Overview Alexander Alexandrovich Goldenweiser (1880-1940) held the post of Visiting Professor of Sociology at Reed from 1933 to 1939. He was an anthropologist, and the collection consists mainly of papers concerning his Iroquois Field Notes: transcriptions of Iroquois, lists of Iroquois Chiefs, lists of Iroquois botanical terms, and genealogical and clan name lists. The papers also include his notes from classes taught by Franz Boas at Columbia University, drafts of scholarly papers and books,...