Correspondence
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Hrdlička, Aleš, 1869-1943
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content: Aleš Hrdlička papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 26.5 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1885-1953
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.1974-31, Series 3
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Arranged alphabetically. At the beginning of each letter of the alphabet are folders labeled as miscellaneous correspondence. Researchers should be aware that the date range listed on the folder of an individual's correspondence is usually not inclusive, and they should be alert for inconsistencies in filing. For example, there are papers filed "Department of Justice" and "Justice, Department of." It may be necessary to search all of the correspondence to find all relevant documents on a given subject.
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content: This series includes responses to inquiries, business of the Smithsonian Department of Anthropology and various organizations, discussions of scientific findings, responses to questions of heredity, letters on behalf of the Czech people, and correspondence with family members. Other materials include manuscripts of Hrdlička's articles, lectures, and radio talks; reports; information Hrdlička collected on particular subjects; anthropometric and osteometric data; articles by other researchers; and photographs. Of special interest are letters concerning Hrdlička's appointment to the United States National Museum, the founding of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists and the American Journal of Physical Anthropology, Hrdlička's assistance to law enforcement agencies, his interest in the welfare of Czechoslovakia, and his advice to political leaders of the United States and foreign countries. Some letters are from important anthropologists, and some correspondence with particular individuals is extensive. T. Dale Stewart and other Department of Anthropology staff members answered some letters after Hrdlička's death. This series does not include any of Hrdlička's correspondence with either of his wives. There is also correspondence in many other series.