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PITHY QUOTE FROM Boas: Collected Works

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Eugenics should, therefore, not be allowed to deceive us into the belief that we should try to raise a race of supermen, nor that it should be our aim to eliminate all suffering and pain.

The Collected Works of Franz Boas, Anthropology and Modern Life, Chapter V. Eugenics

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The Collected Works of Franz Boas

ISBN: 978-1-57085-305-0

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Franz Boas in Inuit Clothing, c. 1885 Galaxy Case by Science Source - Science Source Prints

List of Contents

  • Volume 1: Boas, Franz. Baffin Land. Gotha: Justus Perthes, 1885.
  • Volume 2: Boas, Franz. Indianische Sagen von der Nord-Pacifischen Küste Amerikas. Berlin: Verlag von A. Asher & Co., 1885.
  • Volume 3: Boas, Franz. Publications of The Jesup North Pacific Expedition. Vol I. 1898-1900. New York and London: G. P. Putnam & Sons, 1900.
  • Volume 4: Boas, Franz. The Central Eskimo. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1901.
  • Volume 5: Boas, Franz. The Mind of Primitive Man. New York: The Macmillan Company (Revised Edition, first published 1911), 1938.
  • Volume 6: Boas, Franz. Kultur und Rasse (German version of The Mind of Primitive Man). Berlin and Leipzig: Walter de Gruyter & Co. 1922.
  • Volume 7: Boas, Franz. Primitive Art. Oslo: H. Aschehoug & Co. 1927,
  • Volume 8: Boas, Franz. Anthropology and Modern Life. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1928.
  • Volume 9: Boas, Franz. Beiträge zur Ekentniss der Farbe des Wassers. Kiel: Druck von Schmidt & Klaunig, 1881.
  • Volume 10: Boas, Franz. Growth of Toronto Children. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1898.
  • Volume 11: Boas, Franz. The Measurement of Variable Quantities. New York: Science Press, 1906.
  • Volume 12: Boas, Franz. Changes in Bodily Form of Descendants of Immigrants. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1911.
  • Volume 13: Boas, Franz. Materials for the Study of Inheritance in Man. New York: Columbia University Press, 1928.
  • Volume 14: Boas, Franz, ed. Handbook of American Indian Languages, Part 1. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1911.
  • Volume 15: Boas, Franz, ed. Handbook of American Indian Languages, Part 2. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1922.
  • Volume 16: Boas, Franz. Chinook Texts. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1894.
  • Volume 17: Boas, Franz. Kathlamet Texts. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1901.
  • Volume 18: Boas, Franz. Tsimishan Texts. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1902.
  • Volume 19: Boas, Franz. Keresan Texts. New York: American Ethnological Society, 1928.
  • Volume 20: Boas, Franz. Bella Bella Texts. New York: Columbia University Press, 1928.
  • Volume 21: Boas, Franz, ed. Folk-Tales of the Salishan and Sahaptin Tribes. Lancaster, Pa. and New York: American Folk-Lore Society, 1917.
  • Volume 22: Boas, Franz. The Social Organization and Secret Societies of the Kwakiutl Indians. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1897.
  • Volume 23: Boas, Franz. Kwakiutl Texts. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1902.
  • Volume 24: Boas, Franz. The Kwakiutl of Vancouver Island. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1905-1909.
  • Volume 25: Boas, Franz. Kwakiutl Tales. New York: Columbia University Press, 1910.
  • Volume 26: Boas, Franz. Contributions to the ethnology of the Kwakiutl. New York: Columbia University Press, 1925.
  • Volume 27: Boas, Franz. The Religion of the Kwakiutl Indians: Texts. New York: Columbia University Press, 1930.
  • Volume 28: Boas, Franz. The Religion of the Kwakiutl Indians: Translations. New York: Columbia University Press, 1930.

