Ozzie G. Simmons papers
name: label: Creator
content: Simmons, Ozzie G.
label: Names
content: Smithsonian Institution. Institute of Social Anthropology
place: label: Place
content: Temuco (Chile)
label: Place
content: Lunahuaná (Peru)
label: Place
content: Valparaíso (Chile)
topic: label: Topic
content: Medical anthropology
label: Topic
content: Health facilities
label: Topic
content: Alcohol
label: Topic
content: Drinking behavior
creator: label: Creator
content: Simmons, Ozzie G.
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content: Ozzie G. Simmons papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: Ozzie G. Simmons (1919--988) served as field director in Peru for the Bureau of American Ethnology's Institute of Social Anthropology (ISA) from 1949 to 1952 and as Consulting Anthropologist for the Institute of Inter-American Affairs, Chile. The papers in this collection mainly concern his field research on the role of alcohol in the community of Lunahuaná, Peru. The collection also contains draft manuscripts on the activities of the public health service in Lima and Chimbote, Peru, and his study of medical centers in Chile.
bioghist: label: Biographical Note
content: Ozzie Gordon Simmons (1919--1988) was born in the Canadian city of Winnipeg to American parents. He studied sociology at Northwestern University (BA, 1941) and Harvard University (MA, 1948; PhD, 1952). Simmons' doctoral dissertation, "Anglo Americans and Mexican Americans in South Texas: A study in dominant-subordinate group relations," was based on field research he conducted in Gallup, New Mexico and San Antonio, Texas, under Clyde Kluckhohn and Talcott Parsons. Simmons also served in the Air Force during World War II. 

Simmons served as field director in Peru for the Bureau of American Ethnology's Institute of Social Anthropology (ISA) from 1949 to 1952. The ISA was an autonomous unit of the Smithsonian Institution which aimed to train Latin American anthropologists. Field personnel taught and mentored students in the field, while also pursuing their own research interests in the host country. In Simmons' case, he became involved in a study on the use of alcohol in the Peruvian town of Lunahuaná. After the ISA came to an end in 1952, Simmons briefly worked in Chile for the Institute of Inter-American Affairs. 

Simmons' later career included appointments at Harvard University, the University of Colorado Boulder, the Ford Foundation, and Fordham University's Hispanic Research Center. In 1962, Simmons received the Hofheimer Prize from the American Psychiatric Association. His research interests included Latin American culture and society, medical anthropology, the use of alcohol, social psychiatry, and population. His last book, Perspectives on Development and Population Growth in the Third World, was published in 1988, shortly before his death. 

Ozzie Simmons passed away on November 26, 1988 at age 69 of lung cancer. 

Sources Consulted

American Anthropological Association. 1989. Deaths: Ozzie Gordon Simmons. Anthropology Newsletter 30(1): 4. 

Demb, Sarah R. 1999. Simmons, Ozzie Gordon, (1919-1988) Papers, 1947-1948: A Finding Aid. Peabody Museum Archives, Harvard University.

Obituary Editor. 1988. Obituaries: Ozzie G. Simmons, 69, Sociology Researcher. New York Times, November 29.

Simmons, Ozzie G. 1964. [Peru Research: Faculty Fellowship Application]. Ozzie Gordon Simmons Papers. National Anthropological Archives.

1919 -- Born October 9 in Winnipeg, Manitoba

1941 -- Joins the Air Force for four years during World War II Earns BA from Northwestern University 

1947-1948 -- Conducts field research in Gallop, New Mexico and San Antonio, Texas under Clyde Kluckhohn and Talcott Parsons at Harvard University

1948 -- Earns MA in Sociology from Harvard University 

1949-1952 -- Field Director Peru, Institute of Social Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution Visiting Professor, National University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru 

1952 -- Earns PhD in Sociology from Harvard University 

1953 -- Consulting Anthropologist, Institute of Inter-American Affairs, Chile 

1953-1961 -- Lecturer to Associate Professor of Anthropology, Harvard University Director, Harvard Community Health Project, Harvard University 

