Marion Rice papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Marion Rice papers
Creator: Rice, Marion J.
Inclusive Dates: 1965-2008
Language(s): English
Extent: 2.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Collection Number: UA22-011
Repository: University of Georgia Archives

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Marion J. Rice was a professor of education at the University of Georgia from 1956 until his retirement in 1986. He developed curriculum projects for K-12 education in anthropology and geography that were used in schools throughout the United States and in several foreign countries for many years. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Kerala, India and served as a consultant to the goverment of Indonesia.

Dr. Rice was born August 13, 1920 in Allendale, SC and grew up in Allendale as well as Savannah, Georgia. He earned his baccalaureate and master's degrees from Emory University and his doctorate from the University of Georgia. He was an officer in the Navy Supply Corpos during World War II. Afer the war he served as a Foreign Service Officer in the Department of State, with assignments in the United Kingdom Eritrea, Somalia, Libya and Morocco.

He was very active in several professional associations, including National Council for the Social Studies, National Council for Geography Education, Georgia Council for the Social Studies, Social Science Education Consortium, and Commission on Geography Education of the International Geographical Union. In 2005, the Marion and Molly Rice Endowment was established at the University of Georgia to support future graduate students in geography and anthropology education.

Scope and Content

The collection consists primarily of curriculum development papers related to the University of Georgia's Anthropology Curriculum Project, which was designed to incorporate anthropology education into a K-12 school setting. Most materials related to anthropology education date from the mid-1960s until the early 1990s.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item, box, folder], [Collection title, UA#], University Archives, University of Georgia

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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The Concept of Culture, 1965

 

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The Development of Man and His Culture: New and Old Prehistory, 1966 March

 

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Anthropology Curriculum Project, 1965 August

 

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Language Anthropology and Communication, 1968

 

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Anthropology Curriculum Project, 1966 July

 

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Arunta Kazak American, 1968 September

 

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Life Cycle - Anthropology Curriculum Project Persing, Bailey, Kleg, 1969 January

 

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Prospects for Curriculm in Anthropology, 1969 February

 

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The Changing World Today Elmer U. Clawson and Marion J. Rice, 1972

 

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Education for American Indians by Dumbleton and Marion Rice, 1973 February

 

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Research Proposal, 1973 February

 

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Ethnographic Approaches to Research in Education by Henry F. Wolcott, 1975 June

 

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Pre-Collegiate Anthropology Trends and Materials Dynneson, Thomas C., 1975 November

 

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Bibliography of Reprints in Archapology by Daniel Martin Varisco, 1977 January

 

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The Study and Teaching of Anthropology Within Academic Institutions An Annotated Bibliography Dwyer-Shick, Susan, 1976 April

 

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Budget Anthropology Franker, G. Alan, 1978 June

 

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Teaching Anthropology to Stundents and Teachers: Reaching a Wider Audience, 1980 December

 

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Archeology and Education: A Successful Combination for Precollegiate Stundents, 1985

 

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Precollege Anthropology Curriculum, 1990,1997

 

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Precollege Anthropology Curriculum, 1991

 

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Interim Report on Precollege Anthropology, 1991 February

 

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Precollege Anthropology Curriculum Research

 

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Oxford Georgraphy Project 1-3, 1974-1975

 

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India Anthropology Research, 1982-1988

 

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Aids to Geographic Research Bibliography on Geographic Thought, 1983 May

 

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A Checklist for Legal Considerations for Museums, 1987

 

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Milton Kleg, Tenure Dossier, 1988

 

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Spanish Explorers and Indians, 1989 October

 

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Readings for EFN 203 Spring Marion Rice, 1991

 

2	9	Oral History Project: Clarke County schools before and after desegregation, 2001 May
	[Administrative files only. Oral histories are archived at the Heritage Room at the Athens-Clarke County Library.]

 

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Chicopee History, 2001 July 18

 

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Lawrenceville Concert, 2001 April

 

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Spanish Explorers and Indians Chiefdoms Photocopied Materials

 

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European Chronology in the Southeastern United States

 

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Citations in Journal Literature after 1975

 

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Southern Textiles Research

 

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Shields-Ethridge Historic District Information Form

 

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Precollege Anthropology Curriculum Research Citations

 

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Anthropology Curriculum Research

 

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Correspondence Rice, Marion, 1967-2008

 

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Awards, 2006

 

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Misc. Citations

 

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Misc. Notes