The final five volumes of the collection contain articles, notes, and reviews of Boas:

Volume 29: Articles, Reviews, Notes: 1885-1897

  • Franz Boas, “The Configuration of Grinnell Land and Ellesmere Land,” Science, Vol. 5, No. 108 (Feb. 27, 1885), pp. 170-171.
  • Boas, Franz, “Mr. Melville’s plan of reaching the North Pole,” Science, Vol. 5, No. 112 (Mar. 27, 1885), pp. 247-248.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Language of the Bilhoola in British Columbia,” Science, Mar. 5, 1886, Vol. 7, No. 161 (Mar. 5, 1886), p. 218.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Study of Geography,” Science, Feb. 11, 1887, Vol. 9, No. 210 (Feb. 11, 1887), pp. 137-141.
  • Boas, Franz, “Poetry and Music of Some North American Tribes,” Science, Apr. 22, 1887, Vol. 9, No. 220 (Apr. 22, 1887), pp. 383-385.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Occurrence of Similar Inventions in Areas Widely Apart,” Science, May 20, 1887, Vol. 9, No. 224 (May 20, 1887), pp. 485-486.
  • Boas, Franz, “Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology,” Science, Jun. 17, 1887, Vol. 9, No. 228 (Jun. 17, 1887), pp. 597-598.
  • Boas, Franz, “Museums of Ethnology and Their Classification,” Science, Jun. 17, 1887, Vol. 9, No. 228 (Jun. 17, 1887), pp. 587-589.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Formation and Dissipation of Sea-Water Ice,” Science, Sep. 2, 1887, Vol. 10, No. 239 (Sep. 2, 1887), pp. 118-119.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Nicaragua Canal,” Science, Oct. 14, 1887, Vol. 10, No. 245 (Oct. 14, 1887), pp. 182-184.
  • Boas, Franz, “A Critique of Psycho-Physic Methods,” Science, Mar. 9, 1888, Vol. 11, No. 266 (Mar. 9, 1888), pp. 119-120.
  • Boas, Franz, “On Certain Songs and Dances of the Kwakiutl of British Columbia,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Apr. - Jun., 1888), pp. 49-64.
  • Boas, Franz, “Is Stanley Dead?,” The North American Review, Vol. 147, No. 385 (Dec., 1888), pp. 612-615.
  • Boas, Franz, “On Alternating Sounds,” American Anthropologist, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jan., 1889), pp. 47-54.
  • Boas, Franz, “Notes on the Snanaimuq,” American Anthropologist, Vol. 2, No. 4 (Oct., 1889), pp. 321-328.
  • Boas, Franz, “Reine an die pacifische Küste,” Verhandlungen Berliner Gesellschaft fuer Anthropologie, Ethnologie und Urgesichte, Regirt von Rud. Virchow, Jahrgang 1891, Berlin: Verlag von A. Asher, 1891, pp 158-159.
  • Boas, Franz, “Felsenzeichnung von Vancouver Inland,” Verhandlungen Berliner Gesellschaft fuer Anthropologie, Ethnologie und Urgesichte, Regirt von Rud. Virchow, Jahrgang 1891, Berlin: Verlag von A. Asher, 1891, pp 160-161.
  • Boas, Franz, “Dissemination of Tales among the Natives of North America,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 4, No. 12 (Jan.-Mar., 1891), pp. 13-20.
  • Boas, Franz, “Physical Characteristics of the Indians of the North Pacific Coast,” American Anthropologist, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jan., 1891), pp. 25-32.
  • Boas, Franz, “Mixed Races,” Science, Vol. 17, No. 425 (Mar. 27, 1891), p. 179.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Growth of Children,” Science, Vol. 19, No. 483 (May 6, 1892), pp. 256-257.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Growth of Children. — II,” Science, Vol. 19, No. 485 (May 20, 1892), pp. 281-282.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Growth of Children,” Science, Vol. 20, No. 516 (Dec. 23, 1892), pp. 351-352.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Doctrine of Souls and of Disease among the Chinook Indians,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 6, No. 20 (Jan.-Mar., 1893), pp. 39-43.
