1940-2012
Status
Unprocessed
Author
Alison Hinderliter
Date
©2022.
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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