An Anthropologist's Arrival: A Memoir

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vii Timeline 1883 Born in Ossining, New York 1890–1901 Ossining School for Girls, with several trips to Europe 1901–1905 Vassar College, AB (1905), Phi Beta Kappa 1906–1908 Travel in Europe, with one term each at the London School of Economics and University of Munich 1909–1913 Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, Boston, agent in charge of Italian cases 1912–1918 Begins writing articles and book reviews 1914–1915 Charity Organization Society, New York City, agent for Italian cases 1916 National Committee for Mental Hygiene, survey field worker 1917–1919 American Red Cross, in charge of Italian orphanages during World War I; after war employed by the Rockefeller Foundation 1919–1929 Continues writing, occasionally travels, and marries 1930–1937 Columbia University, PhD; assistant in anthropology, Barnard College 1931–1935 Research fellowships from Columbia University Social Science Council and Humanities Council 1935–1937 US Department of Agriculture, consulting anthropologist 1937–1948 US Office of Indian Affairs (later Bureau of Indian Affairs), associate supervisor of Indian education, then supervisor of Indian education 1948 University of Denver, visiting lecturer in anthropology 1949–1952 University of Denver, professor of anthropology 1953 Formally retires, but continues to travel, teach, and write 1957–1958 Television program Red Man’s America 1984 Dies in Denver, Colorado ...