  • Boas, Franz, “Remarks on the Theory of Anthropometry,” Publications of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 3, No. 24 (Dec., 1893), pp. 569-575.
  • Boas, Franz, “Eskimo Tales and Songs,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 7, No. 24 (Jan.-Mar., 1894), pp. 45-50.
  • Boas, Franz, “Review of A Study of Omaha Indian Music,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 7, No. 25 (Apr.-Jun., 1894), pp. 169-171.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Correlation of Anatomical or Physiological Measurements,” American Anthropologist, Vol. 7, No. 3 (Jul., 1894), pp. 313-324.
  • Boas, Franz, “Notes on the Eskimo of Port Clarence, Alaska,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 7, No. 26 (Jul.-Sep., 1894), pp. 205-208.
  • Boas, Franz, “Die Beziehungen des Längenbreitenindex zum Längenhöhenindex an Schädeln,” Verhandlungen der Berliner Gesellschaft fuer Anthropologie, Ethnologie und Urgesichte, Regirt von Rud. Virchow, Jahrgang 1895, Berlin: Verlag von A. Asher, 1895, p. 304.
  • Boas, Franz, “Anthropologie der nordamerikanischen Indianer,” Verhandlungen der Berliner Gesellschaft fuer Anthropologie, Ethnologie und Urgesichte, Regirt von Rud. Virchow, Jahrgang 1895, Berlin: Verlag von A. Asher, 1895, pp. 366-411.
  • Boas, Franz, “Salishan Texts,” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 34, No. 147, (Jan., 1895), pp. 31-48.
  • Boas, Franz, “On Dr. William Townsend Porter's Investigation of the Growth of the School Children of St. Louis,” Science, New Series, Vol. 1, No. 9 (Mar. 1, 1895), pp. 225-230.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Growth of First-Born Children,” Science, New Series, Vol. 1, No. 15 (Apr. 12, 1895), pp. 402-404.
  • Boas, Franz, “Review of The Growth of IT. S. Naval Cadets," Science, New Series, Vol. 2, No. 37 (Sep. 13, 1895), pp. 344-346.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Growth of Indian Mythologies,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 9, No. 32 (Jan.-Mar., 1896), pp. 1-11.
  • Boas, Franz, “'The Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought,'", Science, New Series, Vol. 3, No. 72 (May 15, 1896), pp. 741-742.
  • Boas, Franz, “Review of Antropometria Militare," Science, New Series, Vol. 3, No. 78 (Jun. 26, 1896), pp. 929-931.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Form of the Head as Influenced by Growth,” Science, New Series, Vol. 4, No. 80 (Jul. 10, 1896), pp. 50-51.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Decorative Art of the Indians of the North Pacific Coast, Science, New Series, Vol. 4, No. 82 (Jul. 24, 1896), pp. 101-103.
  • Boas, Franz, “Traditions of the Ts'ets'ā’ut. I,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 9, No. 35 (Oct.-Dec., 1896), pp. 257-268.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Limitations of the Comparative Method of Anthropology,” Science, New Series, Vol. 4, No. 103 (Dec. 18, 1896), pp. 901-908.
  • Boas, Franz, “Traditions of the Ts'ets'ā’ut. II,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 10, No. 36 (Jan.-Mar., 1897), pp. 35-48.
  • Boas, Franz, “Eskimo Tales and Songs,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 10, No. 37 (Apr.-Jun., 1897), pp. 109-115.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Growth of Children,” Science, New Series, Vol. 5, No. 119 (Apr. 9, 1897), pp. 570-573.
  • Boas, Franz, “Northern Elements in the Mythology of the Navaho,” American Anthropologist, Vol. 10, No. 11 (Nov., 1897), pp. 371-376.
  • Boas, Franz, “Review of Totem Tales,” Science, New Series, Vol. 6, No. 151 (Nov. 19, 1897), pp. 778-779.

