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Biographical NoteLeslie Spier (1893-1961) was an American anthropologist who specialized in the area of ethnography. Spier was born and raised in New York where he received his Bachelor of Science from College of the City of New York in 1915. As an undergraduate student he worked as an Assistant Anthropologist for the New Jersey Archaeological and Geographical Survey. For his graduate work, Spier studied at Columbia University. During this time he worked at the American Museum of Natural History as an Assistant Anthropologist. He received his doctorate in Anthropology in 1920. Spier spent a large portion of his career engaged in field work with a many diverse American Indian tribes including the Zuni, Havasupai, Kiowa, Wichita, Caddo, Diegueno, Salish, Wishram, Klammath, Maricopa, Okanagon, Mohave and Modoc. His publications are based on this field work including “Havasupai Ethnography,” which is held as the gold standard for thoroughness in the field. It also represented advances in anthropological thought and methodology of the time. Spier is also recognized for his contribution to the area of anthropological publication. He strongly advocated the recording of research for the use of other scholars. This led him to engage in a large amount of editorial work for a number of journals, monograph series and special volumes. Further, Spier himself initiated a number of anthropology publications including: The Southwestern Journal of Anthropology, The University of New Mexico Publications in Anthropology and The University of Washington Publications in Anthropology. Scope and ContentThe collection is comprised mostly of field notes, photographs and publications produced during Spier’s work with the Havasupai, Maricopa-Halchidoma, Southern Diegueno and Zuni tribes. Additionally, there are a number of photographs from various other tribes, as well as a series of maps. ArrangementThe material is arranged in the following series:Series 1: Havasupai
Series 2: Maricopa - Halchidoma Series 3: Yuman Comparative Study Series 4: Southern Diegueno Series 5: Zuni Series 6: Miscellaneous Tribes Series 7: Maps RestrictionsConditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan. Conditions Governing Use
Published and unpublished materials are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder. Related MaterialSpier (Leslie) Papers, 1924-1961, UC Berkley Bancroft Library Leslie Spier papers, 1920-1939, UC Berkley Bancroft Library Controlled Access TermsPersonal Name(s) Speir, Leslie Geographic Name(s) Theodore Roosevelt Dam (Ariz.) Subject(s) Cherokee Indians Diegueño Indians Halchidhoma Indians Havasupai Indians Maricopa Indians Saguaro White Mountain Apache Indians Yuma Indians Yuman Indians Zuni Indians Genre Form(s) Field notes Maps Administrative InformationPreferred Citation
Leslie Spier collection, MS-118 [Box Number]. Museum of Northern Arizona. Flagstaff, Arizona. Acquisition Information
The collection was donated in 1967 by Ana Gayton Spier. Additional material was donated by Dr. Robert Spier in 1978. Processing Information
Processed in February of 2010 Accruals
No further accruals are expected. Container List
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