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Anthony F. C. Wallace

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Anthony F. C. Wallace

Aliases: Anthony Francis Clarke Wallace

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1923-04-15 （Toronto, Ontario, Canada）
Died
2015-10-05 （Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, United States） age 92
Nationality
Canada, United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Annville, Pennsylvania, United States → Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States → Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, United States → Planned move: Western New York (planned)

Career

Occupations
Anthropologist, Professor, Researcher
Active Years
1947-2015
Affiliations
Bryn Mawr College (Instructor), University of Pennsylvania (Professor, Department Chair), Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute (Director of Clinical Research), University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, American Philosophical Society (Member)
Memberships
American Philosophical Society, American Anthropological Association
Influenced By
Frank Speck, Alfred Irving Hallowell, Loren Eiseley, Ward Goodenough
Influenced
Raymond D. Fogelson, Richard Bauman, Greg Urban

Education

Lebanon Valley College
Period: 1941–1942
Country: United States
Attended to study French-Canadian folklore and Native oral literature.
University of Cincinnati (Army Specialized Training Program)
College of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) / Electrical Engineering
Period: 1942–1943
Country: United States
Attended under the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) for one year.
University of Pennsylvania
College (BA: History) / History / Anthropology
Degree: BA
Period: 1944–1947
Year of Graduation: 1947
Country: United States
Undergraduate degree in history; developed interests in Native studies.
University of Pennsylvania
Graduate School (Anthropology) / Anthropology
Degree: MA
Period: 1947–1949
Year of Graduation: 1949
Country: United States
MA thesis on Teedyuscung later published as King of the Delawares.
University of Pennsylvania
Graduate School (Anthropology) / Anthropology
Degree: PhD
Period: 1949–1950
Year of Graduation: 1950
Country: United States
PhD dissertation on the modal personality structure of the Tuscarora Indians.

Awards

Cornplanter Medal
1970
Result: 受賞
Lifetime Achievement by the Society for Psychological Anthropology
2013
Organization: Society for Psychological Anthropology
Result: 受賞
Bancroft Prize
1987
Work: Rockdale: The Growth of an American Village in the Early Industrial Revolution
Organization: Columbia University
Result: 受賞
Dexter Prize
1989
Work: Saint Clair: a Nineteenth Century Coal Town's Experience with a Disaster-Prone Industry
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

King of the Delawares: Teedyuscung 1700–1763

1949 History / Ethnography

A psychocultural analysis of the life of Teedyuscung, linking Delaware history with individual biography.

Native historyIndividual and culturePsychocultural analysis

The Modal Personality Structure of the Tuscarora Indians, as Revealed by the Rorschach Test

1952 Anthropology / Psychology

An analysis of the Tuscarora Indians' personality structure using Rorschach test data.

Culture and personalityPsychological anthropology

Culture and Personality

1961 Scholarly (Anthropology)

A theoretical discussion on the relationship between culture and the individual, combining introductory and analytical essays.

Cultural changePersonality theory

Religion: An Anthropological View

1966 Anthropology of Religion

An overview of religious phenomena from an anthropological perspective, discussing ritual, belief, and religious change.

RevitalizationRitual and belief

The Death and Rebirth of the Seneca

1969 Ethnohistory / Anthropology of Religion

A detailed study of religious revival and social change among the Haudenosaunee (Seneca).

Revitalization movementsReligion and society

Rockdale: The Growth of an American Village in the Early Industrial Revolution

1978 Historical sociology / Local history

A socio-historical examination of the growth and social structure of an American village during the early Industrial Revolution.

IndustrializationCommunity change

Saint Clair: a Nineteenth Century Coal Town's Experience with a Disaster-Prone Industry

1987 Labor history / Local history

An analysis of a coal town's crisis management and the social impact of a disaster-prone industry.

Labor and safetyCommunity adaptation

The Long, Bitter Trail: Andrew Jackson and the Indians

1993 History / Policy history

A historical study of Andrew Jackson's Indian policies and their tragic consequences.

Native policyForced removal

Tuscarora: A History

2012 Ethnohistory

A comprehensive history of the Tuscarora people; one of his major late-career works.

Tribal historyMemory and preservation

Bibliography

  • King of the Delawares: Teedyuscung 1700–1763 (1949)
  • The Modal Personality Structure of the Tuscarora Indians (1952)
  • Culture and Personality (1961)
  • Religion: An Anthropological View (1966)
  • The Death and Rebirth of the Seneca (1969)
  • Rockdale (1978)
  • The Social Context of Innovation (1982)
  • Saint Clair (1987)
  • The Long, Bitter Trail (1993)
  • Jefferson and the Indians (1999)
  • Tuscarora: A History (2012)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Scholarly, analytical proseCombines ethnographic description with theoretical analysis
Recurring Motifs
Religious revitalizationCultural change and renewalCommunity crisis and recovery

Legacy

Wallace formulated the theory of revitalization movements and was highly regarded for his ethnohistorical and psychocultural analyses of Native American cultures. His work on the Haudenosaunee and the concept of revitalization significantly influenced anthropology and psychological anthropology.

Museums

  • University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Academic Societies

  • American Philosophical Society
  • American Anthropological Association

Archives

  • Anthony F. C. Wallace Papers (American Philosophical Society)

Quotes

  • Revitalization movements are deliberate, organized, conscious efforts by members of a society to construct a more satisfying culture.
    Source: Mazeway Resynthesis and writings on revitalization movements (1956–1957) (1956)

Trivia

  • He and his family adopted children from Korea, bringing the family to six.
  • Served with the 14th Armored Division during World War II.
  • Was named the first Geraldine R. Segal Professor in American Social Thought at the University of Pennsylvania.
  • The Anthony F. C. Wallace papers are held at the American Philosophical Society.
  • Died at age 92 in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania.