On verso: "Prof. Leo Sternberg, Petersburg, former member of Council of State, Russia. Prof. Franz Boas, Columbia Univ., N.Y. Bogoras, Russl." Probably taken during International Congress of Americanists at Hague and Goteburg, summer 1924, when Bogoras and Shternberg finally were permitted to travel to Western Europe. See Darnell, Regna and Frederic W. Gleach, Histories of Anthropology Annual, Volume 2, p. 48. Old call number: B B61 no. 11, folder 6 (Special occasions).
Boas writing to ask the American Philsophical Society to draft a resolution condemning the arrest of French scientists, Emile Borel, Paul Langevin, Aime Cotton, Charles Mauguin, Louis Lapicque. Attached is a list of signers from a previous appeal for the release of Paul Langevin.; Material is from the unprocessed Executive Officer files.
Dr. Dirks talks about Liberal Arts education, specifically archeology. How are liberal arts connected to the sciences? How does a university administration consider this connection?