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    • Author/Creator:Osgood, Cornelius, 1905-1985.
    • Title:Cornelius Osgood papers, 1926-1983.
    • Physical Description:7.50 linear ft. (15 boxes)
    • Links:View a description and listing of collection contents in the finding aid

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    • Notes:Gift of Cornelius Osgood, 1983. Gift of Sui-Ling Osgood, 2011.
    • Access and use:The original accession donated by Cornelius Osgood in 1983 (Fallen Leaves drafts, April 1983-June 1983) is closed through the lifetime of Sui-ling Osgood or until January 1, 2022 whichever occurs first. Accession 2012-M-026 is open for research. Copyright is retained by Sui-Ling Osgood for materials authored or otherwise produced by Su-ling Osgood. After the lifetime of Sui-Ling Osgood or January 1, 2032, whichever comes first, copyright passes to Yale University. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Additional information is provided in the finding aid.
    • Biographical / Historical note:Cornelius Osgood was born in Winchester, Massachusetts, on March 20, 1905. He attended the University of Chicago, attaining the degree of Ph.B. in 1927 and Ph.D. in 1930. He married Harriett Ellen Keeney on September 25, 1930. The couple had two daughters before Harriett's death in 1962. On December 23, 1963, Osgood remarried, to Soo Sui-ling. Osgood was an ethnologist who worked as curator at various museums throughout the country, including the Yale Peabody Museum. He also authored several books about East Asia. Osgood died in January 1985.
    • Summary:The papers consist of chapter drafts of Fallen Leaves written by Cornelius Osgood. The additional material consists of photographs taken by Cornelius Osgood during his career as an ethnologist.
    • Format:Archives or Manuscripts
    • Indexes/Finding aids:The finding aid is available in the repository and on the Internet.
    • Cite as:Cornelius Osgood Papers (MS 1366). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.
    • Subjects:Osgood, Cornelius, 1905-1985.
    Link to this page: https://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/613872