In this Book
- Grenville Goodwin Among the Western Apache: Letters from the Field
- Book
- 2019
- Published by: University of Arizona Press
- Series: Century Collection
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Grenville Goodwin was one of the leading field anthropologists during a crucial period in American Indian research—the 1930s. His letters from the field provide original source material on Western Apache beliefs and customs. They also reveal the attitudes and methods which made him so effective in his work. A dedicated and thorough ethnographer, Goodwin became familiar with every aspect of Western Apache culture.
During this same period, Morris Opler was studying the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache in New Mexico. In order to exchange information about their studies, Goodwin and Opler began corresponding. Both men were convinced that a long-overdue, systematic comparison of Apachean cultures would yield significant results.
During this same period, Morris Opler was studying the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apache in New Mexico. In order to exchange information about their studies, Goodwin and Opler began corresponding. Both men were convinced that a long-overdue, systematic comparison of Apachean cultures would yield significant results.
Table of Contents

- Half-title Page
- p. 1
- Frontispiece
- p. 2
- Title Page
- p. 3
- Introduction
- pp. 11-15
- The Letters
- p. 17
- Key to Symbols
- p. 18
- February 23, 1932
- pp. 19-20
- Bylas, Arizona, March 22, 1932
- pp. 22-23
- April 4, 1932
- pp. 24-29
- April 15, 1932
- pp. 30-32
- May 22, 1933
- p. 34
- October 15, 1933
- pp. 35-46
- January 8, 1934
- pp. 47-49
- January (n.d.) 1934
- pp. 50-57
- February 2, 1934
- pp. 58-62
- February 19, 1934
- pp. 63-64
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 5, 1934
- pp. 65-67
- Bylas, Arizona, June 2, 1935
- pp. 68-69
- July 11, 1935
- pp. 70-73
- August 12, 1936
- pp. 76-77
- Tucson, ArizonaFebruary 6, 1937
- pp. 78-80
- February 10, 1937
- pp. 81-82
- March 13, 1937
- pp. 83-84
- May 3, 1937
- pp. 85-86
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 25, 1938
- pp. 87-89
- October 22, 1938
- pp. 91-92
- Tucson, Arizona, November 13, 1938
- pp. 93-94
- Bibliographic References
- pp. 97-98
- Acknowledgments
- p. 99
Additional Information
ISBN
9780816540754
Related ISBN(s)
9780816504176, 9780816535378
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OCLC
1127869333
Launched on MUSE
2019-11-17
Language
English
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Yes
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