Encyclopedia
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Spencer, Frank, 1941-1999
label: Collection Creator
content: Langham, Ian, 1942-1984
setName: label: See more items in
content: Frank Spencer Papers
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.13 Linear feet (8 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1911-1999
label: Date
content: bulk 1991-1998
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.2002-21, Series 4
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: In 1991, Spencer began work on A History of Physical Anthropology: An Encyclopedia, which was originally to be published by Garland in 1994.  Due to delays, however, it was not published until 1997.

This series primarily contains correspondence (1991-1998) between Frank Spencer and Garland, the contributors to his publication, and other individuals whom Spencer contacted to verify or supply data. In addition, there are draft entries, illustrations, research notes, and biographical information collected by Dr. Spencer for use in the encyclopedia.  

For additional materials relating to the encyclopedia, please see Series 11: Notebooks, Series 13: Photographs, and Series 5: Projects, Sub-series 5.7: Fallen Idols.