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Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains personal and business correspondence. Included are letters related to general matters and her finances and a series of personal communication between Dr. Adams and Ralph Linton, a friend and mentor who had left the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University. Correspondence between Dr. Adams and Dr. Linton make up the bulk of the materials in this series. Correspondence to Dr. Linton focuses on the politics of the anthropology department at Columbia and touches on...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains personal and business correspondence. Included are letters related to general matters and her finances and a series of personal communication between Dr. Adams and Ralph Linton, a friend and mentor who had left the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University. Correspondence between Dr. Adams and Dr. Linton make up the bulk of the materials in this series. Correspondence to Dr. Linton focuses on the politics of the anthropology department at Columbia and touches on...

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Includes photos and obituaries of Linton.

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Relevant states are Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas.

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Pertains to Adams' role in Race Relations Department and her sabbatical term in Nigeria. Notable correspondents include Arna Bontemps, in his role as Fisk librarian.

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Topics include sit-in protests by student groups in Nashville and other civil rights issues. Correspondence includes communication with groups the Tennessee Council on Human Relations, Mothers for Moral America, and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Items of interest include a carbon and draft of a letter Adams sent to President Kennedy in the aftermath of the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham.

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains personal and business correspondence. Included are letters related to general matters and her finances and a series of personal communication between Dr. Adams and Ralph Linton, a friend and mentor who had left the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University. Correspondence between Dr. Adams and Dr. Linton make up the bulk of the materials in this series. Correspondence to Dr. Linton focuses on the politics of the anthropology department at Columbia and touches on...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains personal and business correspondence. Included are letters related to general matters and her finances and a series of personal communication between Dr. Adams and Ralph Linton, a friend and mentor who had left the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University. Correspondence between Dr. Adams and Dr. Linton make up the bulk of the materials in this series. Correspondence to Dr. Linton focuses on the politics of the anthropology department at Columbia and touches on...

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series contains personal and business correspondence. Included are letters related to general matters and her finances and a series of personal communication between Dr. Adams and Ralph Linton, a friend and mentor who had left the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University. Correspondence between Dr. Adams and Dr. Linton make up the bulk of the materials in this series. Correspondence to Dr. Linton focuses on the politics of the anthropology department at Columbia and touches on...

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Pertaining to taxes, subscriptions, etc.