MS 1998-66 C.W. Weiant papers
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content: NAA MS 1998-66
name: label: Creator
content: Weiant, C. W. (Clarence Wolsey), 1897-1986
label: Correspondent
content: Long, Joseph K., 1937-
topic: label: Topic
content: Parapsychology and anthropology
creator: label: Creator
content: Weiant, C. W. (Clarence Wolsey), 1897-1986
label: Correspondent
content: Long, Joseph K., 1937-
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Clarence Wolsey (C.W.) Weiant (1897-1986) was an anthropologist and chiropractor with a strong interest in parapsychology. In 1959 he delivered a paper at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association entitled "Anthropology and Parapsychology" and is considered one of the fathers of parapsychological anthropology and the anthropology of consciousness.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5 Items (linear inches. .5 linear inches.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1975-1987
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Donated by Joseph K. Long.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.MS1998-66
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Articles
label: Type
content: Correspondence
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content: Manuscripts
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content: Obituaries
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content: Photographs
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Articles
label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence
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content: Manuscripts
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content: Obituaries
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content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This collection contains the papers of anthropologist and chiropractor C.W. Weiant and is comprised of his correspondence with anthropologist Joseph K. Long, correspondence between his wife Marian Gargett Webber Weiant and Long, manuscripts, articles, obituaries, Weiant's curriculum vitae and nine 4 x 5 inch black-and-white photographs of unclothed women depicting the "Hottentot apron" which were apparently taken by Austrian anthropologist Martin Gusinde. The materials date from circa 1975-1987.