The Library of Lewis Henry Morgan

Reference Type Book
Year of Publication
1994
Author
Author: Thomas R. Trautmann
Author: Karl Sanford Kabelac
Series Title
Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Volume
84
Language
English
Number of Pages
336 pp.
Publisher
American Philosophical Society
City
Philadelphia, PA
Region
United States
Library Type
Private/Personal Library
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Chronological Period
1800-1849
1850-1899
ISBN
9780871698469
Annotation

Morgan (1818-1881) was a prominent American ethnologist.

Contents:

  • Lewis Henry Morgan and his library
  • Morgan's life and works
  • The library and its contents
  • Analysis of the collection
  • Explanation of the inventory, catalogue and register  
  • Bibliography of Morgan's publications
  • The inventory
  • The catalogue
  • Register of the Morgan papers
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