F. Boas to K. Pearson, 17th June 1902.- External URL
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Sent From (Definite): Franz Uri BoasSent To (Definite): Karl PearsonDate: 17 Jun 1902
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Sent fromFranz Uri Boas
17 Jun 1902
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‘My dear Sir,
You probably have heard of the establishment of the Carnegie Institution in Washington. As a member of the Anthropological Committee of the Institution I am preparing a suggestion for the establishment of a bureau of anthropometry, in which statistical calculations can be carried out. If a suggestion of this kind is to be successful, it is necessary that we should be in a position to propose names of people exceptionally fitted to do work of this kind. I have in mind the names of a few young men here in America who I believe could do work of this sort fairly adequately, but none who are pre-eminently fitted for this purpose. It occurred to me that there might perhaps be one among your students who with a particular gift for work of this kind combines the great advantages of your teaching, and I should be very much indebted to you if you could recommend any one to me as exceptionally well fitted to conduct work of this kind. I beg to ask you to consider this question as confidential. You will of course understand that I do not know at all if my suggestion will meet with the approval of the Carnegie Institution.
I am, dear sir,
Yours very sincerely,
Franz Boas.’
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Sent toKarl Pearson
17 Jun 1902
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‘My dear Sir,
You probably have heard of the establishment of the Carnegie Institution in Washington. As a member of the Anthropological Committee of the Institution I am preparing a suggestion for the establishment of a bureau of anthropometry, in which statistical calculations can be carried out. If a suggestion of this kind is to be successful, it is necessary that we should be in a position to propose names of people exceptionally fitted to do work of this kind. I have in mind the names of a few young men here in America who I believe could do work of this sort fairly adequately, but none who are pre-eminently fitted for this purpose. It occurred to me that there might perhaps be one among your students who with a particular gift for work of this kind combines the great advantages of your teaching, and I should be very much indebted to you if you could recommend any one to me as exceptionally well fitted to conduct work of this kind. I beg to ask you to consider this question as confidential. You will of course understand that I do not know at all if my suggestion will meet with the approval of the Carnegie Institution.
I am, dear sir,
Yours very sincerely,
Franz Boas.’
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