Volume 30: Articles, Reviews, Notes: 1898-1910

  • Boas, Franz, Twelfth and Final Report on the North-Western Tribes of Canada [Ed.: Introduction, Chapters I and V], Bristol Meeting, London Offices of the Burlington House, 1898.
  • Boas, Franz, “Traditions of the Tillamook Indians,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 11, No. 40 (Jan.-Mar., 1898), pp. 23-38.
  • Boas, Franz, “Traditions of the Tillamook Indians. II,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 11, No. 41 (Apr.-Jun., 1898), pp. 133-150.
  • Boas, Franz, ‘A Precise Criterion of Species,’ Science, New Series, Vol. 7, No. 182 (Jun. 24, 1898), pp. 860-861.
  • Boas, Franz, “Some Recent Criticisms of Physical Anthropology,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Jan., 1899), pp. 98-106.
  • Boas, Franz, “Anthropology,” Science, New Series, Vol. 9, No. 212 (Jan. 20, 1899), pp. 93-96.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Census of the North American Indians,” Publications of the American Economic Association, No. 2, The Federal Census. Critical Essays by Members of the American Economic Association (Mar., 1899), pp.49-53.
  • Boas, Franz, “Review of Die Sprache der Zimshīan-Indianer in Nordwest-America, by A. C. Graf Von Der Schulenburg,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 1, No. 2 (Apr., 1899), pp. 369-373.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Cephalic Index, American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Jul., 1899), pp. 448-461.
  • Boas, Franz, “Review of The Races of Europe, by William Z. Ripley,” Science, New Series, Vol. 10, No. 244 (Sep. 1, 1899), pp. 292-296.
  • Boas, Franz, “Property Marks of Alaskan Eskimo,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Oct., 1899), pp. 601-613.
  • Boas, Franz, “Review of The Distribution of the Negritos in the Philippine Islands and Elsewhere, by A. B. Meyer,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Oct., 1899), p. 777.
  • Boas, Franz, “Review of Die Weltanschauung der Naturvölker, by L. Frobenius,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Oct., 1899), pp. 775-777.
  • Boas, Franz, “Anthropometry of Shoshonean Tribes,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Oct., 1899), pp. 751-758
  • Boas, Franz, “Review of Experimental Study of Children by Arthur Mac Donald,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Oct., 1899), pp. 773-775.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Mind of Primitive Man,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 14, No. 52 (Jan.-Mar., 1901), pp. 1-11.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Mind of Primitive Man,” Science, New Series, Vol. 13, No. 321 (Feb. 22, 1901), pp. 281-289.
  • Boas, Franz, “Some Problems in North American Archaeology,” American Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar., 1902), pp. 1-6.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Relations between the Variability of Organisms and That of Their Constituent Elements,” Science, New Series, Vol. 15, No. 366 (Jan. 3, 1902), pp. 1-5.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Foundation of a National Anthropological Society,” Science, New Series, Vol. 15, No. 386 (May 23, 1902), pp. 804-809.
  • Boas, Franz, “Rudolf Virchow's Anthropological Work,” Science, New Series, Vol. 16, No. 403 (Sep. 19, 1902), pp. 441-445.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Bureau of American Ethnology,” Science, New Series, Vol. 16, No. 412 (Nov. 21, 1902), pp. 828-831.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Ethnological Significance of Esoteric Doctrines,” Science, New Series, Vol. 16, No. 413 (Nov. 28, 1902), pp. 872-874.
  • Boas, Franz, “Heredity in Head Form,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 5, No. 3 (Jul. -Sep., 1903), pp. 530-538.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Folk-Lore of the Eskimo,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 17, No. 64 (Jan.-Mar., 1904), pp. 1-13.
  • Boas, Franz, “Some Traits of Primitive Culture,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 17, No. 67 (Oct. - Dec., 1904), pp. 243-254.
  • Boas, Franz, “The History of Anthropology,” Science, New Series, Vol. 20, No. 512 (Oct. 21, 1904), pp. 513-524.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Horizontal Plane of the Skull and the General Problem of the Comparison of Variable Forms,” Science, New Series, Vol. 21, No. 544 (Jun. 2, 1905), pp. 862-863.
  • Boas, Franz, “Review of Publications of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition,” Science, New Series, Vol. 23, No. 577 (Jan. 19, 1906), pp. 102-107.
  • Boas, Franz, “Some Philological Aspects of Anthropological Research,” Science, New Series, Vol. 23, No. 591 (Apr. 27, 1906), pp. 641-645.
  • Boas, Franz, “Some Principles of Museum Administration,” Science, New Series, Vol. 25, No. 650 (Jun. 14, 1907), pp. 921-933.
  • Boas, Franz, “Heredity in Anthropometric Traits,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep., 1907), pp. 453-469.
  • Boas, Franz, “Review of Publications of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition,” Science, New Series, Vol. 28, No. 710 (Aug. 7, 1908), pp. 176-178.
  • Boas, Franz, “Otis Tufton Mason,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 21, No. 82 (Oct.-Dec., 1908), p. 362.
  • Boas, Franz, “Sixteenth International Congress of Americanists,” Science, New Series, Vol. 28, No. 722 (Oct. 30, 1908), pp. 597-599.
  • Boas, Franz, “Review of The Negro Races, by Jerome Dowd,” Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 4 (Dec., 1908), pp. 729-731.
  • Boas, Franz, “Determination of the Coefficient of Correlation,” Science, New Series, Vol. 29, No. 751 (May 21, 1909), pp. 823-824.
  • Boas, Franz, “Race Problems in America,” Science, New Series, Vol. 29, No. 752 (May 28, 1909), pp. 839-849.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Relationships of the Eskimos of East Greenland,” Science, New Series, Vol. 30, No. 772 (Oct. 15, 1909), pp. 535-536.
  • Boas, Franz, “Psychological Problems in Anthropology,” The American Journal of Psychology, Vol. 21, No. 3 (Jul., 1910), pp. 371-384.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Origin of Totemism,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 23, No. 89 (Jul. - Sep., 1910), pp. 392-393.

