A. L. Kroeber
Alfred L. Kroeber — American anthropologist (1876–1960)
Alfred Louis Kroeber was an American cultural anthropologist. He received his PhD under Franz Boas at Columbia University in 1901, the first doctorate in anthropology awarded by Columbia. He was also the first professor appointed to the Department of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. He played an integral role in the early days of its Museum of Anthropology, where he served as director from 1909 through 1947. Kroeber provided detailed information about Ishi, the last surviving member of the Yahi people, whom he studied over a period of years. He was the father of the author Ursula K. Le Guin.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 2 films (1951–1961) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Pine nuts : | a food of the Paiute and Washo Indians of California and Nevada the Department of Anthropology, University of California Berkeley presents ; produced by University Extension, University of California Berkeley ; supervising director, A.L. Kroeber ; director of production, S.A. Barrett ; production coordinator, C.B. Smith ; writers, S.A. Barrett, C.C. Macauley. | 14 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1951 | [University of California, Berkeley. Commencement 1951] | 11 | 16mm | Color | silent |