Kelly, Isabel T. (Isabel Truesdell), 1906-

Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute
Book 1934

Summary: Isabel Truesdell Kelly (1906–1983) was an American anthropologist known for her work with the members of the Coast Miwok tribe, members of the Chemehuevi people in the 1920s and 1930s, and her work later in life as an archaeologist working in Sinaloa, Mexico. She was trained by anthropologist Alfred L. Kroeber at the University of California, Berkeley. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Female [1][3][4][5]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1906 [2]; 1906-01-05 [4]
Birth Place: Santa Cruz, Calif. [3]; Santa Cruz [4]
Died: 1982 [2]; 1982-12-29 [4]
Death Place: Xochimilco [4]
Country: United States [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: anthropologist [4]; archaeologist [4]; botanical collector [4]
Employer: University of California, Berkeley [4]
Educated at: University of California, Berkeley [4]
Country of Education: United States [4]
Archives at: Southern Methodist University Libraries [4]; Harvard Library [4]
Yale LUX: Entity [4]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Wikidata; 5. Library of Congress

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