Alfred Irving Hallowell

Alfred Irving ("Pete") Hallowell pronounced [hăl'uwel"] (1892 – 1974) was an American anthropologist, archaeologist and businessman. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania receiving his B.S. degree in 1914, his A.M. in 1920, and his Ph.D. in anthropology in 1924. He was a student of the anthropologist Frank Speck. From 1927 through 1963 he was a professor of anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania excepting 1944 through 1947 when he taught the subject at Northwestern University. Hallowell's main field of study was Native Americans. He also held the presidency of the American Anthropological Association for a period of time.

His students included the anthropologists Melford Spiro, Anthony F. C. Wallace, Raymond D. Fogelson, George W. Stocking, Jr., Regna Darnell, and James W. VanStone.

After his retirement, his position was filled by the linguistic anthropologist Dell Hymes.

Works

• Bear Ceremonialism in the Northern Hemisphere (1926)
• The Role of Conjuring in Saulteaux Society (1942)
• Culture and Experience (1955)
• Contributions to Anthropology (1976)

References

• Alfred Irving Hallowell
• Hallowell, Alfred Irving
• Alfred Irving Hallowell - biographical memoir from the National Academy of Science of the United States.
• Darnell, Regna (2006) "Keeping the Faith: A Legacy of Native American Ethnography, Ethnohistory, and Psychology." In: New Perspectives on Native North America: Cultures, Histories, and Representations, ed. by Sergei A. Kan and Pauline Turner Strong, pp. 3-16. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
• Kan, Sergei A., and Pauline Turner Strong (2006) Introduction. In: New Perspectives on Native North America: Cultures, Histories, and Representations, pp. xi-xlii. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.