Dates
- Creation: 1926 - 1952
Extent
1 boxBiographical / Historical
The "Biostatistics Lab" is likely the Statistical and Anthropometric Laboratory established by Earnest Hooton, which was active circa 1930s-1950s.
Bibliography
On Hooton, the history of physical anthropology, and the "race concept": From Types to Populations: A Century of Race, Physical Anthropology, and the American Anthropological Association Author(s): Rachel Caspari Source: American Anthropologist, Vol. 105, No. 1, Special Issue: Biological Anthropology: Historical Perspectives on Current Issues, Disciplinary Connections, and Future Directions (Mar., 2003), pp. 65-76
General note
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Genre / Form
- Title
- Biostatistics Lab data and correspondence
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Entered into ArchivesSpace by Meg Monroe, 2020
- Date
- 2020-05-26
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- pea00092
Repository Details
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