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University of Chicago, 1946-1947, 1952

 File — Box: 12, Folder: 7

Scope and Contents

Folder contains outlines of courses to be taken in anthropology to qualify for a degree and letter from the University about what it would take for him to complete his masters without going back to school.

Dates

  • 1946-1947, 1952

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Through the GI Bill, Vonnegut studied anthropology at the University of Chicago from 1945-1947. He received his graduate degree in anthropology 25 years after he left, when the University accepted his novel Cat's Cradle in lieu of his master's thesis in 1971.

Extent

13.75 cubic feet.

Language of Materials

English

Processing Information

Archivist supplied title.

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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