Overview
Administrative Information
Biographical/Historical note
Scope and Contents note
Access Terms
Overview
Call Number: SC0493
Title: George and Louise Spindler papers
Dates: 1947-1991
Physical Description:
30 Linear feet
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives.
Stanford University Libraries.
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
Administrative Information
Provenance
Custodial History
Gift of George and Louise Spindler, 1995.
Cite As
[identification of item], George and Louise Spindler Papers (SC0493). Dept. of
Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Biographical/Historical note
George Spindler joined the Stanford faculty in 1950, as professor of anthropology and
education. Louise Spindler earned the first Ph.D. in anthropology awarded by Stanford in
1956 and remained with the department as lecturer and research associate. They retired
in 1978, but continued to teach occasional classes.
Scope and Contents note
Professional papers of George and Louise Spindler pertaining to their research,
publications, courses taught, and departmental matters; papers include correspondence,
memoranda, articles, course materials, case studies, research proposals, and
photographs. Their research interests included the Menominee Indians of Wisconsin, the
Blood and Cree Indians of Canada, ethnography of schooling, and urbanizing villages in
Germany.
Access Terms
Spindler, George Dearborn.
Spindler, Louise S.
Stanford University. Department of
Anthropology--Faculty.
Anthropology--Study and teaching.
Cree Indians.
Educational anthropology.
Indians of North America.
Kainah Indians.
Menominee Indians.
Urbanization--Germany.