1961-1968 -- Professor of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder Director, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado Boulder Senior Faculty Associate in Research, Brandeis University

1962 -- Receives Hofheimer Prize from the American Psychiatric Association

1969 -- Program Advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean, Ford Foundation 

1971 -- Program Director for Social Science, Ford Foundation

1981 -- Joins Hispanic Research Center, Fordham University

1988 -- Dies of lung cancer on November 26 in Westwood, New Jersey
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5.25 Linear feet (Six document boxes (including one box of restricted materials), four card file boxes, and one oversize folder)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1949-1966
label: Date
content: 1980
label: Date
content: bulk 1950-1953
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.1997-10
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Field notes
label: Type
content: Drawings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is organized into two series: Series 1. Peru Research, 1950-1966, 1980; Series 2. Chile Research, 1952-1953.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: When the collection was first deposited at the National Anthropological Archives, it was rehoused into archival folders and boxes. It is unclear whether the arrangement was imposed by Simmons or archival staff.  In 2013, the processing archivist organized the collection into two series. The existing arrangement and folder titles were retained; titles assigned by the processing archivist have been placed within square brackets. Restricted materials were separated and replaced with notes indicating original and new locations. 

Processed by Theresa Polk, 2013.

Encoded by Lorain Wang, 2014.
bibliography: label: Bibliography
content: 1953  The Health Center of San Miguel: An Analysis of a Public Health Program in Chile. Santiago, Chile: Institute of Inter-American Affairs.

1954  with E. Ross Jenney. Human Relations and Technical Assistance in Public Health. The Scientific Monthly 78(6): 365-371.

1955  The Criollo Outlook in the Mestizo Culture of Coastal Peru. American Anthropologist 57(1): 107-117.

1955  Popular and Modern Medicine in Mestizo Communities of Coastal Peru and Chile. The Journal of American Folklore 68(267): 57-71.

1955  Vehicles of Health Administration: The Clinical Team in a Chilean Health Center. In Health, Culture, and Community: Case Studies of Public Reactions to Health Programs. Benjamin D. Paul, ed. New York, Russell Sage Foundation.

1958  Social Status and Public Health: Memorandum to the Committee on Preventive Medicine and Social Science Research. New York: Social Science Research Council.

1959  Drinking Patterns and Intercultural Performance in a Peruvian Mestizo Community. Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol 20: 103-111. 

1960  Ambivalence and the Learning of Drinking Behavior in a Peruvian Community. American Anthropologist 62(6): 1018-1027.

1960  After Hospitalization: The Mental Patient and His Family. Austin, Texas: University of Texas, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health.

1961  The Mutual Images and Expectations of Anglo-Americans and Mexican-Americans. Daedalus 90(2): 286-299.

1963  with Howard E. Freeman. The Mental Patient Comes Home. New York: Wiley.

1965  with Helen MacGill Hughes. Work and Mental Illness: Eight Case Studies. New York: Wiley.

1974  Anglo-Americans and Mexican Americans in South Texas. New York: Arno Press.

1983  Development Perspectives and Population Change. Honolulu, Hawaii: East-West Center.

1988  Perspectives on Development and Population Growth in the Third World. New York: Plenum.
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content: Field notes
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The papers in this collection mainly concern Ozzie G. Simmons' field research on the role of alcohol in the community of Lunahuaná, Peru. Materials include field notes, reading notes, survey responses, photographs, drawings, maps, and demographic information. The collection also contains draft manuscripts pertaining to his study of medical centers in Chile, focusing on preventative and educational activities and the relationship of the health centers with local communities. In addition, the collection contains a draft manuscript by Simmons on the activities of the public health service in Lima and Chimbote, Peru.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Other materials related to Ozzie Gordon Simmons at the National Anthropological Archives include the Institute of Social Anthropology records and  Manuscript 4623 Institute of Social Anthropology photographs.

In addition, Simmons' field notes from New Mexico and Texas during the period of 1947 to 1948 are held by Harvard University's Peabody Museum Archives.