John Wesley Powell
Biographic Data
| ID | 3736715 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Wesley Powell |
| GIVEN NAMES | John Wesley |
| FAMILY NAME | Powell |
| SIGNATURE | POWELL J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Ethnology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1874 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Anthropology of the Numa
The Exploration of the Colorado River
The Explorations of John Guy in Newfoundland
J. W. DAMER POWELL UDGE PROWSE'S 'History of Newfoundland,' I896, p. I33, contains a reference to a manuscript in Lambeth Palace Library written by Guy, who sailed from Bristol in I6IO and founded first English colony in that island. This manuscript, which author did not discover until after his book was in print, is bound up in a miscellaneous volume of voyages (MS. 250) and consists of twelve folios, with a title page on which is written in a d…
An American View of Totemism
writer on the subject, Joest, is particularly strong on denying to the custom any religious or mvstical significance and scoffs at Waitz-Gerland's explanation as an " orgy of fantasy."His conclusion, independently arrived at by Westermarck, is that the main object of tatuing on the part of either males or females is to enhance their attractions in the eyes of the opposite sex and thlus to stimulate desire.Tatuing, in this view, is merely an incid…
Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896
17th Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology. (no date) HD 316 (pts. 1 and 2), 55-3, v94-95. 845p. [3836-3837] Research related to the American Indian; including the Seri Indians (McGee), the calendar history of the Kiowas (Mooney), Navajo houses (Mindeleff), and archaeology of Arizona (Fewkes); etc
Seven Venerable Ghosts
Eleventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secre- tary of the Smithsonian Institution. 1889-90
Eleventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology; 1889-90. (no date) HMD 81, 53-2, v9, 600p. [3237] Research related to the American Indian; the Sia Indians (M. Stevenson); Eskimos and other Indians of the Hudson's Bay Territory (L. Turner); Siouan cults (J. Dorsey)
Stone Art in America
Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-86
Ninth Annual report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior, 1887-1888
The publications of the United States Geological Survey are usuod in accordance with the statute approved Haioh 3, 1879, which declares that-"Thepiibhcationsof theGeologicai Survey shall consist of the animal report of operations, geological and economic maps illustrating the resources and classification of the lands, and reports upon general and economic geology and paleontology.The annual report of opeiations ol the Geological Survey shall acco…
Seventh Annual report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior, 1885-1886
March 3, 1879, which declares that "The publications of the Geological Survey shall consist of the annual report of operations, geological and economic maps illustrating the resources and classification cf the lands, and reports upon general and economic geology and paleontology.The annual report of operations of the Geological Survey shall accompany the annual report of I he Secretary of the Interior.All special memoirs and reports of said Surve…
From Barbarism to Civilization
Fifth annual report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior, 1883-1884
Sixth Annual report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior, 1884-1885
Third Annual report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior, 1881-1882
Second Annual report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior, 1880-1881
Contributions to North American Ethnology, Volume IV
Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and its tributaries Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872, under the direction of the secretary of the Smithsonian institution
Book digitized by Google from the library of Oxford University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
Report of the explorations in 1873 of the Colorado of the West and its tributaries
The region embraced in this survey, as I have stated in a previous report, is one of the most interesting, in a geological point of view, in this or in any other country. The Colorado of the West and its tributaries traverse a series of remarkable chasms, in some instances of more than a mile in depth below the general surface of the region, presenting in several places, at one view, sections of the greater number of the known geological formatio…
From Barbarism to Civilization
The Exploration of the Colorado River
Stone Art in America
Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896
17th Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology. (no date) HD 316 (pts. 1 and 2), 55-3, v94-95. 845p. [3836-3837] Research related to the American Indian; including the Seri Indians (McGee), the calendar history of the Kiowas (Mooney), Navajo houses (Mindeleff), and archaeology of Arizona (Fewkes); etc
Eleventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secre- tary of the Smithsonian Institution. 1889-90
Eleventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology; 1889-90. (no date) HMD 81, 53-2, v9, 600p. [3237] Research related to the American Indian; the Sia Indians (M. Stevenson); Eskimos and other Indians of the Hudson's Bay Territory (L. Turner); Siouan cults (J. Dorsey)
Report of the explorations in 1873 of the Colorado of the West and its tributaries
The region embraced in this survey, as I have stated in a previous report, is one of the most interesting, in a geological point of view, in this or in any other country. The Colorado of the West and its tributaries traverse a series of remarkable chasms, in some instances of more than a mile in depth below the general surface of the region, presenting in several places, at one view, sections of the greater number of the known geological formatio…
Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and its tributaries Explored in 1869, 1870, 1871, and 1872, under the direction of the secretary of the Smithsonian institution
Book digitized by Google from the library of Oxford University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
Contributions to North American Ethnology, Volume IV
Second Annual report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior, 1880-1881
Third Annual report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior, 1881-1882
Fifth annual report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior, 1883-1884
Sixth Annual report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior, 1884-1885
Seventh Annual report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior, 1885-1886
March 3, 1879, which declares that "The publications of the Geological Survey shall consist of the annual report of operations, geological and economic maps illustrating the resources and classification cf the lands, and reports upon general and economic geology and paleontology.The annual report of operations of the Geological Survey shall accompany the annual report of I he Secretary of the Interior.All special memoirs and reports of said Surve…
From Barbarism to Civilization
Ninth Annual report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the Interior, 1887-1888
The publications of the United States Geological Survey are usuod in accordance with the statute approved Haioh 3, 1879, which declares that-"Thepiibhcationsof theGeologicai Survey shall consist of the animal report of operations, geological and economic maps illustrating the resources and classification of the lands, and reports upon general and economic geology and paleontology.The annual report of opeiations ol the Geological Survey shall acco…
Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-86
Eleventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secre- tary of the Smithsonian Institution. 1889-90
Eleventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology; 1889-90. (no date) HMD 81, 53-2, v9, 600p. [3237] Research related to the American Indian; the Sia Indians (M. Stevenson); Eskimos and other Indians of the Hudson's Bay Territory (L. Turner); Siouan cults (J. Dorsey)
Stone Art in America
Seven Venerable Ghosts
An American View of Totemism
writer on the subject, Joest, is particularly strong on denying to the custom any religious or mvstical significance and scoffs at Waitz-Gerland's explanation as an " orgy of fantasy."His conclusion, independently arrived at by Westermarck, is that the main object of tatuing on the part of either males or females is to enhance their attractions in the eyes of the opposite sex and thlus to stimulate desire.Tatuing, in this view, is merely an incid…
Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896
17th Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology. (no date) HD 316 (pts. 1 and 2), 55-3, v94-95. 845p. [3836-3837] Research related to the American Indian; including the Seri Indians (McGee), the calendar history of the Kiowas (Mooney), Navajo houses (Mindeleff), and archaeology of Arizona (Fewkes); etc
The Explorations of John Guy in Newfoundland
J. W. DAMER POWELL UDGE PROWSE'S 'History of Newfoundland,' I896, p. I33, contains a reference to a manuscript in Lambeth Palace Library written by Guy, who sailed from Bristol in I6IO and founded first English colony in that island. This manuscript, which author did not discover until after his book was in print, is bound up in a miscellaneous volume of voyages (MS. 250) and consists of twelve folios, with a title page on which is written in a d…
The Exploration of the Colorado River
Anthropology of the Numa
Archaeology (13 works) · History (11 works) · Archaeology and Natural History (10 works) · History (10 works) · Geography (9 works) · Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies (7 works) · Geology (7 works) · Geological survey (6 works) · Paleontology (6 works) · Political science (6 works)