Bernard G. Hoffman ethnohistory papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
George Mason University
2400 Fenwick Library
Special Collections Research Center
Fenwick Library MS2FL
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Mieko Palazzo
Phone: (703) 993-2220
Fax: (703) 993-2669
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Bernard G. Hoffman ethnohistory papers, Collection #C0091, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
1.5 linear feet 3 boxes
Creator:
Hoffman, Bernard G.
Abstract:
This collection consists of ethnohistory manuscripts, including publications and research materials for the book "Cabot to Cartier: Ethnohistory of Northeastern North America, 1497-1555."
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Bernard G. Hoffman ethnohistory papers, Collection #C0091, Special Collections and Archives, George Mason University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of ethnohistory manuscripts, including publications and research materials for the book "Cabot to Cartier: Ethnohistory of Northeastern North America, 1497-1555."

Biographical / historical:

Bernard G. Hoffman earned a B.A. in 1946 from the University of Montana and a Ph.D. in 1955 from the University of California at Berkeley. He worked in 1955 and 1956 as a research analyst with the United States Department of Justice Indian Claims Section, in 1957-1958 as a research associate of the American University Foreign Area Study Division, in 1958-1964 as a research analyst for the National Science Foundation Foreign Service Information Program, and in 1964-1965 as head of the National Science Foundation's Course Content Improvement Program. In 1965 he joined the faculty of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Maryland at College Park, specializing in eastern American Indians from Appalachia to eastern Canada.

Acquisition information:
Unknown.
Processing information:

Processed by Special Collections and Archives staff. EAD markup completed by Eron Ackerman and Jordan Patty in August 2009.

Arrangement:

Organized by subject and chronologically.

Physical location:

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Ethnology--North America.