Franz Boas Papers
1862-1942
(74 lin. feet)

B B61

© American Philosophical Society
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Detailed inventory
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Collection I. Franz Boas Papers 1862-1942 49 linear feet B B61

Correspondents beginning with M


M----, M.(Pres.'s Office, Rockefeller F.)



To Boas 1932 Jan. 13 1p.

M., W.H.



To Boas 1912 Feb. 23 postcard

Maass, F.



To Boas 1920 Apr. 13 1p.

Maass, H.H.



From Boas 1933 Dec. 5 1p.

To Boas 1933 Nov. 29 1p.

Mabbott, T.O.



From Boas 1925 May 14 1p.

To Boas 1925 May 12 2p.

Mabie & Maidmont



From Boas 1908 Oct. 6


McAfee, M. 1937 Sept. 3


(to Boas)



MacAlbert, Cora



To Boas 1940 Feb. 29 1p.

Macallum, A.B.



From Boas 1924 Oct. 15 2p.

To Boas 1924 Oct. 13 1p.

To Boas 1924 Nov. 3 2p.

McAneny, George



From Boas 1903 Oct. 9 1p.

From Boas 1903 Nov. 24 1p.

From Boas 1903 Nov. 25 1p.

From Boas 1906 June 2


From Boas 1907 Sept. 11


From Boas 1907 Oct. 25 2p.

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From Boas 1908 Oct. 10


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From Boas 1914 Jan. 30 2p.

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From Boas 1928 Dec. 3 1p.

From Boas 1929 Feb. 26 1p.

From Boas 1930 Jan. 27 1p.

From Boas 1934 June 24 1p.

From Boas 1936 Jan. 9 1p.

To Boas 1899 June 25 2p.

To Boas 1900 Apr. 4 1p.

See Schwab, G.H. May 26, 1906


To Boas 1907 Jan. 15


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To Boas 1907 Mar. 26


To Boas 1907 Apr. 22


To Boas 1907 Oct. 15


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To Boas 1909 June 11


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To Boas 1909 Aug. 6 2p.

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To Boas 1910 May 31 6p.

To Boas 1914 Apr. 2


To Boas 1914 Apr. 2 4p.

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To Boas 1915 Dec. 27 4p.

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To Boas 1918 Mar. 13 1p.

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To Boas 1918 Mar. 30 1p.

To Boas 1918 Apr. 16


To Boas 1918 May 28 1p.

(Enc: Abraham Flexner to George McAneny, May 24, 1918. 1928 June 8 1p.

To Boas 1928 Nov. 14 1p.

To Boas 1928 Dec. 29 2p.

To Boas 1929 Jan. 8 1p.

To Boas 1929 Feb. 20 1p.

To Boas 1929 Feb. 25 1p.

(Enc: Memorial of Carl Schurz.) 1929 Mar. 4 1p.

To Boas 1936 Jan. 14 1p.

To Boas 1936 July 6 1p.

G. McAneny.
from J. Bertram
1918 Apr. 16 1p.

G. McAneny.
from N.L. Britton
1918 Mar. 11 1p.

G. McAneny.
from A. Flexner
1918 May 24 1p.

G. McAneny.
from C.A. Oberwager
1928 Dec. 21


McAneny, Mrs. George (Marjorie)



From Boas 1919 Nov. 28 1p.

From Boas 1923 Nov. 2 1p.

From Boas 1930 July 3 1p.

To Boas 1930 Mar. 10 2p.

To Boas 1930 Mar. 10 2p.

To Boas 1930 June 28 2p.

To Boas 1930 July 1 1p.

M. McAneny.
to Braun
1919 Dec. 6 2p.

McAnney, B.O.



From Boas 1935 Jan. 28 1p.

To Boas 1935 Jan. 26 1p.

Macari, Leopold



From Boas 1939 Jan. 3 1p.

To Boas



Enc. with McFarland, R.A. Feb. 4, 1935 2p.

To Boas 1938 Mar. 20 5p.

To Boas 1938 July 20 1p.

To Boas 1938 July 26 1p.

To Boas 1938 July 31 1p.

To Boas 1938 Dec. 15 1p.

To Boas 1939 Mar. 23 1p.

To Boas 1939 May 9 3p.

