Inducted into Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1958
Inducted into Literary Hall of Fame in 1972
Posthumously inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2004
Moved to Oklahoma from Illinois with her parents in 1917
First women to receive a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Oklahoma in 1935 after earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1930 (Enidnews.com)
Wrote more than 20 books
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obituary: The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, March 20, 1992:
ANTROPOLOGIST MARRIOTT DIES
Alice Marriott, a noted Oklahoma author and anthropologist, noted for her studies on American Indians, has died of congestive heart failure.Marriott, 82, died Wednesday at Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City. Her funeral will be at 10:30 am Saturday at All Souls Episcopal Church in Oklahoma City.
Marriott studied American Indian tribes extensively and lived among the Kiowas to research some of her books. She wrote "The Ten Grandmothers" and "Maria, The Potter of Eldefonso" which are considered by some as definitive works on the subject of Southwest Indian culture.
Marriott was the first field specialist in Indian arts and crafts for the US Dept of Interior from 1937 to 1943. In 1935 Marriott was the first woman to get a bachelor's (should be doctor's) degree in anthropology from the University of Oklahoma. She is a member of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame (1958) and was named New Mexico's Writer of the Year in 1957.
Inducted into Literary Hall of Fame in 1972
Posthumously inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2004
Moved to Oklahoma from Illinois with her parents in 1917
First women to receive a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Oklahoma in 1935 after earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1930 (Enidnews.com)
Wrote more than 20 books
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obituary: The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, March 20, 1992:
ANTROPOLOGIST MARRIOTT DIES
Alice Marriott, a noted Oklahoma author and anthropologist, noted for her studies on American Indians, has died of congestive heart failure.Marriott, 82, died Wednesday at Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City. Her funeral will be at 10:30 am Saturday at All Souls Episcopal Church in Oklahoma City.
Marriott studied American Indian tribes extensively and lived among the Kiowas to research some of her books. She wrote "The Ten Grandmothers" and "Maria, The Potter of Eldefonso" which are considered by some as definitive works on the subject of Southwest Indian culture.
Marriott was the first field specialist in Indian arts and crafts for the US Dept of Interior from 1937 to 1943. In 1935 Marriott was the first woman to get a bachelor's (should be doctor's) degree in anthropology from the University of Oklahoma. She is a member of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame (1958) and was named New Mexico's Writer of the Year in 1957.
Inducted into Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1958
Inducted into Literary Hall of Fame in 1972
Posthumously inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2004
Moved to Oklahoma from Illinois with her parents in 1917
First women to receive a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Oklahoma in 1935 after earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1930 (Enidnews.com)
Wrote more than 20 books
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obituary: The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, March 20, 1992:
ANTROPOLOGIST MARRIOTT DIES
Alice Marriott, a noted Oklahoma author and anthropologist, noted for her studies on American Indians, has died of congestive heart failure.Marriott, 82, died Wednesday at Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City. Her funeral will be at 10:30 am Saturday at All Souls Episcopal Church in Oklahoma City.
Marriott studied American Indian tribes extensively and lived among the Kiowas to research some of her books. She wrote "The Ten Grandmothers" and "Maria, The Potter of Eldefonso" which are considered by some as definitive works on the subject of Southwest Indian culture.
Marriott was the first field specialist in Indian arts and crafts for the US Dept of Interior from 1937 to 1943. In 1935 Marriott was the first woman to get a bachelor's (should be doctor's) degree in anthropology from the University of Oklahoma. She is a member of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame (1958) and was named New Mexico's Writer of the Year in 1957.
Inducted into Literary Hall of Fame in 1972
Posthumously inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 2004
Moved to Oklahoma from Illinois with her parents in 1917
First women to receive a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Oklahoma in 1935 after earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1930 (Enidnews.com)
Wrote more than 20 books
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obituary: The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, March 20, 1992:
ANTROPOLOGIST MARRIOTT DIES
Alice Marriott, a noted Oklahoma author and anthropologist, noted for her studies on American Indians, has died of congestive heart failure.Marriott, 82, died Wednesday at Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City. Her funeral will be at 10:30 am Saturday at All Souls Episcopal Church in Oklahoma City.
Marriott studied American Indian tribes extensively and lived among the Kiowas to research some of her books. She wrote "The Ten Grandmothers" and "Maria, The Potter of Eldefonso" which are considered by some as definitive works on the subject of Southwest Indian culture.
Marriott was the first field specialist in Indian arts and crafts for the US Dept of Interior from 1937 to 1943. In 1935 Marriott was the first woman to get a bachelor's (should be doctor's) degree in anthropology from the University of Oklahoma. She is a member of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame (1958) and was named New Mexico's Writer of the Year in 1957.
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