William Henderson Kelly
William Henderson Kelly (23 November 1902 – 9 February 1980) was a professor of anthropology and a founding member of the Bureau of Ethnic Research in Arizona.
He mainly worked with the Cocopah Tribe located in the Southern United States and Northern Mexico in the 1940s and learned about their language, ceremonies, and traditional knowledge related to plant use. Resulting publications of his research include his thesis "A Preliminary Study of the Cocopa Indians of Mexico" and Cocopa Ethnography (1977). Throughout his career, Kelly was also a member of various organizations concerned with the study of Indigenous populations including the Inter-American Indian Institute (IAII) and the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI).[1]
Early life and education
Kelly was born in 1903 in Bisbee, Arizona, and spent his early life working as an editor, publisher, and later the owner, of the Tombstone Epitaph of which his father was also an editor and owner. He left the newspaper business in the early 1930s to pursue a bachelor of arts degree in anthropology with a specialty in the American Southwest at the University of Arizona. After obtaining his bachelor's degree in 1936, Kelly attended Harvard University in the 1940s to pursue a PhD in anthropology where he wrote and defended his thesis "A Preliminary Study of the Cocopa Indians of Mexico."[1]
Career
After completing his PhD at Harvard, Kelly and his wife returned to Tucson, Arizona where he became a professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona. Kelly continued his work with the Cocopah tribe and joined a number of international and national organizations, mainly the Inter-American Indian Institute (IAII) and the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) of which he was an active member.[1]
Kelly was also a founder of the Bureau of Ethnic Research in Arizona which focused on researching and reporting on Indigenous peoples within the borders of the state.[2] He was an active member of the bureau throughout his career.[1]
Kelly died of cancer in Tucson, Arizona.
Works
- Kelly, William H. (1953). Indians of the Southwest: A Survey of Indian Tribes and Indian Administration in Arizona. First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnic Research. University of Arizona Press. Search this book on
[3] - Kelly, William H., ed. (1954). Indian Affairs and the Indian Reorganization Act: The Twenty Year Record. University of Arizona Press. Search this book on [4]
- Kelly, William H. (1977). Cocopa Ethnography. Anthropological Papers of the University of Arizona. 29. University of Arizona Press. Search this book on [5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "William H. Kelly papers, 1900–1980 (bulk 1940–1960) Kelly, (William H.) papers". www.azarchivesonline.org. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ↑ Thompson, Raymond H (Autumn 2005). "Anthropology at the University of Arizona, 1893–2005". Journal of the Southwest. 47 (3): 327–347.
Text excerpted, condensed, and adapted for the web [by the University of Arizona]
- ↑ Review of Indians of the Southwest:
- Olson, Walter O. (April 1954). American Anthropologist. New Series. 56 (2, Part 1): 332–333. doi:10.1525/aa.1954.56.2.02a00570. JSTOR 664412.CS1 maint: Untitled periodical (link)
- ↑ Review of Indian Affairs and the Indian Reorganization Act:
- Manners, Robert A. (June 1955). American Anthropologist. New Series. 57 (3, Part 1): 654–655. doi:10.1525/aa.1955.57.3.02a00430. JSTOR 665480.CS1 maint: Untitled periodical (link)
- ↑ Reviews of Cocopa Ethnography:
- Barker, James P. (Winter 1978). The Journal of California Anthropology. 5 (2): 305–306. JSTOR 20778632.CS1 maint: Untitled periodical (link)
- Ezell, Paul H. (Summer 1978). The Journal of Arizona History. 19 (2): 212–213. JSTOR 42678107.CS1 maint: Untitled periodical (link)
- Fischer, H. (January 1979). Anthropologischer Anzeige. 37 (1): 55. JSTOR 29539037.CS1 maint: Untitled periodical (link)
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