University of Connecticut
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Faris, James C.
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content: James Faris papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.84 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1969-1992, undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.2016-36, Series 3
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Materials arranged in chronological order.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This series primarily includes materials related to racism in the anthropology department at the University of Connecticut in the early 1970s. Materials date from 1969-1992 and also include material on racism and discrimination at the University of Connecticut in general, consisting of clippings, ephermera, memos, and notes.

The bulk of the files relate to a controversy surrounding the racist implications of biological determinism and the place of this field of study in the anthopology department at the University. Other files include materials from the New University Conference (NUC), a progressive organization that Faris was a part of, and files regarding his participation in Anthropologists for Radical Political Action (ARPA).