Volume 31: Articles, Reviews, Notes: 1911-1919

  • Boas, Franz, “Review of Cat's Cradles from Many Lands” by Kathleen Haddon, American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun., 1911), p. 334.
  • Boas, Franz, “Review of The Evolution of Literature” by A. S. Mackenzie, The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 24, No. 92 (Apr.-Jun., 1911), pp. 253-254.
  • Boas, Franz, “Review of Myths and Legends of the Pacific Northwest,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 24, No. 92 (Apr.-Jun., 1911), p. 254.
  • Boas, Franz, “Review of Notes Ethnographiques sur les peoples communément appelés Bakuba ainsi que sur les peuplades apparentées,” American Anthropologist, Jul. - Sep., 1911, New Series, Vol. 13, No. 3 (Jul. -Sep., 1911), pp. 478-480.
  • Boas, Franz, “Review of A Study of Chiriquian Antiquities,” Science, New Series, Vol. 34, No. 875 (Oct. 6, 1911), pp. 442-446.
  • Boas, Franz, “Review of Methode der Ethnologie,” Science, Dec. 8, 1911, New Series, Vol. 34, No. 884 (Dec. 8, 1911), pp. 804-810.
  • Boas, Franz, “An Anthropologist’s View of War”, The Advocate of Peace (1894-1920), Vol. 74, No. 4 (APRIL, 1912), pp. 93-95.
  • Boas, Franz, “Notes on Mexican Folk-Lore,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 25, No. 97 (Jul.-Sep., 1912), pp. 204-260.
  • Boas, Franz, “Changes in the Bodily Form of Descendants of Immigrants,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 14, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep., 1912), pp. 530-562.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Growth of Children,” Science, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 937 (Dec. 13, 1912), pp. 815-818.
  • Boas, Franz and Boas, Helene M., “The Head-Forms of the Italians as Influenced by Heredity and Environment,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 15, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun., 1913), pp. 163-188.
  • Boas, Franz, “Alexander Francis Chamberlain,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 27, No. 105 (Jul.-Sep., 1914), pp. 326-327.
  • Boas, Franz, “Mythology and Folk-Tales of the North American Indians,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 27, No. 106 (Oct.-Dec., 1914), pp. 374-410.
  • Boas, Franz, “Summary of the Work of the International School of American Archeology and Ethnology in Mexico,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 17, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun., 1915), pp. 384-395.
  • Boas, Franz, “Frederic Ward Putnam,” Science, New Series, Vol. 42, No. 1080 (Sep. 10, 1915), pp. 330-332.
  • Boas, Franz, “On the Variety of Lines of Descent Represented in a Population,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan.- Mar., 1916), pp. 1-9.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Origin of Totemism,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 18, No. 3 (Tul. -Sep., 1916), pp. 319-326.
  • Boas, Franz, “Review of The Mythology of All Races Volume X, North America,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 29, No. 113 (Jul.-Sep., 1916), pp. 421-422.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Development of Folk-Tales and Myths,” The Scientific Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 4 (Oct. 1916), pp. 335-343.
  • Boas, Franz, “Eugenics,” The Scientific Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 5 (Nov. 1916), pp. 471-478.
  • Boas, Franz, “New Evidence in regard to the Instability of Human Types,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 2, No. 12 (Dec. 15, 1916), pp. 713-718.
  • Boas, Franz, “Introductory,” International Journal of American Linguistics, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Jul., 1917), pp. 1-8.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Origin of Death,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 30, No. 118 (Oct.-Dec., 1917), pp. 486-491.
  • Boas, Franz, “In Memoriam: Herman Karl Haeberlin,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 21, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar., 1919), pp. 71-74.
  • Boas, Franz, “Report on the Academic Teaching of Anthropology,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 21, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar., 1919), pp. 41-48.
  • Boas, Franz, George G. MacCurdy and Robert Bennett Bean, “Anthropological Notes,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 21, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar., 1919), pp. 113-114.
  • Boas, Franz, Hrdlička, Aleš and Tozzer, Alfred M., “Anthropological Research,” Science, New Series, Vol. 49, No. 1270 (May 2, 1919), pp. 426-427.