See Boas, F. (open Letter) Nov. 25, 1940. 1940 Dec. 5 1p.

To Boas 1941 Feb. 14 15p.

To Boas 1942 Sept. 5 2p.

To Boas 1942 Oct. 2 1p.

McAvoy, Clifford T.



To Boas 1940 Oct. 24 1p.

(Enc: Council for Pan American Democracy Memorandum on Luiz Carlos Prestes)



C.T. McAvoy.
from N.M. Butler
1938 Jan. 7


(Enc. with McAvoy, C.T. to Efron, D. Jan. 31, 1938)


C.T. McAvoy.
from Michele Cantarella
1938 Jan. 28


C.T. McAboy.
to D. Efron
1938 Jan. 31 3p.

(Enc: Moody, P.D. Butler, N.M. McCracken, H.N. Jan. 5, 1938  Jan. 7, 1938  Jan. 13, 1938)


C.T. McAvoy.
from H.N. McCracken
1938 Jan. 13


(Enc. with McAvoy, C.T. to Efron, D. Jan. 31, 1938)


C.T. McAvoy.
from Paul D. Moody
1938 Jan. 5


(Enc. with McAvoy to Efron Jan. 31, 1938)


McBain, H.L.



From Boas 1929 Nov. 15 4p.

From Boas 1930 Feb. 7 1p.

From Boas 1930 Feb. 20 2p.

From Boas 1930 Mar. 3 2p.

From Boas 1930 Mar. 24 1p.

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To Boas 1929 Nov. 18 1p.

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To Boas 1933 May 17 1p.

To Boas 1934 Feb. 19 1p.

To Boas 1934 Mar. 29 1p.

To Boas 1935 Apr. 16 1p.

To Boas 1936 May 6 1p.

H.L. McBain.
to Council for research in the social sciences
1934 Mar. 7 1p.

H.L. McBain.
from E.E. Day
1934 Feb. 10


McBride, J.K.



To Boas 1910 May 16


McCallum, R.



To Boas 1927 Feb. 19 1p.

McCastline, W.H.



To Boas 1912 Feb. 20 2p.

McCastline, Mrs. W.H.



From Boas 1932 Oct. 6 1p.

McChesney, C.E.



To Fachtenberg 1913 June 6


McClean, L.D.



From Boas 1919 Nov. 13 1p.

(See Boas, F. to Tyler, J.M. Nov. 13, 1919)


McClintock, Charles T.



To Boas 1896 Oct. 14


McCloy, C.H.



From Boas 1919 July 30 2p.

From Boas 1932 Apr. 20 1p.

From Boas 1934 Feb. 19 1p.

From Boas 1939 Dec. 9 2p.

To Boas 1919 July 11 2p.

To Boas 1934 Feb. 16 1p.

To Boas 1939 Nov. 16 1p.

A.C. McClung & Co.



From Boas 1916 Jan. 14


To Boas 1916 Jan. 18


McClure, B.



To Boas 1921 Jan. 24 2p.

B. McClure.
from W.K. Moorehead
1935 Oct. 14


(Enc. with Moorehead, W.K. Oct. 15, 1935)


McConn, C.M.



From Boas 1941 Mar. 14 1p.

To Boas 1941 Mar. 22 3p.

McConnell, Donald



From Boas 1938 Dec. 2 1p.

From Boas 1938 Dec. 19 1p.

From Boas 1939 Mar. 8 1p.

To Boas 1938 Dec. 1 1p.

(Enc: Aims of the Conference on Pan-American democracy)



See Soule, George 1938 Dec. 11


To Boas 1938 Dec. 15 1p.

To Boas 1939 Mar. 4 1p.

McConnell, Francis J.



From Boas 1938 Mar. 18 1p.

From Boas 1939 Jan. 26 1p.

From Boas 1939 Feb. 1 1p.

To Boas 1938 Apr. 20 1p.

To Boas 1939 Jan. 5 teleg.

To Boas 1939 Jan. 25 teleg.

To Boas 1939 Jan. 30 teleg.

To Boas 1939 Aug. 2 1p.

McConnell, H. Ormonde



From Boas 1941 Feb. 20 1p.

To Boas
6p.

