Tubercular study of American Indians
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Hrdlička, Aleš, 1869-1943
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content: Aleš Hrdlička papers
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content: Aleš Hrdlička papers / Series 33: Miscellany
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content: 1908
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content: Box 181
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content: National Anthropological Archives
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content: Archival materials
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content: In 1908, the Bureau of Interior invited Hrdlička to undertake an extension of his previous work on tuberculosis among American Indians and to present his findings at the Sixth International Congress on Tuberculosis, September 21 to October 12. Since he did not have much time to prepare, Hrdlička was not able to collect many anthropometric measurements. Examined where the Menominee, Quinaeilt, Hupa, Mohave, and Oglala Dakota