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Frank Speck

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Frank Gouldsmith Speck (1881-1950) was an American anthropologist and a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where he chaired the anthropology department for much of the period from 1913 to 1949. His field research centered on Algonquian- and Iroquoian-speaking peoples of the Eastern Woodlands and on First Nations communities in eastern Canada, documenting language, ecology, material culture, ceremony, religion, and social organization. He is also associated with studies of Algonquian hunting-territory systems and with fieldwork conducted through sustained relationships with Indigenous collaborators.

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What did Frank Speck study?

Frank Gouldsmith Speck studied Algonquian- and Iroquoian-speaking peoples in the Eastern Woodlands and eastern Canada. His fieldwork examined languages, hunting territories, ceremonies, crafts, and material culture.

Where did Frank Speck teach?

Speck taught at the University of Pennsylvania and chaired its anthropology department for much of the period from 1913 to 1949. He remained closely associated with Penn throughout his academic career.

What did Frank Speck write about Algonquian hunting territories?

His article Significance of Hunting Territory Systems of the Algonkian in Social Theory was published in 1939. It analyzed hunting territories as social institutions rather than treating them merely as geographic areas.

Which Indigenous communities appear in Frank Speck's research collections?

His records include Cherokee, Haudenosaunee, Mohegan, Nanticoke, Penobscot, and other communities. The collections include objects, photographs, recordings, and notes gathered during fieldwork.

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