(Enc. with McConnell, H.O. to Haiti. Sec. de Etat... Nov. 30, 1940)


To Boas 1941 Feb. 8 2p.

(Enc: Volel, Edvard to McConnell, H.O. Feb. 1, 1941. 1941 Feb. 10 1p.

(Enc: Papers re Teaching of Creole in Haiti.) 1941 Feb. 28 1p.

(Enc: Clipping)



H.O. McConnell.
to Haiti. Sec. d'Etat...
1940 Nov. 30 1p.

(Enc: Rapport sur notre méthode pour l'enseignement de la lecture du créole aux paysans)



H.O. McConnell.
from Edvard Volel
1941 Feb. 1


(Enc. with McConnell, H.O. Feb. 8, 1941)


McConnell, Luther G.



From Boas 1940 June 27 1p.

To Boas 1940 June 20 2p.

McCorison, J.L., Jr.



From Boas 1942 Jan. 12 1p.

To Boas 1941 Dec. 20 1p.

McCormick, F.



From Boas 1914 Mar. 30


To Boas 1914 Mar. 27


To Boas 1914 Apr. 8


McCormick, James



J. McCormick.
from J.W. McGuire
1924 Feb. 24


MacCracken, H.N.



From Boas 1919 Dec. 2 2p.

To Boas 1919 Dec. 4 1p.

To Boas 1937 Sept.8 1p.

H.N. MacCracken.
to C.T. McAvoy
1938 Jan. 13 1p.

(Enc. with McAvoy to Efron Jan. 31, 1938)


McCrea, Nelson G.



From Boas 1913 Jan. 8


From Boas 1928 Apr. 10 1p.

From Boas 1929 Jan. 18 1p.

From Boas 1929 Oct. 3 2p.

From Boas 1931 Oct. 16 1p.

From Boas 1933 Dec. 26 1p.

From Boas 1935 Dec. 10 1p.

From Boas 1936 Mar. 18 1p.

From Boas 1936 Oct. 23 2p.

From Boas 1936 Oct. 23 3p.

To Boas 1906 Feb. 4


To Boas 1928 Apr. 9 2p.

To Boas 1928 Apr. 12 2p.

To Boas 1929 Jan. 17 1p.

To Boas 1929 May 17 1p.

To Boas 1930 Sept. 23 1p.

To Boas 1930 Dec. 1 1p.

To Boas 1931 June 1 1p.

McCrea, R.C.



From Boas 1935 Apr. 17 1p.

From Boas 1939 May 5 1p.

To Boas 1935 Apr. 9 1p.

To Boas 1939 Apr. 22 1p.

McCurdy, A.



To Boas 1919 Aug. 22 1p.

To Boas 1919 Sept. 9 1p.

MacCurdy, George G.



From Boas 1905 Nov. 28


From Boas 1905 Dec. 6


From Boas 1905 Dec. 8


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From Boas 1908 Oct. 22 2p.

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From Boas 1910 Nov. 14


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From Boas 1916 May 22


(See Boas, F. to Gordon, G.B. May 22, 1916 1916 Oct. 3


From Boas 1916 Dec. 8


(See Boas, F. to Dixon, R.B. Dec. 8, 1916 1917 Jan. 20 2p.

From Boas 1917 June 8


From Boas 1919 Mar. 10 1p.

From Boas 1919 Mar. 12 1p.

From Boas 1919 Mar. 26 1p.

From Boas 1924 Feb. 14 1p.

From Boas 1931 Mar. 11 1p.

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To Boas 1905 Nov. 29


To Boas 1905 Dec. 7


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To Boas 1908 Nov. 24 2p.

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To Boas 1919 Mar. 8 1p.

To Boas 1919 Mar. 11 1p.

To Boas 1919 Mar. 25 1p.

To Boas 1921 Nov. 29 1p.

To Boas 1930 Jan. 9 1p.

(Enc: American school of prehistoric research. Notice of 10th summer term) 1931 Mar. 9 1p.

To Boas 1931 Mar. 16 1p.

(Enc: International congress of linguistics. 2, Geneva, 1931. Program) 1932 Feb. 19 1p.

To Boas 1932 Mar. 21 1p.

To Boas 1933 Mar. 2 1p.

G.G. MacCurdy.
to F. Frassetto
1919 Mar. 8