Volume 32: Articles, Reviews, Notes: 1920-1930

  • Boas, Franz, and Parsons, Elsie Clews, “Spanish Tales from Laguna and Zuñi, N. Mex”. The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 33, No. 127, Hispanic Number Number (Jan.-Mar., 1920), pp. 47-72.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Social Organization of the Kwakiutl,” American Anthropologist, Series, Vol. 22, No. 2 (Apr.-Jun., 1920), pp. 111-126.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Influence of Environment upon Development,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 6, No. 8 (Aug. 15, 1920), pp. 489-493.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Classification of American Languages,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 22, No. 4 (Oct. - Dec., 1920), pp. 367-376.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Methods of Ethnology,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Dec., 1920), pp. 311-321.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Coefficient of Correlation,” Quarterly Publications of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 17, No. 134 (Jun., 1921), pp. 683-688.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Avunculate among the Vandau,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 24, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1922), pp. 95-97.
  • Boas, Franz, “Tales of Spanish Provenience from Zuñi,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 35, No. 135 (Jan. - Mar., 1922), pp. 62-98.
  • Boas, Franz, “Report on an Anthropometric Investigation of the Population of the United States,” Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 18, No. 138 (Jun., 1922), 181-209.
  • Boas, Franz, “Anthropological Notes,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Oct. - Dec., 1922), pp. 490-492.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Measurement of Differences Between Variable Quantities,” Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 18, No. 140 (Dec., 1922), pp. 425-445.
  • Boas, Franz, “James A. Teit,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 36, No. 139 (Jan. - Mar., 1923), pp. 102-103.
  • Boas, Franz, “Review of The Racial History of Man,” Science, New Series, Vol. 57, No. 1481 (May 18, 1923), pp. 587-590.
  • Boas, Franz, “Harriet A. Andrews,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 36, No. 141 (Jul. - Sep., 1923), p. 300.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Social Organization of the Tribes of the North Pacific Coast,” American Anthropologist, New Series, Vol. 26, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep., 1924), pp. 323-332.
  • Boas, Franz and Haeberlin, Herman, “Mythology of Puget Sound,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 37, No. 145/146 (Jul. - Dec., 1924), pp. 371-438.
  • Boas, Franz, “Teton Sioux Music,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 38, No. 148 (Apr.-Jun., 1925), pp. 319-324.
  • Boas, Franz, “Stylistic Aspects of Primitive Literature,” The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 38, No. 149 (Jul.- Sep., 1925), pp. 329-339.
  • Boas, Franz, “Two Eskimo Riddles from Labrador”, The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 39, No. 154 (Oct.-Dec., 1926), p. 486.
  • Boas, Franz, “Fallacies of Racial Inferiority,” Current History, Vol. 25, No. 5 (February, 1927), pp. 676-682.
  • Boas, Franz, and Goddard, Pliny E., “The International Congress of Americanists,” Science, New Series, Vol. 67, No. 1742 (May 18, 1928), p. 503.
  • Boas, Franz, “Family Traits as Determined by Heredity and Environment,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 14, No. 6 (Jun. 15, 1928), pp. 496-503.
  • Boas, Franz, “Pliny Earle Goddard,” Science, New Series, Vol. 68, No. 1755 (Aug. 17, 1928), pp. 149-150.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Twenty-Third International Congress of Americanists,” Science, New Series, Vol. 68, No. 1764 (Oct. 19, 1928), pp. 361-364.
  • Boas, Franz, “Migrations of Asiatic Races and Cultures to North America,” The Scientific Monthly, Feb., 1929, Vol. 28, No. 2 (Feb., 1929), pp. 110-117.
  • Boas, Franz, “Classification of American Indian Languages,” Language, Mar., 1929, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Mar., 1929), pp. 1-7.

Volume 33: Miscellaneous Articles on Native American Languages

  • Boas, Franz, “Chinook Songs”, The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Oct. - Dec., 1888), pp. 220-226.
  • Boas, Franz, “Vocabularies of the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian Languages,” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 29, No. 136 (Jul. - Dec., 1891), pp. 173-208.
  • Boas, Franz, “Notes on Chemakum Language,” American Anthropologist, Vol. 5, No. 1 (Jan., 1892), pp. 37-44.
  • Boas, Franz, “The Chinook Jargon,” Science, Mar. 4, 1892, Vol. 19, No. 474 (Mar. 4, 1892), p. 129.
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